Teaching

We teach in multiple BSc and MSc programs, mainly focusing on the bachelor Biomedische Wetenschappen, the master Biomedical Sciences and the bachelor Science, Technology & Innovation.

We are happy to answer questions related to course content and course coordination, or academic life in general. To schedule an appointment during office hours (Mon 8-9 via Zoom, Mon 17-18 in person), contact .

Please note:
- Before sending an e-mail, always check the UvA web pages and Canvas first. Frequently, the answer to your questions can be found in the study guide, course manual and/or course announcements.
- Contact the education service desk for general/logistic/administrative questions.
- If you have specific questions about:
* the Frontiers in Medical Biology track or the minor Biomedical Sciences, contact .
* the course Frontiers in Medical Biology I, contact .
* the course Experimental Genomics, contact .
* the course Engineering Mammalian Systems, contact .
- If you have sent an e-mail and haven't heard back within a week, please send a polite reminder.

Research internships

Lab space permitting, we always have opportunities for motivated and ambitious students with an interest in the area of mammalian development, stem cell biology, organoid technology, (breast) cancer research, or WNT and BMP/NODAL signaling.

You will work on a defined fundamental research question in close collaboration with your daily supervisor and will learn to use a variety of experimental techniques (ranging from DNA cloning to quantitative RT-PCR, cell culture, advanced microscopy and histological analyses). You will also join in our work and literature discussions, thereby actively contributing to ongoing research in the lab.
In short, you will learn how to plan, execute and interpret your own experiments, but also find out what it is like to work on exciting fundamental research questions as part of a team (spoiler alert: this mainly means that you need to become comfortable not knowing things, become adept in troubleshooting, and realize that there is no such thing as a final right answer).

Please note that:
- Space is limited. For up to date information on available internship positions for this and/or the coming academic year, click here.
- Contact one of the permanent scientific staff (prof.dr. Renée van Amerongen, dr. Thijs van Boxtel, or dr. Caitrín Crudden) by e-mail to register your interest. Include a motivation and CV (a grade list can be included if you want).
- We always try to find the best match between students, projects and supervisors.
- Priority will be given to students from the UvA Biomedische wetenschappen (BSc) and Biomedical Sciences (MSc) program.
- We aim for a mix of BSc and MSc students.
- Space permitting, we also accept students from other universities and HBO (both within the Netherlands and abroad), but in reality these are exceptions.
- Spots for BSc and 1st year MSc students tend to fill up rapidly. It can be easier to place a 2nd year MSc student with a bit more experience. So also consider us for your final internship!
- Our research is dynamic: Unexpected results and new ideas pop up all the time and we always try to involve students in active, ongoing research. Additional information and project descriptions will be shared from September onwards for the upcoming semester (you should also be able to find us at the annual research internship market in September).

In the past, we have hosted students from different tracks, including the "Cell Biology and Advanced Microscopy", "Oncology", "Developmental and Therapeutic Biology" and "Molecular Neurosciences" tracks.

Multiple of our BSc and MSc students have gone on to internship and PhD positions at the Hubrecht and the Netherlands Cancer Institute and we try to stay in touch with them at our lab reunions.

Check out our list of alumni to see what previous students have worked on.

Literature theses

Because we want to make sure that students get proper supervision and feedback on their work, we can only supervise a limited number of literature theses at any one time.
Due to the number of requests we receive, we will only supervise students who write their thesis on a topic directly connected to our ongoing work. Fun fact: in the past, the literature thesis of some of our students have resulted in the publication of peer-reviewed review articles!

Examiner for individual projects

Contact us if you are looking for an examiner for research projects/internships or literature thesis reviews you are writing externally. We will divide the examiner tasks among the permanent research staff depending on who has time and is the best fit in terms of expertise for your particular topic.