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Staff members with discipline Biology

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

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t.a.p.van.den.akker rug.nl
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Marine Microbiologist with an interest in phytoplankton, algal physiology, primary production, DMSP production and sea ice habitats.
M.G. (Mareike) Bach, MSc
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m.g.bach rug.nl
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PhD Student
Structural Biology
cryo Electron Microscopy (cryo-EM)
Membrane Proteins
C. (Cristina) Batista Paulino, Prof Dr
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c.paulino rug.nl
+31 50 36 33402
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Associate Professor, Head of cryo-EM unit
K.J. (Koen) van Benthem, PhD
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k.j.van.benthem rug.nl
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Assistant Professor (Teaching Tenure Track)
Field / Discipline
Joint PhD at Maquarie University of Sydney
F. (Flavia) Berlinghieri
Contact
f.berlinghieri rug.nl
+31 6 2935 5189
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PhD student
Microbiology (studies and previous work experience),  neuroscience (studies and research projects), teaching in practicals
K. (Kristine) van der Bij, MSc
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k.van.der.bij rug.nl
+31 6 3192 1236
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Teacher Biology and Life Science & Technology
Field / Discipline
Neurogenetics, Pheromonal communication, social and sexual behaviours, reproduction, Drosophila.
J.C. (Jean-Christophe) Billeter, Prof
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j.c.billeter rug.nl
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Professor, Neurogenetics of Social Behaviour
Aging, cellular senescence, cancer
M. (Michela) Borghesan
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m.borghesan rug.nl
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Avian Migration, Evolutionary ecology, Climate change, Dispersal, Population ecology, Adaptation to changing environments
prof. dr. ir. C. (Christiaan) Both
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c.both rug.nl
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Professor of Animal Ecology
dr. E.M.C. (Esther) Bouma
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e.m.c.bouma rug.nl
+31 50 36 36434
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Institutional researcher
Algae ecophysiology - Biogeochemistry
D. (Deborah) Bozzato, Dr
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d.bozzato rug.nl
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Project Manager HAICu - Project leader 'Smarter Academic Year'
dr. S.W.M. (Sophia) Bruggeman
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s.w.m.bruggeman umcg.nl
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Rosalind Franklin fellow (scientist, junior group leader)
Clinical: reconstructive orthopedic surgery, children orthopedic surgery, knee surgery, foot and ankle surgeryResearch: cartilage and bone reconstruction, biomaterials, infection related to biomaterialsClinical reserach: healthy ageing, analysis movement... read more
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s.k.bulstra umcg.nl
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Head Department of Orthopedy UMCG
Field / Discipline
Transcriptional, translational and post-translational control of gene regulation.
Moelcular mechansims in ageing, lifespan determination and age-related diseases.
Molecular mechanims and metabolic alterations in tumour development.
prof. dr. C.F. (Cor) Calkhoven
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c.f.calkhoven umcg.nl
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Professor
Otter, radiotracking, wildlife management
dr. ing. A.W.J.J. (Addy) de Jongh
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a.w.j.j.de.jongh rug.nl
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Researcher
Field / Discipline
Aging, cancer, age-related disease, cellular senescence
prof. dr. M. (Marco) Demaria
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m.demaria umcg.nl
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Full Professor
Field / Discipline
Animal Ecology, Ecophysiology, Microbiome
dr. M.W. (Maurine) Dietz
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m.w.dietz rug.nl
+31 50 36 32044
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Research Associate
Field / Discipline
My research concerns the mechanisms and functions of cooperation, creativity, and conflict within and between groups. The approach is broadly interdisciplinary, covering the behavioral sciences (e.g., sociology and social psychology), business and... lees meer
prof. dr. C.K.W. (Carsten) de Dreu
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c.k.w.de.dreu rug.nl
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Professor
- ageing models
- life history trade-offs 
- immunosenescence
- ecoimmunology
M.M.G. (Merijn) Driessen, MSc
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m.m.g.driessen rug.nl
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PhD Student
dr. C.M. (Cato) Drion
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c.m.drion rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
prof. dr. C.J.M. (Martijn) Egas
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martijn.egas rug.nl
+31 6 5001 9888
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Evolution and Behaviour
Policy officer / Coaching and training for PhD students
dr. C.M. (Corine) Eising
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c.m.eising rug.nl
+31 50 36 39140
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PhD Coordinator
Field / Discipline
Transport processes in plants, CO2 utilization in algae and plants, Stress physiology in plants
prof. dr. J.T.M. (J Theo M) Elzenga
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j.t.m.elzenga rug.nl
+31 50 36 32307
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Professor Ecophysiology of Plants
Field / Discipline
Life history evolution, cancer ecology & evolution, senescence
E.Y. (Yagmur) Erten, PhD
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e.y.erten rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Conservation, Entomology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, Fruit protection
K. (Karla) Escobedo Quevedo, Msc
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k.escobedo.quevedo rug.nl
