Current PhD Projects
![Tim P. Ahuis](/research/gelifes/_phd/ahuis.png)
Tim P. Ahuis
Supervisors: Martien Kas (NeuBio), Janet Nicholson (Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany)
EQIPD - The European Quality In Preclinical Data project
![Mareike Bach](/research/gelifes/_phd/bach.png)
Mareike G. Bach
Supervisors: Theo Elzenga (GREEN), Jaqueline Stefels (GREEN)
Predicting DMS(P) production in a high-CO2 world - Does algal carbon-utilization provide the answer?
![Wender Bil](/research/gelifes/_phd/bil.png)
Wender Bil
Supervisors: Christiaan Both (ConsEco), Raymond Klaassen (ConsEco), Janne Ouwehand (ConsEco)
Ecology of Pied flycatchers on the wintering grounds in relation to migration
![Martje L.M. Birker](/research/gelifes/_phd/birker.png)
Martje L.M. Birker
Supervisors: Jan Komdeur (BPE), Ton Groothuis (EGDB), Rodrigo Vásquez Salfate (University of Chile)
Do parental effects mediate adaptation to climate differences? - A study in a bird species breeding at different latitudes
![Henrique Bravo Gouveia](/research/gelifes/_phd/bravo.png)
Henrique M. Bravo Gouveia
Supervisors: Per Palsboll (GREEN), Sancia van der Meij (GREEN)
Diversification on coral reefs
![Romy Smit](/research/gelifes/_phd/smit.png)
J. Romy Buwalda-Smit
Supervisors: Martien Kas (NeuBio), Jon Laman (UMCG), Mick Elliot (EGDB)
Evolutionary function and epigenetic profile of fetal-maternal microchimeric cells during mouse pregnancy
![Ines Daras](/research/gelifes/_phd/daras.png)
Ines M. Daras
Supervisors: Franjo Weissing (TRÊS), Sander van Doorn (TRÊS)
Eco-evolutionary causes and consequences of plasmid-mediated horizontal gene transfer
![Lauren de Wit](/research/gelifes/_phd/nn.png)
Lauren de Wit
Supervisors: Roelof Hut (NeuBio), Eddy van der Zee (NeuBio), Rob Henning (UMCG)
What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger - Increased lifespan in hibernators despite DNA damage
![Nicolas Doubovetzky](/research/gelifes/_phd/doubovetzky.png)
Nicolas P. Doubovetzky
Supervisors: Jean-Christoph Billeter (NeuBio), Bregje Wertheim (EGDB)
Neurogenetic dissection of a sexual conflict in Drosophila melanogaster
![Merijn M.G. Driessen](/research/gelifes/_phd/driessen.png)
Merijn M.G. Driessen
Supervisors: Simon Verhulst (BPE), Ido Pen (TRÊS), Irene Tieleman (BPE)
Mosaic aging
![Jean-Yves Duriaux Chavarria](/research/gelifes/_phd/duriaux.png)
Jean-Yves Duriaux Chavarria
Supervisors: Pablo Tittonell (ConsEco), Viviana Ruiz-Gutierrez (Cornell University), Ruth Howison (ConsEco)
People-Nature trade-offs and synergies in agricultural landscapes - Guiding conservation and regeneration from local people’s perspectives
![Karla Escobedo Quevedo](/research/gelifes/_phd/escobedo-quevedo.png)
Karla Escobedo Quevedo
Supervisors: Bregje Wertheim (EGDB), Herman Helsen (WUR)
Development and effectiveness of bait sprays as part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of Drosophila suzukii
![Yoran H. Gerritsma](/research/gelifes/_phd/gerritsma.png)
Yoran H. Gerritsma
Supervisors: Simon Verhulst (BPE), Sietse de Boer (NeuBio)
Parsing developmental plasticity of personality in zebra finches
![Aude Giraud](/research/gelifes/_phd/giraud.png)
Aude A. Giraud
Supervisors: Martine Maan (EGDB), Han Adriaenssen (Philosophy)
Epigenetics and inheritance of acquired characters - Lamarck's legacy and its relationship to modern advances in evolutionary biology
![Jakob Gismann](/research/gelifes/_phd/gismann.png)
Jakob R.L. Gismann
Supervisors: Franjo Weissing (TRÊS), Ton Groothuis (EGDB), Marion Nicolaus (ConsEco)
The eco-evo-devo of social personalities
![Peter K. Hoitinga](/research/gelifes/_phd/hoitinga.png)
Peter K. Hoitinga
Supervisors: Bregje Wertheim (EGDB), Michael Fontaine (GREEN), Sander van Doorn (TRÊS)
Evolution of complex molecular networks in immunity
![Iftikhar Ahmad Khan](/research/gelifes/_phd/khan.png)
Iftikhar Ahmad Khan
Supervisors: Theo Elzenga (GREEN), Luit de Kok (GREEN)
Expression of candidate genes coding for proline and tubulin in Cicerarietinum L. genotypes during cold stress
![Shem C. Kifugo](/research/gelifes/_phd/kifugo.png)
