Internship project: 'Comparison of NGS and qPCR with culture methods for MIC risk assessment

Marijke Spijker

Hi, I'm Marijke Spijker. I am almost finished with my Master's degree in Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Groningen, and I am currently completing my graduation project at Microbial Analysis. For this project, I am comparing the various techniques (NGS, qPCR and culture tests) often used to assess MIC risk. I hope this will clarify the advantages and disadvantages of each technique in the context of MIC analysis. I also get to work in the lab, testing the effects of different types of bacteria on steel corrosion.

I enjoy seeing how microbiological knowledge is applied in practice at Microbial Analysis. I am also given the opportunity to pursue my own interests in order to find out more about MIC. 

Carlijn Alblas

Internship project: Development of new assays for identification of MIC in different sample types

I am Carlijn Alblas and I am currently completing the Biotechnology study programme with a major in Forensic Sciences at Van Hall Larenstein in Leeuwarden. During my internship at Microbial Analysis, the sister company of Bioclear earth, I will be working on the development of new assays for the identification of MIC related micro-organisms in different types of samples, such as water, soil or pigging debris.

Floris van Eisden

Graduation internship: market research Next Gen Sequencing for pathogen detection

I am doing my graduation internship at Microbial Analysis as part of my master's degree in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Groningen. Within my master's I am working on the Science, Business and Policy track, which combines science with business.