208 Appendices About the author Aylin Kim Post was born on September 13th 1992 in Harderwijk, The Netherlands. After completing her secondary education in 2010, she enrolled at the University of Groningen to pursue her studies in Human Movement Sciences. Driven to make a meaningful contribution to the field of elite sports, she specialized in sport sciences during her master’s program. However, thirst for adventure led her to briefly venture into a healthy aging project during her internship in Adelaide, Australia, from August 2015 to May 2016. During her time there, she investigated the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation protocols on primary motor cortex neuroplasticity in both young and older adults, leading to her first publication as a (shared) first author (Opie et al., 2017). In August 2016, upon her return to Groningen, The Netherlands, Aylin was presented with the opportunity to gain practical experience as a junior embedded scientist at Sportcentrum Papendal in Arnhem. In this position, she had the privilege of working with elite athletes across various sports, ranging from cycling to volleyball. In March 2017, Aylin began her role as an embedded scientist in swimming for the KNZB and InnoSportLab de Tongelreep. A year and a half later, she embarked on her PhD journey, which was funded through a unique collaboration between the University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, the KNZB and InnoSportLab de Tongelreep. Throughout her PhD, Aylin successfully balanced her research responsibilities with her role as an embedded scientist. In 2020, she launched Talent Topics, an online platform, to make the science behind talent identification and development accessible to practitioners. In 2022, Aylin won the Top Publication Awards from the research institute SHARE for her journal publication studying the development of pacing behavior in talented swimmers. Presently, Aylin has embarked on a new chapter in her career as Specialist Talent Development in Volleyball. Drawing upon the knowledge and experience gained from her years of research and practical involvement, she aspires to make a tangible impact in the field, furthering her commitment to advancing talent identification and development systems in elite sports.
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