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One Health PACT & Technasium: a good team!

Written on February 7, 2023. Posted in News.

During the experimental season of 2022 a masterclass focusing on research with mosquito alert data, was organized at the Living lab research station of Leiden University by PhD’s Ayat Abourashed and Sam Boerlijst and PI’s Santi Escartin, Frederique Bartumeus and Maarten Schrama. The masterclass...

Post-doc Martha Dellar vertelt over haar onderzoek

Written on January 18, 2023. Posted in News.

Welke impact hebben de veranderingen in het klimaat op de muggen en vogels in Nederland en welke virussen dragen zij bij zich? One Health PACT Post-doc onderzoeker Martha Dellar werkt voor Leiden Universiteit & Deltares en ontwikkelde vier toekomstscenario’s voor hoe Nederland er in...

The Hour (‘Het Uur’) with virologist Marion Koopmans

Written on January 13, 2023. Posted in News.

A podcast from the NRC with One Health PACT coordinator Prof. Marion Koopmans. “The last three years feel like a rollercoaster. Deploying everything you know and actually more than that. To be better prepared for new pandemics and disasters in the future, it is important to reflect on what...

Preparing for the next pandemic

Written on January 13, 2023. Posted in News.

Infectious diseases which cause epidemics and pandemics are on the rise An eminent panel of disease detectives – including One Health PACT coordinator prof. Marion Koopmans – spells out why the risks are increasing and most importantly, what we can do to predict, prepare and protect ourselves...

Postdoc on the international surveillance for pandemic emergence: From surveillance to action

Written on January 12, 2023. Posted in News.

PDPC is looking to fill a combined 4 year Postdoc position at GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond and the Department of Viroscience.This vacancy is published on the One Health PACT website as prof. Koopmans is coordinator of One Health PACT and also head of the Department of Viroscience and Scientific Director...

Urban Spaces and Mosquitoes on a Changing Planet | 23-25 March 2023

Written on December 19, 2022. Posted in News.

23-25 March 2023, BarcelonaA multi-disciplinary conference As a complex socio-ecological problem, mosquito-borne disease cannot be effectively addressed without insights and expertise from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. While each urban system presents its own challenges, the processes...

Arbovirus persistence in North-Western Europe: Are mosquitoes the only overwintering pathway?

Written on December 14, 2022. Posted in News, Publications.

Rody Blom, Maarten J.J.Schrama, Jeroen Spitzen, Babette F.M.Weller, Annevan der Linden, Reina S.Sikkema, Marion P.G. Koopmans, Constantianus J.M. Koenraadt Abstract In some areas in temperate Europe, genomic analyses of mosquito-borne virus outbreaks have...

One Health PACT Annual Meeting 2022 – What did we achieve – a Cartoon-perspective!

Written on December 14, 2022. Posted in News.

Mischa schreef een boek over zijn moeder: viroloog Marion Koopmans

Written on December 2, 2022. Posted in News.

De coronapandemie maakte van viroloog Marion Koopmans, Coordinator van One Health PACT, een bekende Nederlander. In een nieuw boek, geschreven door haar zoon Mischa Huijsmans, blikt ze terug op haar carrière en de coronajaren. En waarschuwt ze voor de toekomst. ‘In feite gokken we dat we er snel...

Mosquito bite more dangerous due to global warming

Written on November 30, 2022. Posted in News.

Mosquito bites cause a lot of itching in the Netherlands, but fortunately not viral diseases. With the warming climate, however, that may change. What can we do about it? “The emphasis is on prevention”. “Together we are getting the West Nile virus under control....

Publication | Evaluation of the use of alternative sample types for mosquito-borne flavivirus surveillance: Using Usutu virus as a model

Written on November 21, 2022. Posted in News, Publications.

Nnomzie C.Atama, Irina V.Chestakova, Erwinde Bruin, Tijs J. van den Berg, Emmanuelle Munger, ChantalReusken, Bas B.Oude Munnink, Henkvan der Jeugd, Judith M.A.van den Brand, Marion P.G.Koopmans, Reina S.Sikkema. Highlights The study examined the use of less invasive alternative samples for...

Publication | Biting the hand that feeds: Anthropogenic drivers interactively make mosquitoes thrive

Written on November 21, 2022. Posted in News, Publications.

S.P. Boerlijst, E.S.Johnston, A.Ummels, L.Krol, E.Boelee, P.M.van Bodegom, M.J.J.Schrama. Highlights Impacts of interlinked anthropogenic stressors are relatively unknown. Such stressors include land use change, freshwater pollution, and extreme weather. Full-factorial experiments assessed...

Two post-doc positions in Spain

Written on November 11, 2022. Posted in News.

Below you can find two job descriptions for two post-doc positions working on vector-borne diseases in Spain. We are seeking two postdoctoral researchers to incorporate during 2023 to our research team at Estación Biológica de Doñana (Seville, southern Spain). We offer two two-year...

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One Health PACT / Avans – Lab-students

Written on November 3, 2022. Posted in News.

13 3rd year Biology and Laboratorial Research students are till the end of January working on OHPACT-related projects within Avans under the supervision of teachers with One Health PACT as their client in the minor bio-informatics. Within this part of the curriculum of the bachelor education, project...

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