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Senior Research Analyst & Lab Management Consultant | Biomedical & Molecular Sciences (+17 years of experience)

Profile Summary

Senior research and laboratory management consultant with over 17 years of experience in academic research environments, specialized in biomedical, molecular and physiological sciences. I support research groups, universities and life-science organizations with experimental design, scientific data analysis, literature research, protocol development and laboratory operations. My expertise combines hands-on experience in cardiovascular research, cell culture, molecular biology and functional genomics with laboratory setup, safety compliance, workflow optimization and supervision of PhD candidates and students. I translate complex scientific questions into robust, reproducible experimental approaches. I also provide laboratory consultancy, including SOP development, biosafety and chemical management, and operational support. I am experienced in structured literature reviews for grant proposals, manuscripts and research planning, and work comfortably in international, multidisciplinary and remote or hybrid project settings.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Gene Expression Analysis
• ★ Data Analysis
• ★ Cell Culture
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Histology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Health & Safety Engineering
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Management
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ 3D Cell Culture
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Data Visualization, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Maastricht University

- Present

Research Technician & Laboratory Manager

Maastricht University

August 2007 - July 2025

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science

Hogeschool Zuyd

September 2005 - September 2007

Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences

Radboud University Nijmegen

September 2001 - July 2005

propaedeutic year chemistry

Hogeschool Zuyd

September 2000 - September 2001

Certifications

• Python Programming Essentials

  Rice University

  December 2025 - Present

• Emergency Response Officer

  Maastricht University

  January 2024 - Present

• Advanced Optical Microscopy

  Maastricht University

  January 2021 - Present

• Prevention Officer Level 2

  Maastricht University

  January 2010 - Present

• Safe Microbiological Techniques

  Radboud University Nijmegen

  January 2003 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

D'Alessandro E, Scaf B, Opačić D, van Hunnik A, Sobota V, Kuiper M, Viola M, Hutschalik T, Langione M, Pioner JM, et al. (2026). Rivaroxaban Treatment Prevents Atrial Myocyte Hypertrophy in Goats with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation by Inhibition of Protease-Activated Receptor-1 . Thrombosis and haemostasis.

Ploeg MC, Munts C, Seddiqi T, Ten Brink TJL, Breemhaar J, Moroni L, Prinzen FW, van Nieuwenhoven FA (2022). Culturing of Cardiac Fibroblasts in Engineered Heart Matrix Reduces Myofibroblast Differentiation but Maintains Their Response to Cyclic Stretch and Transforming Growth Factor β1 . Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland).

Godsman N, Kohlhaas M, Nickel A, Cheyne L, Mingarelli M, Schweiger L, Hepburn C, Munts C, Welch A, Delibegovic M, et al. (2022). Metabolic alterations in a rat model of takotsubo syndrome . Cardiovascular research.

D'Alessandro E, Scaf B, Munts C, van Hunnik A, Trevelyan CJ, Verheule S, Spronk HMH, Turner NA, Ten Cate H, Schotten U, et al. (2021). Coagulation Factor Xa Induces Proinflammatory Responses in Cardiac Fibroblasts via Activation of Protease-Activated Receptor-1 . Cells.

Ploeg MC, Munts C, Prinzen FW, Turner NA, van Bilsen M, van Nieuwenhoven FA (2021). Piezo1 Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Mediates Stretch-Induced Nppb Expression in Adult Rat Cardiac Fibroblasts . Cells.

van Haare J, Kooi ME, Vink H, Post MJ, van Teeffelen JWGE, Slenter J, Munts C, Cobelens H, Strijkers GJ, Koehn D, et al. (2021). Correction to: Early impairment of coronary microvascular perfusion capacity in rats on a high fat diet . Cardiovascular diabetology.

Summer G, Kuhn AR, Munts C, Miranda-Silva D, Leite-Moreira AF, Lourenço AP, Heymans S, Falcão-Pires I, van Bilsen M (2020). A directed network analysis of the cardiome identifies molecular pathways contributing to the development of HFpEF . Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology.

Verjans R, Peters T, Beaumont FJ, van Leeuwen R, van Herwaarden T, Verhesen W, Munts C, Bijnen M, Henkens M, Diez J, et al. (2017). MicroRNA-221/222 Family Counteracts Myocardial Fibrosis in Pressure Overload-Induced Heart Failure . Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979).

van Nieuwenhoven FA, Munts C, Op't Veld RC, González A, Díez J, Heymans S, Schroen B, van Bilsen M (2017). Cartilage intermediate layer protein 1 (CILP1): A novel mediator of cardiac extracellular matrix remodelling . Scientific reports.

van Middendorp LB, Kuiper M, Munts C, Wouters P, Maessen JG, van Nieuwenhoven FA, Prinzen FW (2017). Local microRNA-133a downregulation is associated with hypertrophy in the dyssynchronous heart . ESC heart failure.

van Haare J, Kooi ME, Vink H, Post MJ, van Teeffelen JW, Slenter J, Munts C, Cobelens H, Strijkers GJ, Koehn D, et al. (2015). Early impairment of coronary microvascular perfusion capacity in rats on a high fat diet . Cardiovascular diabetology.

van Bilsen M, Daniels A, Brouwers O, Janssen BJ, Derks WJ, Brouns AE, Munts C, Schalkwijk CG, van der Vusse GJ, van Nieuwenhoven FA (2014). Hypertension is a conditional factor for the development of cardiac hypertrophy in type 2 diabetic mice . PloS one.

Unsöld B, Kaul A, Sbroggiò M, Schubert C, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Brancaccio M, Damilano F, Hirsch E, Van Bilsen M, Munts C, et al. (2013). Melusin protects from cardiac rupture and improves functional remodelling after myocardial infarction . Cardiovascular research.

Blaauw E, Lorenzen-Schmidt I, Babiker FA, Munts C, Prinzen FW, Snoeckx LH, van Bilsen M, van der Vusse GJ, van Nieuwenhoven FA (2013). Stretch-induced upregulation of connective tissue growth factor in rabbit cardiomyocytes . Journal of cardiovascular translational research.

Daniels A, Linz D, van Bilsen M, Rütten H, Sadowski T, Ruf S, Juretschke HP, Neumann-Haefelin C, Munts C, van der Vusse GJ, et al. (2012). Long-term severe diabetes only leads to mild cardiac diastolic dysfunction in Zucker diabetic fatty rats . European journal of heart failure.

Brouns MR, De Castro SC, Terwindt-Rouwenhorst EA, Massa V, Hekking JW, Hirst CS, Savery D, Munts C, Partridge D, Lamers W, et al. (2011). Over-expression of Grhl2 causes spina bifida in the Axial defects mutant mouse . Human molecular genetics.