Olaf Perdijk
Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, PhD
Understand how mucosal signals shape systemic immunometabolism to maintain immune homeostasis and prevent disease
Yunita Rakhmawati
PhD student
Postbiotic control of metabolic and immune regulation
Joyce van de Ven
PhD student
Metabolic rewiring of the airway epithelium
Maria Eleni Savrogeni
PhD student (upcoming)
Harnessing the gut–brain axis through the ketogenic diet
Suzan Thijssen
Research Technician
Expertise in flow cytometry, preclinical animal models of respiratory disease, including HDM-induced asthma models, lung function assessment, and ex vivo immune profiling.
Lousanne de Wit
Research Technician
Expertise in advanced human in vitro models, including organ-on-chip platforms and primary bronchial epithelial systems to study respiratory infections and host–pathogen interactions, including H. influenzae infection models.
Alumni
Femke van Dongen
BSc Student, FA-BA380, Utrecht University
Mechanismen waarmee via de luchtwegen toegediende bacteriën en bacteriële componenten bescherming bieden tegen astma.
May 2026 - Jul 2026
Kaya van de Bijl
BSc Student, FA-BA380, Utrecht University
The Potential Association Between Epigenetics and Differentially Expressed Genes in Airway Epithelial Cells - Influences on the Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Jan 2026 - Mar 2026
Bente Wijgaarden
BSc Student, FA-BA380, Utrecht University
De invloed van het luchtwegmicrobioom op de respons op inhalatiecorticosteroïden bij astmapatiënten.
Jan 2026 - Mar 2026
Wouter-Ids Koopmans
BSc Student, FA-BA380, Utrecht University
Indolen als een mogelijk oplossing voor Alzheimer
May 2025 - Jul 2025
Boaz Urlings
BSc Student, FA-BA380, Utrecht University
How do neurons and immune cells communicatie in the lung?
May 2025 - Jul 2025
Akar Alkashaf
MSc Student, CPS-380, Utrecht University
Harnessing Gut-Derived Indole-3-Propionic Acid to Modulate Airway Epithelial Responses in a Human Asthma Model
Feb 2025 - Jun 2025
Margot van den Bogert
BSc Student, FA-BA380, Utrecht University
Targeting the airway epithelium with microbial metabolites for the prevention of allergic asthma
Nov 2024 - Feb 2025