Shem C. Kifugo
Supervisors: Han Olff (ConsEco), Joseph Ogutu (University of Hohenheim)
Spatial pattern of land use change and its driving forces in the greater Serengeti-Mara ecosystem
![Yustina Kiwango](/research/gelifes/_phd/kiwango.png)
Yustina A. Kiwango
Supervisors: Han Olff (ConsEco), Michiel Veldhuis (Leiden University), Grant Hopcraft (University of Glasgow)
Restoration of the ecological integrity of two new extensions to the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
![Pinar Kohlmeier-Güler](/research/gelifes/_phd/guler.png)
Pinar Kohlmeier-Güler
Supervisors: Ido Pen (TRÊS), Jean-Christophe Billeter (EGDB), Ton Groothuis (EGDB)
Adaptive parental effects in fluctuating environments - Integration of experimental evolution, genomics, physiology and theoretical modelling
![Dehuang Kong](/research/gelifes/_phd/dehuang-kong.png)
Dehuang Kong
Supervisors: Gertjan van Dijk (NeuBio), Sahar El Aidy (GBB)
Role of dietary fibers in energy balance regulation of mice: a dual focus on health and growth
![Elizabeth C. (Elske) Koppenaal](/research/gelifes/_phd/nn.png)
E.C. (Elske) Koppenaal
Supervisors: Han Olff (ConsEco), Stijn Temmerman (University of Antwerp), Han van Dobben (WUR)
Effects of soil subsidence following gas extraction on Ameland related to autonomous dynamics in the Wadden Sea
![Kevin Kort](/research/gelifes/_phd/kort.png)
Kevin Kort
Supervisors: Sander van Doorn (TRÊS), Hermie Harmsen (UMCG), Franjo Weissing (TRÊS)
Eco-evolutionary dynamics and control of the gut microbiome
![Joshua Lambert](/research/gelifes/_phd/lambert.png)
Joshua W. Lambert
Supervisors: Rampal Etienne (TRÊS), Luis Lima Valente (Naturalis)
Between island and mainland - New theory for non-oceanic islands and an empirical test in the ‘Galápagos of Africa’
![Koosje P. Lamers](/research/gelifes/_phd/lamers.png)
Koosje P. Lamers
Supervisors: Christiaan Both (ConsEco), Raymond Klaassen (ConsEco)
Dispersing to northern breeding areas as adaptation to climate change in migrant birds
![Xu Liu](/research/gelifes/_phd/xu-liu.png)
Xu Liu
Supervisors: Theo Elzenga (GREEN), Luit de Kok (GREEN)
The physiological, biochemical and proteomic contribution of alfalfa under salt stress
![Hemant Singh Maheshwari](/research/gelifes/_phd/maheshwari.png)
Hemant Singh Maheshwari
Supervisors: Theo Elzenga (GREEN), Dick van Elsas (GREEN)
Selection of microbiomes associated with soybean for enhancing growth, nutrient mobilization and tolerance to abiotic stresses
![Ilaria Manfredonia](/research/gelifes/_phd/manfredonia.png)
Ilaria Manfredonia
Supervisors: Sebastian Lequime (GREEN), Bregje Wertheim (EGDB)
RNA secondary structures in the evolution of Flaviviruses
![Reinaldo S. Marfull Castro](/research/gelifes/_phd/marfull.png)
Reinaldo S. Marfull Castro
Supervisors: Jan Komdeur (BPE), Franjo Weissing (TRÊS)
Begging responses in a social and environmental context in blue tits
![Xenia Moreira Lopes](/research/gelifes/_phd/nn.png)
Xenia Moreira Lopes
Supervisors: Per Palsbøll (GREEN), Martine Bérubé (GREEN), Jooke Robbins (CCS, Provincetown)
Timing and genomic fingerprints of marine mammal adaptations to polar climates
![Gordon Ojwang](/research/gelifes/_phd/ojwang.png)
Gordon S.O. Ojwang
Supervisors: Han Olff (ConsEco), Joseph Ogutu (University of Hohenheim)
Savannah herbivore dynamics and changing landscapes of the Maasai pastoral lands within the Mara ecosystem, East Africa
![Tim Oortwijn](/research/gelifes/_phd/oortwijn.png)
Tim Oortwijn
Supervisors: Theunis Piersma (ConsEco), Jan van Gils (NIOZ)
Carry-over effects of body shrinkage in red knots
![Valentina Pegoretti](/research/gelifes/_phd/pegoretti.png)
Valentina Pegoretti
Supervisors: Uli Eisel (NeuBio), Jon Laman (UMCG), Wia Baron (UMCG)
TNFR2 as a target for MS treatment
![Suzanne S.H. Poiesz](/research/gelifes/_phd/poiesz.png)
Suzanne S.H. Poiesz
Supervisors: Theunis Piersma (ConsEco), Henk van der Veer (NIOZ), Katja Philippart (NIOZ)
Changes in coastal North Sea fish communities - Causes and consequences
![Miguel A. Puentes-Escamilla](/research/gelifes/_phd/puentes-escamilla.png)
