We invite you to join us at the René Remie Surgical Skills Centre (RRSSC) in Almere, The Netherlands, for our free two-day workshop on Kaha Telemetry!

Caren van Kammen
PhD Candidate 
University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands

Caren van Kammen is a PhD candidate in the nanomedicine group of professor Raymond Schiffelers and together with Professor and Gynaecologist Titia Lely at the University Medical Center Utrecht. She focuses on lipid-based nanoparticles as drug delivery systems in the search for a new therapeutic approach in hypertension disorders during pregnancy. She possesses a wide range of experiences in preclinical models related to cardiovascular health. Previously she and her colleague Fieke Terstappen succeeded to set up the Reduced uterine perfusion pressure model (RUPP) at the UMCU, a surgical model which mimics the cardinal features of preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction e.g. hypertension and fetal growth restriction. The ultimate goal of our translational research group is to enhance understanding from bench to bedside, with the aim of ameliorating vascular complications arising during pregnancy. 

Connar Westgate, Ph.D
Post-doctoral Fellow, Danish Headache Center    
Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, University of Copenhagen         

Connar is a senior scientist at the Danish Headache Center, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup. His work focuses on the pharmacological and physiological manipulation of intracranial pressure in order to understand the pathophysiology of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Over the course of almost 5 years, he has gained extensive experience in rat in vivo intracranial pressure telemetry, having validated and published extensively with the technique. More broadly, his academic work has contributed to publications including clinical trials, disease phenotyping and pre-clinical research. His current work is focused on understanding the interplay between intracranial pressure and headache, funded by a Lundbeck Foundation post-doctoral Fellowship. 

Beth Rees
BSc in Neuroscience
Aston University, United Kingdom     

Beth Rees completed a BSc in Neuroscience at Aston University, UK. Her final year project investigated the effect of a low-level NMDA receptor blockade on hippocampal GABAergic inhibition. Since graduating Beth has worked between Aston and ADInstruments as an Optogenetic Biopotential Telemeter Specialist. As part of this unique Knowledge Transfer Partnership Beth has been refining the implantation method for ADI’s novel optogenetics telemeter, testing stimulation protocols and collecting first in animal data.