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PhD Theses involving parasitology from Dutch institutes

Theses 2012

Name	Johanna Helena Kattenberg
Title of the theses	Diagnosis of Malaria in Pregancy – Evaluation, New Developments and Implications
Date	2012-29-06
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. P.A. Kager Co-promotores: Dr. P.F. Mens, Dr. H.D.F.H. Schallig
	Samenvatting & Summary proefschrift

Name	André Lin Ouédraogo
Title of the theses	Determining the burden of Plasmodium falciparum transmissible stages in sub-Saharan African settings: Indices of transmission in Burkina Faso
Date	2012-27-06
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. R.W. Sauerwein Co-promotores: Dr. A.J.F. Luty & Dr. J.T. Bousema
	Samenvatting & Summary proefschrift

Name	Ben van Schaijk
Title of the theses	The Plasmodium 6-cysteine protein family in sexual and sporozoite stages: targets for malaria vaccine development
Date	2012-26-06
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. R.W. Sauerwein
	Proefschrift

Name	Moniek H.J. Meevissen
Title of the theses	Schistosoma mansoni egg glycoproteins: glycan structures & host immune responses
Date	2012-13-06
Supervisor	Promotores: Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder en Prof. Dr. M. Yazdanbakhsh Co-promotor: Dr. C.H. Hokke
	Samenvatting & Summary proefschrift Moniek H.J. Meevissen

Name	Wieteke Hoeijmakers
Title of the theses	Tasting from the flavours of the Plasmodium falciparum epigenome
Date	2012-04-06
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Hendrik G. Stunnenberg Co-promotor: Dr. Richárd Bártfai
	Samenvatting & Summary proefschrift Wieteke Hoeijmakers

Name	Adriana Salcedo Amaya
Title of the theses	Malaria epigenome: How histone post-translational modifications contribute to gene expression in Plasmodium falciparum
Date	2012-29-05
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Hendrik G. Stunnenberg
	Proefschrift

Name	Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi
Title of the theses	Towards a blood stage malaria vaccine; dealing with allelic polymorphism in the vaccine candidate apical membrane antigen 1
Date	2012-01-18
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder Co-promotores: Dr. C.H.M. Kocken and Dr. E.J. Remarque
	Samenvatting & Summary proefschrift Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi

Theses 2011

Name	Hélène Hiwat-van Laar
Title of the theses	Malaria in Suriname: A new era.
Date	2011-11-21
Supervisor	Promotores: Prof. dr. Dr. Ir. W. Takken and Prof. dr. M. Dicke
	Samenvatting & Summary proefschrift Hélène Hiwat-van Laar

Name	Philippe Gillet
Title of the theses	Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests: Laboratory aspects in the diagnostic setting
Date	2011-06-22
Supervisor	Promotores: Prof. Dr. C.A. Bruggeman Copromotor: Prof. dr. J. Jacobs
	Samenvatting & summary proefschrift Philippe Gillet

Name	Matthew B.B. McCall
Title of the theses	Pro-inflammatory cytokine responses against Plasmodium falciparum: Induction, dynamics and protective role of interferon-gamma in malaria
Date	2011-06-17
Supervisor	Promotores: Prof. dr. R.W. Sauerwein and Prof. dr. M.G. Netea
	Complete thesis

Theses 2010

Name	Claire Mugasa
Title of the theses	Development of simplified molecular tools for the diagnosis of kinetoplast diseases
Date	2010-12-10
Supervisor	Promotores:Prof. Dr. P.A. Kager & Prof. Dr. George W. Lubega Copromotor: Dr. Henk D. F. H. Schallig
	Summary & samenvatting proefschrift Claire Mugasa

Name	Crina Balog
Title of the theses	Metabolomics, peptidomics and glycoproteomics studies on human schistosomiasis mansoni
Date	2010-11-30
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder Copromotor: Dr. O.A. Mayboroda
	samenvatting en summary proefschrift

Name	Bart Everts
Title of the theses	Molecular interplay between dendritic cells and schistosomes: consequences for immune polarization
Date	2010-04-13
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. Dr. M. Yazdanbakhsh Copromotores: Dr. H.H. Smits and Dr. C.H. Hokke
	Summary & samenvatting proefschrift Bart Everts

Name	Reginald Adolph Kavishe
Title of the theses	Human glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms and Plasmodium falciparum ATP-binding cassette transport proteins in malaria
Date	2010-01-25
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. F.G.M. Russel Copromotores: Dr. J.B. Koenderink, Dr. A.J.A.M. van der Ven
	Summary & samenvatting proefschrift Reginald Adolph Kavishe

