email: e.d.vandeel@amsterdamumc.nl

INTERESTS

I am fascinated by the mechanisms of life and bring this passion into my role as an educator. Drawing from my experience in basic physiology research and higher education, my objective is to ignite my students’ enthusiasm for physiology. Through this process, my students inspire me to stay future-oriented and continually seek new ways to innovate and improve their learning.

I really enjoy creating education that shows how amazing and complex the human body works. My goal is  therefore to design education that aligns with my students’ prior knowledge and clearly demonstrates the relevance of the educational content. Additionally, I aim to create education that is based on the most recent scientific insights into teaching methods.

Furthermore, it is my objective to incorporate current societal themes and the world beyond the academy into education. Therefore, alongside conventional education, my focus in educational development is also largely on creating and implementing education about the transition to research without laboratory animals and on involving lay experts in the field of pathophysiological conditions in education, among other methods through involving citizen science in education.

ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

Citizen Science in Education – Bringing science and society closer