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Britt van der Arend graduated from Leiden University with a degree in Medicine in 2019, and is currently pursuing a PhD in the field of neurology at Leiden University Medical Center and Erasmus MC. Her research focuses on the relationship between migraine and female hormones, with a particular emphasis on the impact of hormonal changes on the incidence and severity of migraine attacks. As part of her research, she is conducting the WHAT! Study, an investigation that seeks to shed light on the complex interplay between hormones and migraines (www.whatstudy.nl/en).

Van der Arend also works as a consultant at the headache outpatient clinic of the LUMC. As part of her clinical work and research projects, she was instrumental in developing the digital headache diary, which is used by patients to track their symptoms and monitor their progress. At last, she is involved in teaching (bio)medical students at Leiden University.