On Tuesday October 11th 2022 Marion Koopmans, scientific director of the PDPC, was interviewed by OP1 about raising the alert level for corona, the booster campaign in The Netherlands and protection of virus spread by boosters.  Watch here – minute 18.20 (Dutch) Source: OP1 Date: 10...

In 2022, Marion Koopmans, the scientific director and initiator of the PDPC, has been named Alumnus of the Year 2021 of Utrecht University. On Thursday, October 6 2022, from 5 p.m., Sicco de Knecht interviewed her. How did she experience her study time in Utrecht? Where does her fascination for...

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 Virology...

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 masterclass...

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...

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 what...

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...

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 Director...

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 processes...

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 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 control....