Miguel A. Puentes-Escamilla
Supervisors: Charlotte Hemelrijk (TRÊS), Bauke Buwalda (NeuBio)
Social behaviour, sex ratio and physiology in mixed-sex groups of rats - Models and experimental data
![Tianjian Qin](/research/gelifes/_phd/tianjian-qin.png)
Tianjian Qin
Supervisors: Rampal Etienne (TRÊS), Luis Lima Valente (Naturalis)
Effects of phylogenetic relatedness and species interactions on macroevolutionary patterns
![Nur Qomariyah](/research/gelifes/_phd/qomariyah.png)
Nur Qomariyah
Supervisors: Gertjan van Dijk (NeuBio), Anton Scheurink (NeuBio)
Anti-diabetic effects of Sansevieria leaves based on endocrine, behavioural and immunohistochemical techniques in the rat
![Vania E. Rivera León](/research/gelifes/_phd/rivera-leon.png)
Vania E. Rivera León
Supervisors: Per Palsbøll (GREEN), Martine Bérubé (GREEN), Jooke Robbins (CCS, Provincetown)
Evolution of seasonal philopatry in the marine realm
![Stephen Salazar](/research/gelifes/_phd/nn.png)
Stephen M. Salazar
Supervisors: Jan Komdeur (BPE), Peter Korsten (Bielefeld University)
Understanding the costs and benefits of individual variation in aggressiveness
![Mário Santos Mira](/research/gelifes/_phd/santos-mira.png)
Mário A. Santos Mira
Supervisors: Ido Pen (TRÊS), Jean-Christophe Billeter (EGDB), Ton Groothuis (EGDB)
Environmental predictability and the evolution of parental effects - Integrating ecology, phylogeny, modelling and genetics
![Pedro Santos Neves](/research/gelifes/_phd/santos-neves.png)
Pedro M. Santos Neves
Supervisors: Rampal Etienne (TRÊS), Luis Valente (Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Determining the drivers of diversification
![Raphaël Scherrer](/research/gelifes/_phd/scherrer.png)
Raphaël Scherrer
Supervisors: Rampal Etienne (TRÊS), Sander van Doorn (TRÊS), Michael Fontaine (GREEN)
Adaptive diversity and eco-evolutionary dynamics
![Jan Spoelder](/research/gelifes/_phd/nn.png)
![Clea van de Ven](/research/gelifes/_phd/van-de-ven.png)
Clea N. van de Ven
Supervisors: Tjisse van der Heide (ConsEco), Valérie Reijers (Radboud University Nijmegen)
Small steps, giant leaps - How coastal landscapes are formed by spatially organizing plants
![Tom Versluijs](/research/gelifes/_phd/versluijs.png)
Tom S.L. Versluijs
Supervisors: Theunis Piersma (ConsEco), Jeroen Reneerkens (ConsEco), Jan van Gils (NIOZ)
Coping with phenological mismatch - How an insectivorous migrant shorebird may mitigate the negative effects of a warming Arctic by prey and patch selection
![Wenxia Wang](/research/gelifes/_phd/wenxia-wang.png)
Wenxia Wang
Supervisors: Jan Komdeur (BPE), Hua Wu (Central China Normal University)
Evolution of parental care and communal breeding
![Xuelai Wang](/research/gelifes/_phd/xuelai-wang.png)
Xuelai Wang
Supervisors: Christiaan Both (ConsEco), Roelof Hut (NeuBio)
Tracing evolution of annual timing in a long distance migratory song bird - A combined natural behaviour and neuro-genetics approach
![Yingying Wu](/research/gelifes/_phd/yingying-wu.png)
Yingying Wu
Supervisors: Uli Eisel (NeuBio), Regien Schoemaker (NeuBio/UMCG)
Analyzing the biological function of microglia hyper-ramification in neurodegeneration and depression
![Tao Yang](/research/gelifes/_phd/tao-yang.png)
Tao Yang
Supervisors: Theo Elzenga (GREEN), Luit de Kok (GREEN)
Role of receptor-like kinases in stress-tolerance traits in root-architecture of Arabidopsis thaliana and selected fodder plants
![Lars E. Zandbergen](/research/gelifes/_phd/zandbergen.png)
Lars E. Zandbergen
Supervisors: Joana Falcao Salles (GREEN), Marjon de Vos (GREEN)
Ecology and evolution of microbial infectious ecosystems
![Qingtian Zhao](/research/gelifes/_phd/nn.png)
Qingtian Zhao
Supervisors: Jan Komdeur (BPE), Xin Lu (Wuhan University)
A test of the adaptive benefits of cooperatively breeding ground tits
![Tianci Zhao](/research/gelifes/_phd/tianci-zhao.png)
Tianci Zhao
Supervisors: Theo Elzenga (GREEN), Joana Falcao Salles (GREEN)
Breeding new forage species based on plant-microbial interaction
![Nele Zickert](/research/gelifes/_phd/nn.png)
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