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What is Promeras?

We advocate the rights of all PhD candidates on the institutional and national level

We aspire for high quality supervision and education

We organize social events to promote networking among fellow PhD candidates

We represent all the PhD candidates in Erasmus MC and our main goal is to stand up for their rights, may it be the rights to receive the highest quality supervision or the rights to have the best education. A PhD trajectory may often feel like an individual course, though many are faced with similar obstacles. Promeras functions as a platform for PhD candidates to connect with each other and offer aid to enquiries and issues that PhD candidates may face.

Promeras advises the Erasmus MC PhD Committee on the PhD Education Policy, and solicits attention for certain topics when needed. Within Promeras, several subcommittees exist to address specific matters such as mental health and issues international PhD candidates may encounter. We also organizes social events to promote networking within PhD candidates in Erasmus MC.

Promeras is a member of EPAR (Erasmus PhD Association Rotterdam) and PNN (PhD Network Netherlands). With regular meetings with the PhD representatives of other universities, we discuss and address matters on both the institutional and national level. We strive to learn from each other and together stand up to fight for the rights of all PhD candidates in the Netherlands.

Within Promeras:

  • Well being workgroup
  • International PhDs workgroup
  • Social and networking activities

Affiliations:

  • Erasmus MC PhD committee
  • Erasmus PhD Association Rotterdam (EPAR)
  • PhD Network Netherlands (PNN)
  • Diversity & Inclusion workgroup
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Upcoming events

Interested in joining our seasonal activities or educational events? Amazing! To stay up to date, keep a close eye on our newsletter and socials, and don’t forget to sign up once a new event is announced.

We are excited to see you there!

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For our newsletter

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Be aware: please do so via Google Chrome.

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Board


Christina Eecen

Chair, PNN/LOUP

Christina is currently a PhD candidate at the department of Dermatology, where she is engaged in research focused on skin aging. Christina is the chair of Promeras and .


Diaz Prameyllawati

Diversity & Inclusion, International taskforce

Diaz is a PhD candidate at the department of Public Health. Her project is related to health technology assessment, specifically focusing on the costs and effects of (personalized) treatments for inherited bleeding disorders. Within Promeras, she aims to focus on international PhDs and to work on the diversity and inclusion taskforce.


Federico Silvestri

Digital affairs, Social activities

Federico is a PhD candidate at Clinical Genetics department and his focus is on muscle organoids on chip. For Promeras, he is involved in the social media campaigns and social relationships.


Franka de Jong

Digital affairs & Communications, Social activities

Franka is a PhD candidate specializing in human preimplantation embryo development at the Developmental Biology and Obstetrics & Gynaecology departments. As a member of Promeras, she plays a key role in organizing social events, enhancing their visibility on social media, creating promotional materials, and producing the monthly newsletters.


Isabel Bär

Career development, International taskforce, Social activities

Isabel is joining us from the department of Hematology, where she is doing a PhD studying gene therapy approaches for the bleeding disorder Von Willebrand Disease. For Promeras she is involved in organizing events for both career development and social activities. She also wants to support international PhD students working at the Erasmus MC.


Lesley Patmore

Treasurer & Acquisition

Lesley is a PhD candidate at the department of Gastroenterolgy and Hepatology. She studies the long-term outcomes of patients with chronic hepatitis B and D. At Promeras, she is treasurer and she is responsible for acquisition.


Marjolein Appelman

Treasurer & Acquisition

Marjolein is a PhD candidate in the Department of Hematology. She is committed to advocating for the rights of PhD candidates and aims to ensure fair treatment, better opportunities, and stronger representation for all PhD researchers. At Promeras, Marjolein is treasurer and she is responsible for acquisition.


Matthijs Klaassen

PhD Advocacy, PNN/LOUP, AAV

Matthijs is a PhD student at the Nephrology and Transplantation Department who joined Promeras to enhance PhD well-being, advocate for PhD rights, and contribute to the improvement of the PhD trajectory. As a board member, he is responsible for maintaining contact with the Arts-assistentenvereniging, participating in the LOUP (a national collaboration between all UMC PhD representatives), organizing the round tables of Promeras, and assisting with organizing activities.


Maurits Unkel

Mental health taskforce

Maurits is a PhD candidate at the department of Psychiatry, where he works as a neuroinformatician. He is actively looking to improve mental health and well being of PhD candidates in general.


Maxime van Veghel

Secretary

Maxime is a Neuroscience PhD and the secretary of Promeras. She has the role of secretary, ensuring seamless communication and coordination and maintaining connections both within the hospital and with external collaborators.


Stephani Schmitz

Career development, Social activities

Stephani is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Developmental Biology, where she is engaged in research focused on hematological malignancies. For Promeras, Stephani plays a key role in organizing career development events and supports the secretary when needed.