Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment

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1081HV Amsterdam
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prof. dr. Rien Aerts
- m.a.p.a.aertsvunl
- Faculty of Science, Systems Ecology - Professor Emeritus
- Amsterdam Sustainability Institute - Professor Emeritus
Person: Academic
Roan Arends, MSc
- r.r.arendsvunl
- Faculty of Science, Systems Biology - PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
Konstantina Asimaki
- k.asimakivunl
- Faculty of Science, Environmental Health & Toxicology - External PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
dr. Herwig Bachmann
- h.bachmannvunl
- Faculty of Science, Systems Biology - Full Professor
- AIMMS - Full Professor
Person: Academic
Ingrida Bagdonaite, MSc
- i.bagdonaitevunl
- Faculty of Science, Chemistry for Environment & Health - PhD Candidate
Person: Academic

4 Active
6 Finished

ANT-MICI: Antarctic tourism: developing knowledge and tools to minimise cumulative impacts on biodiversity and wilderness values in Antarctica (ANT-MICI)
Bokhorst, S. (Project Researcher) & Daly, E. (Project Researcher)
1/11/24 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
Targeting metabolic pathways as treatment strategy in head and neck cancer
Haanstra, J. (Principal Investigator), Odendaal, C. (Project Researcher), Dalhuisen, R. (PhD candidate), Milou, H. (Project Researcher), Stigter-van Walsum, M. (Project Researcher), Poell, J. (Project Researcher), Teusink, B. (Project Researcher) & Brakenhoff, R. H. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/23 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
Assessing factors influencing susceptibility to African Swine Fever using Ecological and Evolutionary theory
Barmentlo, N. W. G. (Project Researcher)
17/10/22 → 17/10/26
Project: Research
Improving urban green infrastructure by incorporating hidden biodiversity networks (HiddenBiodiversity)
van der Vegt, W. (Project Researcher)
15/09/22 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
Develop adverse outcome pathways (AOPS) for endocrine disruptors (EDs)
Bouftas, N. (Project Researcher) & van Duursen, M. (Principal Investigator)
2/12/22 → 1/12/25
Project: Research

Mapping plant-microbe symbiosis across spatial scales
Stewart, J. D., 10 Feb 2026, 340 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
File
From Neurodevelopmental Models to Endocrine Disruption: Metabolomic Insights from In Vitro and In Vivo Studies
Evangelista, S., 15 Jan 2026, 311 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
File
Elucidating Calcium-Sensing Receptor signaling pathways in single cells with fluorescence-based biosensors
Chavez Abiega, S., 5 Jan 2026, 240 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
File
Ecotoxicological Effects of Microplastics in Agricultural Soil Emerge With Increasing Test System Complexity
van Loon, S., 10 Dec 2025, 282 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
File
49 Downloads (Pure)
Microplastics and PFAS as ubiquitous pollutants affect potencies of highly toxic chemicals in mixtures
van Loon, S., Xie, G., Svendsen, C., Kraak, M. H. S., de Jeu, L., Schut, N. C., Sprokkereef, E., Hurley, R., van Wezel, A. P. & van Gestel, C. A. M., 5 Dec 2025, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 500, p. 1-14 14 p., 140493.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access

Abdomen
van Emden, M.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Abiotic Stress
Bokhorst, S.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Adaptation to Human Environments
Halfwerk, W.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Allergie en auto-immuniteit
Bergman, M.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Allergy and Autoimmunity
Bergman, M.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course

205 Lecture / Presentation
26 Conference
20 Membership
13 Editorial work
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Frontiers in Toxicology (Journal)
Hughes, S. (Reviewer)
2025
Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
The Dutch Protein Aggregation Network
Hughes, S. (Participant)
2025
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
Sixteenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses
Bogert, M. (Participant)
4 Apr 2024
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
Environ. Sci. Technol. (Journal)
de Schepper, J. (Reviewer)
31 Jan 2024
Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Peer review › Academic
Resolving the black box of PFOS and PFDA toxicity: Using a whole-body organism to explore and define toxic endpoints
Hughes, S. (Speaker)
10 Oct 2024
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Professional

AIMMS poster prize
Steenhuis, M. (Recipient), Apr 2014
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour - 6 k€
Zizzari, V. (Recipient), 2012
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
Bielefeld Young Researchers' Fund
Nakadera, Y. (Recipient), 2015
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
Bio Art & Design Award 2020 (BAD Award)
Leslie, H. A. (Recipient), Garcia-Vallejo, J. J. (Recipient) & Tonn, S. M. (Recipient), 2 Jul 2020
Prize / Grant: Prize › Societal
BioArtDesign Award
Leslie, H. A. (Recipient), 2017
Prize / Grant: Prize › Societal

Data from 'Sublethal heat reduces overall reproductive investment and male allocation in a hermaphroditic snail species'
Nakadera, Y. (Creator) & Koene, J. (Contributor), VU, 2023
DOI: 10.48338/vu01-izjoof, https://publication.yoda.vu.nl/full/VU01/IZJOOF.html
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Naturally Fermented Milk from Northern Senegal
Molenaar, D. (Creator), Diallo, A. M. (Contributor) & Kort, R. (Contributor), VU, 2022
DOI: 10.48338/vu01-2lt5v4, https://publication.yoda.vu.nl/full/VU01/2LT5V4.html
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Data from 'Dynamics of seminal fluid production after mating'
Nakadera, Y. (Creator) & Koene, J. (Contributor), VU, 2024
DOI: 10.48338/vu01-yo96tu, https://publication.yoda.vu.nl/full/VU01/YO96TU.html
Dataset / Software: Dataset
The Python Simulator for Cellular Systems: PySCeS (1.0.1)
Olivier, B. (Creator) & Rohwer, J. M. (Creator), Zenodo, 24 Feb 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6260080, https://github.com/PySCeS/pysces/tree/1.0.1
Dataset / Software: Software
Data from 'Dominant gingers – discovery and inheritance of a new shell polymorphism in the great pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis'
Nakadera, Y. (Creator) & Koene, J. (Contributor), VU, 2023
DOI: 10.48338/vu01-irec95, https://publication.yoda.vu.nl/full/VU01/IREC95.html
Dataset / Software: Dataset

Is natuurlijke kauwgom duurzaam en gezond? ‘Zitten ook microplastics in’
Lamoree, M.
21/10/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Houtlijm, fietsband, plastic flesjes: ongeveer de ingrediënten van een pakje kauwgom
Lamoree, M.
19/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Het PFAS-spoor
van Duursen, M.
27/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Microplastics have not yet earned their bad reputation
Lenters, V.
16/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Hoe microplastics in elk deel van je lijf belanden
Lamoree, M.
11/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities