Jan-Willem is a physicist who after his PhD started his research group in an academic hospital. Using his background in experimental physics, he develops novel technologies to enable MRI for ocular conditions and apply them clinically.
After obtaining his master’s degree in Medical Physics, Corné started his PhD as part of the COMPOSE project to develop techniques to accurately combine optical fundus imaging with MRI. He is one of the active maintainers of Visisipy.
Since 2015, Martijn works as a medical physics engineer specialized in image-guided radiotherapy. In 2023, he started as a PhD on clipless ocular proton therapy, together with the HollandPTC, and, more specifically, on the uncertainties within the current workflow.
After obtaining her master’s in Technical Medicine, Lisa started her PhD aiming to improve ocular proton treatment planning with MRI. She combines research with patient care as a clinical technologist at HollandPTC.
After his training as a medical doctor, Lennart went on to pursue his PhD working on MRI-based eye modelling and radiotherapy treatment planning, including NTCP modeling of the eye’s healthy structures.
After obtaining her Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, track Medical Physics, Iris started her PhD as part of the COMPOSE project. She will work on accurately incorporating MR-images in ocular radiotherapy planning.
As a radiotherapy lab technician, Anna is specialized in treatment planning. In addition to her clinical duties, she assists in the development and evaluation of MRI-based ocular proton therapy planning.
Following the completion of her Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Nadine embarked on her PhD, dedicating her research to the development of an ocular cone-beam CT scanner for eye cancer patients.
After working as an ANIOS ophthalmology, Louise started her PhD as part of the PACT4EYE project, contributing to the clinical development of a photo-activated chemotherapy for the treatment of uveal melanoma.
Ellen is an Astronomy and Physics student, with an interest in Medical Physics. As bachelor research project, she will study the origin of the blue light some patients see during ocular proton therapy.
As a technical physician, Guus continued his career with a PhD in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Radiotherapy, where he works on the clinical implementation of an ocular cone‑beam CT scanner for eye cancer patients.
Tekin is a medical master’s student with a focus on ophthalmology. His thesis research examines shifts treatment selection for uveal melanoma since the introduction of ocular proton therapy in the Netherlands.
Robin is a Medical Natural Sciences student at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His bachelor research investigates differences between model-based and delineation-based approaches for target volume definition in treatment planning.
As members of the Leiden Ocular Tumour Center, we have tight interactions with both clinicians and scientists. These collaborations allow us to achieve a swift translation from technical development to societal impact.
| Name | What did they do next |
|---|---|
| Bas v/d Burgh (2023 - 2024) | High-tech engineer at VIRO |
| Luc van Vught (2016 - 2022) | Started an ophthalmology residency at the LUMC |
| Kevin Keene (2018 - 2022) | Started as Neurology resident at Haga in The Hague |
| Teresa Ferreira (2015 - 2023) | Senior neuroradiologist at LUMC |
| Myriam Jaarsma-Coes (2017 - 2021) | Data scientist at Sint Jansdal in Harderwijk |
| Kilany Hassan (2017 - 2019) | Postdoc at department of Radiotherapy LUMC |
| Niels Dekker (2016 - 2021) | Scientific programmer at Leiden Center for Clinical Image Processing |
| Zoraida Gaurisankar (2014 - 2020) | Ophthalmologist at OLVG in Amsterdam |
| Gwyneth van Rijn (2011 - 2020) | Ophthalmologist at Amsterdam University Medical Center |
| Lorna Grech-Fonk (2016 - 2020) | Ophthalmology physician assistant at Gelre Ziekenhuizen in Apeldoorn |