Student research projects

Possibilities

Within the Leiden Malaria Research Group, there are many possibilities for students to do a research traineeship in the laboratory (study: Medicine, Biological Sciences, (Medical) Biology, HBO/Polytechnic). Actual information about traineeship possibilities within the research projects of the Leiden Malaria Research Group can be found on the Leiden University  Blackboard.
For more information, please contact Dr. Chris J. Janse, Dr. Blandine M.D. Franke-Fayard or Dr. Shahid M. Khan. See also the 2009 'Stagemarkt' poster presentation.

Former student research projects (2007 - )

Adik Adamian, VU, BW, master
Period:  February 2010 – August 2010
Place: LUMC
Title:  Towards falciparumized P. berghei binding human ICAM-1

Jasper Misset, Leiden University, Biology, bachelor
Period:  January 2010 – August 2010
Place: LUMC
Title:  Using malaria parasites as vehicles to deliver heterelogous antigens

Joana Pissarra, University of Lisbon (Portugal), master
Period:  December 2009 – July 2010
Place: LUMC
Title:  Development of new tools to target the liver stage of malaria parasites

Avinash Dinmohamed, VU, BW, master (Master’s Literature Review)
Period:  February 2010 – April 2010
Place: LUMC
Title:  The 6-cys gene family: The ‘Vaccine Family’ of Plasmodium Proteins

Stefan Lelieveld, HLO/Polytechnic Leiden
Period:  November 2009 – May 2010
Place: LUMC
Title:  Bioinformatic characterization of the Pb-fam multigene family in the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei

Ralf Boland, Leiden University, Biology, bachelor
Period:  September 2009 – April 2010
Place: LUMC
Title:  Expression of PfEMP1 domains on the surface of malaria infected red blood cells

Mariela Fuentes Caraballo, University of Puerto Rico (USA), master
Period:  May 2009 – July 2009
Place: LUMC
Title:  Characterization and understanding of the biological role of the Multidrug Resistance Associated Protein of malaria parasites

Maria Gonzalez Pons, University of Puerto Rico (USA), PhD student
Period:  May 2009 – July 2009
Place: LUMC
Title:  Characterization and understanding of the biological role of the Multidrug Resistance Associated Protein of malaria parasites

Reindert Emmens, VU, BW, master
Period:  February 2009 – August 2009
Place: LUMC
Title:  Targeting of malaria parasite proteins to the surface of infected red blood cells

Avinash Dinmohamed, VU, BW, master
Period:  February 2009 – August 2009
Place: LUMC
Title:  Identification of factors important for protein trafficking in the malaria parasite

Carlijn van der Sluijs, VU, BW, bachelor
Period:  November 2008 – April 2009
Place: LUMC
Title:  Targeting of malaria parasite proteins to the surface of infected red blood cells

Jolle Mijs Vegter, VU, BW, master
Period:  October 2008 – May 2009
Place: LUMC
Title:  Inducible knockout of genes in malaria parasites: targeting essential genes

Marc-Manuel Hahn, VU, BW, master
Period:  February 2008 – September 2008
Place: LUMC
Title:  Role of the malaria parasite protein HEP17 in development in the liver

Maarten Eldering, VU, BW, master
Period:  February 2008 – September 2008
Place: LUMC
Title:  Characterization of an inducible transfection system in malaria parasites

Onny Klop, HLO/Polytechnic Breda
Period:  February 2008 – October 2008
Place: LUMC
Title:  The generation of new red transgenic reporter lines of a rodent malaria parasite for in vivo visualization of host-pathogens interactions

David Janson, Leiden University, BW, master
Period:  September 2007 – June 2008
Place: LUMC
Title:  In vivo visualization of rodent malaria parasites: generation and exploitation of a humanized model

Aycha Bleeker, HLO/Polytechnic Leeuwarden
Period:  September 2007 –March 2008
Place: LUMC
Title:  The generation of transgenic malaria parasites expressing reporter proteins for drug test screening and in vivo visualization

Downloads

• Poster presentation stagemarkt 2009 (PDF, 300.6 KB)