Nanda Van Der Stap

Experience

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  University of Twente

  Aug 2007 - Oct 2015

  An extension of my PhD work. Research towards development of semi-autonomous flexible endoscope navigation to enable more complex minimally invasive surgeries. Development of a semi-autonomous robot-assisted flexible endoscope to support large scale screening for colorectal cancer Courses: Anatomy (Central Nervous System mostly), Medical Optics, Simulating Human Physiology, ECG and ultrasound physics, Mechanism EEG measurements, Physical Examination and Surgical Skills. Coordination of research materials and assistance with practical courses for staff and students of (the MIRA institute and) Technical Medicine. Giving tours and explaining about Technical Medicine to (international) politicians, engineers, medical doctors and other interested persons. Development of the business plan for the Minimally Invasive Technology expert Center, a cooperation between the universities of Twente and Eindhoven, and the Radboud Medical Center, Nijmegen.

  • Researcher

    Sept 2015 - Oct 2015

  • PhD. candidate

    Sept 2011 - Sept 2015

  • MSc student, graduate project

    Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

  • TA on several courses of Technical Medicine

    Oct 2005 - Sept 2011

  • Teacher's Assistant

    Jan 2006 - Oct 2010

  • Starting the MITeC project

    Aug 2007 - Jul 2009
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  UMC Utrecht

  Sept 2009 - Dec 2009

  Internship Pediatric Urology

  Quantification of pelvic floor muscle movements in children with urinary incontinence or related urologic diseases.

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  Meander Medisch Centrum

  Jan 2010 - Mar 2010

  Internship at the Surgery department

  Quantification of camera use in endoscopic surgery, with and without a surgical robot holding the camera.

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  UMCN St Radboud

  Mar 2010 - Jun 2010

  Intern at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

  Internship at a third level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, in which I investigated blood flow and blood pressure variations in neonatal (premature) patients. This internship is mandatory in order to graduate.

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  University of Florida

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2010

  Intern at the neurosurgery department

  I am developing an interface for a new robotic surgical navigation device and an online learning environment on Radiosurgery.

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  Reddingsbrigade Nederland

  Mar 2011 - Sept 2011

  Co-organiser Dutch Championships Lifesaving 2011

  Organisation and manager Logistics of the Dutch Championchip tournament for the Lifesaving sport, the NK Ocean Events, held at the beach of Langevelderslag.

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  Meander Medisch Centrum

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2015

  Technisch Geneeskundige / Technical Physician

  Work included guiding implementation of the Da Vinci and Autolap surgical robots in the OR, educating different stakeholders and creating (a tender for) an image routing plan for the surgical Operating Rooms in the new hospital building.

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  TNO

  Nov 2012 - Nov 2012

  Participant in Winter School 2012

  A course to get to know TNO and the work that is done at that company. We were divided in groups and each group was expected to work on a relevant TNO business case.

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  Reddingsbrigade Nederland

  Dec 2012 - Oct 2013

  Co-organiser European Championships LifeSaving 2013

  Volunteer position in PR and communication. As a committee member, I was responsible for the newsletters and social media information for participants and supporters of the tournament. 160 athletes from 16 different European countries participated in this event.

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  IRCAD

  Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  IHU B.E.S.T. course 2013

  A course in business, engineering and surgical technology for students, consisting of an online lecture course (January - May) and an onsite course (August). During this course, basic principles of business and engineering regarding surgical technologies was provided, as well as hands-on surgical experience.

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  Imperial College London

  Dec 2013 - Dec 2013

  Hamlyn Winter School on Surgical Imaging and Vision
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  IRCAD

  Aug 2015 - now

  IHU B.E.S.T. Faculty Member

  Organizing the Engineering Challenges and be a coach for one of the B.E.S.T. student teams

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  TNO

  Oct 2015 - Oct 2022

  Scientist Innovator

  As a senior scientist innovator and team lead, I have the responsibility and privilege to lead the research line of visually enhanced robotics. I do that by selecting and guiding the right people and projects at the right time and the right place. Empowering people, developing technology roadmaps and translating tech strategy to everyday tasks are the things I excel at.

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  MT-Integraal

  Jan 2017 - now

  Executive Editor

  Writing, collecting and reviewing content for a medical technological e-zine. www.mtintegraal.nl

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  Stichting Toekomstbeeld der Techniek (STT)

  Jun 2018 - Mar 2022

  Vertegenwoordiger Young STT vanuit TNO
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  Milrem Robotics

  Oct 2022 - now

  Product Manager Autonomous and Intelligent Functions

  As the Product Manager for Autonomy at Milrem, I am responsible for making our current autonomy product fit the needs of our customers. This means prioritizing developments, analyzing markets and usage of the product as well as streamlining resources in such a way that they contribute to the product. Developing new autonomy products is also part of the job. As a bonus, I get to help build the product organization within Milrem Robotics from scratch.