Marlinde is senior Programme manager at the Oncode Institute. She leads the Clinical Proof of Concept program, supporting the translation of fundamental innovations into new diagnostics and treatments for cancer patients. She coordinates a team of experts to support and advise Oncode researchers and clinicians who together apply for funding within this programme. Marlinde also fosters connections between clinicians, researchers, and patient representatives through the organization of (clinical) workshops and meetings.
Marlinde is a biomedical scientist by training. She obtained her PhD at the Pediatric Oncology department at the University Medical Center Groningen, where she studied cerebellum development and medulloblastoma. In 2019, she joined the Oncode Institute.