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PhD student
Molecular diagnostics of infectious diseases -Molecular Biology - Cell biology - Microbiology - Genomics - Next Generation Sequencing - Genotyping
dr. M.A. Fliss
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m.a.chlebowicz umcg.nl
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PostDoc/ MMMio
Enzyme discovery, enzyme engineering, biocatalysis, redox enzymology
prof. dr. ir. M.W. (Marco) Fraaije
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m.w.fraaije rug.nl
+31 50 36 34345
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Full Professor
Chronobiology and Sleep
dr. M.C.M. (Marijke) Gordijn, PhD
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m.c.m.gordijn rug.nl
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Researcher Human Chronobiology
Field / Discipline
STEM higher education, education design and assessment, teacher professional development, biology of learning
dr. F.H.C.E. (Ferdinand) van der Graaf
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f.h.c.e.van.der.graaf rug.nl
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Behavioural Biology, behavioural development and steroid hormnones, animal personalities, behavioural lateralization
dr. A.G.G. (Ton) Groothuis
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a.g.g.groothuis rug.nl
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Professor
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j.hagauer rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
Biomimetic
L. (Lukas) Hageneder
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l.hageneder rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
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m.r.hamberg rug.nl
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PhD candidate
Field / Discipline
Learning and Memory, Hippocampal function, Synaptic plasticity, Sleep deprivation, Chemogenetics, Optogenetics, Memory Engrams Transgenic mouse models, Viral approaches, Long-term potentiation.
prof. dr. R. (Robbert) Havekes
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r.havekes rug.nl
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Associate Professor (Neuroscience of Memory and Sleep)
Field / Discipline
I’m researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), and a professor of Coastal Ecology at the University of Groningen. I study interactions between organisms and their environment in coastal ecosystems. My research primarily focuses... read more
prof. dr. ir. T. (Tjisse) van der Heide
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t.van.der.heide rug.nl
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Professor of Coastal Ecology
*  Chronobiology
*  Circannual rhythms
*  Clocks of wild organisms
*  Migration
*  Clock disruption
*  Evolution & ecology of timing
*  Seasonal biology
*  Environmental physiology
*  Ornithology
B. (Barbara) Helm
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b.helm rug.nl
+31 50 36 32780
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Associate Professor for Biological Rhythms of Natural Organisms
Field / Discipline
Research support and strategy, grant writing support, liaison officer, ISO certification
dr. ing. M.H.W. (Michiel) Hooiveld
Contact
m.h.w.hooiveld umcg.nl
+31 6 2564 7704
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Programme manager a.i., Data Science Center in Health (DASH) and staff advisor, Research Office, UMCG
Field / Discipline
RNA structure determination in living cells
D. (Danny) Incarnato, PhD
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d.incarnato rug.nl
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Tenure-track Assistant Professor
dr. L.P.W.G.M. (Louis) Jacobus Mgn Van De Zande
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louis.van.de.zande rug.nl
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Emeritus Associate professor
J.A. (Josien) Janssen
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j.a.janssen rug.nl
+31 6 1551 0011
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Field / Discipline
Theoretical Biology, Modeling
dr. T. (Thijs) Janzen
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t.janzen rug.nl
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Scientific Programmer
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l.jardim.de.queiroz rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
Inborn errors of metabolism, GSD-I, Cell signalling, metabolism, autophagy and cell biology
A.K. Kishore
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a.k.kishore umcg.nl
Function
Non-coding RNAs, microRNAs, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), B-cell lymphoma
dr. J.L. (Joost) Kluiver
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j.l.kluiver umcg.nl
+31 50 361 5788
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Postdoc
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m.l.koloko.ngassie umcg.nl
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PhD Student
Field / Discipline
Microscopy, Cell Biology, Yeast, Research, Education, Peroxisomes
ing. A.M. (Arjen) Krikken
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a.m.krikken rug.nl
+31 50 36 32177
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Biological Safety Officer
Field / Discipline
Islet biology
dr. J.K. (Janine) Kruit
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j.k.kruit umcg.nl
+31 50 361 2326
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Assistant professor
Island Biogeography, Phylogenetics, Biodiversity
L.M. (Luís) Lima Valente, Dr PhD
Contact
l.m.lima.valente rug.nl
+31 6 1328 5222
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Associate Professor, GELIFES
Field / Discipline
biology, polar regions, arctic, ecology, geese, migration, grazing
dr. M.J.J.E. (Maarten J J E) Loonen
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m.j.j.e.loonen rug.nl
+31 50 36 36056
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Associate Professor Arctic Ecology
Field / Discipline
animal behaviour, evolution of animal signals, sexual selection and mate choice, sensory ecology, phenotypic plasticity, speciation, biodiversity
prof. dr. M.E. (Martine) Maan
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m.e.maan rug.nl
+31 50 36 32196
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Rosalind Franklin Fellow
Field / Discipline
Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, Stress, Brain Function
prof. dr. P. (Peter) Meerlo
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p.meerlo rug.nl
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Associate Professor - The Biology of Sleep
