CV
Education
- Ph.D on “Managing biological knowledge in pathways and networks”, Department of Bioinformatics, Maastricht University, January 2015
- M.S. in Bio- and Medical Informatics, Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences in Hagenberg, July 2010
- B.S. in Bioinformatics, Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences in Hagenberg, July 2008
Work experience
- 2022-: Assistant professor
- Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics (MaCSBio)
- Maastricht University, NL
- 2018-2022: Assistant professor
- Department of Bioinformatics & Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology (MaCSBio)
- Maastricht University, NL
- 2015-2018: Postdoctoral researcher
- Department of Bioinformatics & Maastricht Centre for Systems Biology (MaCSBio)
- Maastricht University, NL
PhD student supervision
| Student Name | Role | Research Topic | Status | |—————–|———-|—————-|————| | Anwesha Bohler | co-supervisor | Towards the complete picture: combining modelling and experimental data in a systems biology approach | defended on
16 Feb 2017 | | Samar Tareen | co-supervisor | Modelling molecular processes in weight loss: Regulation of metabolic flexibility | defended on
30 Apr 2020 | | Mirella Kalafati | co-supervisor | Investigating insulin resistance in human obesity with transcriptomics: towards precision-based strategies | defended on
12 Nov 2021 | | Chaitra Sarathy | co-supervisor | Genome-scale modelling of human adipocyte metabolism: strategies for multi-omics integration and visualisation | defended on
4 Jul 2022 | | Daan van Beek | co-supervisor | Tracing the path from genetic variants to variation in health and disease: Everything in its right place | defending on
30 Sept 2025 | | Aishwarya Iyer | co-supervisor | | ongoing | | Shen Guangya | co-supervisor | | ongoing | | Maria Persson | co-supervisor | | ongoing | | Pierre Klemmer | thesis committee | | ongoing |
Research & Publications
I focus on network and pathway-based integrative systems biology approaches applied to immunometabolism and chronic diseases. My work emphasizes open science and collaborative research platforms.
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Teaching
I am committed to training the next generation of computational biologists through courses, workshops, and direct student supervision.
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Service and leadership
Editorial & Review Service
- Peer reviewer for Nucleic Acids Research, Bioinformatics, PLoS Computational Biology
- Topic Editor Frontiers in Bioinformatics, The 12th International Meeting on Visualizing Biological Data (VIZBI 2022)
Professional Service
- Conference chair, BioSB 2026
- WiDS Maastricht lead organizer 2024 and 2025
- NetBioMed conference co-organizer, satellite meeting of NetSci 2025
- Member, International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
- NetBio COSI representative for ISCB (2024-)
- NetBio COSI proceedings liaison for ISCB (2024-)
- NetBio COSI track co-chair for ISCB (2024-)
- NetBio COSI abstract (co-)chair for ISCB (2015-)
- EpiLipidNET Young Researchers and Innovators Committee (2021-2024)
Community Leadership / Open Science
- Women in Data Science (WiDS) Ambassador (2024-present)
- Architect and core developer, WikiPathways database
- Open source software contributor (Cytoscape, PathVisio, BridgeDb)