Cindy van Velthoven

About Cindy van Velthoven

I am an experienced Stem Cell Biologist/Neuroscientist with strength in developing and optimizing processes, novel techniques and scientific concepts. I find excitement in fast-paced, high pressure projects while working with others from a variety of backgrounds.• 15+ years of technical and professional experience in Neuroscience and Molecular Stem Cell Biology, with special expertise in NGS technologies, single cell genomics, spatial transcriptomics, and analyses.• Outstanding technical and troubleshooting skills, developed over 10+ years of wet- and dry-lab experience. Able to readily identify issues or upcoming problems and provide possible solutions. • Excellent time and project management skills, which I have used to directly oversee multiple projects throughout their full life cycle.• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, which have resulted in 15+ first-author publications, 10+ conference presentations and 5+ invited lectures.• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills. Mentored various scientists, bioinformaticians, research associates, and graduate students. Leading a team of Scientists, Data analysts and research associates.Technical skills: qPCR,(single-cell) RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, RIP-seq, Western blotting, immuno-precipitation, tissue culture, cell based assays, immunohistochemistry, fluorescent imaging, flow cytometry, process development, process validation, data analysis using R, Python, Linux/Unix and cloud computing (AWS)

Experience

1. Associate Investigator

   Allen Institute

   May 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Quantic School of Business and Technology

  Executive MBA

• Avans University of Applied Sciences

  B.Sc., Biomedical Laboratory Sciences

  1998 — 2002

• Radboud University

  M.Sc., Biomedical Sciences

  2002 — 2005

• Utrecht University

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience

  2006 — 2011