Field / Discipline
Background - Microbiology & Biotechnology - Analytical chemistry (LC/MS based approaches, metabolomics) Current work within Center for Development and Innovation, UMCG:   - Project Management Public-Private Partnerships  - Coordination Public-Private... read more
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m.e.merlo umcg.nl
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Project manager Center for Development and Innovation UMCG
Auditory-vocal learning and memory
S. (Sanne) Moorman, PhD
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s.moorman rug.nl
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Assistant professor (research tenure track)
Ageing biology
Invertebrate biology
Stem cell biology
dr. S.M. (Stijn) Mouton
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s.m.mouton umcg.nl
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Research Associate
Field / Discipline
Seaweed and mussel cultivation
F.C.M. (Femke) van Nimwegen, MSc
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f.c.m.van.nimwegen rug.nl
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PhD student
Hematopoietic stem cells
dr. R.P. (Ronald) van Os
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r.p.van.os umcg.nl
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Research Officer
Field / Discipline
Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience
C. (Celina) Pütz
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c.putz rug.nl
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PhD Student
Photography, content creation, science journalism and -communication, strategy development, strategic communication
L.J. (Leoni) von Ristok, MSc
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l.von.ristok rug.nl
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Visual editor I photographer
Field / Discipline
Antibiotica
Lanthipeptides
Posstranslationele Modification Enzymes
Peptide Design
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f.ruijne rug.nl
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PhD-student
Paleogenomics, aDNA, isotopes, population genetics, marine mammals, molecular biology, bioinformatics
E.J. (Emily Johana) Ruiz Puerta, MSc
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e.j.ruiz.puerta rug.nl
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Postdoctoral Researcher ArcHeritage
Field / Discipline
dr. H.H.W. (Herman) Sillje
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h.h.w.sillje umcg.nl
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Head Experimental Cardiology Laboratory
Inflammation, vesicular transport, lipid metabolism, cholesterol transport, mouse transgenesis, liver disease
prof. dr. A.J.A. (Bart) van de Sluis
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a.j.a.van.de.sluis umcg.nl
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Professor of Molecular Genetics and Translational Biology
community ecology, plant communities, plant-plant interactions, facilitation, grazing, vertebrate herbivory, rewilding, seed predation, tree recruitment, exclosure studies, ecology of fear, return of the wolf, trophic cascades, predation, feral cats,... read more
prof. dr. ir. C. (Chris) Smit
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c.smit rug.nl
+31 50 36 38833
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Professor in Experimental Conservation Ecology
Field / Discipline
societal impact, strategic research advice, scientific storytelling, EU funding, national funding, outreach, science communication
dr. A.B. (Anja) Smykowski
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a.b.smykowski umcg.nl
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Manager UMCG Grant Support Hub and coordinator UMCG impact team
Field / Discipline
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j.spoelder rug.nl
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PhD student
Medical biology
dr. D. (Dicky) Struik
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d.struik umcg.nl
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Postdoc
Animal Ecology, Physiological Ecology, Wild Immunology
prof. dr. B.I. (Irene) Tieleman
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b.i.tieleman rug.nl
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Professor and Rosalind Franklin fellow
Immunology, Inflammation, Autoimmune Diseases, ANCA-associated Vasculitis
dr. M.M. (Mirjan) van Timmeren
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m.m.van.timmeren rug.nl
+31 50 36 38547
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Academic advisor Pharmacy
Physiology and ecology of seaweeds
prof. dr. K.R. (klaas) Timmermans
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k.r.timmermans rug.nl
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honorary professor Marine Plant Biomass
Please refer and to: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yvonne_Verkuil, and to my profile on LinkedIn.
dr. Y.I. (Yvonne) Verkuil
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y.i.verkuil rug.nl
+31 50 36 32040
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Research & teaching technician
Field / Discipline
prof. dr. M.E. (Marcel) Visser
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m.e.visser rug.nl
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Honorary Professor
Field / Discipline
Art Behaviors
Human Cognition
Ecological Humanities
Cross-Species Comparisons
dr. A. Wah
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a.wah.laborde rug.nl
+31 50 398 4096
Function
Assistant Professor in Arts and Cognition
L. (Liping) Wang
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liping.wang rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
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h.j.westra umcg.nl
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Postdoctoral researcher
Animal ecology, farmland birds
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p.wiersma rug.nl
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Guest employee Animal Ecology
Field / Discipline
E. (Elodie) Wilwert, PhD
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e.wilwert rug.nl
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Field / Discipline
prof. dr. E.A. (Eddy) van der Zee
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e.a.van.der.zee rug.nl
+31 50 36 32062
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Full Professor
Molecular Microbiology, Microscopy techniques
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a.u.zielinska rug.nl
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