Teaching Archive
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Teaching 2022 - 2023
September 2022: Molecular Biology of the Cell
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising study groups)
September 2022: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "De grenzen van het onbekende: van mens tot molecuul" - via Zoom due to NS train strike)
September-October 2022: Frontiers in Medical Biology I
(Renée, Thijs, Ingeborg, Tanne, Marleen, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, lectures & tutorials (Thijs/Renee), wetlab practical (all), course coordinator (Renée))
October 2022: Shaping a human
(Renée, Thijs, Yorick (TA), 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, DTB track, lectures & assignment (Thijs/Renee))
November 2022: Frontiers in Medical Biology II
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, assessing/evaluating business proposal pitches)
Frontiers in Medical Biology II follows Frontiers in Medical Biology I.
October 2022: Biomedical Systems Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences)
Lecture: "the eternal life of stem cells: models for their role in health and disease", supervising grant writing proposals)
November/December 2022: Advanced Genomics
(Thijs, 3rd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Journal club/Tutorials and wet lab practical on stem cells and genome wide gene expression
February 2023: Molecular Systems Biology
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, honours program)
Lecture: "stem cells and cancer development"
February 2023: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "muismodellen in stamcel- en kankeronderzoek")
February 2023: Genregulatie
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "Reprogramming")
February/March/April 2023: Current Issues in Developmental Biology
(Renée, 1st and 2nd year MSc Biomedical Sciences, course coordinator together with Frank Jacobs)
In addition, Thijs and Renée serve as supervisor and examiner for the BSc mini thesis assignment, and external BSc and MSc internships and literature theses.
Renée teaches recurring guest lectures at the Vrije Universiteit (MSc course on signal transduction, coordinated by prof.dr. Martine Smit) and Erasmus Univerity in Rotterdam (BSc course on stem cells for medical students, coordinated by Dr. Derk ten Berge).
For an overview of our previous teaching, please visit our teaching archive.
Teaching 2021 - 2022
We were super busy with teaching and prioritized this over updating the website (courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic).
Teaching 2020 - 2021
September 2020: Molecular Biology of the Cell
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising study groups - via Zoom due to COVID-19 pandemic)
September 2020: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "De grenzen van het onbekende: van mens tot molecuul" - via Zoom due to COVID-19 pandemic)
September-October 2020: Frontiers in Medical Biology I
(Renée, Amber, Yorick, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, lectures & tutorials (Renee), online wetlab practical (Renee, Tanne), course coordinator - mainly via Zoom due to COVID-19 pandemic)
November 2020: Frontiers in Medical Biology II
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, assessing/evaluating business proposal pitches)
Frontiers in Medical Biology II follows Frontiers in Medical Biology I.
October 2020: Biomedical Systems Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences)
Lecture: "the eternal life of stem cells: models for their role in health and disease", supervising grant writing proposals - mainly via Zoom due to COVID-19 pandemic)
November/December 2020: Advanced Genomics
(Renée, 3st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Journal club/Tutorials and wet lab practical on stem cells and regeneration in Planarians
February 2021: Molecular Systems Biology
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, honours program)
Lecture: "stem cells and cancer development"
February 2021: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "muismodellen in stamcel- en kankeronderzoek")
February 2021: Genregulatie
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "Reprogramming")
February/March/April 2021: Current Issues in Developmental Biology
(Renée, 1st and 2nd year MSc Biomedical Sciences, course coordinator together with Frank Jacobs)
March 2021: Cellulaire Oncologie
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen, supervising study group)
In addition, Renée, teaches recurring guest lectures at the Vrije Universiteit (MSc course on signal transduction, coordinated by prof.dr. Martine Smit) and Erasmus Univerity in Rotterdam (BSc course on stem cells for medical students, coordinated by Dr. Derk ten Berge).
For an overview of our previous teaching, please visit our teaching archive.
2019 - 2020
September 2019: Molecular Biology of the Cell
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising study groups)
September 2019: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "De grenzen van het onbekende: van mens tot molecuul")
September-October 2019: Frontiers in Medical Biology I
(Renée, Amber, Yorick, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, lectures & tutorials (Renee), wetlab practical (Renee, Amber and Yorick), course coordinator)
November 2019: Frontiers in Medical Biology II
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, assessing/evaluating business proposal pitches)
Frontiers in Medical Biology II follows Frontiers in Medical Biology I.
October 2019: Biomedical Systems Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences)
Lecture: "the eternal life of stem cells: models for their role in health and disease")
October 2019: Advanced Microscopy
(Saskia, Yorick, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising tutorials and/or a small wet lab project)
October 2019: Clinical Cell Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences)
Lecture: "Studying how Wnt signaling controls cell behavior: From mice to molecules")
(Renée and Amber, supervising small project assignment)
November/December 2019: Advanced Genomics
(Renée, 3st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Journal club/Tutorials and wet lab practical on stem cells and regeneration in Planarians
February 2020: Molecular Systems Biology
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, honours program)
Lecture: "stem cells and cancer development"
February 2020: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "muismodellen in stamcel- en kankeronderzoek")
February 2020: Genregulatie
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "Reprogramming")
February/March/April 2020: Current Issues in Developmental Biology
(Renée, 1st and 2nd year MSc Biomedical Sciences, course coordinator together with Frank Jacobs)
March 2020: Cellulaire Oncologie
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen, supervising study group)
March-April 2020: Celbiologie
(Amber, 1st year BSc Psychobiologie, wetlab practical support)
In addition, Renée, teaches recurring guest lectures at the Vrije Universiteit (MSc course on signal transduction, coordinated by prof.dr. Martine Smit) and Erasmus Univerity in Rotterdam (BSc course on stem cells for medical students, coordinated by Dr. Derk ten Berge).
