Have a look at my work as a biologist, my scientific achievements, and my media appearances here in this news blog!
Wild DNA hidden in 'Smart Summer Quiz' by NEMO Kennislink
Science & Salamanders - publication news PART1
University of the Netherlands VIDEO: crested newt madness!
Defense highlighted in the research magazine of RAVON
"Is nature chaotic?" - reflecting on the ARTIS & UvNL shows
Live on the radio! To talk about the tadpoles of frogs, toads and salamanders
Talking about my work at high schools!
New job at Rotterdam zoo! Back to my 'zoo roots'
I AM NOW A DOCTOR! And eggceptionally happy
Dutch radio: live to discuss the great 'salamander migration'!
Flemish media surprise concludes 2024!
NPO Radio 2 interview: animals with 'sperm packages', extraterrestrial sounds, and sleeping nests
Interview Volkskrant: 'Star Trek' frogs with 'alien-like' whistle sounds
Borneo adventures: conference and travellig!
KIJK magazine interview: this fish 'walks' and 'tastes' with feet-like structures
NOS interview: pretty reef fish overshadow threatened misfit fish
On the Dutch, national news channel for kids I stood up for slithery animals!
Less biology in science and education? Not if it is up to Wild DNA...
Ambassadress' message: "Biology is in my DNA - and in yours too"
KIJK magazine interview: why we eat chicken eggs and not house sparrow eggs
Already 'Face of Science' for one year, at KNAW
Wild beings celebrate a golf ball sized blueberry
What is taxidermy?
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We owe a lot to retroviruses, apparently - Interview in KIJK Magazine
Visiting the customs DNA lab in Amsterdam
Job promotion! From PhD to postdoc
Silly, but: what came first, the chicken or the egg?
"Gross, Genetics!" NEMO Science Night 2023
I appeared in Kijk Magazine: what to think of this hybrid 'dog-fox'?
Biodiversity Conference - register now for our panel session!
Exotic Alpine newts and green frogs in 'Scales & Slime'
Officially an 'ANWB' couple!
Eating froglegs? Some things you should know
Cannibalism is not at all that strange in the animal kingdom
Banded newts! DNA talk 8 online
On Dutch radio to talk about my PhD project!
We are surrounded by massively 'dumped', exotic Alpine newts
Seasnakes regained their color vision - which is both surprising and expected!
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On Dutch radio during our search for amphibians
Save the toads! Interview regarding the annual toad migration
Bioniews article about the evolution of color in amphibians
Selected as 'Face of Science' 2023!!!
"Fitting in is overrated" NRC interview about my life as biologist, entrepreneur, ánd actress
On Dutch radio I talked about dodo-, dinosaur-, mammoth - & salamander DNA!