Tim De Coster

Hello!

Welcome to my personal webpage.
My name is Tim and I'm a postdoctoral researcher at the Leiden University Medical Center. In my pastime I'm an avid hiker, basketball enthusiast, and life-long artist (drawing and watercolor).

Enjoy exploring!

2 articles are currently in the publication process. Stay tuned!

 Selected News Highlights

My proposal named SASQUATCH (Searching for Arrhythmia Solutions through Quantification and Analysis of Transient CHaos) was awarded an MSCA PF grant.

An excellent postdoc was appointed on the NWO Open Mind grant for the following 7 months :)

Thrilled to anounce I won one of the 7 Open Mind grants for innovative and out-of-the-box ideas with a high societal relevance and potential impact.

 Selected Research Highlights

A review detailing the road from monitoring bioelectricity (Einthoven) to modulating it (end-user).

A thorough computational and experimental analysis of a surprising similarity between volcanoes and arrhythmias.

Development of a novel method to adjust cardiac action potentials real-time at will.

 Selected Community Highlights

Article in Dutch detailing more basic concepts of the biophysics behind cardiac rhythm

I present my research and passion for science to classrooms all around the world.

I am a guest editor for a special collection centering around arrhythmias in Scientific Reports.

Pastime Highlights

Went for 3 days of caving in the largest cave system in the world, located in Vietnam. Phenomenal!

Christmas presents for 2024 in the form of hand-made embroidered hats.

Experiencing the wonders of East-Asia from incredible mountain ranges to fresh sashimi!