DOPS 2015 was organized by a collaboration of PhD students between two major ophthalmic research centres: Groningen and Nijmegen. DOPS2014 was entitled: "An Eye for Music".

Program

Friday 6th March 2015

Saturday 7th March 2015

Location

DOPS 2015 was held at the Lindenberg. Rooms were arranged at the Amrâth Belvoir 4-star hotel.

Participants DOPS2015

Alberta Thiadens, MD, PhD Anneke den Hollander, PhD Anneke Hooymans, MD, PhD Annemarie Colijn, MD Annemiek Barsingerhorn, MSc Anne-Mieke Haasnoot, MD Bart Wullink, MD Bert van den Bogerd, BSc Carel Hoyng, MD, PhD Caroline Klaver, MD, PhD Charlotte Kruijt, MD Christina Cordes, MSc Constantin Paun, MSc Danial Mohabati, BSc Dyon Valkenburg, BSc Elon van Dijk, MD Eveline Kersten, MD Fleurieke Verhagen, MD Frea Sloot, MD Freekje van Asten, MD Freerk Venhuizen, MSc Frouke Nienke Boonstra, MD, PhD Funda Yıldırım, MSc Galuh Dyah Nur Astuti, MD Jantine van de Watering-Geesink, LLM Jeroen Bastiaans, BSc Joke de Boer, MD, PhD Jonas Kuiper, PhD Josianne ten Berge, MD Karlijn Woutersen, MSc Kübra Çaylı, BSc Kyra Noëlle Smit, MSc Laura Scheerlinck, MD Laura Wielders, MD Laurence Pierrache, MD

Leonie Los, MD, PhD Lisanne Nibourg, MD Louise Porter, MD Maaike van Bergen, BSc Maartje Geerlings, MSc Maleeha Maria, MPhil Marchien Dallinga, MD Margo Dona, MSc Marianne Doorenbos, BSc Mark van Grinsven, MSc Michel Teussink, MSc Milly Tedja, MD Mirjan van Dijk, MSc Myrte Breukink, MD Natalia Makhotkina, MD Nathalie Bax, MD Nicolás Gravel, BSc Pieter Bonnemaijer, MD Ralph Slijkerman, MSc Ramon van Huet, MD Rina La Distia Nora, MD Ronald Bierings, MD Roos Schellevis, MSc Sandra Hanekamp, MSc Saskia Imhof, MD, PhD Serdar Yavuzyiğitoğlu, MD Soraya Jonker, MD Stanley Lambertus, MD Steffi Matthyssen,MSc Steven Koopmans, MD, PhD Tos Berendschot, PhD Unal Mutlu, BSc Verena Mulder, MSc Wouter Vehmeijer, MD Yvonne Koenraads, MD

Institutes

Academic Hospital Maastricht: 4 Academic Medical Center: 1 Bartiméus: 1 Erasmus University Medical Center: 12 Landelijke Stichting voor Blinden en Slechtzienden: 1 Leiden University Medical Center: 4 Radboud university medical center: 23 Rotterdam Eye Hospital: 2 Royal Dutch Visio: 1 University Hospital Antwerp: 2 University Medical Center Groningen: 12 University Medical Center Utrecht: 7

Below, you can find information on the PhD students who organized DOPS 2015.

Maartje Geerlings Radboud university medical center DOPS2015 Treasurer My project focuses on identifying genetic factors associated to with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Currently only 40-70% of the genetic heritability is explained by mostly common variations. We hypothesize that a large proportion of the heritability in AMD can be explained by rare, highly penetrant variants in genes that have not yet been associated with the disease. Using whole-exome-sequencing data of over a 1000 patients, including multiple large families, we hope to further elucidate the genetic background involved in AMD.	Stanley Lambertus Radboud university medical center DOPS2015 President My research project focuses on Stargardt disease, the most prevalent inherited juvenile retinal dystrophy, which causes inevitable loss of central vision. In collaboration with the departments of Health Evidence and Radiology, we are developing an accurate multimodal model for the progression of Stargardt disease by using quantified imaging modalities. This model will provide outcome measures in future clinical trials, such as gene therapy.
Hobbies: traveling, skiing, reading and dining Favorite music style: pop, rock	Hobbies: playing guitar, motorcycling, badminton, graphic design Favorite music style: fingerstyle guitar, classic rock, jazz
Lisanne Nibourg University Medical Center Groningen DOPS2015 General Board Member My project is about the prevention of posterior capsular opacification (PCO). This is a result of a fibrotic reaction of the lens epithelium in response to cataract surgery. For my project, I use a porcine eye model to monitor PCO development for the application of injectable accommodating lenses. My main activity is testing different nanofiber gels for the prevention of PCO. So I perform the surgery on the porcine lenses, test material properties and culture the samples for microscopic evaluation.	Ronald Bierings University Medical Center Groningen DOPS2015 Secretary The most important symptom related to glaucoma is visual field loss. Before visual field loss presents itself, we noticed that patients with glaucoma often experience difficulties with bright or dim lights, or changes in the amount of light. My current project is about exploring these kind of light depended complaints by a self-invented questionnaire.
Hobbies: playing flute in a concert band, cycling, ice-skating and skiing. Favorite music style: latin jazz	Hobbies: playing the trumpet, brewing, traveling the world and physics. Favorite music style: old school jazz, blues, concert band’s repertoire

 

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