Overview of our latest and upcoming PhD defences.

November

 Jessica Berkvens | 2 November | 2023 | 13.00 hrs
Osteoporosis and fractures in institutionalized patients with refractory epilepsy and intellectual disability
Supervisors: Prof. dr. H. Majoie; Prof. dr. J. van den Bergh    
Co-Supervisor: Dr. S. Mergler (Erasmus MC Rotterdam)

 Nikita van de Burgt | 7 november 2023 | 10.00 hrs
The many faces of psychosis - A novel approach to identify and classify rare forms    
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. van Amelsvoort; Prof. dr. P. Martinez-Martinez    
Co-Supervisor: Dr. N. Leibold

 Anna Willems | 9 november 2023 | 16.00 hrs  
Movement disorders in psychiatry as symptom, as side effect, and as risk factor    
Supervisor:  Prof. dr. P. van Harten    
Co-Supervisor: Dr. D. Tenback, Centrum voor transculturele psychiatrie Veldzicht, Balkbrug

 Emma Boersma- von Scheibler | 14 november 2023 | 10.00 hrs  
Characterization of genetic neurodevelopmental disorders at adult age, with a focus on 22q11.2 deletion syndrome    
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T. van Amelsvoort    
Co-Supervisors: Dr. H. Boot, UM/ ’s Heeren Loo; Dr. A. van Eeghen, UvA/ ‘s Heerlen Loo

 Dean Paes | 17 november 2023 | 10.00 hrs   
Double Degree Maastricht University - Hasselt University/tUL        
Picking the best isoform PDE4D isoforms as therapeutic targets in Alzheimer’s disease
Supervisors: Prof. dr. D. van den Hove (Maastricht University); Dr. T. Vanmierlo (Hasselt
University)    
Co-Supervisor: Prof. dr. N. Hellings (Hasselt University)

 Daan van Kruining | 23 November 2023 | 10.00 hrs
Lipids as Biomarkers for Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease and its Pathogenic Mechanism.
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. P. Martinez-Martinez; Prof. Dr. D. Linden; Prof. Dr. M. Honing

 Zeinab Mohamed Mamdouh Abdelkareem Gomaa | 27 november 2023 | 16.00 hrs
De-novo construction of organ-agnostic cancer modules and therapeutic application    
Supervisor: Prof. dr. H. Schmidt    
Co-Supervisor: Dr. C. Nogales Calvo

 Sriganesh Kamath | 28 november 2023 | 10.00 hrs
Assessment and management of perioperative pain in neurosurgical patients    
Supervisors: Prof. dr. H. Steinbusch; Prof. dr. S. TN, Bangalore; Prof. dr. G.S. Umamaheswara Rao, Bangalore    

 Hannah Bernhard | 30 november 2023 | 13.00 hrs
In the event of memory: Behavioral and brain processes supporting the formation of episodic memories    
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. P. de Weerd    
Co-Supervisors: Dr. J. Reithler; Dr. R. Rouhl

December

 Carmen van Hooijdonk | 1 December 2023 | 10.00 hrs
On the bumpy road of psychotic disorders: Paving new avenues for personalized treatment approaches by examining neurochemical changes in psychosis and related disorders.
Supervisors: Prof. dr. T.  van Amelsvoort; Prof. dr. J.P. Selten; Prof. dr. J. Booij (Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC)

 Stella Voulgaropoulou | 5 December 2023 | 13.00 hrs
Modeling the brain: Mechanisms underlying the interplay between the multiple facets of stress and cognition
Supervisor: Prof. dr. T.  van Amelsvoort
Co-Supervisors: Dr. D. Hernaus; Dr. C. Vingerhoets

 Michel van Hooren | 7 December 2023 | 10.00 hrs
The impact of oropharyngeal dysphagia and dysphonia on health-related quality of life in Parkinson’s disease
Supervisors: Dr. L.W.J. Baijens; Prof. dr. B. Kremer
Co-Supervisor: Dr. W. Pilz

 Agorastos Agorastos | 11 December 2023 | 10.00 hrs
The balance within: Factors influencing neurovisceral autonomic responsiveness to endocrine and pharmacological stress challenges
Supervisor: Prof. dr. K. Schruers
Co-Supervisor: Dr. N. Leibold

 Shuhe Zhang | 11 December 2023 | 13.00 hrs
Single Retinal Image Restoration
Supervisors: Prof. dr. Carroll A.  Webers;Dr. Tos T. Berendschot
Co-Supervisor: Dr. R. Duits, Eindhoven University of Technology

 Lieke Bakker | 15 December 2023 | 13.00 hrs
The Kynurenine Pathway and Cognitive Functioning; A Transdiagnostic Approach
Supervisors: Dr. S. Köhler; Prof. Dr. F. Verhey
Co-Supervisor: Dr. I. Ramakers; Dr. S. Eussen

 Jennifer Monereo-Sánchez | 18 December 2023 | 10.00 hrs
Segmenting the human brain in population bases studies: Methodological considerations and clinical applications in diabetes, depression, and dementia
Supervisors: Prof. dr. D.Linden;Dr. M. Schram;Dr. J. Jansen