Laboratory of Nematology
Research of the Laboratory of Nematology is focused on the interactions between nematodes and (a)biotic environmental factors. The goal is to develop methodologies and strategies for durable plant parasitic nematode control with a minimal negative impact on the environment.
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Quality of the research of the Laboratory of Nematology
An international panel of scientists has reviewed the quality of the research of the Laboratory of Nematology. These peer reviews are carried out every five years and are aimed at evaluating the quality of research at Dutch universities.
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Nematode in the picture: Meloidogyne duytsi Karssen, van Aelst & van der Putten, 1998 -
Subsidy for Mark Sterken -
Vacancy: Post-doc One Health
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Vacancy: Assistant Professor Molecular ecology (Tenure Track)
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Subsidy for Ava Verhoeven -
IS-MPMI Congress Travel Award for Jaap Jan Willig -
Publication: Root traits and belowground herbivores relate to plant–soil feedback variation among congeners -
Wetenschap op de basisschool/Science in primary school -
Best poster prize for Ava Verhoeven -
5 years of Thesis rings @ Nematology!
Education
Are you interested in doing a thesis?
The Laboratory of Nematology provides the possibility for students to do their BSc or MSc thesis in collaboration with our group.
Click here to find a variety of possible BSc thesis subjects.
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Recent PhD dissertation
Latest Publications
NEW publication
The potato cyst nematode effector RHA1B is a ubiquitin ligase and uses two distinct mechanisms to suppress plant immune signaling
New publication by Kud, J., Wang, W., Gross, R., Fan, Y., Huang, L., Yuan, Y., Gray, A., Duarte, A., Kuhl, J. C., Caplan, A., Goverse, A., Liu, Y., Dandurand, L-M. & Xiao, F., 12 Apr 2019, In : PLoS Pathogens. 15, 4, 18 p., e1007720.
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Root traits and belowground herbivores relate toplant–soil feedback variation among congeners
Nature Communications 10 (2019). - ISSN 2041-1723
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Quantifying resilience of humans and other animals
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115 (2018)47. - ISSN 0027-8424 - p. 11883 - 11890.
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A Jasmonate Signaling Network Activates Root Stem Cells and Promotes Regeneration
Cell 177 (2019)4. - ISSN 0092-8674 - p. 942 - 956.
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Distinct roles for strigolactones in cyst nematode parasitism of Arabidopsis roots
European Journal of Plant Pathology (2019). - ISSN 0929-1873 - 12 p.
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Genetic background modifies phenotypic and transcriptional responses in a C. elegans model of α-synuclein toxicity
BMC Genomics 20 (2019)1. - ISSN 1471-2164 - 12 p.