Department of Animal Sciences

Projects

Projects per year 1997 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026

• 296 Active
• 591 Finished

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  Targeting mitochondrial oxidative stress to prevent diabetes-induced atrial fibrillation.

  van Rinsum, A. (PhD candidate), Keijer, J. (Promotor) & Zhang, D. (Co-promotor)

  21/06/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Atrial Fibrillation 100%
  • Oxidative Stress 100%
  • Mitochondrial-Targeting 100%
  • Diabetes Mellitus 70%
  • Cardiac Dysrhythmia 10%

• Anti-viral responses during ASFV infection in pig cells

  Lyu, L. (PhD candidate) & Forlenza, M. (Promotor)

  15/06/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Quantifying differences in bioavailability of different dietary proteins in older adults

  Hinssen, F. (PhD candidate), Huppertz, T. (Promotor), Mensink, M. (Co-promotor) & van der Wielen, N. (Co-promotor)

  1/06/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Effects of pesticide mixtures on insects

  Henry, E. (PhD candidate), van Langevelde, F. (Promotor), Wells, J. (Co-promotor) & van Dooremalen, C. (Co-promotor)

  15/05/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Monitoring predictive indicators of stressors in laying hens

  van Veen, L. (PhD candidate), Kemp, B. (Promotor) & van den Brand, H. (Co-promotor)

  1/05/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Laying Hens 100%
  • Flocks 38%
  • Hen 36%
  • Egg Production 28%
  • Animal Health 20%

• Swimming in steady and unsteady flows: swimming performance, training effects and activity patterning in a sea cage

  Agbeti, W. (PhD candidate), Komen, H. (Promotor) & Palstra, A. (Co-promotor)

  1/04/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Unsteady Flow 100%
  • Flow Condition 100%
  • Flow Regime 50%
  • Steady Flow 25%
  • Sheltered Area 25%

• Impact of nutrition on waste management in recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) for salmonids

  Prakash, S. (PhD candidate), Schrama, J. (Promotor) & Maas, R. (Co-promotor)

  1/04/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Improving piglet birth weight and survivability by studying follicular development: the role of IGF1

  Yu, Q. (PhD candidate), Keijer, J. (Promotor), Soede, N. (Co-promotor), Teerds, K. (Co-promotor) & Meng, L. (Other)

  15/03/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Folliculogenesis 100%
  • Somatomedin 100%
  • Piglet 100%
  • Fibrinogen 100%
  • Non-Coding RNA 100%

• The role of mitofusin 2 in calcium signalling, redox homeostasis and energy metabolism.

  Qi, X. (PhD candidate), Keijer, J. (Promotor), Koopman, W. (Co-promotor) & Zhang, D. (Co-promotor)

  15/03/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Evaluation of food bioactives on intestinal starch digestion: an in vivo study.

  Hassan, S. (PhD candidate), Keijer, J. (Promotor) & van Schothorst, E. (Co-promotor)

  15/03/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Microflora 100%
  • Koji 100%
  • Bioactive Compound 100%
  • in Vivo Studies 100%
  • Gut 100%

• Bridging knowlegde gaps

  Greenway, E. (PhD candidate), Wiegertjes, G. (Promotor), Batsleer, J. (Co-promotor) & Poos, J. J. (Co-promotor)

  1/03/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Emission monitoring of airborne pollutants from livestock farms

  Korevaar, M. (PhD candidate), Rebel, A. (Promotor), Ogink, N. (Co-promotor) & Winkel, A. (Co-promotor)

  1/03/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Alternative protein sources in feed; healthy broilers with a decreased ecological footprint

  Vingerhoets, T. (PhD candidate), Kwakkel, R. (Promotor), Pellikaan, W. (Co-promotor) & van den Borne, J. (Co-promotor)

  21/02/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Mussels as mangrove facilitators for coastal defense (MUMACO)

  Jansen, L. (PhD candidate), Murk, T. (Promotor), Debrot, D. (Co-promotor) & Nijland, R. (Co-promotor)

  15/02/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Mussel 100%
  • Deforestation 40%
  • Shrimp 40%
  • Mangrove Forests 40%
  • Biodiversity 40%

• Connectivity between environmental gradients: towards more effective

  Panagiotopoulos, P. (PhD candidate), Buijse, T. (Promotor), Nagelkerke, L. (Co-promotor) & Pauwelussen, A. (Co-promotor)

  1/02/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Improvement of intestinal integrity and metabolic function by galactose: a cornerstone for whole body metabolic health

  Fos Codoner, F. (PhD candidate), Keijer, J. (Promotor) & van Schothorst, E. (Co-promotor)

  1/02/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Feed evaluation in poultry

  Habibi, F. (PhD candidate), Kwakkel, R. (Promotor) & de Vries, S. (Co-promotor)

  1/02/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• The influence of eutrophication from land-based activities on the resilience of Indonesian Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): a multi-level analysis

