2010 - 'Magic Man'
An award winning short, silent film in 3D directed by DC Kasundra.
Role: Extra (but there are no small parts)
television
2014 - 'Arte Reportage'
Six-minute portrait (part of a series of 28 'Europortraits'), broadcast by Arte TV.
Role: Self
science communication and outreach (in Dutch)
2020 - Webinar "CRISPR/Cas: van mens tot molecuul"
Public lecture for the Koninklijke Nederlandse Chemische Vereniging (Royal Netherlands Chemical Society
live on stage
2023 & 2024 - Theatercollege "De eeuwige jeugd"
in collaboration with the Universiteit van Nederland
How can we use stem cells to tackle age related decline?
radio (selection)
2026 - Spraakmakers (NPO radio 1)
studio guest to discuss developments in stem cell therapies. Press here for the link.
other radio includes:
- Villa VdB (Omroep Max, NPO radio 1, 2023 - on theatercollege tour)
- columnist for Radio Swammerdam (2020 - 2022)
- 'Wekker Wakker' (Omroep Max, NPO radio 5, 2016 - on CRISPR Nobel Prize buzz)
discussion leader
2026 - panel discussion chair FNWI DeepTech day
written media (selection)
2020 - written press - Bionieuws - by Nina Wubben
I commented on a new publication that reported the discovery of a new type of immune cell in the mammary gland.
2019 - written press - De Volkskrant - by Nienke Zoetbrood
I commented on a new publication that reported on the lack of stem cells in the heart.
2016 - written press - De Volkskrant - by Maarten Keulemans
I talked about CRISPR/Cas9 in a piece that explores how widespread the use of this technology has become.
2015 - written press - Het Parool
Short interview about my scientific career so far.
popular scientific writing (Dutch)
Articles for De Nederlandse Boekengids
2022 Read "De toekomst is maakbaar (en alles kan kapot)" here (subscription required), where I review "The Genesis Machine" by Amy Webb and Andrew Hessel".
2021 Read "Orde in de chaos: Over de vraag wat leven is" here (subscription required), where I review "Life's Edge" by Carl Zimmer, "Dance of Life" by Magdalena Zernicke Goetz" and "What is life" by Paul Nurse.
2021 Read "Aandacht voor de afweer" here (subscription required), where I review "Immuun" by Paul Davies and "An elegant defense" by Matt Richtel.
2019 Read "Een vervlochten stamboom?"here (subscription required), where I review "She has her mother's laugh" by Carl Zimmer and "A tangled tree" by David Quammen.
