I have just submitted what well may turn out to be my last (major)
#anammox
paper. These extra-ordinary bacteria remain a fascinating object of study, and I hope many (new) microbiologists will continue to unravel their secrets. Good luck and have fun!
Step by little step my wifes health is improving :) every week. Yesterday we were able 2go4 a walk & enjoy the sunny spring weather & green
@Radboud_Uni
campus, & may be most importantly treat ourselves to a large ice cream.
Thanks for all the cards, warm wishes & flowers
After 4 weeks of email and social media-free holidays, back on track4 a new academic season.
My wife's health is little step by little step improving. Last week she was able to say the names of our children ❤ ❤ ❤. Many thanks for the visits, nice gifts, warm wishes and cards.
After 4 months of COVID-19 lockdown in the nursing home, the new July regulations make it possible again that our beloved❤️
@mburggraaff
is able to visit home and enjoy a family dinner
A somewhat unusual place to "celebrate" my birthday. Luckily the 1st congratulations are delivered by muscle tension in my wifes hand & tingling in her fingers. We will save hug & kisses for the next bday Let's hope the small improvements in Miekes health will continue next week.
After years of research, the molecular structure of the enzyme responsible for a large part of the global nitrate and nitrogen production by bacteria has finally been uncovered.
#anammox
Day by day, step by step the health of my dear wife is improving. Today we were able to cycle to the 'Waalkade' and have lunch with the whole family to celebrate our upcoming 28th anniversary :)
Despite masking,
#ISME18
gave me more than only great microbial ecology science :( Luckily hardly any symptoms (a bit tired). Have fun & take care w/o me & keep self testing on a regular basis as I was still C- on Tuesday morning
After 3 months of COVID-19 nursing home restrictions again allowed to make a wheel chair stroll through the neighborhood with my beloved wife.
Same magnolia tree for comparison
Very honored and proud that a new .
@KNVM_online
award has been named after me. Please send in your nominations for the best MSc microbiology thesis before January 2023.
Humbled & honoured to become an honorary member of the Royal Netherlands Society of
#microbiology
(.
@KNVM_online
) Many thanks to all the colleagues, collaborators & students that i was privileged to work with during the past 37 year
.
@Radboud_Uni
.
@WUR
.
@tudelft
.
@MIT
@carlosIruizM
We understand these are challenging times...
Followed by email reminders
-Please fill out you time sheets punctually
-Please report your publications & productivity for 2020
-you did not schedule the appraisal interviews yet
- your reimbursements can no longer be processed
:(
1 Feb 1987, 35y ago I started my
#anaerobic
#microbiology
journey by investigating the "forgotten"
#methanogen
#Methanothrix
soehngenii during PhD research together with Alex Zehnder & Fons Stams
@MIB_WUR
Many thanks to the colleagues & collaborators who made it so much fun!
Many thanks for all the BD wishes. Celebrating in beautiful spring weather with my dearest
@mburggraaff
who is doing remarkably well. New medication & treatment have improved the number of good moments & days we can enjoy together 🥰 Take care
After a long & distinguished career our colleague Huub Op den Camp is bestowed with a Knighthood in the Order of the Royal Lion of the Netherlands for his exceptional service to science & society
#microbiology
@RIBESresearch
.
@radboudscience
.
@Radboud_Uni
In these challenging times: 1st fully online PhD successfully concluded. Congratulations Dr. Kox! 🍾🥂💐 Many thx to
@Radboud_Uni
pedel et al to make this possible. Gedane zaken nemen geen keer
25y ago after a long and fierce review process, the paper on the discovery of
#anammox
bacteria in an
#anaerobic
waste water treatment plant by
#microbiology
of
@tudelft
was accepted for publication. Great appreciation for .
@FEMSTweets
courage!
I am honoured to start as new Editor in Chief for Antonie van Leeuwenhoek with
@KNVM_online
and
@SpringerMicBio
We look forward to receiving your excellent
#microbiology
studies describing recent findings on fundamental mechanisms, new physiology, etc
We are delighted to announce that Prof Mike Jetten has been appointed as new Editor in Chief for Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. Click the link below to read more about Mike:
Many thanks for all the wishes & cards. Today therewas a sprinkle of hope and eye movement. Situation still grim and fragile. Treatment to be continued and judged day by day. We ll start going back to school & uni for a few hours per day to get back in comforting routines
🎉 Our esteemed .
@SIAMmicrobes
colleague .
@CUWelte
has been promoted to Full Professor in Microbial Physiology! This is a well-deserved recognition of her outstanding contributions to
#methane
#microbiology
We look forward to many more years of collaboration .
@RIBESresearch
A fantastic day at
@tudelft
with colleagues, friends & family to celebrate
#microbiology
,
#300y
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and an honorary doctorate. Thank you very much!
