Dr. S. (Silvia) Coolen

Docent
Translational Plant Biology

I started being involved in education in 2009 as a student assistant at Utrecht University for the ‘microbial interactions’ course during my master in Environmental biology. Since then I have been involved in many different plant and microbe related courses at different Universities and supervised many bachelor and master students during their internships and writing assignments. In spring 2023 I obtained my university teaching qualification (UTQ/BKO) at Radboud University. Since 2023 I am a lecturer at Utrecht University, teaching in a wide variety of courses and supervising many tutor students. 

Involved in the following UU courses:

  • Plant physiology & development 
  • Genome biology
  • Molecular genetic research techniques 
  • Advanced biotechnology
  • Molecular plant-microbe interactions
  • Genomes, Cells & Tissues
  • Research, Design & Analysis
  • Genomica
  • Intro to plant biology (master)