For an overview of our previous teaching, please visit our teaching archive.
2018 - 2019
September 2018: Molecular Biology of the Cell
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising study groups)
September 2018: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "De grenzen van het onbekende: van mens tot molecuul")
September-October 2018: Frontiers in Medical Biology I
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, lectures, wet lab practical and course coordinator)
November 2018: Frontiers in Medical Biology II
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, assessing/evaluating business proposal pitches)
Frontiers in Medical Biology II follows Frontiers in Medical Biology I.
October 2018: Biomedical Systems Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences)
Lecture: "the eternal life of stem cells: models for their role in health and disease")
October 2018: Advanced Microscopy
(Saskia, Yorick, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising tutorials and/or a small wet lab project)
October 2018: Clinical Cell Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences)
Lecture: "Studying how Wnt signaling controls cell behavior: From mice to molecules")
(Renée and Amber, supervising small project assignment)
November/December 2018: Advanced Genomics
(Renée, 3st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Journal club/Tutorials and wet lab practical on stem cells and regeneration in Planarians
February 2019: Molecular Systems Biology
(Renée, Katrin, 2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, honours program, lecture (Renée) and essay supervision (Katrin)
Lecture: "stem cells and cancer development"
February 2019: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "muismodellen in stamcel- en kankeronderzoek")
February 2019: Genregulatie
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "Reprogramming")
February/March/April 2019: Current Issues in Developmental Biology
(Renée, 1st and 2nd year MSc Biomedical Sciences, course coordinator together with Frank Jacobs)
March 2019: Cellulaire Oncologie
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen, supervising study group)
In addition, Renée, also provides occasional guest lectures at other universities, including the VU in Amsterdam, as well as at the universities in Rotterdam, Leiden and Utrecht.
For an overview of our previous teaching, please visit our teaching archive.
2017 - 2018
September 2017: Molecular Biology of the Cell
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising study groups)
September 2017: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "De grenzen van het onbekende: van mens tot molecuul")
September-October 2017: Frontiers in Medical Biology I (50521FB12Y)
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, course coordinator)
Frontiers in Medical Biology I was newly developed in 2015-2016 to let students address three of today's health challenges (cancer, aging and food for health) from different angles, starting with a solid foundation in developmental biology.
Information for next years' students can be found here.
November-December 2017: Frontiers in Medical Biology II (50522FB12Y)
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, supervising research proposal writing)
Frontiers in Medical Biology II follows Frontiers in Medical Biology I.
October 2017: Biomedical Systems Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences)
Lecture: "the eternal life of stem cells: models for their role in health and disease")
October 2017: Advanced Microscopy
(Nika, Saskia, Yorick, Anoeska, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising small wet lab project)
October 2017: Clinical Cell Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences)
Lecture: "Studying how Wnt signaling controls cell behavior: From mice to molecules")
(Renée and Amber, supervising small project assignment)
December 2017: Moleculaire Technieken
(2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen)
(Yorick, supervising practical)
February 2018: Molecular Systems Biology
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, honours program)
Lecture: "stem cells and cancer development"
February 2018: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "muismodellen in stamcel- en kankeronderzoek")
February 2018: Medische Moleculaire Biologie
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "Stem cells and stem cell assays")
February 2018: Genregulatie
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "Reprogramming")
February/March/April 2018: Current Issues in Developmental Biology (5234CIID6Y)
(Renée, 1st and 2nd year MSc Biomedical Sciences, course coordinator together with Frank Jacobs)
Current Issues in Developmental Biology is aimed at training students in the critical reading and presenting of the recent literature in the area of developmental biology.
Students do most of the work in their own time. We meet once weekly for a supervised literature discussion (most likely in the evenings). Updated information can be found here.
March 2018: Cellulaire Oncologie
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen, supervising study group)
Spring 2018: Molecular Systems Biology
(Nika and Yorick, 2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, honours program, guest researcher to provide background and expertise in journal club style discussion)
2016 - 2017
September 2016: Molecular Biology of the Cell
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising study groups)
September-October 2016: Frontiers in Medical Biology I (50521FB12Y)
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, course coordinator)
Frontiers in Medical Biology I was newly developed in 2015-2016 to let students address three of today's health challenges (cancer, aging and food for health) from different angles, starting with a solid foundation in developmental biology.
Information for next years' students can be found here.
November-December 2016: Frontiers in Medical Biology II (50522FB12Y)
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, supervising research proposal writing)
Frontiers in Medical Biology II follows Frontiers in Medical Biology I.
