An overview of our early stage researchers
ESR project 1: A failing resolution of inflammation in increased plaque instability: cause or consequence of microcalcifications?
PhD student Karolinska Institutet Stockholm. My research is focussed on the interplay mechanisms between structural cells and macrophages in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular calcification disease and how pro-resolving lipid mediator can resolve the inflammation in those diseases
ESR project 2: Contribution of calcium crystals to non-canonical inflammatory protein secretion in platelets and endothelial cells
PhD-student at CARIM, Maastricht University
ESR project 3: Vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching
PhD-student at CARIM, Maastricht University (Department of Biochemistry). My PhD research will investigate how smooth muscle cell phenotype switching effects microcalcifications
ESR project 4: Chronic kidney disease (CKD)– a clinical model of premature vascular ageing
PhD student Karolinska Institutet Stockholm.
ESR project 5: Characterisation of the recently identified “Calcification blocking factor” (CBF) and isolation of unknown mediators inhibiting calcification processes
PhD-student at RWTH Aachen University. My PhD research is focused on characterization of the recently identified Calcification blocking factor and isolation of unknown mediators inhibiting calcification processes
ESR project 6: The role of GLP-1 in the development of diabetic intimal and medial calcification
PhD-student at RWTH Aachen University. My research focuses on the missing link between diabetes type 2 mellitus and vascular calcification with a metabolomic approach.
ESR project 7: Vascular remodeling: Identification and characterization of novel vSMCs markers relevant to vascular remodeling
PhD student Karolinska Institutet Stockholm.
ESR project 8: Dissecting the cross-interaction between vascular micro-calcification and inflammation: a human systems biology approach
PhD-student at CARIM, Maastricht University (Department of Pathology). My major research focus will be looking into the link between inflammation and calcification in the atherosclerotic plaque.
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ESR project 9: Molecular and drug design to detect and target vascular microcalcification
PhD-student at CARIM, Maastricht University (Dept. of Biochemistry). My PhD research is focussed on the development of smart peptide/protein based diagnostics and drugs that target microcalcifications.
ESR project 10: Investigation of plaque vulnerability using Hybrid PET/MR imaging of key aspects of plaque vulnerability in different vascular beds
PhD-student at CARIM, Maastricht University (Department of Radiology). My research is focused on the assessment of developing and under treatment vulnerable plaque in carotid and coronary arteries using state of the art noninvasive imaging (PET/MRI).