Joke den Haan Group members

Dr. Alsya Affandi (postdoctoral researcher)
Our group study different types of antigen-presenting-cells (APCs) in human and mouse and we previously found that antigen-targeting to CD169+ macrophages can stimulate superior T & B cells responses. I aim to develop an effective vaccination strategy targeting CD169+ APCs using liposomes to induce anti-pancreatic cancer immune responses. The role of macrophages and dendritic cells subsets (cDCs & pDCs) in this context is investigated. Email: a.affandi@vumc.nl

Katarina Olesek (technician)
The main focus of our group is on vaccination strategy and immune therapy for cancer in melanoma and pancreatic cancer models. I mostly perform various in vitro assays like antigen presentation, binding and internalization assays, immunostainings (FACS and immunofluorescent staining on tissue) and ELISA.
Email: k.olesek@vumc.nl

Maarten Nijen Twilhaar (PhD)

Rianne Bouma (PhD)

Zeling Aru Wang (PhD)