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Research Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences Neurobiology

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Neurobiology is an association of research labs in three main clusters, Behavioural Neuroscience (BN), Chronobiology (CB) and Molecular Neurobiology (MN), with support staff, students and guests:

Cato Drion
Drion lab (BN)
Ulrich Eisel
Eisel lab (MN)
Nicole Gervais
Gervais lab (BN)
Robbert Havekes
Havekes lab (MN)
Roelof Hut
Hut lab (CB)
Martien Kas
Kas lab (BN)
Peter Meerlo
Meerlo lab (CB)
Sanne Moorman
Moorman lab (BN)
Jocelien Olivier
Olivier lab (BN)
Anton Scheurink
Scheurink lab (BN)
Suzanne van der Veldt
van der Veldt lab (BN)
Eddy van der Zee
van der Zee lab (MN)
Gertjan van Dijk
Van Dijk lab (BN)
Tenured staff
phone
room
email
Cato Drion (assistant professor)
5171.0238
contact
Ulrich Eisel (professor)
5171.0414
contact
Nicole Gervais (assistant professor)
5171.0242
contact
Robbert Havekes (professor)
5171.0426
contact
Roelof Hut (professor)
5171.0338
contact
Martien Kas (professor)
5171.0226
contact
Peter Meerlo (assistant professor)
5171.0342
contact
Sanne Moorman (assistant professor)
5171.0330
contact
Jocelien Olivier (associate professor)
5171.0230
contact
Anton Scheurink (emeritus professor)
contact
Suzanne van der Veldt (assistant professor)
5171.0418
contact
Eddy van der Zee (professor)
5171.0430
contact
Gertjan van Dijk (professor)
5171.0246
contact
Support staff
phone
room
email
Diane ten Have (management and office assistant)
5171.0326
contact
Nienke de Vries (research technician)
5171.0334
contact
Robin Bakema (research technician)
5171.0250
contact
Jan Bruggink (chemical analyst)
5171.0227
contact
Wanda Douwenga (research technician)
contact
Roy Meijer (research technician)
5171.0234
contact
Christa Reitzema-Klein (research technician)
5171.0234
contact
Lena Zhemchuzhnikova (research technician)
5171.0334
contact
Temporary staff
chair group
phone
room
email
Lan Zhou (postdoc)
Kas
5171.0314
contact
Diana Bocancea (postdoc)
Kas
5171.0314
contact
Lysanne Jorna (lecturer)
van der Zee
contact
Mila Roozen (postdoc)
Kas
5171.0258
contact
Eisel
5171.0408
contact
Vasilis Siozos (research assistant)
Kas
5171.0314
contact
Marcel Visser (affiliate professor, NIOO)
contact
PhD students
chair group
phone
room
email
Kas, Drion
5171.0258
contact
Gargi Ahuja (2020)
van der Zee
5171.0408
contact
Citra Ariani (2026)
van Dijk
5171.0258
contact
Hut, Meerlo
5171.0344
contact
Romy Buwalda-Smit (2018)
Kas, Laman, Olivier
contact
Havekes, Moorman
5171.0344
contact
Lauren de Wit (2017)
Hut, van der Zee
contact
Kas
5171.0344
contact
Gervais, Meerlo
5171.0344
contact
Xioadan Guo (2021)
van Dijk
contact
Visser
NIOO
contact
Jiahao Li (2024)
Eisel, Olivier
5171.0408
contact
Eisel, Olivier
5171.0408
contact
Kas
5171.0344
contact
Utku Ortal (2026)
van der Veldt
5171.0408
contact
Morisson Pot (2020)
Visser
contact
Olivier, Kas
5171.0258
contact
van Dijk, Scheurink
contact
Xin Ren (2022)
Kas
5171.0258
contact
Mirthe Ronde (2023)
Kas
5171.0258
contact
Havekes, Meerlo, Moorman
5171.0408
contact
Visser, Hut
NIOO
contact
Kas
contact
Moorman, Verhulst
5171.0344
contact
Havekes, Meerlo
contact
Yingying Wu (2016)
Eisel, Schoemaker
contact
Gervais
5171.0344
contact
van Dijk
5171.0258
contact
Jiaoyue Zhu (2021)
Hut, van Dijk
contact
Guests
chair group
phone
room
email
Sara Massetti (PhD, UMCG)
Meerlo
5171.0344
contact
Rutger Boesjes (PhD, UMCG)
Meerlo
5171.0344
contact
Irem Bayraktaroglu (PhD, UMCG)
De Deyn, Eisel
5171.0408
contact
Marijke Gordijn (Chrono@Work) (050 211 1946)
external
contact
Barbara Helm (Swiss Ornithological Institute)
external
contact
Joelle Jagersma (PhD, UMCG)
Olivier
UMCG
Pieter Naudé (University of Cape Town)
Eisel
5171.0410
contact
Tamás Oroszi
van der Zee
5171.0408
contact
Celina Pütz (PhD, UMCG)
Kas
UMCG
contact
Fiona Scholte-Reijne (PhD, UMCG)
van Dijk
5171.0258
contact
William Schwartz (University of Texas at Austin)
5171.0334
contact
Former PhD students
Former members
  • Camilla Paraciani (2026)
  • Sophia Wilhelm (2026)
  • Junfei Cao (2025)
  • Maarten Hamberg (2025)
