Your health is in your head

Social status impacts T-cell responses through synapse strength in prefrontal cortex

07 September 2026

Supervisors: H.W.H.G. Kessels; A.N.M. Schumacher
Research Group: Cellular and Circuit Neuroscience
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Systems approaches to the infant gut microbiota

From temporal dynamics to metabolic interventions

07 July 2026

Supervisors: S. Brul; R. Kort; M.T. Wortel; J.A. Westerhuis
Research Group: Molecular Biology & Microbial Food Safety
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Resident immunity in the multiple sclerosis brain

06 July 2026

Supervisors: .I. Huitinga; J. Hamann; J.J.F.M. Smolders
Research Group: Brain Plasticity
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Plant domestication reshapes rhizosphere microbiome-mediated adaptation to nitrogen stress

02 July 2026

Supervisors: H.J. Bouwmeester; L. Dong
Research Group: Plant Hormone Biology
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Chemical dialogues in the rhizosphere

Interactions between solanaceous crops, their microbiome, and eavesdropping pathogens

11 June 2026

Supervisors: H.J. Bouwmeester; L. Dong
Research Group: Plant Hormone Biology
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Regional diversity of outer radial glia

Characterization of a novel oRG-like progenitor in the human developing ganglionic eminences

27 May 2026

Supervisors: .M.P. Smidt; A.R. Kriegstein; M.F.M. Hoekman
Research Group: Molecular Neuroscience
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Wired for pain, shaped by the mind

Interactions between pain and psychopathology in pediatric and adult patient populations

07 May 2026

Supervisors: H.W.H.G. Kessels; J. Upadhyay
Research Group: Cellular and Circuit Neuroscience
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Insight on the inside

Phloem-based whitefly resistance in tomato

01 May 2026

Supervisors: .R.C. Schuurink; M.A. Haring; P.M. Bleeker
Research Group:  Plant Physiology
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Small RNA, big impact

Profiling the therapeutic potential of microRNA-132 in Alzheimer's disease

22 April 2026

Supervisors: .I. Huitinga; P.J. Lucassen; E. Salta; C.P. Fitzsimons
Research Group: Brain Plasticity
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Tangled in transcription

The web of transcription factors regulating tomato type VI glandular trichome development and specialized metabolsim

10 April 2026

Supervisors: .R.C. Schuurink; M.A. Haring
Research Group:  Plant Physiology
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from molecule to microbe:

Molecular dynamics guided analysis of Bacillus subtilis spore germination mechanisms

30 March 2026

Supervisors: S. Brul; P. Setlow; J. Vreede
Research Group: Molecular Biology & Microbial Food Safety
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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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