Interested in exploring ways to increase your professional and personal resilience and (approximately) a 2nd year PhD candidate? Then please check the details for the upcoming 2nd year PhD meet-up.
Bart Schimmel (left), Utrecht University, is the new Chair of the postdoc council. We are happy that Cloe Villard (right) will remain secretary. We wish you a lot of fun while organizing new events and we are looking forward working together with you.
Towards a new pesticide-free approach for increasing crop disease resilience Dr. D. (Dmitry) Lapin (Utrecht University) Diseases pose significant risks to crop production, food security and the supply of raw materials. The planned reduction in pesticide usage, coupled with ramping disease pressures, necessitates novel approaches to ensure an ample and safe production of healthy crops. However, existing solutions such as strengthening the crop’s immune system will likely be insufficient. This project seeks to establish the theoretical foundation for an innovative technology allowing crops to grow better despite pathogen attacks. Such technology combined with methods of making crop immune systems stronger [...]
Four very talented Master students received the TKI-call for their PhD proposal.Congratulations to: Annemarie Vermeulen, University of Amsterdam and supervised by Frank Takken Angeles Ramos Peregrina , Wageningen University and Research and supervised by Yuling Bai Lotte Zuurveen, Wageningen University and Research and supervised by Marian Bemer and Ruud de Maagd Rik Froeling, Wageningen University and Research and supervised by Joris Sprakel The aim of this programme is to facilitate innovative and high-quality scientific research within the research field of the top sectors Agri&Food and Horticulture & Starting Materials by engaging young talented researchers at the start of their career.
Together with a group of talented Master students Marije Vos followed the EPS graduate programme of 2023. During the programme she wrote her PhD proposal "The Essence of Fruitful Microspore Embryogenesis: Unveiling (epi)genetic regulatory networks through single cell analyses". She defended her proposal successfully in front of a committee and got her proposal granted. Soon she will start her PhD under the supervision of Kim Boutilier and Michael Nodine. Congratulations Marije and enjoy the adventure of being a PhD.
Last week, EPS organised a 2nd year PhD meet-up! From sharing progress to diving into the Science of Failure, we explored the fine line between mistakes and failure. We shared experiences in our PhD, as well as tips and tricks to successfully complete the final 2-3 years. In the journey of research, we're reminded: errors are stepping stones to success! It was both confronting and comforting to see how many other PhD candidates also struggle with self-criticism. Perfectionism is something that can limit your growth, but can also be used in ways to improve your performance. We learned how to [...]
Quint Rusman, currently postdoc at the University of Zurich/Switzerland, and Michael Schon, postdoc at Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, received the NWO Veni-grant. This grant (maximum budget 280.000€) supports researchers that recently graduate as a PhD student to further develop their own research ideas for a period of three years. Further information about their proposal [NWO] Hidden players in flower evolution: herbivores alter natural selection by disrupting plant interactions with flower visitors Dr. QS Rusman (M), Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University & Research Flower-visiting insects are believed to be the driving force behind the extraordinary diversity in flowers. Recently it has become clear [...]