  Capriati, A. (PhD candidate), Becking, L. (Promotor), Scheffer, M. (Promotor) & van de Leemput, I. (Co-promotor)

  1/02/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Land-Based Activity 100%
  • Eutrophication 100%
  • Marine Protected Area 100%
  • Coral Reef 33%
  • Reef 33%

• Management, habitat use, and population structure of leatherback turtles in Indonesia

  Maslim, M. (PhD candidate), Becking, L. (Promotor) & Nijland, R. (Co-promotor)

  18/01/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Conservation Programs 100%
  • Sea Turtle 100%
  • Population Structure 100%

• Early life nutritional metabolic programming for later life metabolic health – the nutritional power of galactose

  Sun, P. (PhD candidate), Keijer, J. (Promotor) & van Schothorst, E. (Co-promotor)

  15/01/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Galactose 100%
  • Lactose 71%
  • Animal Experiment 14%
  • Dose Response 14%
  • Glycosidic Linkage 14%

• The role of soluble and transmembrame TNFa on macrophage polarization during infection and sterile inflammation

  van Dijk, K. (PhD candidate), Forlenza, M. (Promotor) & Wiegertjes, G. (Co-promotor)

  4/01/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Impacts of Chinese-introgressed sequence on the landscape of European commercial breeds genome

  Yao, W. (PhD candidate), Groenen, M. A. M. (Promotor) & Madsen, O. (Co-promotor)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Breed 100%
  • Introgression 62%
  • Pig Breed 25%
  • Allele 25%
  • Landrace 12%

• Development of novel telemetry implants with added 3D micro-GPS functionality.

  Klein, C. (PhD candidate), Keijer, J. (Promotor) & van Schothorst, E. (Co-promotor)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Molecular Mechanism of Heterosis in Hybrid Layer Chickens

  Ni, A. (PhD candidate), Bovenhuis, H. (Promotor), Calus, M. (Co-promotor) & Sun, Y. (Co-promotor)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Heterosis 100%
  • Additive Effect 18%
  • Gene Expression 12%
  • Genetic Background 12%
  • Egg Laying 6%

• Modelling the relationship of exterior traits with metabolic and health phenotypes using image analysis and big data methods to develop automated, non-invasive phenotyping of fish

  Xue-Hijmans, Y. (PhD candidate), Komen, H. (Promotor), Bastiaansen, J. (Co-promotor) & Khan, H. A. (Other)

  1/01/21 → …

  Project: PhD

• Exploring the link between gut microbiota and feed efficiency in fish

  Syropoulou, E. (PhD candidate), Schrama, J. (Promotor), Sipkema, D. (Promotor) & Kokou, F. (Co-promotor)

  4/12/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• The role of sustainability standards in dairy production

  Mcgarr, K. (PhD candidate), de Boer, I. (Promotor) & de Olde, E. (Co-promotor)

  1/12/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Certification 100%
  • Dairies 100%
  • Research 50%

• The functional role of nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase (NNT) in mitochondrial redox and vitamin B3 homeostasis of cardiac muscle

  Hu, L. (PhD candidate), Keijer, J. (Promotor) & Zhang, D. (Co-promotor)

  8/11/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Regio Deal Foodvalley ‘Animal Health and Welfare’

  Veldkamp, F. (PhD candidate), Rebel, A. (Promotor) & de Jong, I. (Co-promotor)

  19/10/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Generic early warning indicators for vector-borne infections

  Delecroix, C. (PhD candidate), Scheffer, M. (Promotor), ten Bosch, Q. (Promotor), van Nes, E. (Co-promotor) & van de Leemput, I. (Co-promotor)

  1/10/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Infection 100%
  • Diseases 100%

• Molecular mechanism of the inhibition of interferon pathway by African swine fever virus proteins

  Yu, W. (PhD candidate) & Forlenza, M. (Promotor)

  4/09/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• The impact of dietary AGEs on immune and energy metabolism parameters and muscle health

  Croes, C.-A. (PhD candidate), Savelkoul, H. (Promotor), Teodorowicz, G. (Co-promotor) & Vorselen, D. (Co-promotor)

  1/09/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Connected Circularity - Role of livestock in circular food systems

  Braamhaar, D. (PhD candidate), Oosting, S. (Promotor) & van der Lee, J. (Co-promotor)

  1/09/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Genetic diversity of black tipped reef sharks at the Maldives

  Kuguru, G. (PhD candidate), Groenen, M. A. M. (Promotor), Murk, T. (Promotor), Megens, H.-J. (Co-promotor) & Nijland, R. (Co-promotor)

  1/09/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Discover candidate gene and non-coding RNA for meat quality trait based on integrative analysis of multiple-omics methods in pigs

  Deng, L. (PhD candidate), Groenen, M. A. M. (Promotor) & Madsen, O. (Other)

