About Vera

Vera was born in 1995 in the east of the Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. In 2014, she moved to Leiden to start her bachelors in Bio-Pharmaceutical sciences at Leiden University. During the next 6 years, she finished both her bachelors and her masters in Bio-Pharmaceutical sciences. As part of these degrees, Vera completed several internships in various fields of pharmaceutical sciences. These internships spanned subjects from sleep disorders to breast cancer and the effects of various hepatotoxic drugs on mitochondrial integrity. As part of her master thesis, Vera explored the role of different types of dendritic cells in diseases such as atherosclerosis and MS.

In her free time, Vera likes to be active, and enjoys playing football or going for hikes. She also recently started bouldering with some of her colleagues.

Vera’ s role in CARTHAGO

Vera joined CARTHAGO in august 2021 at the company JeNaCell. Here, special bio-synthetic cellulose sheets are produced which can provide major benefits in wound healing due to their high water content. Vera’s role in CARTHAGO will be to incorporate certain natural medicines, as well as products produced by other ESRs from CARTHAGO, into these cellulose sheets. Subsequently, Vera will explore the release of these products from the cellulose, and how they can be used for the treatment of OA affected joints.