INFORMATION BULLETIN APRIL 2006
Some more domestic announcements:
Since a couple of months, more and more garbage is left behind by students after and during
lab practicals. In addition, one of our cleaners has injured herself several times when broken
glassware had been disposed in one of the bins. This safety risk and health hazard is
unacceptable. Glassware is not to be disposed in bins. Keep this in mind!
From now on the practical teachers will nominate a few students who have the responsibility
for the cleaning up safely after the lab practicals. This should get the labs clean and tidy again.
It implies that every student is responsible himself to clean up his own mess.
A few times there was a discussion about the necesity for wearing goggles in Lab 3. Staf
discussed this last week and decided that everyone must wear safety glasses in lab 3 in any
case and at any time. This means that safety glasses have to be worn even if you spend a
short time in lab 3, i.e. if you need to measure something with the equipment present in lab 3
while you are actually conducting an experiment in another lab.
Answering cell phones during practical hours in the labs is considered to be annoying by
students and staff. From now on it is not allowed to have your cell phone turned on during a
practical or theory class.
The compliance of the rules mentioned above will be strictly monitored.
Cees van Verseveld,
Director Applied Sciences
May I introduce myself?
Andrea Thiele
Hi, my name is Andrea Thiele and I have worked at HAN University since April 2006. I was brought up
in Germany where I studied Biochemistry and where I carried out my PhD research in Immunology.
After that I lived in Switzerland for one year. where I studied Molecular Biology at a nice research
institute. In addition, I enjoyed the mountains a lot over there. However, four years ago, I moved to the
Netherlands to investigate intestinal cancer with an international research group in Utrecht. The Swiss
hiking trips were easily substituted by cycling trips.
I enjoy setting up things with people together, passing on my knowledge and working in an
international environment. Therefore, I considered it to be a great opportunity to continue my career as
a lecturer of Molecular Life Science of the MSc course. This will actually start from April. I will take
care of the theoretical and practical classes with help of my knowledge and network, as well as the
international recruitment for MSc. In addition, I will help with carrying out applied research at the HAN
Biocentre. And Nijmegen is famous for its hills, so I am really looking forward to that!
Kind regards, Andrea
Martijn van der Bruggen
Hello, I am Martijn van der Bruggen and I will work at HAN University as a lecturer in Bioinformatics
(from the first of March).
I was born by the beginning of the 70’ in a village with a furniture manufacturing plant and many
ponds. I left Brabant some 20 years later to study Molecular Biology at Radboud University Nijmegen.
It was a great course and a great time. During my student years I organized the Bèta Bedrijvenbeurs
(a fair with technical and scientific companies) and I lead camps for children in Nijmegen. I am still
leading these kids camps. After my graduation I immediately started with a post-doc teachers course
at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam stimulated by my parents and because I had assisted several
courses at the university while studying. After my graduation I first started as a teacher at high schools
and continued as a business trainer/consultant. For the past eight years I enjoyed training various
Oracle customers worldwide. In my work for HAN University three aspects will converge: teaching, the
development of software and Molecular Biology. Nowadays, I live in Brabant again, but I am really
looking forward to start as a teacher of Bioinformatics in Nijmegen.
Marcel Verhey
My name is Marcel Verhey and I was born on September 16, 1964, in Zevenaar. I married in Wijchen
and still live there. Together with my wife Wilma we had three children: our twin boys Bas & Thijs and
our little daughter Nikki. Unfortunately, they passed away due to illnesses. Bas en Thijs passed away
at the age of 11 months, Nikki became 10 years of age.
For six years I worked as a temporary volunteering Petty Officer at the Royal Air force after graduation
from my KMLO-course. At first I was stationed in Germany and after that in the Netherlands. From
1992 until 2001 I worked as an employee for Packard Bell Computers in Wijchen. At this company I
worked in several positions: I started as a callcenter agent, 4 years of Technical Support Supervisor, 2
years of European Callcenter Manager and afterwards 2 years as Manager Quality European Service
& Support.
In 2001, I started a subsidiary of the Swiss The BEE-company with two German Packard Bell
colleagues in Peine, Germany. This was a service provider in the ICT-sector which offered fulfillment,
telemarketing and helpdesk services. As a Manager Operations I was responsible for all operational
matters.
