Tomas Strooband

Background

About Tomas Strooband

Professional experience: R&D/TS & D Technician at DOW Benelux Responsible for VOC measurement in support of M&E, R&D AND IH & S projects using HS-GC, GC-FID, LC-UV GC-MS and sift-MS Contractor at DOW Benelux for Manpower Analytical Technologist Contractor. Responsible for analytical GC support for M&E, R&D AND IH & S projects using HS-GS, GC-FID, GC-NCD, GC-SCD and GS-MS Eurofins lab Zeeuws-Vlaanderen Analist-1 Responsible for preforming quantifications of pesticides in food and feed using LC-MS/MS and for maintaining, calibrating, and troubleshooting LC-MS/MS equipment. Minor master thesis at Laboratory of Food Microbiology, Wageningen University. Worked on project: “Development of a qPCR based method to quantify P. Fabianii, P.Kudraivevii and S. Cerevisiae during Masau fermentation”. Used techniques: Primer design using DNASTAR, DNA isolation, PCR and qPCR. Master thesis at Cell Biology and Immunology, Wageningen university. Worked on project: “Investigation of the potential effects of ELF-EMF on filopodial dynamics and cell migration”. Used techniques: Human cell culturing, DNA isolation, Neutrophil isolation, Transformation, Confocal microscopy, Image analysis using ImageJ and Cell migration analysis using BD pathway. Internship at Crucell Holland BV in Leiden. Worked on project: “Optimization of cell lysis and DNA precipitation during downstream processing of adenovirus vaccines”. Used techniques: AEX-HPLC, Diafiltration, Casy cell counter, ViCell and Design Of Experiments (DOE) using Design expert. Internship at Turku University of Applied Sciences. Worked on project: ”Development of a method for indentifying S.pyongenes in clinical throat samples utilizingPCR, Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer and sequencing”. The goal of this project was validating van ArcDia Group mariPOC system. Used techniques : DNA isolation and purification, PCR, Gel electroforeses utilizing Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer, Q-PCR utilizig Lightcycler® 480 Real-Time PCR System. Minor project at Avans Hogeschool Breda. Worked on project: “Overexpression of the LDH gene from Bacillus subtillus in E. coli JM 83”. Used techniques: DNA isolation, Gel electrophoresis, PCR, Restriction, Ligation and Transformation.