Agenda: PhD defence calendar
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22June2018Read more
Targeting in deep brain stimulation
10:00 - 11:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Maarten Bot evaluates techniques used in targeting specific areas in deep brain stimulation.
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22June2018Read more
Synthesis of nitrido and nitridyl radical complexes
11:00 - 12:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Christophe Rebreyend focuses on synthesising and characterising group-9 nitrido and nitridyl radical complexes. He isolates and characterises several new complexes using X-ray diffraction, multinuclear NMR and IR ...
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22June2018Read more
Step-Up Approach for Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis
12:00 - 13:00 | PhD defence ceremony
The aim of Janneke van Grinsven’s research is to optimise he step-up approach in patients with infected necrotising pancreatitis. She presents research results on decision making regarding invasive procedures, ...
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22June2018Read more
Markets for public debt in the Dutch Republic
13:00 - 14:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Alberto Feenstra studies provincial capital markets in the Dutch Golden Age. He analyses causes of and explanations for eighteenth-century price differences for provincial public debt within the Dutch Republic, by ...
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22June2018Read more
Diagnostic strategies for wrist injuries in young athletes
14:00 - 15:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Laura Kox studies three perspectives on overuse injuries of the wrist in young athletes, with the aim of improving diagnostic strategies for early detection. She focuses on epidemiology, signals and limitations that ...
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25June2018Read more
Plant-mediated interactions between omnivores, herbivores and predators in food webs
14:00 - 15:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Xiaoning Zhang studies plant-mediated interactions between omniverous predatos, herbivores and predator species. She investigates the ecological consequences of plant responses induced by the omniverous predator ...
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26June2018Read more
Spread and recurrence of riots in Nigerian city
10:00 - 11:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Unfortunately circumstances prevent this PhD defence ceremony from taking place on 26 June. The defence rescheduled after the summer (new date to be announced).
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26June2018Read more
X-ray diversity in old star clusters
12:00 - 13:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Smriti Vats discusses the properties of low-luminosity X-ray sources in old star clusters. She studies the properties of faint X-ray sources within old open clusters, before shifting her focus to cooling of ...
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26June2018Read more
Experiencs of TB patients in sub-Saharan Africa
14:00 - 15:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Lianne Cremers investigates different national and individual approaches to tubercolosis. Drawing on anthropological and public health approaches, she provides insight into patients' experiences of TB and treatment. ...
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26June2018Read more
Migrants and public housing reform in China
16:00 - 17:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Jing Zhou studies developments in the public housing sector in China, focusing on the way locals and migrants react to structural developments in this sector.
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27June2018Read more
The immigrant rights movement in Los Angeles
10:00 - 11:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Davide Gnes explores the factors and conditions that shaped the character, success and fragmentation of the immigrant rights movement in Los Angeles, California, in the 1980-2015 period.
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27June2018Read more
Business strategies for sustainable energy
11:00 - 12:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Daniel van den Buuse examines the strategies firms use to develop and market technologies for sustainable energy production and consumption in heterogeneous empirical contexts. He pays special attention to the ...
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27June2018Read more
Role of thyroid hormone metabolism in innate imune cells
12:00 - 13:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Innate immune cells have recently been identified as important target cells of thyroid hormone. Anne van der Spek studies the role of intracellular TH metabolism in the function of neutrophils and macrophages, two ...
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27June2018Read more
Safeguarding medically assisted reproduction
13:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Callista Mulder studiest the safety aspects of medically assisted reproduction, including in vitro fertilization (IVF and the novel spermatogonial stem cell autotransplantation (SSCT) technique. She also provides an ...
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27June2018Read more
New imaging techniques for polyp detection
14:00 | PhD defence ceremony
The quality of colon examinations plays an extremely important role in the effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening programmes. Colonoscopies use white light, which does not detect all polyps that may become ...
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28June2018Read more
Globalisation and modernity in Ecuadorian public construction
10:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Julia Espinosa Andrade explores the role of ideas on globalisation and modernity in the development of Ecuadorian public construction driven by the State and city authorities. She analyses the planning and ...
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28June2018Read more
Formation, growth and downturn of Curacao offshore centres
12:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Tijn van Beurden aims to the uncover the development and essential structures of Offshore Financial Centres – often known as tax havens. He studies the offshore history of Curacao and looks at which endogenous and ...
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28June2018Read more
Multimodality treatment of esophageal cancer
13:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Maarten Anderegg addresses the clinical research questions related to esophageal carcinoma, also known as esophageal cancer. The focus of his thesis lies on a specific group of patients that is currently offered ...
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28June2018Read more
The complexity of human decision making
14:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Laura Dekkers investigates the complexity of human decision making. Her research includes three example studies that focus on individual and contextual variability in decision making under risk. The focus of each ...
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29June2018Read more
Management of vascular malformations
10:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Vascular malformations are congenital anomalies of the arteries, veins, lymphatic vessels, capillaries, or a combination of the above. Sophie Horbach focuses on peripheral vascular malformations located outside the ...
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29June2018Read more
Developing a stabilized HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein
11:00 | PhD defence ceremony
The envelope glycoprotein is crucial in developing a vaccine for HIV-1. Alba Torrens de la Peña aims looks into improving the SOSIP Env trimer in order to produce a more stable HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein that can ...
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29June2018Read more
Pain burden in Sickle Cell Disease
12:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Sickle Cell Disease is a common hereditary form of anaemia. The disease leads to chronic anaemia and pain caused by the occlusion of small blood vessels due to sickle shaped red blood cells. This leads to severe ...
