Jelle J.F. Sleeboom

Jelle J.F. Sleeboom is a Researcher in the Microsystems group at Eindhoven University of Technology's Department of Mechanical Engineering under Prof. Jaap den Toonder. His work focuses on developing Cancer-on-a-chip technologies to study metastasis mechanisms, particularly oxygen's role in directional migration and extracellular matrix mechanics.

Education: BSc (2012) and MSc (2013) in Mechanical Engineering from TU Eindhoven. PhD (2020) in joint Soft Tissue Engineering & Mechanobiology and Microsystems groups, with research on tumor microenvironment modeling.

Research Interests: Microfluidics, organ-on-a-chip systems, mechanobiology, and cancer metastasis. Key projects include Harvard collaboration on Blood-Brain Barrier models and development of 3D oxygen gradient chips.

Collaborations: Active in international research networks, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals through biomedical innovation.

Advising: Supervised 2 theses in microfluidic applications. Lab involvement: Core member of den Toonder's Microsystems group, advancing lab-on-a-chip technologies.