In the fall of 2022, PhD candidates Koen Vink and Tamara Brouwers started with their BioClock project at the RIVM. Supervised by prof. Debbie van Baarle and prof. Jacco Wallinga, they investigate the interaction between the circadian clock and the immune system. More specifically, they look at the timing and dosing of vaccinations on the immune response and burden of disease. With epidemiological and modelling work (Koen) and preclinical and clinical studies (Tamara), in the next few...

Op donderdag 2 februari organiseert StrandLAB Almere een avond met minicolleges over (het belang van) de duisternis. Joke Meijer, coordinator van BioClock, zal hier een verhaal houden. Het ritme van de duisternis | LED Winter We associëren de duisternis vaak met gevaar. In de grote stad bestaat de echte donkere nacht niet meer. Wat heeft dit voor effect op ons slaapritme en op dat van nachtdieren? Hoe kunnen we duisternis meer omarmen en waarom is dit belangrijk voor onze gezondheid?...

Moeite met opstaan? Daar kun jij niks aan doen! Zo heet de videopodcast van de Universiteit van Nederland met prof. Roelof Hut. De onderzoeker van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen legt uit wat nou eigenlijk de biologische klok is, hoe hij alle klokjes in ons lichaam dirigeert en waarom dit effect heeft op hoe we slapen, hoe we kunnen presteren en onze gezondheid. En een belangrijke vraag, kunnen we van een avondmens een ochtendmens worden? Bekijk de podcast hier.

PhD candidate Danielle Crowley started a year ago on her project in WP3.1. It is time for an update on her findings and plans. Keeping rhythm by Danielle Crowley Fish, like humans, follow light/dark (L/D) cycles of around 24 hours. These cycles or circadian rhythms as they are otherwise known, are responsible for initiating and maintaining an array of behavioural and physiological patterns including breeding, migration, and hormone expression. This is achievable due...

In May 2022, Francesca Borghese started her PhD project at the University of Groningen. She will study how light affects humans, in several ways. She will be supervised by prof. Roelof Hut. Who are you? Hi, my name is Francesca! I was born in Italy and grew up in different countries in Asia and Africa, before moving to Switzerland during my teenage years. I love travelling, discovering new cultures, food and in my free time I enjoy reading, spending time with friends, video games...

PhD candidate Laura Pape has started over a year ago on her project in WP1.4. It is time for an update on her findings and plans. E-health for university students by Laura Pape My project in work package 1.4 is about the effectiveness of a guided e-health intervention on improving sleep and mental in university students. Together with my research team, Dr. Niki Antypa and Prof. Philip Spinhoven from Leiden University, and Prof. Annemieke van Straten and Dr. Sascha Struijs...

We are happy to announce that our BioClock researchers from different clusters are awarded with several prizes. Congratulations to all! PhD candidate Gali Albalak has won the Piet Visser poster award at the NSWO – Dutch Society for Sleep-Wake Research. Gali Albalak on the most left Kamiel Spoelstra has won the Stairway to Impact Award from NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) for his research into the impact of nocturnal light: https://www.nwo.nl/en/news/winners-nwo-science-awards-2022-announced And...