  • Tim Ahuis (2025) - thesis
  • Dehuang Kong (2025) - thesis
  • Valentina Pegoretti (2025) - thesis
  • Adithya Sarma (2025) - thesis
  • Anna Langener (2024) - thesis
  • Suzanne Lanooij (2024) - thesis
  • Iris Riemersma (2024) - thesis
  • Mila Roozen (2024) - thesis
  • Aurelia Strauß (2024) - thesis
  • Maria Arroyo Araujo (2023) - thesis
  • Xiangpan Kong (2023 - thesis
  • Klaske Oberman (2023) - thesis
  • Tamas Oroszi (2023) - thesis
  • Natalia Orti Casan (2023) - thesis
  • Kata Toth (2023) - thesis
  • Els van der Goot (2023) - thesis
  • Youri Bolsius (2022) - thesis
  • Betty Hornix (2022) - thesis
  • Kevin Ike (2022) - thesis
  • Raj Jagesar (2022) - thesis
  • Renate Kat (2022) - thesis
  • Melanie Lindner (2022) - thesis
  • Sjaak Riede (2022) - thesis
  • Sean Tok Shui Liang (2022) - thesis
  • Steffen van Heijningen (2022) - thesis
  • Anouk Willems (2022) - thesis
  • Jasper Bosman (2021) - thesis
  • Niels Jongs (2021) - thesis
  • Giorgio Karapetsas (2021) - thesis
  • Renske Lok (2021) - thesis
  • Laura Staal (2021) - thesis
  • Sjoerd van Hasselt (2021) - thesis
  • Laura van Rosmalen (2021) - thesis
  • Leonie Gouweleeuw (2020) - thesis
  • Danielle Houwing (2020) - thesis
  • Deepika Patel (2020) - thesis
  • Anouschka Ramsteijn (2020) - thesis
  • Frank Raven (2020) - thesis
  • Edit Somogyi (2020) - thesis
  • Doortje Dekens (2019) - thesis
  • Diana Esquivel Franco (2019) - thesis
  • Theresa Floessner (2019) - thesis
  • Marelle Heesterbeek (2019) - thesis
  • Simone Ota (2019) - thesis
  • Maria Bove (2018) - thesis
  • Lidewij Schipper (2018) - thesis
  • Tom Woelders (2018) - thesis
  • Vibeke Bruinenberg (2017) - thesis
  • Yun Dong (2017) - thesis
  • Moniek Geerdink (2017) - thesis
  • Enrique Gil Ponce (2017) - thesis
  • Jeanine Kamphuis (2017) - thesis
  • Ewelina Kurtys (2017) - thesis
  • Barbara Mizumo Tomotani (2017) - thesis
  • Erin van Buel (2017) - thesis
  • Giulia Zerbini (2017) - thesis
  • Priscila Mazzola (2016) - thesis
  • Jasper Bosman (2015) - thesis
  • Simon Evers (2015) - thesis
  • Iris Hovens (2015) - thesis
  • Cees Mulder (2015) - thesis
  • Lucia Salis (2015) - thesis
  • Vincent van der Vinne (2015) - thesis
  • Wieteke Beerling (2014) - thesis
  • Federica Calcagnoli (2014) - thesis
  • Niki Dobos (2014) - thesis
  • Caroline Coppens (2013) - thesis
  • Marina Giménez (2013) - thesis
  • Giulia Gracceva (2013) - thesis
  • Stefano Guidotti (2013) - thesis
  • Maan van de Werken (2013) - thesis
  • Paulien Barf (2012) - thesis
  • Henriette Hulshof (2012) - thesis
  • Ariana Novati (2012) - thesis
  • Jose Vidal Mollon (2012) - thesis
  • Gretha Boersma (2011) - thesis
  • GirstautÄ— DagytÄ— (2010) - thesis
  • Ivica Granic (2010) - thesis
  • Roelina Hagewoud (2010) - thesis
  • Marcello Masman (2010) - thesis
  • Deepa Natarajan - 2010) - thesis
  • Anghelus Ostroveanu (2009) - thesis
  • Rianne Seigers (2010) - thesis
  • Aaltje Wallinga (2010) - thesis
  • Doretta Caramaschi (2009) - thesis
  • Gerard Overkamp (research technician)
  • Domien Beersma (emeritus professor)
  • Ate Boerema (postdoc)
  • Bauke Buwalda (emeritus associate professor)
  • Andrea Costanzo (postdoc)
  • Serge Daan (emeritus professor, † 2018)
  • Sietse de Boer (emeritus associate professor)
  • Pim Drinkenburg (affiliate professor, JPC)
  • Marina Giménez (postdoc)
  • Pim Heckman (FSE Fellow)
  • Barbara Helm (associate professor, Swiss Ornithological Institute)
  • Bente Hofstra (PhD, UMCG)
  • Warner Hoornenborg (PhD, UMCG)
  • Paul Jerem (MSCA fellow)
  • Renate Kat (postdoc)
  • Jan Keijser (teaching/research assistant)
  • Jaap Koolhaas (emeritus professor)
  • Paul Luiten (emeritus professor)
  • Remco Molenhuis (postdoc)
  • Csaba Nyakas (emeritus professor)
  • Regien Schoemaker (emeritus associate professor)
  • Kunja Slopsema (teaching/research assistant)
  • Wiggert van Ginkel (PhD, UMCG)
  • Danique van Vliet (PhD, UMCG)
  • Andrés Viñas Martinez (research assistant)
  • Emma Wams (postdoc)
  • Anouk Willems (postdoc)
  • Tong Zhang (PhD, GRIP)
Last modified:16 July 2026 09.57 a.m.