Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Alex van Keeken is a research assistant at the Sleep and Cognition Lab of Nederlands Herseninstituut since August 2022. Prior to this role, Alex served as a research intern at Amsterdam UMC's Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, where a master thesis focused on "Symptom Interactions in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Typical Development." Experience also includes internships in clinical neuropsychology at VU Amsterdam, focused on cognitive correlates of problem behavior, and at the Sleep & Memory Lab at Universiteit van Amsterdam, researching the effects of Targeted Memory Reactivation on PTSD treatment. Alex's educational background encompasses a Master of Science in Cognitive Neuropsychology from VU Amsterdam, a Global Exchange Program in Psychology at The University of Hong Kong, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology from the University of Amsterdam. Early work experience includes volunteering at Global Exploration and serving as a waitress at Eetcafé de Lanteern.
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Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) is the country’s leading fundamental neuroscience research institute, in the international and progressive city of Amsterdam. It provides a critical mass of scientists (spanning more than 27 nationalities) and neuroscience facilities, in a highly interactive, dynamic, multi-cultural environment, with English as the working language. We perform fundamental research into the functioning of the brain. In the longer term, this knowledge will lead to new treatments, although direct applications are also explored. As an institute for excellent fundamental research the NIN’s role is unique. The NIN supplies universities and university medical centers in the Netherlands with top researchers and with innovative and applicable knowledge that is the result of long-running research lines at the NIN. Apart from that, the Netherlands Brain Bank, the primate unit and the Netherlands Sleep Register are (inter)national facilities for researching human brain tissue, cognitive functions and sleep patterns.