Running PhD projects:

1.  Polymyositis in 'Het Nederlandse Kooikerhondje' (promovenda Yvet Opmeer, verwacht 2025).

2. Chiari Malformation (CM) and Syringomyelia (SM) in the Pommeranian (promovendus Koen Santifort, verwacht 2025).

3. Gastric carcinoma in the Belgian Shepherd (promovenda Sanne Hugen, verwacht 2026/2027)

4. The development of veterinary judicial law in the Netherlands (promovenda Iaira Boissevain, verwacht 2025)

5. Copper toxicosis and hepatitis (promovenda Christina Kijan)

6. Genetics of CM/SM in the Pomeranian (promovenda to be announced)

Other projects:

1. Epilepsy in the Dutch Dog Breeds.

2. Epilepsy in pedigree dogs (focus on Labrador retriever, Border collie, Irish Setter, Cane Corso, Labradoodle and several other breeds).

3. Paroxysmal dyskinesia in pedigree dogs. 

And several other projects. Some designed for master students, some are part of other PhD projects not supervised by me.

Projects that are in total or partly subsidized:

My own PhD research (external financied) 2000-2004 - Royal Canin en Intervet

Herditary Necrotising Myelopathy in the Dutch Kooikerdog - Lupa

Gastric Carcinoma's in the Belgian Shepherd 2009 - NKFvD

Bromide research in dogs 2011 - AST & eigen middelen

Polymyositis research Nederlandse Kooikerhondje 2012 - Meindert Boekbinderfonds & (deels) rasvereniging

Gastric Carcinoma's in the Belgian Shepherd - NKFvD

Gastric Carcinoma's in the Belgian Shepherd - NKFvD

Paroxysmale dyskinesie bij het Nederlandse Markiesje 2016 - rasvereniging

Polymyositis research Nederlandse Kooikerhondje 2017 - DCK & crowdfunding

Maagcarcinomen bij de Belgische herders 2017 - crowdfunding

Chiari Malformation and Syringomyelia in the Pomeranian, CKCS and Chihuahua - crowdfunding & IVC Evidensia Research Fund 

The projects are partly financed with donations obtained through the ANBI registered 'Friends of Veterinary Medicine' UU fund. For more information, see the site of Vriendendiergeneeskunde.nl