Author: OneHealthPact

Mila Willemsen, Avans Hogeschool-student and One Health PACT Intern, supervised the Mosquito Alert Technasium finale on June 16, 2025. She wrote the following report: As a part of my bachelor internship at One Health PACT, I took on a side project supervising Dutch Technasium students in...

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,...

This publication is part of the project ‘Preparing for vector-borne virus outbreaks in a changing world: a One Health Approach’ (NWA.1160.1S.210) which is (partly) financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Authors: Johanna M. Duyvestyn, Peter J. Bredenbeek, Marie J. Gruters, Ali...

On Thursday, the 3rd of July, Tessa Nelemans will defend her thesis ‘Outsmarting the host: unraveling virus-host interactions and their impact on Usutu virus replication’ at Universiteit Leiden. Read more On Wednesday, the 14th of May, Pauline de Best defended...

This publication is part of the project ‘Preparing for vector-borne virus outbreaks in a changing world: a One Health Approach’ (NWA.1160.1S.210) which is (partly) financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Authors: Imke Visser, Vincent Vaes, Peter van Run, Eleanor M. Marshall, Lars...

On Friday, April 25, during the 162nd Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), newly elected members and international members — including Professor Marion Koopmans — were formally introduced and signed the official Registry of Membership. NAS membership is a widely accepted...

On Wednesday the 14th of May Pauline de Best, one of our 26 PhD’s will defend her PhD thesis titled:‘Knowledge to Practice, translation of scientific outputs to preparedness and response for mosquito-borne viruses‘ at Erasmus MC. Four key insights of the thesis of Pauline: ...

On Wednesday the 30th of April Ayat Abourashed, one of our 26 PhD’s will defend her PhD thesis titled: ‘Making Public Health Public: The Role of Surveys and Citizen Science in Mosquito-Borne Virus Prevention’ at Erasmus MC. Practical detailsTime: 15:30 – The defence will start at...

Three Biology and Laboratorial Research students from Avans are working for the next six months on OHPACT-related projects under the supervision of teachers with OHPACT. Within this part of the curriculum of the bachelor education, project based learning is essential. Roy van...

On Tuesday the 18th of March Sam Boerlijst, one of our 26 PhD’s will defend his PhD thesis titled: ‘An Egg is Always an Adventure: anthropogenic impacts on Culex pipiens population dynamics’ at the Center for Environmental Sciences (CML) of Leiden University. Five key insights of the thesis...