After we closed the company I ended up at HAN University in 2002 as a desk manager of the HAN
Expertise centre. Halfway 2005 I started as a manager facilities at the HAN Biocentre. Aside from that
I am responsible for the PR of the Biocentre as well as the courses and IDT-courses.
In the past I took several courses: at the Open University several courses in informatics, applied
computer studies and C-programming at the Gelderland University of Professional Education, several
management courses at Gustav Käser and De Baak, quality trainings ISO and auditing at KDI, several
seminars and workshops at the INSEAD/CEDEP Management School Fontainbleau, France. At the
moment I am in the middle of the graduation phase of the HAN MBA course. I hope to graduate in
September 2006. I speak and write English and German fluently.
My hobbies are: motorcycles, motorcycle technology, playing the guitar, electric music and PC’s (in a
wide field).
Theo Goosen
My name is Theo Goosen, I am 57 years young and I have worked at the HAN Biocentre from January
2006. After graduating from a(n) (evening) course to become an analytical chemist I decided to study
chemistry at the University of Leiden in 1972. I was lucky to find out that during my studies the
introduction of Molecular Genetics was a fact. This field intrigued me ever since. Of course I carried
out my PhD research in this field after my graduation. This research was also carried out in Leiden.
After receiving my PhD I left for the University of Wageningen. Over here I was active in several
positions for over 20 years at the department of Genetics, the subdivision of Molecular Genetics. For
15 years I was responsible for the theoretical and practical education in Molecular Genetics. Aside
from that I researched several biological processes in filamentous fungi, such as their sexual
reproduction and the interaction of phytopathogenic fungi and their host plant.
From 2002 I worked as a researcher at the University of Leiden and TNO Quality of Life in the field of
the production of foreign proteins with help of filamentous fungi. I continue part of this work at the HAN
Biocentre, however my field of expertise could also be applied to other running projects.
Cees van den Hondel
Cees started his scientific career with a course at the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Utrecht.
He majored in Biochemistry and minored in Microbiology.
After his graduation in 1971 he started his PhD research at the department of Molecular Biology at the
Radboud University Nijmegen. He graduated on “Organisation of the genes and regulatory elements
of bacteriophage M13”.
After his PhD he researched for 5 years at the department of Molecular Genetics at the University of
Utrecht. During this time he developed (as the first person in the world) a genetic modification system
for cyanobacteria; this type of bacteria possess an identical photosynthesizing system as found in
plants.
In 1981 he transferred to the TNO Medical Biological Laboratory in Rijswijk to develop and apply a
genetic modification system for filamentous fungi.
In 1985 he became the head of the research group of genetic modification of fungi, in which, under his
supervision, research was carried out on the development of genetic modification systems,
transcription regulation, protein secretion, bioconversion and the production of homologous and
heterologous proteins. Aside from that he was responsible for the acquisition and execution of contract
researches for a large number of Dutch, European and American biotechnological companies.
He quit his activities for the TNO laboratory from the first of June, 2005 when, under LIFT (Laurens
van Iterson Fonds TNO) he retained the title of Adjunct Professor of Gene technology of filamentous
fungi at the Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, which is now part of the Biology Institute of the
University of Leiden.
From the first of September, 2005, he retained the title of Professor of Molecular Microbiology of
filamentous fungi at the University of Leiden. From that day he has been head of a research group,
researching protein secretion, the biosynthesis of cell walls, transcription regulation, morphology of
filamentous fungi and the indentification of anti fungal chemical. In addition, this group also works for
the Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation.
Since 2003 he is involved as an adviser and later on as a teacher in the development and execution of
the Master of Molecular Life Sciences course. His expertise in the field of scientific research, training,
acquisition and execution of contract researches is now also applied at the HAN Biocentre.
Agenda
May 1 till 6
April 30 till May 7
May 9+10
May 25
May 26
June 5
June 8
June 12 until 17
June 22 until 28
June 27
June 28
June 30
May Break
City trip to Prague, organized by ‘t
Reactievat
Resit exams
Ascension
Day off
Whit Monday
Monday timetable
Exams
Resit exams
Sports day/BBQ/ end of the year party
Open house during the evening
Graduation Ceremony