Photo report: in Oscar Kuipers' lab

03 May 2018

Professor of Molecular Genetics Oscar Kuipers works in the Linnaeusborg, the bright green Faculty of Science and Engineering building on the Zernike Campus. He and his team research all kinds of bacteria, particularly those that are resistent to antibiotics.
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_{These photo's have been published in New Scientist. Text: Emmeke Bos, photos: Bram Belloni.}

Kuipers (midden): ‘Mijn functie bestaat voornamelijk uit het begeleiden van promovendi en postdocs. Ook probeer ik met originele ideeën subsidies voor nieuwe projecten binnen te halen’.Kuipers (centre): 'My job is mainly to supervise PhD students and postdocs. I also try to attract funding for new projects by coming up with original ideas.'

Kuipers (centre): 'My job is mainly to supervise PhD students and postdocs. I also try to attract funding for new projects by coming up with original ideas.'

Kuipers ontwikkelt met zijn team ook antimicrobiële stoffen voor de voedings- en landbouwindustrie. In hun petrischaaltjes kweken de onderzoekers natuurlijke middelen die planten gezonder en voedsel langer houdbaar maken.Kuipers and his team develop antimicrobial substances for the food and agriculture industry. The researchers use Petri dishes to cultivate natural remedies that will make plants healthier and increase the lifespan of food.

Kuipers and his team develop antimicrobial substances for the food and agriculture industry. The researchers use Petri dishes to cultivate natural remedies that will make plants healthier and increase the lifespan of food.

Kuipers: ‘Steeds meer ziekteverwekkers worden immuun voor bestaande antibiotica, maar het duurt lang om nieuwe te ontwikkelen. Daar zijn we nu volop mee bezig’.Kuipers: ‘More and more pathogens are becoming immune to existing antibiotics, but it takes a long time to develop new ones. That’s what we’re concentrating on.’

Kuipers: ‘More and more pathogens are becoming immune to existing antibiotics, but it takes a long time to develop new ones. That’s what we’re concentrating on.’

De Linnaeusborg richt zich als een reptiel op uit de grond. In de zonnige zuidkant wordt onderzoek gedaan naar planten, in het noordelijke deel naar dieren. De brug ertussen is bestemd voor moleculair onderzoek.The Linnaeusborg rises up out of the ground like a reptile. In the sunny south side, research is conducted into plants, and in the northern part the research is on animals. The bridge between is dedicated to molecular research.

The Linnaeusborg rises up out of the ground like a reptile. In the sunny south side, research is conducted into plants, and in the northern part the research is on animals. The bridge between is dedicated to molecular research.

Onderzoeker Luiza Morawska volgt live de bacterie Bacillus subtilis met een speciale fluorescentie-microscoop. De kamer is donker, zodat het fluorescentiesignaal niet wordt verstoord. Morawska onderzoekt hoe bacteriën genen op elkaar overdragen.Researcher Luiza Morawska follows the Bacillus subtilis bacterium live with a special florescence microscope. The room is dark so as not to disturb the florescence signal. Morawska researches how bacteria transfer genes to each other.

Researcher Luiza Morawska follows the Bacillus subtilis bacterium live with a special florescence microscope. The room is dark so as not to disturb the florescence signal. Morawska researches how bacteria transfer genes to each other.

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