Overview of our latest and upcoming PhD defences
November 2025
Da Hae Jung | November 10, 2025 | 10 hrs
Olfactory system vulnerability in alzheimer’s disease: a multidisciplinary study
Decoding alzheimer’s through the nose-Brain axis
Supervisor: A. Jahanshahi, Maastricht University
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. C. Moon, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
Ganesh Babu Balu Subburaman | November 13, 2025 | 16 hrs
Evidence-based management in eye hospitals: Drivers, practices, and organizational outcomes
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. F. van Merode, Maastricht University/ MUMC+; Prof. Dr. C. Webers, Maastricht University/MUMC+
Co-Supervisor: Dr. H. Mertens, MUMC+
Yelyzaveta Snihirova | November 19, 2025 | 10 hrs
Same Copy, Different Story: Environmental Modifiers in CNV Carriers
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Th. van Amelsvoort, Maastricht University; Prof. Dr. D. Linden, Maastricht University
Co-Supervisor: Dr. D. van der Meer, Maastricht University
Coline van Everdingen-Bongers | November 20, 2025 | 13 hrs
Fair Space: Social pathways toward thriving for all
Supervisor: Prof. dr. P. Delespaul, Maastricht University
Co-Supervisors: Dr. P. Peerenboom, Tangram Zorgadviseurs; Em. Prof. dr. J. Van der Velden, Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
Walid Albanna | November 20, 2025 | 16 hrs
Exploring novel biomarker alleys for delayed cerebral ischemia following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Y. Temel, Maastricht University/ MUMC+
Co-Supervisors: Dr. R. Haeren, MUMC+ ; Dr. M. Veldeman, RWTH Aachen University Hospital
Pien Weerkamp | November 28, 2025 | 13 hrs
The Overshadowed Brain Related Comorbidities In Dystrophinopathies
Supervisor: Prof. dr. R. Vermeulen, Maastricht University/ MUMC+
Co-Supervisors: Dr. S. Klinkenberg, MUMC+; Dr. J. Hendriksen, Maastricht University
October 2025
Anja Schöttler | 3 October 2025 | 10 hrs
The role of complement and its relevance as therapeutic target in achr-myasthenia gravis
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. P. Martinez Martinez, Maastricht University
Co-Supervisors: Dr. M. Losen, Maastricht University Dr. Marina Mané Damas, Maastricht University; Dr. M. Mané Damas, Maastricht University
Maxime Verwoert | 10 October 2025 | 13 hrs
On the neural symphony of speech: Decoding speech production with stereo-electroencephalography
Supervisors: Dr. P. Kubben, Maastricht University/ MUMC+; Prof. Dr. Y. Temel, Maastricht University / MUMC+
Co-Supervisor: Dr. C. Herff, Maastricht University
Angela Satriano | 14 October 2025 | 16 hrs
Vasoactive Agents, Oxidative Stress Markers and Neurotransmitters Monitoring in Congenital Heart Diseases Children
Supervisors: Prof. dr. D. Gazzolo (University of Chieti, Italy); Prof. dr. L. Zimmermann (Maastricht University)
Co-Supervisor: Dr. A. Gavilanes (Maastricht University)
Sara Mokhtar | 27 October 2025 | 16 hrs
Eyes on neurodegeneration - The Maastricht Study
Supervisor: Prof. dr. C. Webers (Maastricht University)
Co-Supervisors: Dr. C. van der Kallen (Maastricht University) Dr. T. Berendschot (Maastricht University)
Jana Devos | 28 October 2025 | 16 hrs
Deep Brain Stimulation in Refractory Tinnitus: Searching for the Off Switch
Supervisor: Prof. dr. Y. Temel, Universiteit Maastricht/ MUMC+
Co-Supervisors: Dr. M. Janssen, MUMC+; Dr. E. George, MUMC+; Dr. Jasper Smit, Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
September 2025
Colin Rosenau | 12 September 2025 | 10 hrs
Advancing brain health through modifiable Risk andprotective factors: The libra2 index:update, validation, and Genetic insights
Supervisor: Prof. dr. S. Köhler, Maastricht University
Co-Supervisor: Dr. K. Deckers, Maastricht University
Valentina Bellissima | 16 September 2025 | 10 hrs | ONLINE
Antenatal Antidepressant Drugs and Neuro-biomarkers in Fetal, Maternal and Neonatal Biological Fluids
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. D. Gazzolo, Maastricht University / University of Chieti, Italy; Dr. A. Gavilanes, Maastricht University
Simonetta Picone | 16 September 2025 | 16 hrs | ONLINE
Lutein in Perinatal Medicine: an Antioxidant and/or Neurotrophic Factor
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. D. Gazzolo Maastricht University / University of Chieti, Italy; Prof. Dr. F. Galvano (University of Catania, Italy)
Lion Soons | 17 September 2025 | 10 hrs
Emerging modifiable factorsfor maintaining optimal cognitive function in aging : An epidemiological approach
Supervisor: Prof. dr. S. Köhler, Maastricht University
Co-Supervisor: Dr. K. Deckers, Maastricht University