Curriculum Vitae of Maria Johanna Schilstra

 

Employment record

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Reason for leaving
Oct 2009 Now

School of Computer Science
University of Hertfordshirere
College Lane
Hatfield AL10 9AB
United Kingdom

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Information Technology
Module leader: Internet Technologies (4COM0052); On-line MSc Project in CS and IT (7COM0177)
Teaching: Foundations of Computation (4COM1001); Principles of Network Systems (4COM0072); Data Driven Systems (4COM1002); Computer Architecture (5COM0091)
Research: Structure, function, dynamics, and evolvability of biological regulatory systems. Development of simulation techniques.

 UH
 		 No reason to leave so far - very happy with the opportunity
Jan 2000 Sep 2009

Biological & Neural Computation Laboratory
Science & Technology Research Institutete
University of Hertfordshire
College Lane
Hatfield AL10 9AB
United Kingdom

Senior Research Fellow in Biological & Neural Computation
Research into the structure, function, dynamics, and evolvability of multicellular genetic regulatory systems. Development of simulation techniques. Contribute to the Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML).

UH
Wellcome Trust
BBSRC
EPSRC
 		 Take up teaching in the School of Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire (something I had wanted to do for some time)
Aug 1995 Dec 1999

Molecular Dynamics Group
Biological & Biophysical Chemistry
Imperial College of Science, Technology, & Medicine
Imperial College Road
London SW7 2AY
United Kingdom

Post-doctoral Research Assistant.
Research into the ultrafast reactions involved in water splitting and oxygen production in Photosystem II.

 Leverhulme Trust
EU		 Imminent end of contract; had found a position in which I could combine my interest in systems biology with my newly acquired skills in computing
Jan 1995 Jul 1995

Period of unemployment following move from The Netherlands to the UK

(Research into ligand binding to calmodulin at the National Institute for Medical Research, London)

   Found paid employment at Imperial College London
Mar 199090 Dec 1994

Bijvoet Center for Bio-organic Chemistry
Utrecht University
H.R. Kruytgebouw
Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht
The Netherlands

Senior Post-doctoral Research Fellow.
Research into the catalytic mechanism of lipoxygenase and other oxygen using redox enzymes.

 EU End of contract; loss of hope that there was any chance of finding a permanent niche in The Netherlands; decision to join my partner and take it from there
Aug 1986 Feb 1990

Physical Biochemistry
National Institute for Medical Research
The Ridgeway, Mill Hill
London NW7 1AA
United Kingdom

Post-doctoral Research Fellow.
Research into the causes of microtubule dynamic instability.

 EU
Wellcome Trust
EMBO
 		 Imminent end of contract
Oct 1981 Apr 1986

Protein Synthesis (now Genexpress)
Biochemistry
Leiden University
Wassenaarseweg 64 (then)
Leiden
The Netherlands

Post-graduate Research Assistant.
Research into the structure and function of the protein synthesis elongation factor EF-Tu with biophysical techniques, leading to a doctorate in Biochemistry & Biophysics. Assist at practical classes for undergraduate students in Chemistry.

 RUL Doctorate obtained; decision to embark on an academic career (and gain experience in a lab abroad)
Jan 1980 Jun 1980 Leiden University Dept. of Medicine
Sylvius Laboratory
Leiden, The Netherlands

Under-graduate Research Assistant.
Assist with practical classes for 1st year students in Medicin

 RUL End of contract

 

Education

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Oct 1997 Sep 2000

University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield, UK

 MSc in Computer Science MSc Nov 2000
Oct 1981 Mar 1986

Leiden University
Leiden, The Netherlands

 Biochemistry & Biophysics PhD Apr 1986
Feb 1978 Aug 1981

Leiden University
Leiden, The Netherlands

 Inorganic Chemistry & Biochemistry 'Doctorandus' (~MSc) Aug 1981
Sep 1975 Feb 1978

Leiden University
Leiden, The Netherlands

 Chemistry & Biochemistry 'Kandidaat' (~BSc) Feb 1978
Aug 1969 Jun 1975

Stedelijk Gymnasium
Haarlem, The Netherlands

 Dutch, Latin, German, Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology at final exam Diploma Gymnasium (Grammar school) Jul 1975