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Theses 2018

Thesis cover J.Zhao

J. Zhao

Prefrontal gene expression changes in mood disorders and suicide

Supervisor: D.F. Swaab, P.J. Lucassen, Co-supervisor: H.W.H.G. Kessels

23 November 2018

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Research group: Structural and functional plasticity of the nervous system

Thesis cover I.Wever

I. Wever

Defining mesodiencephalic dopaminergic neurons

Identifying different levels of transcriptional control

Supervisor: M.P. Smidt

22 November 2018

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Research group: Molecular Neuroscience

Thesis cover A. Saris

A. Saris

Alloimmunization after platelet transfusion

Mechanisms, prevention and treatment

Supervisor: J.J. Zwaginga, S.M. van Ham, Co-supervisors: J.A. ten Brinke, P.F. van der Meer

21 November 2018

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Thesis cover Laura Dolz Edo

L. Dolz Edo

Cytosolic pH and environmental signalling in yeast

Supervisor: S. Brul, Co-supervisor: G.J. Smits

1 November 2018

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Research group: Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety

Thesis cover Laura Bohorquez Suarez

L.C. Bohorquez Suarez

The Dynamic Role of the Conserved WhiA and MinD Proteins in Chromosome Segregation, Fatty Acid Metabolism and Cell Division in Bacillus subtilis

Supervisor: L.W. Hamoen, Co-supervisor: H. Strahl von Schulten

26 October 2018

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Research group: Bacterial Cell Biology and Physiology

Thesis cover Blaise Weber

B.B.M. Weber

Identification and validation of maize enhancers

A cartography of the maize regulatory genome

Supervisor: R.E. Koes, Co-supervisor: M.E. Stam

25 October 2018

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Research group: Plant Development and (Epi)Genetics

Thesis cover Tomasz Ahrends

T. Ahrends

Molecular basis of the CD4+ T cell help for the cytotoxic T cell response

Supervisors: J. Borst

11 October 2018

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thesis cover Jeroen Bos

J.J. Bos

Walk of life

How brain state, spatial, and social context affect neural processing in rat perirhinal cortex, hippocampus, and sensory cortices

Supervisors: C.M.A. Pennartz, Co-supervisor: U. Olcese

19 September 2018

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Research group: Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience

Thesis cover A.Buoninfante

O.A. Buoninfante

Physiological and pharmacological relevance of DNA damage tolerance

Supervisor: J. Borst. Co-supervisor: H.B. Jacobs

5 Juli 2018

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thesis cover Lana Beex

L.M. Beex

Reactive gliosis at the tripartite synapse

Functional characterization of astrocytes in a model of Alzheimer’s disease

20 June 2018

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Research Group: Structural and Functional Plasticity of the Nervous System

Thesis cover L.Schimmel

L. Schimmel

Filling the gaps

The endothelium in regulating vascular leakage and leukocyte extravasation

Supervisor: P.L. Hordijk, Co-supervisors: J.D. van Buul, V. de Waard

15 June 2018

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thesis cover Tara Arbab

T. Arbab

Lost in place

Impaired hippocampal information processing in a mouse model of intellectual disability

Supervisor: C.M.A. Pennartz, Co-supervisor: F.P. Battaglia

18 May 2018

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Research group: Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience

thesis cover M.W.J. Smeets

M.W.J. Smeets

Erythrocytes and von Willebrand factor in venous thrombosis

Supervisor: P.L. Hordijk, Co-supervisor: S. Huveneers

17 May 2018

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thesis cover Soraya Omardien

S. Omardien

Mechanistic study of novel antimicrobials for infection prevention and cure

Supervisor: S. Brul, Co-supervisor: S.A.J. Zaat

20 April 2018

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Research group: Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety

thesis cover L.J.J. van der Velden

L.J.J. van der Velden

Drumming with dopamine neurons

Resonance and synchronization in the Ventral Tegmental Area

Supervisor: W.J. Wadman, Co-supervisors: M.A. Vinck, T.R. Werkman

4 April 2018

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Research group: Cellular and Computational Neurosciences

Thesis cover Lianne Hoeijmakers

L. Hoeijmakers

Consequences of early-life stress for microglia throughout life

Supervisors: P.J. Lucassen, Co-supervisor: A. Korosi

23 March 2018

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Research group: Structural and Functional Plasticity of the Brain

Thesis cover Kit-Yi Yam

K.-Y. Yam

Programming of the brain by metabolic and nutritional factors after early-life stress

Supervisors: P.J. Lucassen, Co-supervisor: A. Korosi

20 March 2018

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Research group: Structural and Functional Plasticity of the Brain

thesis cover Wei Du

W. Du

Towards stable cyanobacterial cell factories

Supervisor: K.J. Hellingwerf, Co-supervisor: F. Branco dos Santos

15 March 2018

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Research group: Molecular Microbial Physiology

Thesis cover A.Zaal

A. Zaal

C5aR and TLR crosstalk

Regulatory effect of anaphylatoxin C5a on human dendritic cells

Supervisor: S.M. van Ham, Co-supervisor: J.A. ten Brinke

22 February 2018

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Thesis cover Maaike Boersma

M.R. Boersma

More than meets the nose

Regulation of floral scent biosynthesis in Petunia

Supervisor: M.A. Haring, Co-supervisor: R.C. Schuurink

13 February 2018

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Research group: Plant Physiology

Thesis cover Nur Shaipulah

N.F.M. Shaipulah

The biochemistry and genetics of floral scent production as part of the petunia pollination syndrome

Supervisor: M. Haring, Co-supervisor: R. Schuurink

13 February 2018

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Research group: Plant Physiology

thesis Debbie Hendrickx

D.A.E. Hendrickx

Multiple sclerosis

Mechanisms of myelin phagocytosis and lesion expansion

Supervisor: E. Hol, Co-supervisors: I. Huitinga, J. Hamann

30 January 2018

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Thesis Michelle Solleveld

M.M. Solleveld

Psychotropic medications and the developing brain

Supervisors: P.J. Lucassen, L. Reneman, Co-supervisor: A. Schrantee

17 January 2018

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Research group: Structural and Functional Plasticity of the Brain