
Microbes are true team players
Platform Managers

Dr.ir. D. Strik
Is Associate Professor in the field of Environmental Technology (WUR), whose group investigates the use of micro-organisms in engineered open-culture bioreactors to convert organic, bioplastic or CO2 waste streams into useful products. He is manager of the Modular Bioreactor Platform.
General Assembly

Prof. dr. M. Suarez Diez
Is Chair holder of the Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology (WUR), which aims at elucidating and modelling interactions among microbes and between microbes and their environment.

Prof. dr. T.J.G. Ettema
Is Chair holder of the Laboratory of Microbiology (WUR). He also leads a research group focusing on the diversity and evolution of microbial life on Earth.

Prof. dr. J.T. Pronk
Is Head of the Department of Biotechnology at TU Delft. As full professor in Industrial Microbiology, he is fascinated by quantitative physiology and metabolic engineering of industrially relevant microorganisms.

Prof. dr. Annemiek ter Heijne
Is chair and professor in (Bio)Recovery Technology for Circular Economy, at Environmental Technology. Her research group focuses on developing technologies for recovery of energy, carbon, and nutrients from waste streams, using (a combination of) biological, chemical and physical processes, to contribute to a more circular world.
Research Staff

Dr. X. Yan
Is a postdoctoral researcher at Modular Bioreactor platforms. Her main tasks include setting up platform reactors, conducting bio-electrochemical measurements, designing monitoring systems, and contributing scientific insights to shape the platform’s future.

Dr. E. Alaux
Is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Biodiscovery Platform (WUR), and is an expert in in fermentation research, working with microalgae, cyanobacteria, and bacterial consortia in laboratories.

Dr. J. Wang
Is a postdoc researcher and the technical manager at the Parallel Cultivation Platform

Dr. Anna M. Malinowska

Dr. M. Endika
Technical Support Staff

J. Zamudio, MSc
Is Research Assistant at the ETE (WUR) with expertise in data analysis and chemical analysis using chromatographic techniques and NMR, and is responsible for the equipment and the supervision of the Modular Bioreactor Platform.

K. de Carlo, MSc
Is Fermentation Technician at the Department of Biotechnology (TUD) and is responsible for the equipment and the supervision of the Parallel Cultivation Platform.

T. Schonewille, BAS
Is Workgroup Technician at MIB (WUR) and has experience in molecular biology, screening methods, chromatographic techniques.

M.T. van den Broek
Is an all-round Technician at ETE (WUR). He is responsible for the construction of the modular bioreactors and of the data acquisition & controlling systems of this platform.

Ing. D. Geerts
Is Research Technician at the Department of Biotechnology (TUD) with expertise in fermentation, process control, and data acquisition and control systems.

M.C. Melissen
Computational Research Technician at FAIR Data Platform. He will focus on FAIRification, data management, and data analysis within the FAIR-data platform. His tasks also include helping researchers process study metadata via the FAIR Data Station, maintaining and developing CWL workflows and other software.

T. H. Escare, MSc
Is a lab technician at the Biodiscovery platform (WUR) focused on liquid handling automation and Nanopore sequencing for microbiome research.

A. A. Santirso, MSc
Is a lab technician at the Biodiscovery platform (WUR), specializing in automated liquid handling and Nanopore sequencing for environmental microbiology research.
Associated Staff

Dr. S. Deshpande
Is an Assistant Professor at the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter (PCC, WUR). His interests lie in biological soft matter, self-organisation, bioengineering, and on-chip microfluidics. He has a strong liking for interdisciplinary, collaborative research.

Dr. M. Pucetaite
Is an Assistant Professor at the Laboratory of Biophysics (BIP, WUR). Her academic focus is on bridging the gap between advanced optical microspectroscopy techniques and their application in soil microbiology and microbial ecology, with primary interest in metabolic processes of filamentous fungi and their influence on terrestrial nutrient cycling.
UNLOCK Office

M. Wijntjes
Is Manager Daily Operations. She’s first point of contact at UNLOCK and responsible for daily operations, such as Customer Relationship- and Contractmanagement and coordinating front- and back office.




