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.
Katie Nachataya
Master student
My name is Katie Nachataya and I joined the Drost lab to for an 8 months internship. I work together with Juliane Buhl on the project “Validating and targeting malignant rhabdoid tumor-associated cell surface targets”. I study in Amsterdam at UvA doing the Biomedical Sciences “Immunology and Infectious diseases” track.
In my free time I enjoy reading classical literature, volunteering, and traveling to new places.