Name	Seif Shekalaghe
Title of the theses	Reducing malaria transmission in low endemic areas in Tanzania by antimalarial drugs
Date	2010-01-25
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. R.W. Sauerwein Copromotores: Dr. J.T. Bousema, Dr. C.J. Drakeley
	Summary & samenvatting proefschrift Seif Shekalaghe

Theses 2009

Name	Lenneke de Visser
Title of the theses	Infectious uveitis. New developments in etiology and pathogenesis.
Date	2009-12-08
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. A. Rothova Co-promotor: Dr. J.D.F. de Groot-Mijnes
	Summary & samenvatting proefschrift Lenneke de Visser

Name	Anthony Danso-Appiah
Title of the theses	Treatment Effects and Integrated Morbidity Control of Schistosomiasis
Date	2009-11-05
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. J.D.F. Habbema Co-promotor: Dr. S.J. de Vlas
	summary & samenvatting proefschrift Anthony Danso-Appiah Complete thesis

Name	Seydou Sow
Title of the theses	The Behavioral Determinants of Intestinal Schistosomiasis Transmission: Water Contact, Hygienic Practices and Risk Prevention. A Study in Northern Senegal
Date	2009-11-05
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. J.D.F. Habbema Co-promotores: Dr. K. Polman and Dr. S.J. de Vlas
	summary & samenvatting proefschrift Seydou Sow Complete thesis

Name	Caroline M.W. van Stijn
Title of the theses	Helminth glycans and their interaction with the immune system
Date	2009-10-26
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. Dr. Y. van Kooyk Co-promotor: Dr. I.M. van Die
	summary & samenvatting proefschrift Caroline van Stijn Caroline van Stijn

Name	Robert Jan ten Hove
Title of the theses	Molecular Detection of Intestinal Parasites for Clinical Diagnosis and Epidemiology
Date	2009-10-01
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. Dr. A.M. Deelder Co-promotores: Dr. L. van Lieshout and Dr. J.J. Verweij
	summary & samenvatting proefschrift Robert ten Hove Complete thesis

Name	Koen van Grinsven
Title of the theses	Adaptations in the energy metabolism of parasites
Date	2009-06-04
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. A.G.M. Tielens Copromotor: Dr. J.J. van Hellemond
	summary english and dutch

Theses 2008

Name	Elly van Riet
Title of the theses	Helminth infections induce immunomodulation: consequences and mechanisms
Date	2008-09-30
Supervisor	Promotores: Prof. dr. M. Yazdanbakhsh Prof. dr. A.G.M. Tielens Copromotor: Dr. F.C. Hartgers
	summary english and dutch Complete thesis

Name	Petra Mens
Title of the theses	Molecular tools for the diagnosis of malaria and monitoring of parasite dynamics under drug pressure
Date	2008-09-18
Supervisor	promotor: Prof. dr. P.A. Kager
	summary english and dutch

Name	Frans Kooijman
Title of the theses	Immunodominant glycoproteins of the bovine lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus
Date	2008-03-27
Supervisor	Promotores: Prof. dr. J.P.M. van Putten, Prof.dr. A.W.C.A. Cornelissen Copromotor: Dr.ir. H. W. Ploeger
	summary in english and dutch

Name	Ayola Akim Adegnika
Title of the theses	Clinical and immunological impact of malaria and prevalence of helminth infections during pregnancy
Date	2008-02-22
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. Dr. M. Yazdanbakhsh Co-promotor: Prof. Dr. Peter. G. Kremsner
	summary english

Name	Marjolein Robijn
Title of the theses	Targeted identification of Schistosoma mansoni egg glycans
Date	2008-02-20
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder Co-promotor: Dr. C.H. Hokke
	summary english and dutch

Name	Olga Ophorst
Title of the theses	Evaluation of adenoviral vectors as vaccine for malaria
Date	2008-02-15
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. J. Goudsmit Co-promotor: Dr. M.J.E. Havinga
	summary english and dutch

Name	Wenda Frederika van der Meide
Title of the theses	Cutaneous leishmaniasis New developments in diagnosis and treatment evaluation
Date	2008-01-25
Supervisor	promotor: Prof. dr. W.R. Faber, co-promotor: Dr. H.D.F.H. Schallig
	summary english and dutch

Name	Krijn P. Paaijmans
Title of the theses	Weather, water & malaria mosquito larvae - The impact of meteorological factors on water temperature and larvae of the Afro-tropical malaria vector Anopheles gambiae Giles
Date	2008-01-08
Supervisor	Promotors: Prof. dr. AAM Holtslag and Prof. dr. M Dicke Co-promotors: Dr. ir. AFG Jacobs and Prof. dr. ir. W Takken
	summary english and dutch

Theses 2007

Name	Koen Van de Vijver
Title of the thesis	Functional analysis of immunogenic glycoconjugates in the pathogenesis of schistosomiasis
Date	2007-9-24
Supervisor	Promotores: Prof. dr. E. Van Marck; Prof. dr. A. Deelder Co-promotores: Dr. C. Hokke; Prof. Dr. W. Jacobs
	summary english and dutch

Name	Kim Retra
Title of the thesis	Schistosomal lysophosphatidylserine an immunomodulatory factor
Date	2007-6-15
Supervisor	Promotoren: Prof. dr. A.G.M. Tielens, Prof. dr. M. Yazdanbakhsh; Co-promotoren: Dr. J.J. van Hellemond, Dr. D. van der Kleij
	summary english and dutch

Name	Mike van der Kolk
Title of the thesis	Laboratory assays for the detection of malaria transmission reducing activity
Date	2007-03-30
Supervisor	Prof. dr. R.W. Sauerwein; copromotor Dr. S.J. de Vlas
	summary english and dutch

Theses 2006

Name	Hannah Coutinho
Title of the thesis	Schistosoma japonicum-associated morbidity and its mechanisms among children and young adults in the Philippines
Date	2006-12-07
Supervisor	Prof. dr. J.L.L. Kimpen; co-promotoren Dr. J.F. Friedman en Dr. J.D. Kurtis
	summary in english and dutch

Name	Sitti Wahyuni
Title of the thesis	Helminth infections, allergic disorders and immune responses: studies in Indonesia
Date	2006-11-22
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder, Prof. Dr. M. Yazdanbakhsh, co-promotor: Dr. J.J. Houwing
	summary english and dutch

Name	Koert Ritmeijer
Title of the thesis	Kala-Azar. Field studies on Visceral Leishmaniasis Control in East Africa.
Date	2006-10-11
Supervisor	Prof. dr. P.A. Kager, promotor; Dr. R.N. Davidson, copromotor
	volledig proefschrift

Name	Juventus Benogle Ziem
Title of the thesis	Controlling Human Oesophagostomiasis in Northern Ghana
Date	2006-10-04
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof.dr. A.M. Deelder, co-promotores Dr. A.M. Polderman and Dr. P. Magnussen
	for summary see PDF file (English and Dutch)

Name	Tarekegn Abose Abeku
Title of the thesis	Malaria Epidemics in Africa: Prediction, Detection and Response
Date	2006-09-20
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. J.D.F. Habbema; Co-promotor: Dr. S.J. de Vlas
	summary + samenvatting proefschrift Tarekegn Abose Abeku complete thesis

Name	Maaike Joerink
Title of the thesis	Macrophage polarisation: immune responses of carp against parasites
Date	2006-09-12
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Huub F.J. Savelkoul; Co-promotor: Dr. ir. Geert F. Wiegertjes
	for summary see PDF file (Dutch and English)

Name	Jacqueline Poot
Title of the thesis	Experimental challenge models for canine leishmaniasis in hamsters and dogs, optimization and application in vaccine research
Date	2006-06-23
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof.dr. A.W.C.A. Cornelissen, Copromotor Prof.dr. J.P.M. van Putten
	abstract van het proefschrift

Name	Petra Schneider
Title of the thesis	Submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum gametocytaemia and the contribution to malaria transmission
Date	2006-03-27
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. R.W. Sauerwein, co-promotor Dr. H.D.F.H. Schallig
	for summary see PDFf-file (English and Dutch)

Name	Taco W.A. Kooij
Title of the thesis	Rodent Malaria Parasites: Genome Organization & Comparative Genomics
Date	2006-03-09
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A. Waters
	for summary see PDFf-file (English and Dutch)

Theses 2005

Name	Yu Tong Qiu
Title of the thesis	Sensory and behavioural responses of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae to human odours
Date	2005-12-02
Supervisor	Prof. Dr. J.C. van Lenteren; copromotors: Dr. Ir. J.J.A. van Loon and Dr. Ir. W. Takken
	for summary see PDFf-file (English and Dutch)

