Jan is a PhD student in the Strategy, Collective Action, and Technology research team. Their interest lie in science and technology, and the role played by lay people (especially patients) in the construction and contestation of knowledge in organizations. 

Within GEM, Jan is also working on the RealWorld 4 Clinic project, funded by EIT Health (part of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology). Prior to joining the school, they obtained an MSc in Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Society from the University of Twente in the Netherlands, and a BA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome.