Dr. A.L. (Aldert) Zomer

Associate Professor
Clinical Infectiology
+31 30 253 3603
a.l.zomer@uu.nl
Project name Role
JPIAMR MEGAISurv 2024-2027. MEtaGenome-informed Antimicrobial resistance Surveillance: Harnessing long-read sequencing for an analytical, indicator and risk assessment framework

Applicant, WP leader
ZonMW PINNACLE 2024-2027. PredictINg environmental Niche Adaptation by CampyLobactEr using information stored in CRISPR-Cas spacers and their targets WP leader, co-applicant
NIOZ-UU 2024-2026. Portable DNA Sequencing Lending Service Applicant
TKI 2023-2027 Predict and Prevent. The integration of pan-genomics, population dynamics and clinical outcomes to elucidate emerging pathogen threats using machine learning Co-applicant
JPIAMR COINCIDE 2022-2025 Impact of reducing colistin use on colistin resistance in humans and poultry in Indonesia WP leader, co-applicant
NIOZ KNAW - It takes guts to boost your resilience against climate change Co-applicant
LWV21.217 De integrale aanpak van Escherichia coli in de pluimveeketen, de essentiële stap voorwaarts Workpackage leader, co-applicant
UKRI BBSRC Europe Partnering Award - "One Health Genomic and Metagenomic Approaches to
Campylobacter and Food Safety"
Co-applicant
Janssen Pharma 2012-2024 Molecular epidemiology of bacterial pathogens to support bacterial vaccine development Applicant & project lead
OHEJP 2020-2023 FULLFORCE Co-applicant
OHEJP 2020-2023 Discover Co-applicant
JPIAMR 2020-2022 TRIuMPH Work package leader & co-applicant
Topsector Agri&Food 2020-2022: InsectNGS Project lead & co-applicant.
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2019 2020-2023 - BEEP: Bio-inspired and bionic materials for enhanced photosynthesis advisor PhD student
ZonMW 2020-2024 Quantifying the complex drivers of antibiotic resistance transfer by reusing (meta-) genomic databases Co-applicant, advisory role PhD student
UU Exposome Hub Scientific Coordination Board
MSD  2019-2020  The use of cephapirin containing intramammary injectors for mastitis treatment in dairy cattle and selection of ESBL producing Enterobacteriaceae Project lead & co-applicant.
Peer Zwart fonds 2020 Bepaling bacterieel darmmicrobioom voor behoud van de Antilliaanse leguaan Co-applicant
Peer Zwart fonds 2020 Microbioom van de bruinvis Co-applicant
Janssen Pharma 2019 Molecular epidemiology of E. coli ST131 from animal sources Project lead & co-applicant.
NCOH 2019-2023: Antimicrobial resistance in relation to the persistence of antimicrobial residues after treatment of farm animal: Input for risk management. Project lead & co-applicant. Project lead & co-applicant.
COST action 2019-2023 Machine learning for microbiome analysis Co-applicant and vice workgroup leader
Anicura Research Fund 2018: Fecal microbiome signatures of dogs with chronic inflammatory enteropathies. - Co-applicant Co-applicant
Morris Animal Foundation 2018: D18EQ-828: Changes in gut microbiome cause or effect of developing equine metabolic syndrome in Shetland ponies Co-applicant
ZonMW Enabling Technologies Hotels 2018: 43500984102 Living Colour understanding the ecology and evolution of bacterial iridescence  Work package leader & co-applicant
ZonMW AMR 2018-2022: BEWARE : Blueprint for Early Warning of Antimicrobial Resistance Emergence in animals–  Work package leader
ZonMW AMR 2018-2022: MRSA-PREVENT: Control of MRSA in the pig nasal microbiome to prevent transmission to humans  Work package leader & co-applicant
JPIAMR 5th Joint Call: Transmission Dynamics 2018-2022. ExcludeMRSA: Preventing transmission of MRSA from livestock to humans through competitive exclusion.  Project lead &  applicant
JPIAMR 3rd Joint Call: Transmission Dynamics 2016-2020. STARCS: Selection and Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistance in Complex Systems  Workpackage leader
ZonMw Non-alimentary Zoonotic diseases 2016-2020: Discerning Environmental Pathways of Campylobacter Transmission (DEPiCT): An interdisciplinary framework for understanding the origins and spread of non-foodborne campylobacteriosis Workpackage leader
FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF 2010-2012: Tn-Seq: Identification of genetic determinants involved in Streptococcus pneumoniae pathogenesis Applicant & Project lead
IRCSET-EMBARK 2007-2009: Identification and characterization of genes of Bifidobacterium breve that are essential for host interaction and survival in the gastrointestinal tract. Applicant & project lead