Author: OneHealthPact
Interview with Marion Koopmans
What can YOU do to reduce the risk of a virus spreading? We need to start thinking about what we have learned from the pandemic. What is our contribution in the creation of these kinds of problems? Actueel Nieuws interviewed Marion Koopmans, professor in...
One Health PACT & Technasium: a good team!
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...
Post-doc Martha Dellar vertelt over haar onderzoek
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
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...
Preparing for the next pandemic
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
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...
Urban Spaces and Mosquitoes on a Changing Planet | 23-25 March 2023
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...
Arbovirus persistence in North-Western Europe: Are mosquitoes the only overwintering pathway?
This publication is part of the project ‘Preparing for vector-borne virus outbreaks in a changing world: a One Health Approach’ (NWA.1160.1S.210) which is (partly) financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
Authors: Rody Blom, Maarten J.J.Schrama, Jeroen Spitzen, Babette...
Mischa schreef een boek over zijn moeder: viroloog Marion Koopmans
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
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...
Publication | Evaluation of the use of alternative sample types for mosquito-borne flavivirus surveillance: Using Usutu virus as a model
This publication is part of the project ‘Preparing for vector-borne virus outbreaks in a changing world: a One Health Approach’ (NWA.1160.1S.210) which is (partly) financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
Authors: Nnomzie C.Atama, Irina V.Chestakova, Erwinde Bruin, Tijs J. van den...
Publication | Biting the hand that feeds: Anthropogenic drivers interactively make mosquitoes thrive
This publication is part of the project ‘Preparing for vector-borne virus outbreaks in a changing world: a One Health Approach’ (NWA.1160.1S.210) which is (partly) financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
Authors: S.P. Boerlijst, E.S.Johnston, A.Ummels, L.Krol, E.Boelee, P.M.van...
Two post-doc positions in Spain
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...