Laura van Huizen

Laura van Huizen is an External PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, affiliated with the Biophotonics and Medical Imaging group and the LaserLaB - Biophotonics and Microscopy research facility. Her work bridges biophotonics, medical imaging, and artificial intelligence for clinical applications in disease diagnosis.

Research Interests:

• Higher Harmonic Generation Microscopy
• Autofluorescence Analysis
• AI-assisted Pathology
• Thyroid and Lung Disease Diagnostics

Scientific Awards:

• Multiple poster awards (2016-2018)
• LaserLab Amsterdam Best Scientific Paper award (2020)

Recent Publications focus on real-time histology, thyroid tissue assessment, and pulmonary pathology visualization using advanced microscopy techniques. She has contributed datasets to open science platforms like DataverseNL.