Unfortunately, the health of my dearest
@mburggraaff
wasn't so well the past month. The adjusted medication is slowly beginning to show it's + effects, and today we could celebrate our 40th M&M anniversary with a picnic at the Maas river in Mook 🥰
On this day 21y ago I started as dept head of
#microbiology
at
@Radboud_Uni
it has been a marvelous journey working with a fantastic team in collaborative & synergistic spirit. Thank you all very much. 100d count down to transfer leadership to the next generation 😎 Good luck!
In the last 3 weeks my wife made good progress. She is now able to cycle >2 km/20 min. Eating & drinking enough remains a challenge. Luckily her favorite desert 'hopjesvla' is finished in no time. Neurology is up&down with a bit increasing yes&no answers
Thanks 4 cards & wishes
Dark times. Never expected that I d start my honorary "Twitter-in-Chief" job in such a surrealistic office. A neuro IC room
@radboudumc
where my soulmate of 36y is being treated for a bursted brain aneurysm. Each extra hour we need a bigger miracle :(
After 21y, I finally achieved
a clean desk/office policy. No more paper. All you need is laptop, reading glasses, and a coffee mug ;)
Btw stable eduroam once in a while would be nice too
#microbiology
@Radboud_Uni
Today Huub Op den Camp and I attended our 'last' staff meeting
#microbiology
.
@Radboud_Uni
We are proud to hand over the lead to the next very well educated generation of microbiologists. Enjoy and have as much fun as we did in managing this "microbiology heaven" the past 22y :)
An email-free holiday at the Dutch coast with our sons isn't too bad 😎. Fries on the beach, breakfast outside, lots of cycling 🚴 , time to read a book, a Samuel L Jackson action movie night and even a slight sunburn 🦞. Enjoy your summer too.
Finally a opportunity to take a picture of 3 professors in
#microbiology
at
@Radboud_Uni
in official gowns. Unfortunately inaugural and goodbye parties are on hold for a while...
Sterk interview
@Rianneletschert
over ao ruimte voor ieders talent & beter leiderschap. "Op de universiteit zijn we slecht in het kiezen van leiders. Ik heb de afgelopen jaren al afscheid genomen van een aantal narcistische bokito’s. En nee, dat was niet leuk maar wel nodig"
After today's final neurology check and 70 days
@radboudumc
my dear wife will move to a revalidation/nursing home for further recovery (6-12 months) on Monday. Many thanks to medical & nursing staff for the excellent treatment & care. Many thanks for warm words, support and cards
For 2.5y we managed to keep COVID-19 at bay. Unfortunately omicron got hold of my dearest
@mburggraaff
last week. The 4 vaccinations did their work & luckily kept symptoms mild. Yesterday, she was recovered enough so we could enjoy lunch outside at a safe distance 😎 take care
1y ago we nearly lost our dearest
@mburggraaff
Tru the excellent care of
@radboudumc
&
@DeWaalboog
we are able to cherish each hug, kiss & moment together. Recovery has reached a plateau, & next week new brain surgery is scheduled. 🤞 A challenging 🎢 year in pictures...
Wishing uall a merry xmas&happy ny with a home made card by my beloved wife
@mburggraaff
After the little step improvements during the fall, we seem to have reached a plateau in physical&cognitive recovery. Some challenging decisions ahead. First a long x mas break to recharge.
The benefits of an early holiday: cycling through beautiful National Park Zuid-Kennemerland, and afterwards relaxing on an almost deserted sunny North Sea beach. Have fun too 🙂
Carpe Diem. The past weeks the health and mood of my beloved
@mburggraaff
has been up and at times also quite down. Today was a very good day. She cheerfully declared that she felt loved 💕 and well taken care off . Enjoy your day too ,😎
A 192-heme electron transfer network in the hydrazine dehydrogenase complex of
#anammox
bacteria. Exciting
#Nitrogen
cycle
#Microbiology
Science Advances
Little step by little step. Very happy my dear wife was able to visit home for a few hours to have a pumpkin soup lunch and play a traditional Dutch game of 'ganzenbord'
Join the Utrecht-Nijmegen team and work on the
@ERC_Research
Synergy project MARIX for 4 years!
Two PhD positions on
#methane
and
#ammonium
dynamics in marine systems
Please RT
The Netherlands National PhD Supervisor of the Year '19/'20 is awarded to: Monica Lopez Lopez
@M_Lopez_RUG
The .
@univgroningen
.
@wijmenga_cisca
can be very proud of dr. Lopez. A very well deserved recognition of her efforts to improve PhD supervision. Congratulations
Happy & proud to receive printed PhD thesis of
@ericericL
on metabolic interactions in the rhizosphere with
@CUWelte
and S Luecker. Good luck at public defense scheduled for Nov 27th 12.30h
#microbiology
@Radboud_Uni
Not a bad start of the week. After several rounds of revision to please ref2,
@FrontBioinf
is now delighted to inform us that our manuscript "Metascan" has been accepted for publication in Frontiers in Bioinformatics, section Genomic Analysis. Cheers to u all 🍻