Maaike Gerritse wins MaCSBio Thesis award 2021
The Systems Biology student Maaike Gerritse is the winner of the MaCSBio thesis award 2021. She won the award for her thesis on ‘Heterogeneity among trauma-exposed subjects; studied at the multi-omics level’. She completed her thesis at the Neuroepigenetics group of the Dept. of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology of FHML, under the joint supervision of Dr. Lars Eijssen and Dr. Rachel Cavill.
In her thesis work, Maaike integrated transcriptomics, methylation, and proteomics data to study the heterogeneity that is observed in PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) patients. This is particularly impactful because these patients are known to display very diverse symptomatology. Maaike studied this diverse symptomatology at the physiological and molecular level.
"Our class is filled with so many hardworking and talented young scientists; it was a real honour to be awarded the MaCSBio Thesis Award!"
Maaike Gerritse
The MaCSBio Thesis Award
The Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology (MaCSBio) supports scientific excellence and impact among MSc Systems Biology students by offering an annual master thesis award.
Every year, MaCSBio selects one of the graduating MSc System Biology students for the MaCSBio Thesis Award based on:
- Thesis defense quality
- Quality of the written thesis
- Scientific merit of the written thesis
- Academic records
The award is for the student whose master thesis best exemplifies original research, writing and presentation skills, and critical thinking in the Systems Biology programme offered at Maastricht University.
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