Karlijn Bastiaansen

Experience

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  Utrecht University

  Sept 2006 - Jan 2008

  Student Assistant

  In the role of Student Assistant, I was responsible for teaching to bachelor students in Biomedical Sciences: Teacher bachelor course Biomedical Sciences, ‘human and animal anatomy’ (2x).Teacher bachelor course Biomedical Sciences, ‘laboratory methods’.

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  Stichting HIV Monitoring

  Oct 2007 - Sept 2008

  Data Collector

  The Dutch HIV monitoring foundation aims to collect, report, and analyse data from HIV-infected patients in the Netherlands. This makes an important and necessary contribution to healthcare for HIV-infected people living in the Netherlands. As a data collector I was responsible for extracting patient's medical data from their files and entering the data into the database at the HIV treatment centre of the University Medical Centre Utrecht. This included information such as date of birth, date of last negative and first positive HIV test, route of infection, and smoking, alcohol and drug use. Information about further treatment/follow-up data were collected at each follow-up visit (e.g. information about the treatment, disease symptoms, and laboratory results). Show less

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  Utrecht University

  Oct 2008 - Sept 2009

  Research Intern

  In this MSc internship I examined the quasispecies dynamics in chronic HCV infection at the Department of Immunology (Utrecht University, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital).Supervisor: Dr. D. van Baarle

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  Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam / VU

  Feb 2010 - Jul 2015

  My PhD project was an international collaboration that aimed at elucidating the mechanism behind a signal transduction pathway called Cell-Surface Signalling (CSS) in the Gram-negative bacterial species Pseudomonas. CSS systems are essential in the regulation of iron uptake machineries, but have also been shown to be directly involved in the production of virulence factors. The research performed at both the Department of Molecular Microbiology (VU University Amsterdam) and the Department of Environmental Protection (EEZ – CSIC, Granada, Spain) resulted in several peer-reviewed publications, of which the first has won a national award for best publication in the field of Microbiology. The resulting thesis was granted a national award for best thesis in category 'General Microbiology'. Several travel grants enabled me to present my work at both national and international meetings. In addition, I have supervised several students during their BSc and MSc research internships and was a teacher for BSc courses at the VU University.Promoter: Prof. Dr. W. Bitter Co-promoter: Dr. M. Llamas Show less

  • PhD Student

    Dec 2010 - Jul 2015

  • Research Intern

    Feb 2010 - Nov 2010
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  Ttopstart B.V.

  May 2015 - Jan 2020

  ttopstart is a science and business consulting company that serves leading researchers and innovative companies in the fields of life sciences, medical technology and healthcare. The mission: to empower biomedical innovators through smarter strategies for funding, R&D and commercialization. As a senior consultant and team lead I was mainly responsible for (1) raising growth capital (through e.g. public financing instruments) for research-performing academics, clinicians and companies, (2) providing external training and workshops on various topics (including vision and strategy development for academic researchers) as well as (3) training, coaching and planning of the consultant team. Show less

  • Senior Science and Business Consultant + Team Lead

    Nov 2016 - Jan 2020

  • Science and Business Consultant

    May 2015 - Oct 2016
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  Project Open Air NL

  Mar 2020 - Oct 2020

  Stichting Project Open Air NL is a non-profit foundation created in response to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in the Netherlands, with the mission to contribute to the battle against (the consequences of) COVID-19. The foundation focuses on alleviating the pressure on healthcare by helping solve shortages in material and equipment.We do this by e.g. facilitating the additional production of critical (respiratory) equipment and components in the treatment of COVID-19 patients where the regular suppliers cannot meet the demand in time. In addition, the foundation is open to other solutions that can contribute to the prevention, treatment and aftercare of COVID-19, including emergency ventilation, home monitoring and alternatives for personal protective equipment. We have established a network of Dutch engineers and manufacturing companies that offer their knowledge and manufacturing capacity to the medical sector. In addition, we provide financial support to promising initiatives that allows the development and implementation of concrete solutions that meet demand from healthcare workers. Show less

  • Board Member - Secretary (on a voluntary basis)

    May 2020 - Oct 2020

  • Project And Process Manager (on a voluntary basis)

    Mar 2020 - Oct 2020
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  Genmab

  Aug 2020 - now

  • Director, Business Operations Lead for Translational & Quantitative Sciences

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Associate Director, Operations & Resource Management, Pharmacology

    Jan 2021 - Jan 2024

  • Assistant Director, Operations & Resource Management, Pharmacology

    Aug 2020 - Dec 2020