Jorik D. Elberse

Doctoral Candidate (cohort representative)

Research interests: • the role of sleep in systems memory consolidation • the bidirectional relationship between sleep disorders and neurodegenerative diseases • the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on the brain

Academic education

since 2021 Doctoral candidate, Max Planck School of Cognition, Leipzig, Germany
                       Doctoral research performed at Forschungszentrum Düsseldorf
                       Supervisor: Simon B. Eickhoff
                       Lab rotations in the orientation phase: Simon B. Eickhoff, Christian Doeller, and Jan Born

2019–2020 Master of Research in Biosciences (Neuroscience), University College London, UK

Jan–Aug 2017 Yamanashi Gakuin Daigaku, Kofu, Japan (Auslandssemester)

2015–2018 Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Molecular Cell Biology, Utrecht University Honours College, the Netherlands

Research experience

2021 Research internship, Kole Group for Axonal Signaling (Prof. Maarten Kole), Netherlands Institute of Neuroscience, the Netherlands

Academic awards

2020 Nominated for the Dean's List, University College London, UK
2019 Awarded a VSBFonds scholarship for postgraduate studies

Scholarship

2019 VSBFonds Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies