Aletta's Talent Network

Aletta’s Talent Network (ATN) connects young researchers in public health and facilitates them in their careers. As part of the Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health, the ATN aims to build bridges connecting the various faculties, departments and organizations that make up Aletta. It is through these connections that young researchers gain insight in new methodologies, and situate their own research in the broader arena of thinking about public health. We want to give young researchers the opportunity to learn from senior experts as well as their peers, exchanging knowledge and experiences, and to widen their skills as a public health researcher.

Socialize and participate

Members of the network have the possibility to socialize during informal activities, meeting potential future employers and discovering job opportunities in public health and/or policy making. Lastly, the Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health provides young researchers the opportunity to participate in research assignments for, and consultancy requests by, external parties.

In summary, this is what Aletta's Talent Network has to offer:

• Exchange of knowledge and experiences.
• Staying informed of each other's research and data sources.
• Opportunities for networking outside your peer group.
• Working on your career.
• Possibilities for joint research.
• Getting involved in the Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health and thus gaining access to professional support.
• The opportunity to contribute to research assignments for and advice requests from external parties.

Upcoming events

Aletta Talent Network Committee

Aniek Kolen
Co-chair at the Aletta Talent Network, PhD candidate at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, UMCG

Aniek has a background in dietetics and human movement sciences. Currently, she is finishing up her PhD on the role of nutrition during (p)rehabilitation in people with a major dysvascular lower limb amputation.

Monique van Cauwenberghe
Co-chair at the Aletta Talent Network, legal researcher and teacher at the RUG, coordinator of the Groningen Centre for Health Law (GCHL) and Global Scientific Network on Law and Tobacco (GSNLT)

Monique has a social sciences, health and legal background. Currently, she is researching health and human rights arguments in climate litigation relating to displacement. She is also in the process of turning her LLM thesis into a PhD project focusing on human rights and mental health and gender-based violence amongst climate-disaster internal displaced persons.

Josephine Bokermann
Treasurer at the Aletta Talent Network, PhD candidate at the Health Sciences Department, UMCG

Josephine's background in Health Sciences and Epidemiology has guided her career in promoting health for both students and employees. Currently, in her PhD research, she is focused on improving the reintegration of long-term sick-listed employees in the Netherlands, particularly in the construction and elderly care sectors, by providing targeted support across key areas of the process.

Maryory Galvis Pedraza
PhD candidate, Campus Fryslân - MCL 

Background in health sciences, especially in Bacteriology and Laboratory Medicine. Master degree in Epidemiology. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on analyzing the relationship between biological markers and outcomes in patients discharged from intensive care.

Núria Pujol Furelos
General Committee Member, PhD candidate at the Department of Department of (Early Modern) History & Department of Sustainable Health (Campus Fryslân)

Núria is an interdisciplinary PhD candidate with a background in Biomedical Sciences and History of Science. Her current research is at the intersection of History of Medicine and Public health. She is currently studying the history of public health during the Spanish Enlightenment in tandem with her research on the social determinants of health.

Taichi Ochi
General Committee Member. Research Fellow. Pillar Lead

Taichi is investigating the utilisation of genetic biomarkers and social determinants of health to optimise treatment outcomes in patients with major depressive disorders and type II diabetes. He is also part of the Open Science Program, focusing on addressing challenges faced in establishing and growing communities in the discipline.

Trishnika Chakraborty
Content Manager, PhD in the Department of Health Sciences

Trishnika is an Endodontist working in the topic of oral epidemiology,  health literacy and global oral health. She is working on development of patient centered communication training for dental students. She has diverse experience in blogging, social media content creation to promote medical information to the general public.

Windson Lin
PhD candidate, Faculty of Arts

Windson Lin is a PhD candidate specializing in History of Medicine. He studies the translation of medical concepts between Chinese Medicine and American psychiatry. His research explores how medical knowledge travels across cultural, geographical and epistemic boundaries within the framework of Science and Technology Studies.

Hadi Hasan
PhD candidate, Faculty of Law - Rug. Researcher at ELSA Lab

Hadi Hasan is a PhD candidate specializing in Refugee Health and Human Rights. His research focuses on healthcare access barriers faced by  refugees and asylum seekers in the Netherlands, exploring the role of AI in improving communication within healthcare settings. Through interdisciplinary frameworks, Hadi examines how legal, social, and technological factors intersect to impact healthcare equity for vulnerable populations.