Name	Wilma Stolk
Title of the thesis	Lymphatic filariasis: transmission, treatment and elimination
Date	2005-11-25
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof. dr. J.D.F. Habbema Co-promotor: Dr. S.J. de Vlas
	for summary see PDF file (English and Dutch)

Name	Nicole van Poppel
Title of the thesis	Transcriptional regulation of ribosomal protein genes in Toxoplasma gondii, a way towards conditionally attenuated parasites
Date	2005-06-09
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.W.C.A. Cornelissen, co-promotors: Dr. D. Schaap, Dr. E. de Vries
	for summary see PDF file (English and Dutch)

Name	Hanneke de Gruijter
Title of the thesis	the zoonotic potential of Oesophagostomum bifurcum in Ghana
Date	2005-06-01
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder, co-promotor Dr. A.M. Polderman
	for summary see PDF file

Name	Luis Cardoso
Title of the thesis	Studies of canine Leishmania infection in the Alto Douro (northern Portugal)
Date	2005-03-22
Supervisor	Prof dr. M.M. Vara de Campos, co-promotor: Dr. H.D.F.H. Schallig
	for summary see PDF file (English)

Name	Marike van Roon
Title of the thesis	Schistosoma mansoni: Structural and Biophysical Aspects of Lewis X-antibody interactions
Date	2005-01-25
Supervisor	Prof. Dr. J.P. Abrahams en Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder. co-promotor: Dr. C.H. Hokke
	for summary see PDF file (Dutch and English)

Name	Hastings Ozwara Suba
Title of the thesis	Development and application of a Plasmodium knowlesi transfection system
Date	2005-01-13
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder, co-promotor Dr. A.W. Thomas
	for summary see PDF file (English and Dutch)

Name	Susanne van Weelden
Title of the thesis	Bioenergetics of parasitic protozoa
Date	2005-01-12
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.G.M. Tielens, co-promotor: Dr. J.J. van Hellemond
	for summary see PDF file (English and Dutch)

Theses 2004

Name	Subramanian Swaminathan
Title of the thesis	Modelling lymphatic filariasis transmission and control
Date	2004-10-13
Supervisor	Promotor: Prof.dr. J.D.F. Habbema Co-promotor: Dr. G.J. van Oortmarssen
	for summary see PDF file

Name	Ernst-Jan Scholte
Title of the thesis	The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae for mosquito control
Date	2004-11-30
Supervisor	Promotor: Dr. J.C. van Lenteren; co-promotoren: Dr. Ir. W. Takken en Dr. Ir. B.G.J. Knols
	for summary see PDF file

Name	Jaco J. Verweij
Title of the thesis	Molecular tools in the diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections
Date	2004-04-22
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder, co-promotor: Dr. A.M. Polderman
	for summary see PDF-file

Name	Fasila Razzia Gaffar
Title of the thesis	Invasion of erythrocytes by Babesia bovis
Date	2004-01-29
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.W.C.A. Cornelissen, co-promotor: Dr. E. de Vries
	for summary see PDF-file

Theses 2003

Name	Sander Koenraadt
Title of the thesis	Mosquitoes, men and malaria in Kenya
Date	2003-11-14
Supervisor	Prof. dr. J.C. van Lenteren, co-promotor: Dr. ir. W. Takken
	for summary see PDF-file

Name	Margreet van der Veer
Title of the thesis	Studies on the genetic population structure of Cooperia oncophora
Date	2003-11-06
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.W.C.A. Cornelissen, co-promotores: Dr. E. de Vries, Dr. Ir. H.W. Ploeger
	for summary see PDF-file

Name	Desiree van der Kleij
Title of the thesis	Schistosomal lipids and the human immune system: a novel host-parasite interplay
Date	2003-11-05
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder en Prof. dr. A.G.M. Tielens
	for summary see PDF-file

Name	Stephen Abanega Kaba
Title of the thesis	Development of a novel subunit vaccine against East Coast fever based on the Theileria parva sporozite protein p67
Date	2003-10-17
Supervisor	Prof.dr. J.M. Vlak en Prof.dr. R.W. Goldbach
	for summary see PDF-file

Name	Anja Terlouw
Title of the thesis	Community-based studies on the epidemiology, treatment and prevention of malaria in an area of intense malaria transmission in western Kenya
Date	2003-10-16
Supervisor	Prof. dr. P.A. Kager, co-promotor Dr. F.O. ter Kuile, University of Amsterdam
	for summary see PDF-file

