I joined the Princess Máxima Center as a basic researcher and pediatrician in training in June 2018. My primary research interest lies in understanding the molecular biology of pediatric soft tissue sarcomas (STS) and to use that knowledge to develop new treatment options for patients suffering from these tumors. To this end, I study establishment procedures for novel preclinical models of pediatrist STS (i.e., tumor organoid models) as well as bulk and single-cell genomics of these tumors. I am furthermore member of the molecular tumor board of the Dutch iTHER as well as the German INFORM pediatric precision medicine trial.
My hobbies include sports (running, bootcamp) and gaming (board games, tabletop role-playing games, video games). I am the proud father of a boy and a girl.
Carla Rios Arceo
MSc student
I’m Carla Rios Arceo and I am doing my final internship of my MSc in Cancer, Stem Cells and Developmental Biology at the Drost group. My project involves developing a conditional protein degradation system to study the role of SMARCB1 in rhabdoid tumor organoid models.
We all know researchers don’t have a life outside the lab, however I do try. That is why I play basketball from time to time and I am making progress learning Dutch and trying to enjoy cycling under the rain.