People

Group 2025

Principal Investigators

prof. dr. ir. C.M.J. (Corné) Pieterse
Professor
Academic Director
Email: c.m.j.pieterse@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 6887
prof. dr. Saskia van Wees
Professor
Email: s.vanwees@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 6861
dr. R. (Ronnie) de Jonge
Associate Professor
Email: r.dejonge@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 6860
dr. R.L. (Roeland) Berendsen
Researcher
Email: r.l.berendsen@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 4011
dr. A.H. (Arsheed) Sheikh
Assistant Professor
Email: a.h.sheikh@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 6860
prof. dr. M.G.A. (Marcel) van der Heijden
Professor
Email: m.g.a.vanderheijden@uu.nl

The Plant-Microbe Interactions Group

dr. N. (Niels) Aerts
Researcher
Email: n.aerts@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 6857
dr. P.A.H.M. (Peter) Bakker
Assistant Professor
Email: p.a.h.m.bakker@uu.nl
dr. S. (Sietske) van Bentum
Researcher
Email: s.vanbentum@uu.nl
dr. R.L. (Roeland) Berendsen
Researcher
Email: r.l.berendsen@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 4011
A.M.J. (Anneriet) ter Burg
PhD Candidate
Email: a.m.j.terburg@uu.nl
D. (Deborah) Cornadó Carbó
Researcher
Email:
Robin Cowper MSc
Researcher
Email: r.f.cowper@uu.nl
ing. A.J.H. (Anja) van Dijken MSc
Research and Education Assistant
Email:
Phone: 030 253 7440
dr. B.L. (Brandon) Ford
Researcher
Email: b.l.ford@uu.nl
dr. P. (Pim) Goossens MSc
Lecturer
Email: p.goossens@uu.nl
prof. dr. M.G.A. (Marcel) van der Heijden
Professor
Email: m.g.a.vanderheijden@uu.nl
dr. S. (Shu-Hua) Hsu
Researcher
Email: s.hsu1@uu.nl
J. (Jochem) Huijben
PhD Candidate
Email:
dr. R. (Ronnie) de Jonge
Associate Professor
Email: r.dejonge@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 6860
D. (David) Kakembo
PhD Candidate
Email: d.kakembo@uu.nl
D. (Dharani) Kamalachandran MSc
Email: d.kamalachandran@uu.nl
R. (Rahmi) Masita MSc
PhD Candidate
Email: r.masita@uu.nl
dr. V. (Valerian) Meline
Researcher
Email: v.meline@uu.nl
Phone: 06 22 736 208
V. (Vinicius) Munaldi Lube
Researcher
Email:
Phone: 06 27 276 991
S.W.J. (Stijn) Nagelkerke MSc
PhD Candidate
Email:
M. (Maria) Papadopoulou
PhD Candidate
Email:
dr. A. (Alberto) Pascale
Researcher
Email: a.pascale@uu.nl
J.A. (Hans) van Pelt
Research and Education Assistant
Email: h.vanpelt@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 7440
dr. M. (Marciel) Pereira Mendes
Researcher
Email: m.pereiramendes@uu.nl
prof. dr. ir. C.M.J. (Corné) Pieterse
Professor
Academic Director
Email: c.m.j.pieterse@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 6887
S.W.M. (Sanne) Poppeliers MSc
Researcher
Email: s.w.m.poppeliers@uu.nl
R. (Run) Qi
PhD Candidate
Email: r.qi@uu.nl
Yizhu Qiao MSc
PhD Candidate
Email:
J. (Junqing) Qiao
Researcher
Email: j.qiao@uu.nl
D.X. (Dario) Ramirez Villacis
PhD Candidate
Researcher
Email:
M. (Merce) Rocafort Ferrer
Visiting Researcher
Email:
J. (Julia) Ruiz Capella
PhD Candidate
Email:
J.J. (Juan) Sanchez Gil MSc
Researcher
Email: j.j.sanchezgil@uu.nl
J.A.M.J. (Jolanda) Schuurmans
Research and Education Assistant
Email: j.a.m.j.schuurmans@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 3355
dr. G. (Gijs) Selten
Researcher
Email:
Y. (Yadong) Shao MSc
PhD Candidate
Email:
dr. A.H. (Arsheed) Sheikh
Assistant Professor
Email: a.h.sheikh@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 6860
mr. dr. Y. (Yang) Song
Researcher
Email: y.song1@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 7438
M.J.J. (Max) Stassen MSc
PhD Candidate
Email:
M.G. (Mik) Stekelenburg
Research and Education Assistant
Email:
dr. I. (Giannis) Stringlis
Researcher
Email: i.stringlis@uu.nl
M. (Mimi) Tian
Visiting Researcher
Email:
M. (Melissa) Uribe Acosta
Researcher
Email: m.uribeacosta@uu.nl
S.G.F. (Sophie) Vijverberg
PhD Candidate
Email:
T.W. (Tessa) Visscher MSc
PhD Candidate
Email: t.w.visscher@uu.nl
A.E.R. (Afke) Vogelzang MSc
Research and Education Assistant
Email: a.e.r.vogelzang@uu.nl
prof. dr. Saskia van Wees
Professor
Email: s.vanwees@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 6861
S. (Shengdie) Yang
Visiting Researcher
Email:
dr. H. (Hao) Zhang
Researcher
Email: h.zhang3@uu.nl
Phone: 030 253 6858
X. (Xiaomei) Zhang
Researcher
Email:

Current trainees

Former lab members