Droevendaalsesteeg 10
6708 PB Wageningen
The Netherlands
Research assistant at the TE department.
Chemical analyses
Field and greenhouse experiments
Ciska started at NIOO in 2001 as a research assistant at the TE department. Since then she has worked within the department for various projects.
Being part of the chemical lab staff, her work consists of several chromatography method developments and analyzes, lab management and supervision of students.
Experienced in the following analysis techniques
HPLC-DAD Plant exudates - Organic Acids - Phenolics – flavonoids - Glucosinolates
HPLC-ECD Mono- di- and tri-saccharides – Iridoide glycosides – Glucosamine
GC-C-IRMS Analysis of 13C/12C ratio of PLFA’s (fatty acids)
UHPLC-MSMS ergosterol - Amino acids - metabolite screening - glucosamine - plant hormones
GC-FID PLFA’s and NLFA’s (Fatty Acids Methyl Esters)
In addition to chemical analyses, she also provides practical support in the field and greenhouse to the TE department.
"think like a proton and stay positive"