Development of an intranasal SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

Implementing the Newcastle disease virus vector platform

3 March 2026

Supervisors: S.M. van Ham; P. Palese
Research Group:  Biological Immunology
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Virus interactions clearing the path towards symptom development in Lettuce big-vein disease

27 February 2026

Supervisors: H.A. van den Burg; A. Verhage
Research Group: Molecular Plant Pathology
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Toward biologically plausible predictive coding

From spiking neurons to cortical microcircuits and cortico-subcortical loops

18 February 2026

Supervisors:C.M.A. Pennartz; J.F. Mejias
Research Group: Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience
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A needle in a haystack

Antigen-specific CD4T cell responses in physiological and pathological contexts

16 February 2026

Supervisors: S.M. van Ham; J.A. ten Brinke
Research Group:  Biological Immunology
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Exploring growth-coupled production designs in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to combat phenotypic instability

12 February 2026

Supervisors:L.W. Hamoen; F. Branco dos Santos
Research Group: Bacterial Cell Biology and Physiology Groups
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Rhythmic revelations

Neural representations and oscillatory dynamics in the cortico-hippocampal system

30 January 2026

Supervisors: C.M.A. Pennartz; U. Olcese
Research Group: Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience
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Tension in the Tunnel

Endothelial architecture and signalling during leukocyte extravasation

28 January 2026

Supervisors: J.D. van Buul; J. Goedhart
Research Group: Molecular Cytology
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Microbiome data analysis using multi-way methods

27 January 2026

Supervisors:A.K. Smilde; J.A. Westerhuis; A.U.S. Heintz Buschart
Research Group: Biosystems Data Analysis
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De novo acquisition of antimicrobial resistance in six bacterial species from the food chain

22 January 2026

Supervisors: B. ter Kuile; S. Brul; M.J. Jonker; G. Dugar
Research Group: Molecular Biology & Microbial Food Safety
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