10.30-13.30

Young NCOH event: Treasure hunt at Naturalis Discover Naturalis together with your Young NOCH peers

Including lunch

11.00-14.00

 Free access to Naturalis with your Science Café badge. The badge can be picked up at our registration desk from 11.00 hours. 

13.00 

Registration Science Cafe

14.00  

Welcome by Prof dr Nathaniel Martin, Leiden University & member of NCOH Executive Board

14.10  

Prof dr Suzan Rooijakkers, UMC Utrecht

Suzan Rooijakkers, Professor of Microbiology, Bacterial Infections and Immunity at the University Medical Center Utrecht will give a keynote entitled: ‘Boosting host immunity against bacterial infections via therapeutic antibodies’
 

14.40  

4 PhD pitches

15.05

Prof dr Nicole de Voogd, Leiden University & Naturalis

Nicole de Voogd is professor by special appointment Global change and marine ecosystems at Leiden University. And senior researcher Marine biodiversity at Naturalis. She will give a keynote: 'Discovery and exploration of marine natural products'.

15.35    

break

16.05   

Dr Stan Brouns, TU Delft

His research group at Delft University of Technology is built around the theme of microbe – bacteriophage interactions, and tackles important questions related to how bacteria become resistant to phage infection and how bacteriophages escape defense systems.

His presentation title will follow soon. 

16.35

4 PhD pitches

16.00

Award ceremony winning pitch 

17.10

Drinks

18.00 

End