Machteld van Erk

Machteld van Erk has a diverse work experience in various research and internship roles. Machteld is currently working as a Medical Writer at Avania since July 2022. From November 2017 to February 2022, they worked as a PHD Student at Radboudumc, focusing on developing and testing bone adhesive products for dentistry and orthopedic surgery. Machteld evaluated the cytotoxicity and adhesive capacity of the materials through cell studies and tensile bench tests, and conducted ex vivo perfusion-based and in vivo studies. Prior to that, from September 2016 to May 2017, they had an internship role at Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (RIMLS), where they worked on tissue engineering of muscular tissue for congenital diaphragmatic defect repair. Machteld cultured human myoblasts and examined myotube formation and myosin expression. In 2015, they had an internship at Radboudumc department Physiology, focusing on a reproducibility study of the carotid artery vasoreactivity test in humans by studying the carotid arteries' diameter using ultrasound measurements. In 2014, they had an internship role at CBO, where they developed and evaluated the Dutch teach-back toolkit for caregivers, focusing on literacy, health literacy, and patient compliance improvement through the teach-back method.

Machteld van Erk completed their Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Biology, General from Wageningen University & Research in the period from 2010 to 2013. Machteld then pursued their Master of Science (MSc) in Biomedical Sciences at Radboud University, which they completed between 2013 and 2017. Additionally, they obtained the European First Aid certification from the Red Cross in the Netherlands in June 2016. No specific information is provided regarding their attainment of certifications in the Experiments on Animals Act (article 9) and working with radionuclides level 5B.