Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES
2007-2014
PhD, May 9th 2014
University of Leuven, Psychology and Educational Sciences, Belgium
Thesis: Hippocampal cognitive capacity, neural plasticity and reversibility of neurocognitive disorders in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease
2005-2007
Master of Science, Neuroscience (experimental and theoretical psychology)
University of Ghent, Psychology and Educational Sciences, Belgium
2003-2005
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
University of Ghent, Psychology and Educational Sciences, Belgium
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2001-2003
Bachelor of Science, Communication management – Journalism
Thomas More College, Belgium
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COURSES
IELTS English certificate, Score: 8, May 2018
Start to Lead, Arenberg doctoral school, University of Leuven, May 2017
FELASA C certificate, Animal experiment, University of Leuven, June 2012
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ACADEMIC & RESEARCH POSITIONS
October 2017 – 2021 Postdoctoral researcher of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
University of Leuven, Belgium
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September – December 2018
Visiting postdoctoral researcher of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
University of San Francisco, California, USA
March– September 2017
Visiting postdoctoral researcher of the Jumo- Marie Curie-COFUND programme
University of Lisbon, Institute Medicina Molecular, Portugal
December 2014 – December 2015
Visiting postdoctoral researcher of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
University of Queensland, Queensland Brain Institute, Australia
October 2009 – May 2014
PhD candidate of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
University of Leuven, Laboratory for Biological Psychology, Belgium
October 2007 – October 2009
Research fellow of the MMM Delacroix Foundation
University of Leuven, Laboratory for Biological Psychology, Belgium
AWARDS & FUNDING
2018: Science Communication Prize by the Royal Flemish Belgium Academy for Sciences and Arts
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2018: Trainee Professional Development Award by the Society for Neuroscience, USA
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2018: Travel allowance (3 months) by FWO, Belgium
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2018: Grant of DANA/FENS to organize a workshop during Brain Awareness Week
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2017: Research grant of the FWO, Belgium
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2017: Postdoctoral fellowship 2nd term of the FWO, Belgium
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2017: Travel grant of the Junior Mobility Programme Marie-Curie COFUND, EU
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2016: Travel grant by the FWO to attend SfN in San Diego, USA
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2015: Travel allowance (1 year) by the FWO, Belgium
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2014: Postdoctoral fellowship of the FWO, Belgium
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2012: Travel grant of the FWO to attend ESOF in Dublin, Ireland
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2009-2014: PhD fellowship of the FWO, Belgium
2009: Travel grant of the FWO to attend SfN in Chicago, USA
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2007: Research grant of the MMM Delacroix Foundation, Belgium
PROFESSIONAL/SERVICE ROLES
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Organiser scientific symposia
Annual meeting of the Belgian Association of Psychological Sciences (www.baps.be), Belgium
Annual retreat of the Laboratory of Biological Psychology (www.ppw.kuleuven.be/lbp), Belgium
Departmental roles
University of Leuven, Belgium
Graduate Student Advisor, Psychology and Educational Sciences
Member of the Mid-term PhD defence Committee, Psychology and Educational Sciences
Representative of the Cell Internationalisation, Psychology and Educational Sciences
Representative of the Young Researchers' Society for Sustainability, Psychology and Educational Sciences
Reviewer for scientific journals:
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Brain Research Bulletin, Neurochemical Research,
Scientific Reports, Journal of Neurochemistry, and Plos ONE.
Memberships of scientific societies:
Secretary, Belgian Woman in Science, Belgium
Member, Association of Psychological Sciences (APS), USA
Member, Belgian Society for Neuroscience (BSN), Belgium
Member, Federation of European Neurosciences (FENS), Belgium
Member, Society for Neuroscience (SfN), USA
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TEACHING
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Guest Lecturer: Biology of the ANS, Faculty of Biomed Sciences, University of Brussels
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Colloquium in Advances in the Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leuven
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Guest Lecturer: Cognitive Psychology II, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Brussels
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Teaching assistant: Research Methods 2, University of Leuven
SUPERVISING/MENTORING -
Since 2019: Supervisor master students Lab Rotations and Internships for Biomedical sciences, University of Leuven (>5)
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Since 2017: Trusted Mentee via BeWiSe: Belgian Women in Science (>5)
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​Since 2009: Promotor of Master's Thesis Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences and Biomedical Sciences, University of Leuven (>15)