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PhD Defence: Imke Visser

Promotion time for One Health PACT PhD Imke Visser!  On Wednesday, January 7, Imke Visser will defend her PhD thesis titled: “West Nile virus pathogenesis – exploring the vector-virus-host interface” in the Prof. Andries Queridozaal Eg-370 at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam. Not...

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PhD Defence: Jurrian van Irsel

Promotion time for One Health PACT PhD Jurrian van Irsel!  On Thursday, January 15th, Jurrian van Irsel will defend his PhD thesis titled: “From Mosquitoes to Birds: Unravelling the Role of Avian Hosts in Vector-Borne Pathogen Dynamics” in the Aula at the Radboud...

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PhD Defence – Jo Duyvestyn

It has been quite the journey, but also Jo is at the last step, where she gets to defend her thesis!  Date: Thursday January 15th, 10:00am Location: Academy building – Rapenburg 73, Leiden The defence will be followed by a reception in the foyer, which you are all...

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One Health PACT Final Meeting

On Wednesday November 26, 2025, the One Health PACT Final Meeting took place at Theatre Walhalla in Rotterdam. Researchers, partners and stakeholders from across the consortium gathered to present and reflect on five years of interdisciplinary work. The programme featured the project...

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AI can strengthen pandemic preparedness

Artificial intelligence could be a valuable tool for detecting emerging diseases earlier, researchers from five European universities and research institutes argue in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. How to identify the next dangerous virus before it spreads among people is the central...

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IMAV: International meeting on arboviruses and their vectors

The 4th International Meeting on Arboviruses and their Vectors will bring together those interested in various aspects relating to these important human and animal pathogens: vectors, vertebrate hosts, fundamental virology, ecology, transmission and the various ways being developed to...

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PhD Defence: Clara Delecroix

Promotion time for One Health PACT PhD Clara Delecroix!  On Friday, September 19th, Clara Delecroix will defend her PhD thesis titled: ‘Tracking viral warning Resilience indicators to anticipate mosquito-borne disease outbreaks’ in the Omnia auditorium on Wageningen Campus (Hoge Steeg...

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One Health PACT Final Meeting

After four years of interdisciplinary research, collaboration, and innovation, the time has come to celebrate the conclusion of the One Health PACT project. We proudly present the integrated findings of all 26 PhD candidates, who have explored the complex connections between climate change,...

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