October 2016: Biomedical Systems Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences)
Lecture: "the eternal life of stem cells: models for their role in health and disease")
October 2016: Advanced Microscopy
(Anoeska, Nika, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising small wet lab project)
October 2016: Clinical Cell Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences)
Lecture: "Studying how Wnt signaling controls cell behavior: From mice to molecules")
(Renée and Amber, supervising small project assignment)
December 2016: Moleculaire Technieken
(2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen)
(Saskia, supervising practical)
February 2017: Molecular Systems Biology
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, honours program)
Lecture: "stem cells and cancer development"
February 2017: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "muismodellen in stamcel- en kankeronderzoek")
February 2017: Medische Moleculaire Biologie
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "Stem cells and stem cell assays")
February 2017: Genregulatie
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "Reprogramming")
February/March/April 2017: Current Issues in Developmental Biology (5234CIID6Y)
(Renée, 1st and 2nd year MSc Biomedical Sciences, course coordinator together with Frank Jacobs)
Running for the third year, Current Issues in Developmental Biology is aimed at training students in the critical reading and presenting of the recent literature in the area of developmental biology.
Students do most of the work in their own time. We meet once weekly for a supervised literature discussion (most likely in the evenings). Updated information can be found here.
March 2017: Cellulaire Oncologie
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen, supervising study group)
Spring 2017: Molecular Systems Biology
(Nika and Yorick, 2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, honours program, guest researcher to provide background and expertise in journal club style discussion)
2015 - 2016
September 2015: Molecular Biology of the Cell
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising study groups)
September-October 2015: Frontiers in Medical Biology I (50521FB12Y)
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, course coordinator)
Frontiers in Medical Biology I is a new course, developed to let students address three of today's health challenges (cancer, aging and food for health) from different angles, starting with a solid foundation in developmental biology.
Information for next years' students can be found here.
November-December 2015: Frontiers in Medical Biology II (50522FB12Y)
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, supervising research proposal writing)
Frontiers in Medical Biology II follows Frontiers in Medical Biology I.
October 2015: Biomedical Systems Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences)
Lecture: "the eternal life of stem cells: models for their role in health and disease")
October 2015: Advanced Microscopy
(Anoeska, Nika 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising small wet lab project)
October 2015: Clinical Cell Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences)
Lecture: "Studying how Wnt signaling controls cell behavior: From mice to molecules")
(Katrin, Amber, supervising small project assignment)
November-December 2015: Genetica en Evolutie
(Nika, 1st year BSc Psychobiologie, supervising biology practical)
February 2016: Molecular Systems Biology
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, honours program)
Lecture: "stem cells and cancer development"
February 2016: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "muismodellen in stamcel- en kankeronderzoek")
February 2016: Medische Moleculaire Biologie
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "Stem cells and stem cell assays")
February 2016: Genregulatie
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "Reprogramming")
February/March/April 2016: Current Issues in Developmental Biology (5234CIID6Y)
(Renée, 1st and 2nd year MSc Biomedical Sciences, course coordinator)
Running for the second year, Current Issues in Developmental Biology is aimed at training students in the critical reading and presenting of the recent literature in the area of developmental biology.
Students do most of the work in their own time. We meet once weekly for a supervised literature discussion (most likely in the evenings). Updated information can be found here.
March 2016: Cellulaire Oncologie
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen, supervising study group)
2014 - 2015
September 2014: Molecular Biology of the Cell
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising study groups)
October 2014: Biomedical Systems Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences)
Lecture: "the eternal life of stem cells: models for their role in health and disease")
October 2014: Advanced Microscopy
(Anoeska, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervising small wet lab project)
October 2014: Clinical Cell Biology
(Anoeska/Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, lecture and/or project)
November 2014: Moleculaire Technieken
(Anoeska, 2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, supervising biology practical)
January 2015: Personalized Medicine
(Renée, graduate school for Systems Biology, lecture)
February 2015: Molecular Systems Biology
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, honours program)
Lecture: "stem cells and cancer development"
February 2015: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "muismodellen in stamcel- en kankeronderzoek")
February/March/April 2015: Current Issues in Developmental Biology
(Renée, 1st and 2nd year MSc Biomedical Sciences, supervised literature discussions)
Current Issues in Developmental Biology is a novel course, which Renée developed together with dr. Yelena Budovskaya.
February 2015: Genregulatie
(Renée, 3rd year BSc Biologie/Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "reprogramming")
March 2015: Cellulaire Oncologie
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen, supervising study group)
2013 - 2014
- October 2013: Clinical Cell Biology
(Renée, 1st year MSc Biomedical Sciences, lecture)
Lecture: "Wnt signaling"
- February 2014: Molecular Systems Biology
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische Wetenschappen, honours program, lecture, essay & mini-thesis supervision)
Lecture: "stem cells and cancer development"
- February 2014: Highlight college
(Renée, 1st year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen)
Lecture: "muismodellen in stamcel- en kankeronderzoek")
- March 2014: Cellulaire Oncologie
(Renée, 2nd year BSc Biomedische wetenschappen, supervising study group)
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