Robert van de Werken

Location

New York City, NY
Miami, FL
Education
    Columbia University in the City of New York
    August 2023 - December 2024
    degree
    Master's
    major
    Biomedical Engineering
    Florida Atlantic University
Work Experience
    Applied Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Columbia University
    Graduate Research Scholar
    New York, NY, US
    September 2023 - present
    company
    Applied Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Columbia University
    title
    Graduate Research Scholar
    overview
    - Performed research on rare neurodegenerative disease family HNRNP - Led protocol development for stable line of engineered neurons from patient iPSCs - Assessed therapeutic potential of siRNAs and ASOs via allele-specific qPCR - Operated under Dr. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic in the Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering
    SEAS Columbia University
    Graduate Student Research Associate
    New York, NY, US
    June 2024 - August 2024
    FAU
    Undergraduate Research Scholar
    Boca Raton, FL, US
    August 2022 - May 2023
    13th Annual UG Research Symposium FAU
    Lead Presenter
    Boca Raton, FL, US
    April 2023 - April 2023
    Plant Biotech Genetics Research FAU
    Undergraduate Research Scholar
    Boca Raton, FL, US
    August 2021 - May 2022
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Skills
Languages
DutchEnglishSpanish
Skills
3D PrintingAlzheimer's DiseaseAutoclavesBiologyBiomedical EngineeringBiotechnologyCaring for People with DementiaCell CulturesCentrifugationDesign Layout RecordsDNA ExtractionEditingEngineering ResearchGeneticsImagingKnockout.jsLeadershipLiteratureManagement of StressManufacturing LaboratoryMolecular GeneticsNetwork Address TranslationNeurodegenerationNeuronsProject ManagementProtocol DevelopmentReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionsResearch SkillsRNA ExtractionRNA SequencingSearch Engine MarketingSignalingSignal TransductionSolidWorks (CAD)Team ManagementTissue Engineering