Student testimonials 2015

Nematology is the place to be if you are looking for a place with diverse and challenging research topics, clear and personal guidance, and lots of fun

One of the best part of my thesis was the feeling my work contributes to the bigger project of the department (LMA) and science

My time at Nematology was equally interesting and fun!

Since I am very interested in the combination of plants and human health this was a really interesting project for me

Bioinformatics in nematodes

… this gave me freedom and a rare opportunity to explore the field of science

... even a result which you did not expect and cannot understand immediately can be very interesting...

If your lab work goes wrong. You don’t need to worry; just do it again.

...a nice place to consider if you are looking for a thesis….

Another thing I found very instructive and inspiring were the so-called "thesis circles", meetings during which a small group of students...

You have to think about every single step you want to carry out and deal with the problems you encounter

even though I had some ups and downs along the way, that I enjoyed my time there and that I have learned so much from not only my thesis, but from the whole department as well

Nematology has changed my perception about thesis work and I am proud to have been a member of this group

… what I liked best was that, although being a relatively unexperienced bachelor student, I felt like my opinion and input was really being heard and taken into account …..

During this thesis I really learned a lot, not only about the different techniques, but also about how to write a scientific report and how to review reports of others.

A very supportive group

...I learned a lot of new techniques...

Collective spirit, innovative projects and research freedom: these are the words that come to my mind when I recall my experience at the Laboratory of Nematology

The freedom to work on my own favourite topics

It was really interesting to see how the process of producing proteins in plants can be done

Arabidopsis and Meloidogyne incognita make the perfect couple

Although the laboratory consists of several small research-groups, all students and staff are well able to support each other

Worms & Bioinformatics

Thesis well worth doing!

My supervisors gave me a lot of freedom to work on the questions that I found interesting

A valuable Wnt worm time

... and gained a lot of knowledge together with a lot of new experiences for future.

sirtuin transcriptomics

The idea that my hard work and my thesis were not just for the ECTS, but also to give a small contribution to science was one of the things I still like when I think about the time at NEM

of worms and bugs in a good atmosphere

During all the steps of my thesis, great guidance was offered, which made it an extremely valuable experience

I learned one important thing, which is to gain as much as you can from the failure

virus in worms

The Nematology department provides a nurturing environment that molds its students into independent, critical thinkers