Outreach activities
I frequently present my work at scientific conferences and regularly give talks at public events. In addition to that;
Since September 2017, I am one of the speakers in "Op zoek naar geluk" (in Dutch): Samen met Jan Kuipers, Coen Verbraak, en Patrick van Hees ben ik in het theaterseizoen 2017/2018 in verschillende theaters in Nederland te zien met 'Op zoek naar Geluk'. Voor meer informatie & tickets: klik op de foto hieronder.
Since September 2017, I am one of the speakers in "Op zoek naar geluk" (in Dutch): Samen met Jan Kuipers, Coen Verbraak, en Patrick van Hees ben ik in het theaterseizoen 2017/2018 in verschillende theaters in Nederland te zien met 'Op zoek naar Geluk'. Voor meer informatie & tickets: klik op de foto hieronder.
On 14 February 2017, I was announced one of the winners of the Leiden pre-heats of Famelab 2017. Hence, in 2017 I contested in FameLab!
FameLab is organised by the British Council, whose aim is to spread scientific knowledge.
The FameLab National Final will took place on May 3rd 2017 in Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht. Pictures can be found here
Click here to see my 3-minute pitch!
FameLab is organised by the British Council, whose aim is to spread scientific knowledge.
The FameLab National Final will took place on May 3rd 2017 in Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht. Pictures can be found here
Click here to see my 3-minute pitch!
On 24 November 2017, together with Prof. dr. Lorenza Colzato, on behalf of the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), I organised the annual Publiekssymposium (in Dutch). This year, the title was "Eet (je) slim".
Media
Radio & TV
7 November 2017: Dokters van Morgen, AVROTROS (Dutch)
3 April 2017: Valerio4Ever, BNN (Dutch)
8 & 15 February 2017: SleutelstadFM, Science071 “Onderzoekers Vera Meester en Laura Steenbergen over deelname Famelab” & “Laura Steenbergen en Christian Eistrup winnaars Leidse voorronde Famelab”(Dutch)
23 December 2016: Witteman Ontdekt: het geluk, VARA (Dutch)
1 December 2016: BNR Nieuwsradio, Spitsuur “Darmen en hersenen: twee handen op één buik” (Dutch)
June 2016: SleutelstadFM, Science071 “De invloed van voedingssupplementen op cognitieve vaardigheden” (Dutch)
August 2015: Deutschlandfunk, Forschung aktuell “Kein Turbo für den Kopf” (German/English)
July 2015: NPR radio, Morning Edition “Prozac in the yogurt aisle: Can good bacteria chill us out?” (English)
3 April 2017: Valerio4Ever, BNN (Dutch)
8 & 15 February 2017: SleutelstadFM, Science071 “Onderzoekers Vera Meester en Laura Steenbergen over deelname Famelab” & “Laura Steenbergen en Christian Eistrup winnaars Leidse voorronde Famelab”(Dutch)
23 December 2016: Witteman Ontdekt: het geluk, VARA (Dutch)
1 December 2016: BNR Nieuwsradio, Spitsuur “Darmen en hersenen: twee handen op één buik” (Dutch)
June 2016: SleutelstadFM, Science071 “De invloed van voedingssupplementen op cognitieve vaardigheden” (Dutch)
August 2015: Deutschlandfunk, Forschung aktuell “Kein Turbo für den Kopf” (German/English)
July 2015: NPR radio, Morning Edition “Prozac in the yogurt aisle: Can good bacteria chill us out?” (English)
Documentary
In February 2017, I was filmed for a documentary on the Microbiome by Altofilms, who earlier produced a documentary titled "Microbirth". The film will be released later this year.
Printed media
My work and I have been featured in several printed media, such as:
Psychologie Magazine (the Netherlands)
Quest (the Netherlands)
Metro (the Netherlands)
KIWI magazine (New-Zealand)
Shape Magazine (United States)
Healthy Magazine (United States)
First for Women (United States)
Clean eating magazine (Canada)
Toronto's Globe & Mail (Canada)
Psychologie Magazine (the Netherlands)
Quest (the Netherlands)
Metro (the Netherlands)
KIWI magazine (New-Zealand)
Shape Magazine (United States)
Healthy Magazine (United States)
First for Women (United States)
Clean eating magazine (Canada)
Toronto's Globe & Mail (Canada)
Blogs
LIBC blog:
I am web editor of and regular contributor to the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition blog. Click the image below to visit this blog.
I am web editor of and regular contributor to the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition blog. Click the image below to visit this blog.
Online articles (recent, selection)
Een beter brein - De Scalpel
In de ban van het brein - Algemeen Dagblad
Eet jezelf slim - Mare
Jezelf etend in de spiegel zien doet eten - Kijk Magazine
For more, see this link.
In de ban van het brein - Algemeen Dagblad
Eet jezelf slim - Mare
Jezelf etend in de spiegel zien doet eten - Kijk Magazine
For more, see this link.
