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Dr Sterre de Boer
Name:
Dr Sterre de Boer
Job Title:
Post-doctoral Researcher
Place of work / study:
Alzheimercentrum Amsterdam
Area of Research:
My research focus is on Sporadic Frontotemporal dementia, early diagnostics and neuropsychiatry.
How is your work funded:
Early Career Grant from Alzheimer Nederland
Tell us a little about yourself:
I am a medical doctor and post-doctoral researcher at the Alzheimercentrum Amsterdam, AmsterdamUMC (Netherlands) where I also obtained my PhD in 2024. I began working on the international DIPPA-FTD project, a study aiming to accurately distinguish psychiatric disorders from sporadic bvFTD, under the supervision of prof. dr. Yolande Pijnenburg in July 2020. In 2023, as part of the DIPPA-FTD study, I worked at the Brain & Mind Centre of the University of Sydney, Australia, under the supervision of prof. dr. Olivier Piguet where I still hold an honorary affiliation. Throughout my PhD, I have coordinated the NIC-FTD and DIPPA-FTD consortia and served on the communication team of the International Society of Frontotemporal Dementia (ISFTD). Working as a scientist while still seeing patients and their families is my greatest source of inspiration and motivation. I am grateful to have received the Alzheimer Nederland Early Career Grant, enabling me to continue my research and clinical work as a postdoctoral researcher at the Alzheimercentrum Amsterdam.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself:
Outside of the office, you will find me with my camera taking portraits of friends or the streets and people of Amsterdam, running or enjoying the canals on my boat Gin & Titonic.
Why did you choose to work in dementia:
During my clinical rotation in the psychiatric department, I became intrigued by the symptomatic and diagnostic complexity of FTD. Hearing about the diagnostic delay and misdiagnosis of FTD motivated me to persue a PhD to provide and early and timely diagnosis and care for patients with FTD.
What single piece of of advice would you give to an early career researcher?
Make sure you stay inspired! It doesn’t matter where that inspiration comes from!
What book are you reading right now? Would you recommend it?
Photography is my biggest passion. I just got a book with portraits of famous photographer Vivian Maier. So you won’t find me reading this weekend but “looking” at Maier’s amazing work. Highly recommend!
Favourite film of all time?
Not a film, but I recently watched the series ‘The Bear’. The cinematography was amazing!
Favourite ways to unplug and unwind?
My bike ride home. Walking around Amsterdam with my camera. Going for a run. Seeing my friends!
Can we find you on social media?
Follow @SterredeBoer1
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