Valery studied medical microbiology at the University of Utrecht and received her diploma in 2008.
From 2008 to 2010 Valery worked as a technician at the GGD in Amsterdam, where she performed diagnostic tasks at the microbiology and molecular department. In 2010 she applied for a job in the Amsterdam UMC at the medical microbiology department. During this 4 year project, under the supervision of Dr. S.A.J. Zaat, she investigated biomaterial associated infections, focusing on histology. From 2014 onwards she works as a research technician in the bacterial meningitis research group. Her main focus is to research pathways associated with the outcome of meningitis and investigate new targets for adjuvant treatments.

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