Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment

prof. dr. Rien Aerts
- m.a.p.a.aertsvunl
- Faculty of Science, Systems Ecology - Professor Emeritus
- Amsterdam Sustainability Institute - Professor Emeritus
Person: Academic
dr. Erika Amstalden-Hove
- e.r.amstaldenvunl
- Faculty of Science, Chemistry for Environment & Health - Visiting Fellow
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
Ece Aslan
- e3.aslanstudent.vunl
- Faculty of Science, Molecular Microbiology - PhD Candidate
Person: Academic

4 Active
9 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, J. (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)
van Duursen, M. (Principal Investigator)
2/12/22 → 1/12/25
Project: Research

Freshwater Carbon Across Arctic Lowland Tundra Ecosystems
Martyn Rosco, M., 30 Sept 2026, 162 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

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Differential PFAS transfer through the terrestrial and aquatic food web to predatory spiders
Gkika, I. S., Vonk, J. A., ter Laak, T. L., van Gestel, C. A. M., Dijkstra, J., Groffen, T., Bervoets, L. & Kraak, M. H. S., Sept 2026, In: Environment International. 215, p. 1-12 12 p., 110439.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
Geographic coupling of leaf pH and water-use efficiency may reflect plant adaptation to water stress
Chen, J., Liu, S., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Chen, Y., Luo, Y., Yan, Z., Fang, J. & Han, W., Sept 2026, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 388, p. 1-10 10 p., 111305.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
High-resolution air-coupled ultrasound imaging of small objects using filtered back-projection based on cross-correlation
Liu, H., Kennedy, E., Van Renterghem, T., D’Alba, L., Halfwerk, W. & D Shawkey, M., Sept 2026, In: Applied Acoustics. 252, p. 1-11 11 p., 111363.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Insights into the mechanisms of volatile organic compounds formation during the hydrothermal carbonization of olive tree sawdust, rice husk and wine pomace
Hetman, I., Rebryk, A., Gözmen, B., Çalhan, S. D. & Kalderis, D., Sept 2026, In: Bioresource Technology. 456, p. 1-10 10 p., 134859.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access

Abdomen
van Emden, M.
1/09/26 → 31/08/27
Course
Abiotic Stress
Bokhorst, S.
1/09/26 → 31/08/27
Course
Allergy and Autoimmunity
Bergman, M.
1/09/26 → 31/08/27
Course
Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
van der Veen, I.
1/09/26 → 31/08/27
Course
Anatomie en fysiologie
1/09/26 → 31/08/27
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
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
Amsterdam TPI (Transition Program for Innovation without the use of animals)
Hughes, S. (Participant)
2024 → …
Activity: Other
Comparison of different fish model species for assessment of thyroid hormone system disruption
Baumann, L. (Speaker)
7 May 2024
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic

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
parcr: Construct Parsers for Structured Text Files
Molenaar, D. (Creator), The Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN), 16 Jan 2024
DOI: 10.32614/CRAN.package.parcr, https://github.com/SystemsBioinformatics/parcr
Dataset / Software: Software

Regering wil kauwgom met miniplastic verbieden
Lamoree, M.
27/06/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Mikroplastik im Gehirn. Ist da was – und wenn ja wie viel?
Lamoree, M.
20/04/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
En wéér is de regenjas lek: geen pfas meer in outdoorkleding, maar of de vervangers beter zijn?
Brandsma, S.
17/04/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Mikroplastika u ljudskom organizmu – više pitanja nego odgovora
Lamoree, M.
16/04/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Questions over microplastics findings don’t mean we are safe, scientists say
Lamoree, M.
4/02/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment

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