Projects
NWO VENI Grant (2023) – Dr. Marjolein Bruijning - Pathogens, Microbiomes, and Host Evolution in a World of Global Change
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NWO NWA Innovation and Networks (2022) - Dr. Thomas Blankers (Partner) - The evolution of amino acids in space, genes in the environment, and societal implications.
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NWO VICI Grant (2022) - Dr. Merijn Kant - Anticipating pest formation using smart resistance genes.
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Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (2022) - Dr. Paul van Rijn (Coordinator) – Inventarisatie inzet nuttige organismen.
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Templeton World Charity Foundation (2022) - Dr. Karline Janmaat (Coordinator) - Collective rationality in a virtual forest: What processes underlie optimal foraging in fission-fusion societies?
ERC Consolidator Grant (2021) – Dr. Vincent Merckx - Mixotrophy: an uncharted carbon flux in the plant world (at Naturalis).
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Province Noord-Holland (2021) - Dr. Gerard Oostermeijer (Coordinator) - Beetle genetics.
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NWO NWA Start Impulse (2021) - Prof. dr. Astrid Groot and Dr. Thomas Blankers
(Partners) - Origin of Life (sequel)
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NWO NWA ORC (2020) - Prof. dr. Astrid Groot (Partner) - BioClock: The Circadian Clock in Modern Society
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Waternet (2020) - Dr. Gerard Oostermeijer (Coordinator) - Puur Water & Natuur.
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EU H2020 Framework Program (2020) - Dr. Paul van Rijn (Partner) - FRAMEwork: valuing farmland biodiversity
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Simonis BV (2019) - Prof. dr. Astrid Groot (Coordinator) - Developing a sustainable attract-and-infect strategy against the Fall armyworm in Africa
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NWO VIDI Grant (2019) – Dr. Willem Frankenhuis - Hidden Talents in Harsh Environments (at Radboud University)
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NWO TTW Take-off (2018) – Dr. Patrick Meirmans (Coordinator) - Sustainable tourism through sustainable business.
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Templeton World Charity Foundation (2018) - Dr. Karline Janmaat (Coordinator) - Primates in virtual space
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Vertify (2018) - Prof. dr. Astrid Groot, Paul van Rijn (Partners) - Towards sustainable cabbage cultivation
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EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie scholarship (2018) - Dr Thomas Blankers - The Genetic Basis of Mating Behaviour: Pheromone Communication in Noctuid Moths.
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EU INTERREG (2018) - Dr. Paul van Rijn (Partner) - FABulous Farmers
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EU H2020 Research & Innovation (2018) - Dr. Merijn Kant (Partner) - SuperPests: Innovative tools for rational control of the most difficult-to-manage pests and the diseases they transmit
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NWO TTW Open Technology Program (2018) – Dr. Arne Janssen (Coordinator) - Biological control of the emerging pest Echinothrips americanus and other new thrips pests in ornamental crops.
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US National Science Foundation (2017) - Dr. Michiel van Wijk (partner) - Evolution of mating communication in moths: Role of male courtship pheromones.
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NWO NWA Start Impulse (2017) - Dr. Astrid Groot (Partner) - Origin of Life
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NWO Open Program (2017) - Dr. Merijn Kant (Coordinator) - A family of genes that determine susceptibility of plants to herbivores as novel targets for resistance breeding
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NWO Joint Program Initiative (2017) - Dr. Arne Janssen (partner) - Organic and biodynamic vegetable production in low-energy greenhouses (Greenresilient).
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NWO ERA-Net C-IPM (2017) - Dr. Merijn Kant (Coordinator) - Defenseless defenses: does biological control work better on unprotected plants?