Curriculum Vitae
Personal data
Full name: Geert Roelof van der Ploeg
Date of Birth: October 9th, 1995
Place of Birth: Groningen
Work address
Group: Biosystems Data Analysis, University of Amsterdam
Address: Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam
Phone: +31 205257931
Email: g.r.ploeg@uva.nl
University website: https://www.uva.nl/profiel/p/l/g.r.ploeg/g.r.van-der-ploeg.html
Personal website: https://grvanderploeg.github.io/
Education
2021-: PhD University of Amsterdam
2016-2020: MSc Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam / University of Amsterdam (joint degree) Bioinformatics & Systems Biology (Cum Laude).
- Thesis title 1: Validation of simulated inversion networks using gene expression data and BioGRiD.
- Thesis title 2: Investigation of SV detection in CRC using PacBio long HiFi read sequencing data.
2013-2016: BSc Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Medical Natural Sciences (Cum Laude).
- Thesis title: Influence of Aurora Kinase A on WNT/\(\beta\)-catenin signaling.
Experience
2021-: PhD University of Amsterdam
2020-2021: Bioinformatician Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences
Management Activities
2023-2024: PhD Council Chair University of Amsterdam
2021-2023: PhD Council member University of Amsterdam
Outreach Activities
Organizing committees
2021-2024: Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences Research Day (yearly)
Publications
For an up-to-date overview, please see publications.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2FgATEsAAAAJ&hl=nl
ORCID: 0009-0007-5204-3386
Presentations
For an up-to-date overview, please see presentations.
Supervision and Teaching
Qualifications
2023: University Teaching Qualification (BKO)
Activities
2021-: Supervision of BSc and MSc students
2021-: Biosystems Data Analysis MSc Bioinformatics & Systems Biology Faculty of Sciences
2021-2024: Tools in Molecular Data Analysis BSc Biological Sciences Amsterdam University College (guest lecture)
2021-2023: Image Processing and Quantitative Data Analysis MSc Bioinformatics & Systems Biology Faculty of Sciences (guest lecture)
Programming skills
R and Rstudio: expert
Python 2 and 3: experienced
Bash: experienced
C, C++, C#: moderate
Java: moderate
Languages
Dutch: Native (C2)
English: Fluent (C1)
German: Moderate (B1)
French: Moderate (B1)
Spanish: Beginner (A2)
Personal Interests
- Philosophy (of Science)
- Macro-economics
- Sociology
- Political science
- Story-rich video games