Irene van den Broek

Irene van den Broek is an Assistant Professor at the College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, within the Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery department. She combines academic roles with freelance data visualization work.

• Teaches Bioanalysis (Bachelor's level)
• Supervises students in academic writing and intervision
• Develops interactive R Shiny applications for citizen science projects

Her research focuses on:

• Bioanalysis techniques
• Quantified Self health tracking
• Data Visualization for health & environmental data
• Wearable Devices integration (Ōura Ring, RescueTime)

Key article trends include environmental monitoring (Onze Lucht, Was het Donker?) and personal health analytics using R packages like echarts4r and reactable. Projects emphasize interactive web visualization and citizen science applications.

She provides:

• Academic writing guidance
• Tutoring frameworks for student intervision
• Workshops on scientific communication

Key projects include:

• Onze Lucht (air quality heatmaps)
• Was het Donker? (light pollution visualization)
• Ōura Ring Analysis (sleep/activity metrics)