I am a postdoc creating a DNA-barcoding reference library for the Dutch Flora at Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. I investigate if all the Dutch Flora species can be identified using DNA-barcoding techniques and for which plant groups this might be a challenge because of hybridization. Furthermore, I have previously worked on herbariomics (herbarium genomics), plant trait evolution and biogeography, population genomics and metagenomics.

I’m an evolutionary biologist and I’m fascinated by how cooperative behaviors can evolve and be maintained between evolutionary units of selection that have different opposing interests. Currently I’m doing post doc at Leiden University where I work on the nature of the nuclear interactions within the multinucleated organism Physarum polycephalum. In my free time I enjoy playing field hockey, cooking, and travelling.

I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Evolutionary Ecology group at Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in Leiden. My background is in plant molecular biology but my research primarily focuses on pollination biology and ecology. Pollination is a key aspect of the plant life cycle – because plants are largely immobile, they rely on external forces to disperse reproductive cells. These dispersal patterns are impacted by life-history variation and spatial-temporal dynamics, producing a wide range of diversity that is influential to plant population evolution and ecology. Utilizing the plant-pollinator interface as a structural plane for exploration, my research seeks a greater understanding of the evolutionary and ecological context around entomophilous dispersal patterns. Through this work, I am characterizing how plants and pollinators respond to environmental change and exploring how this impacts their evolution and ecology.

I'm a PhD candidate at Wageningen University and Research, studying the evolution of specialized metabolism in the Brassicaceae plant family. My approach is based on the integration of genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics data for a diverse panel of crop and non-crop species, and different tissue types. My research interests are mainly focused on phylogenomics, systems & synthetic biology, and plant biochemistry. 

I am a postdoctoral researcher at both the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and the University of Groningen. My research interests revolve around biogeography, macroevolution, and macroecology. In my current research, I am employing an island biogeography framework to reconstruct the evolutionary history of the rapid assembly of fish communities in one of Europe's most breathtaking landscapes: the postglacial, perialpine lakes spanning across France, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria. Outside of work, I enjoy spending my time, among many things, playing sports – particularly indoor volleyball and, during summer, beach-volleyball and hiking through mountain landscapes – as well as reading (mostly novels) and baking.