Name	Meghna Desai
Title of the thesis	The epidemiology and treatment of childhood anemia in western Kenya
Date	2003-10-16
Supervisor	Prof. dr. P.A. Kager, co-promotor Dr. F.O. ter Kuile, University of Amsterdam
	for summary see PDF-file

Name	Tjalling Leenstra
Title of the thesis	Anemia in adolescent Schoolgirls in western Kenya; epidemiology and prevention
Date	2003-10-16
Supervisor	Prof. dr. P.A. Kager, co-promotor Dr. F.O. ter Kuile, University of Amsterdam
	for summary see PDF-file

Name	K. Kanobana
Title of the thesis	Experimental Cooperia oncophora infection in calves: An insite in host parasite interactions
Date	2003-09-18
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.W.C.A. Cornelissen, co-promotores: Dr. Ir. H.W. Ploeger, Dr. Ir. L. Vervelde en Dr. M. Eysker
	for summary see PDF-file

Name	Wicher Holland
Title of the thesis	The diagnosis of Trypanosoma evansi and its immunosuppressive effect in water buffaloes and pigs
Date	2003-06-06
Supervisor	Prof. J. Vercruysse en Prof. B. Goddeeris, Universiteit Gent

Name	Marieke J. van der Werf
Title of the thesis	Schistosomiasis morbidity and management of cases in Africa
Date	2003-05-21
Supervisor	Prof. dr. J.D.F. Habbema; co-promotor: Dr. S.J. de Vlas, University Medical Center Rotterdam
	for summary see PDF-file

Name	Alexandra van Remoortere
Title of the thesis	Antigenicity of schistosome glycans
Date	2003-04-23
Supervisor	Prof. dr. D.H. van den Eijnden, Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder; co-promotor: Dr. I.M. van Die, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
	for summary see PDF-file

Name	Edwin Chukwura Agbo
Title of the thesis	Genome analysis and DNA marker-based characterisation of pathogenic trypanosomes
Date	2003-03-27
Supervisor	Prof. dr. Eric Claassen, Prof. dr. Jos P. M. van Putten, Prof. Philippe Buscher; co-promotor: Dr. Marinus F.W. te Pas, Utrecht University

Theses 2002

Name	Wolfgang Richard Mukabana
Title of the thesis	Differential attractiveness of humans to the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae Giles. Effects of host characteristics and parasite infection
Date	2002-12-02
Supervisor	Prof. dr. J.C. van Lenteren, co-promotor Dr. ir. Willem Takken, Wageningen University

Name	Anita v.d. Biggelaar
Title of the thesis	Th2-responses and immunomodulation in helminth infections and allergy
Date	2002-11-28
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder, co-promotor Dr. M. Yazdanbakhsh, Leiden University Medical Center
	for summary see PDF-file

Name	Jeroen P.J. Saeij
Title of the thesis	The immune response of carp to blood flagellates
Date	2002-09-04
Supervisor	Prof. dr. Willem B. van Muiswinkel, co-promotor Dr.Ir. Geert F. Wiegertjes, Universiteit Wageningen
	for summary see PDF-file

Name	Resie van Spaendonk
Title of the thesis	Further characterisation of the ribosomal RNA genes of a rodent malaria parasite
Date	2002-09-04
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder, co-promotor Dr. A. Waters, Leiden University Medical Center.
	for summary see PDF-file.

Name	Annemarie Terhell
Title of the thesis	Epidemiological facets of lymphatic filariasis as revealed by the use of anti-filarial IgG4
Date	2002-03-14
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder, co-promotor Dr. M. Yazdanbakhsh, Leiden University Medical Center

Name	Fayez M. Shaldoum
Title of the thesis	A subtegumental cell factor of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae. Its role in initiating a cutaneous immune response and in parasite-host compatibility.
Date	2002-02-07
Supervisor	Prof. dr. M. Gahr en Prof. dr. G. Kraal, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Theses 2001

Name	Hans Veeken
Title of the thesis	Control of infectious diseases in developing countries: field studies on visceral leishmaniasis and meningitis.
Date	2001-11-09
Supervisor	Prof. dr. P.A. Kager, Universiteit van Amsterdam

Name	Philip Storey
Title of the thesis	Human Oesophagostomiasis clinical presentations and subclinical colonic pathology
Date	2001-02-15
Supervisor	Prof. dr. A.M. Deelder, Leiden University Medical Center