Loes Ettema, M.Sc.

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Biography

Loes received her Bachelor’s degree in Medical Natural Sciences in 2021 and her Master’s degree in Biomedical Technology and Physics in 2023, both at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands). She worked in the Biophotonics and Medical Imaging group, supervised by Dr. Freek Ariese and Prof. dr. Marloes Groot, where she performed label-free Raman and fluorescence imaging on Alzheimer’s diseased brain tissues, and used second harmonic generation microscopy to image axon-like structures in differentiated cell cultures. Since July 2023, Loes is working as a PhD student in the Menzel lab, exploring broader applications of Computational Scattered Light Imaging. She investigates various tissue types – containing nerve, muscle, or collagen fibers – and develops dedicated tissue preparation and measurement protocols. Another task is to enable non-invasive surface scans, opening up clinical applications of ComSLI.