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29June2018Read more
Fibrosis and vitamin D in inflammatory bowel diseases
13:00 | PhD defence ceremony
About 0.8% of Dutch population has Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis (UC), which are chronic inflammations affecting the gastrointestinal tract. They are also known as inflammatory bowel diseases. Jessica de ...
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29June2018Read more
Endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke
14:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Current treatment options for acute ischemic stroke, also known as reperfusion therapy, is mainly aimed at restoring the blood supply to deprived areas of the brain. Ivo Jansen investigates whether the following ...
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02July2018Read more
Plantation labour in Malaysia
14:00 - 15:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Athi Sivan Mariappan carries out research into Indian families living and working on Malaysian plantations since their migration during the colonial period. One of the questions he tris to answer is why the ...
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03July2018Read more
Core principles of deep convolutional networks
10:00 - 11:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Deep convolutional networks are a core ingredient of modern artificial intellingence systems and the workhorse of computer vision. The aim of Jörn-Henrik Jacobsen's research is to increase our understanding of how ...
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03July2018Read more
Predicting visual trends
12:00 - 13:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Spencer Cappallo's research focuses on visual trends in video. One specific aspect he explores is how machines can predict and exploit visual trends in emoji.
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03July2018Read more
Tuberculosis is Zambia
14:00 - 15:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Nathan Kapata investigates the status quo of Tuberculosis in Zambia. His aim is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the TB situation in the country and create a platform for advocacy to challenge the status ...
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04July2018Read more
The gap between efficacy and effectiveness of orphan drugs
10:00 - 11:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Clinical experience suggests that some drugs that enter the market, and whose efficacy has been proven in trials, are not effective in the real world. Yvonne Schuller investigates this efficacy-effectiveness gap in ...
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04July2018Read more
Reason of state in the Spanish monarchy
11:00 - 12:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Lisa Kattenberg studies late-sixteenth and early-seventeenth reason of state in Spain, consisting of a pragmatic way of thinking and writing about preserving a ruler's personal power and his ability to protect his ...
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04July2018Read more
Political effects of internet use in authoritarian regimes
12:00 - 13:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Kris Ruijgrok investigates the relationship between internet use and anti-government protest under authoritarian regimes. he shows that, in spite of the internet's shortcomings - including online repression by ...
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04July2018Read more
Thermoradiotherapy in cervical cancer
13:00 - 14:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Thermoradiotherapy for cervical cancer consists of daily external beam radiotherapy and weekly hyperthermia during the same period. It is considered a good alternative when there is a contraindication for ...
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04July2018Read more
Online screening tests for noise-induced hearing loss
14:00 - 15:00 | PhD defence ceremony
As one of the first symptoms of noise-induced hearing loss is difficulty with understanding speech in situations with background noise, speech-in-noise testing can be used screen this type of hearing loss. Marya ...
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05July2018Read more
A rights-based approach to statelessness
10:00 - 11:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Katja Swider argues that curent policies on statelessness fail to prioritise empowerment of affected persons. She proposes adopting a rights-based approach to statelessness policies to remedy that problem.
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05July2018Read more
Conceptualisations of mental suffering among displaced peoples
11:00 - 12:00 | PhD defence ceremony
The !Xun and Khwe are displaced and marginalized communities residing in Platfontein, a township near Kimberley, South Africa. Their disruptive histories, including involvement in regional conflicts and forced ...
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05July2018Read more
Functions and regulation of DNA damage response network
12:00 - 13:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Red blood cells are equipped with a complex but effective DNA damage response network that can sense, tolerate and repair DNA damage, counteracting the accumulation of potentially mutagenic DNA lesions and mutations. ...
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05July2018Read more
Predicting adverse pregnancy outcomes
13:00 - 14:00 | PhD defence ceremony
The aim of John Allotey's research is to provide tools that can improve pregnancy outcomes. He does this using prediction models with clinically relevant predictors. he focuses specifically on pre-eclampsia, epilepsy ...
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05July2018Read more
Relationship between high caloric food ingestion and circadian system
14:00 - 15:00 | PhD defence ceremony
An important fcator in the development of obesity is overeating, especially of foods with high amounts of fat and sugar. Some studies have shown that ingestion of high caloric foods alter behavioural rhythms of ...
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06July2018Read more
Genes and phenotypes in pontocerebellar hypoplasia
10:00 - 11:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Tessa van Dijk studies the genetic background to pontocerebellar hypoplasia (PCH), a rare group of neurodegenerative disorders affecing the pons and cerebellum. her aim is to identify new disease genes and describe ...
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06July2018Read more
Joint radio and X-ray observations of supermassive black holes
11:00 - 12:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Georgi Kokotanekov combines observations in X-rays and at radio frequencies in order to study the process of interaction between central supermassive black holes and their surrounding instracluster medium.
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06July2018Read more
Deep brain stimulation for depression
12:00 - 13:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Isidoor Bergfeld investigates whether deep brain stimulation is an effective treatment for depression. Apart from its efficacy, Bergfeld also studies the safety of deep brain stimulation, with a focus on cognitive ...
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06July2018Read more
Role of nuclear receptors in hematological and inflammation-driven disorders
14:00 - 15:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Nuclear receptors are transcription factors that regulate the expression of genes involved in all aspects of cellular biology. Duco Koenis studies the nuclear receptors Nur77 and liver X receptor (LXR). As central ...
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09July2018Read more
Interaction between circadian clocks and feeding system
14:00 - 15:00 | PhD defence ceremony
Energy metabolism and circadian clocks are closely interconnected. Satish Sen focuses on the relation between circadian clocks and clock genes on the one hand, and feeding behaviour and diet compositon on the other.