David Maresca

- Assistant Professor of Imaging Physics
- HFSP Cross-Disciplinary Fellowship, Caltech
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Institut Langevin, ESPCI
- Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Erasmus MC
- M.Sc. Acoustics, Université Paris Diderot

- Magister degree Physics, Université Paris Diderot

Baptiste Heiles, PhD

- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

- Ph.D. Imaging Physics, PSL Université Paris

- M.Sc. Thermal Sciences, Ecole Centrale Paris

- ENS Cachan Engineering Degree

I am postdoctoral scholar at the Maresca Lab, ImPhys, TU Delft. I have joined the team to develop fast volumetric imaging of gas vesicles and further develop 3D biomolecular ultrasound imaging of living organisms.

Dion Terwiel, Ir

- Ph.D. candidate, Bioengineering

- M.Sc. Life Science & Technology, TU Delft

- B.Sc. Life Science & Technology, TU Delft

I am a PhD candidate working on gas vesicle engineering, an exciting new protein-based contrast agent for molecular ultrasound imaging.

Rick Waasdorp, Ir

- Ph.D. candidate, Imaging Physics

- M.Sc. Biomechanical Engineering, TU Delft

- B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, TU Delft

I am a mechanical engineer with a huge interest in developing new innovative tools for healthcare. My research focuses on developing non-invasive ultrasound neuroimaging methods.

Alina Kuliesh, Ir

- Ph.D. candidate, Imaging Physics

- M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, TU Delft

- B.Sc. Applied Math & Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

My PhD project lies at the interface of ultrasound contrast agents engineering, pulse sequence development and AI-based computational imaging. My specific goal is to further advance the capabilities of breakthrough vascular imaging method called ultrasound localization microscopy.

Tarannum Ara

- Junior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

- M.Sc. Biotechnology, JNU, New Delhi, India

- B.Sc. Biotechnology, Patna Science College, India

I am a lab manager at the Maresca Lab, ImPhys, TU Delft. I assist PhD colleagues with gas vesicle bioengineering for ultrasound imaging.

Olivia Weidlich

- M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, DTU

- B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, DTU

I am a M.Sc. student from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), with a specialization in the field of Biomedical Engineering. I am conducting my master’s thesis at the Maresca Lab on functional ultrasound neuroimaging.

Myrthe Wiersma

- Bsc. Mechanical Engineering, TU Delft

- Msc. Systems & Control, TU Delft

During my Master Thesis project, I aim to apply my knowledge on estimation and filtering to the field of ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM).  The goal of my project is to develop a method to better assess blood flow in the microvasculature. 

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In my free time, I like to go outdoors or to the bouldering gym! Besides that, I'm always up for a coffee!

Juancito van Leeuwen

- M.Sc Nanobiology, TU Delft

- M.Sc Biomedical Engineering, TU Delft

- B.Sc Nanobiology, TU Delft

My name is Juancito van Leeuwen and I’m originally from Aruba, a small island in the Caribbean. As of September 2021, I am doing my double degree master thesis on nanoscale biomolecular ultrasound contrast agents.

Tan Xin

- M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, TU Delft

- B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology

I am a master student at the Maresca Lab, currently exploring new developments in the field of ultrasound shear wave elastography.

Lab Alumni

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Violinde den Breeijen, Bachelor End Project, Spring 2020

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Dora Hoendermis, Bachelor End Project, Summer 2020