Ph.D. in medical science, now working as a data scientist.

I am a data scientist, and former bioinformatician and software developer, now working at Valcon, a data consultancy firm, based in the Netherlands. During my everyday work, I use PySpark and DataBricks to gain knowledge and insights from data.

I gained my Ph.D. in medical science at UTS, RUG and UMCG with my thesis titled “Defining COPD and Severe (Early Onset) COPD using a Multi-Omics Approach”. My research was focussed on applying modelling techniques to better understand the impact of (epi)genetics of COPD patients on their disease severity. Additionally, I looked at how corticosteroid treatment impact the epigenetics of COPD patients and their response.

Part of my role at university was being a teaching assistant for the human genetics and precision medicine and Human Pathophysiology courses, starting in the second half of 2023. In the first course, I helped students during bioinformatics workshops, wheras in the second course I helped students to recognize diseases. Outside of university, I help advance people in their data, statistics, programming and writing skills. I love photography and videography, running, motorcycles and traveling.