About
Kaj received his Master of Science in Regenerative Medicine & Technology at the University of Utrecht and Technical University Eindhoven, Netherlands.
The focus of his Masters degree was on reinforcing biomaterials to regenerate articular cartilage and the prevention of epigenetic silencing of γ-retroviral vectors in stem cells. In November 2016, Kaj started his Dual Degree PhD in the laboratory of Prof Darryl Knight at the University of Newcastle where his focus was on epithelial-fibroblast cross-talk in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) to gain a deeper understanding of IPF pathology.
After 2 years, in February 2019 Kaj commenced the final two years of his PhD in the laboratory of Dr Janette Burgess at the University Medical Centre Groningen.
He was awarded his PhD in 2021. Kaj is now doing a postdoc at the Woolcock Institute.