  1/09/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• ElasmoPower: How thrilled are elasmobranchs about electromagnetic fields in offshore wind farms? Effects of electromagnetic fields from subsea power cables on benthic Elasmobranchs in the Dutch North sea

  Hermans, A. (PhD candidate), Murk, T. (Promotor), Nijland, R. (Co-promotor) & Winter, E. (Co-promotor)

  1/09/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Offshore Wind Farms 100%
  • Power Cable 100%
  • Wind Power 50%
  • Energy Transition 50%

• Factors determining Red-billed Tropicbird population success on small Caribbean islands

  Madden, H. (PhD candidate), Murk, T. (Promotor) & Leopold, M. (Co-promotor)

  1/09/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Marine Protected Area 100%
  • Gene Flow 100%
  • Chick 100%
  • Reproductive Success 100%

• Balancing biodiversity conservation and food production

  Oostvogels, V. (PhD candidate), de Boer, I. (Promotor) & Ripoll Bosch, R. (Co-promotor)

  1/09/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Agricultural Ecosystem 100%
  • Environmental Impact Assessment 100%
  • Interdisciplinary Research 100%
  • Agroecosystem 100%
  • Biodiversity 100%

• CAN-DO-IT

  Hoogstra, A. (PhD candidate), Termeer, K. (Promotor), de Boer, I. (Promotor), van Ittersum, M. (Promotor) & de Olde, E. (Co-promotor)

  1/08/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Technological Change 100%
  • Social Change 50%

• CAN-DO-IT

  de Bruin, A. (PhD candidate), Termeer, K. (Promotor), de Boer, I. (Promotor) & de Olde, E. (Co-promotor)

  1/08/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Technological Change 100%
  • Social Change 50%

• Towards circular food systems: Environmental analysis of future scenarios of circularity in north Netherlands

  Tamsma, D. (PhD candidate), de Boer, I. (Promotor), van Ittersum, M. (Promotor), Schut, T. (Co-promotor) & van Middelaar, C. (Co-promotor)

  1/08/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Large scale phenotyping of individual animals with computer vision

  Doornweerd, J. E. (PhD candidate), Veerkamp, R. (Promotor), Bouwman, A. (Co-promotor), Ellen, E. (Co-promotor) & Kootstra, G. (Co-promotor)

  1/06/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Computer Vision 100%
  • Broiler Chicken 100%
  • Neural Network 50%
  • Case Study 50%
  • Wearable Sensor 25%

• Arbovirus emergence and spread on a national and international scale: insights 9 from data-driven modelling for detection and control

  de Wit, M. (PhD candidate), de Jong, M. (Promotor) & ten Bosch, Q. (Promotor)

  1/05/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Arbovirus 100%
  • Virus Infection 50%
  • Virus 50%
  • Dynamics 33%
  • Arthropod 33%

• Terrestrial nitrogen flows and their impacts on the nearshore coral reefs of Hainan Island, China

  Zhao, H. (PhD candidate), Murk, T. (Promotor), Strokal, M. (Promotor) & Osinga, R. (Co-promotor)

  1/03/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • China 100%
  • Coral Reef 100%
  • Hainan Island 100%
  • Eutrophication 40%
  • Climate Change 40%

• Epigenetic imprinting by microbial short-chain fatty acids.

  Leeflang, A. (PhD candidate), Kleerebezem, M. (Promotor), Wells, J. (Promotor) & Steegenga, W. (Co-promotor)

  1/02/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Organoid Models and Genome Editing to Investigate Fucosylation of Epithelial Receptors and Disease Resistance in Pigs.

  Ritchie Martinez, A. (PhD candidate), Wells, J. (Promotor) & van der Hee, B. (Co-promotor)

  7/01/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Universal delivery system for mucosal vaccination of warm water fish: a whole-body approach

  Gunter, C. (PhD candidate) & Forlenza, M. (Promotor)

  6/01/20 → …

  Project: PhD

• Seeking novel strategies to control Streptococcus suis infection in young pigs

  Guan, X. (PhD candidate), Wells, J. (Promotor) & van Baarlen, P. (Co-promotor)

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Infection 100%
  • Piglet 100%
  • Streptococcus suis 100%

• Evaluation of estimated breeding values in a broiler breeding program

  de Hollander, C. (PhD candidate) & Calus, M. (Promotor)

  1/12/19 → …

  Project: PhD

• Beyond the reef: assessing ecosystem services arising from coral reef restoration to improve livelihoods in Shimoni, Kenya

  Wambugu, J. (PhD candidate), Murk, T. (Promotor), Lamers, M. (Co-promotor) & Osinga, R. (Other)

  1/12/19 → …

  Project: PhD

  • Ecosystem Service 100%
  • Kenya 100%
  • Coral Reef 100%
  • Reef 100%
  • Artificial Reef 20%