Chiwan is a Scientist in the Model Development team at Mimetas where she develops 3D CNS on-a-chip models. She received her master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands). Her main interest during the bachelor’s degree was Immunology, where she gained research experience at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford. During her master’s she focused on research in Neuroscience, the aim of her dissertation was to assess the role of astrocytes in axonal damage in Vanishing White Matter disease at the VU University Medical Center Amsterdam. Besides, she investigated the role of microglia in Glioblastoma by isolating cells from patient’s tumor material at the University Medical Centre of Groningen. At Mimetas she developed an 3D CNS model for high-throughput neurotoxicity and seizure liability testing. In addition, she focusses on developing 3D Parkinson’s disease model for screening of novel drug candidates.