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Hello everyone! My name is Daniel, I’m 28 years old, and I work as a physician-researcher at Erasmus MC. Being a physician-researcher essentially means that for several years, I will be conducting research on medical topics that still raise many questions. The questions we have about how to better treat [...]

Hi everyone! My name is Katrijn Daenen and I am currently doing a PhD in the viroscience department and intensive care unit of the Erasmus MC (Rotterdam). When I was in medical school I developed special interest for (tropical) infectious diseases and was lucky to do an internship in [...]

This week I’m in Buffelsfontein for the first edition of the new masterclass ‘Wildlife and wicked problems’ at the Wildlife Forensic Academy [WFA] at Cape Town South Africa. The masterclass is designed for students with different backgrounds and from different continents and countries. This kick off edition I’m joined by [...]

My name is Jan van Beek, I live in The Hague, and since March 2012 I have been working at the Erasmus Medical Center as an HIV nurse consultant. During my HIV consultation hours, I see people living with HIV who come to the hospital twice a year for [...]

Dominique and Mélise Sickmann: Two Sisters with One Mission at Viruskenner Two sisters who aren’t just experts in their own fields, but who are also working together to help you learn everything about viruses and infectious diseases. Meet Dominique and Mélise Sickmann, your Viruskenner coaches! Dominique Sickmann Dominique is [...]

Important Dates for Viruskenner 2025: Don’t Miss Them! The new school year has begun, and that means it’s time for the next edition of Viruskenner! This international program helps students explore the world of infectious diseases and viruses while learning to collaborate and deepen their scientific knowledge. The schedule [...]

Viruskenner Suriname 2024 is a fact. On January 25, Eric van Gorp, Hans kruining, Katrijn Daenen and Jan van Beek left Schiphol Airport with fully packed suitcases for Suriname to organize the Viruskenner kick off at the participating schools " Arthur Hoogendoorn" and " Nassy Brouwer College" in Paramaribo. Locally [...]

Hi Everyone, My name is Lydia and I'm one of the coaches! Currently, I work in the vaccines department of a pharmaceutical company. This summer, I graduated with a master's degree in Health Sciences, specializing in international public health. During this master I studied prevention, infectious diseases, and health in [...]

Russian soldiers in trenches felled by Hanta virus https://nos.nl/l/2502015#UPDATE-container-74200848

In our rapidly changing world, infectious diseases, old and new, have an undisputed  impact on our society. The rapid spread of infectious diseases is seen as a serious threat to the modern world. The majority of emerging infections are zoonotic, which means transmitted from animal hosts and/or vectors to human [...]

This year is the 15 anniversary edition of the Viruskenner project. Over all these years Viruskenner is and has been active in Indonesia, Senegal, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands with more than 30.000 participants.   Raising awareness, responsibility and commitment to benefit your personal health, a healthy environment and a commitment [...]

Welcome TSM Mechelen! What a great way to start a new year: TSM Mechelen (first one from Belgium!) joins the Viruskenner 2022 - 2023 project! On January 17th, we - Viruskenners prof.dr. Eric van Gorp and David Valk - visited our “zuiderburen” (neighbors from the South) and were warmly welcomed [...]

Hi everyone! We wish you a very happy new year and the best wishes for 2023!  On the second day of 2023 we are glad to share a new blog with you of Jinske: My name is Jinske and I’m a student at the VU University in Amsterdam. I am [...]