Dr. D.L. (Daniel) Hurdiss

Assistant Professor
Infectious Diseases & Immunology

March 2026: Teja Shyam Kankipati joins the lab as a PhD candidate on the ERC Starting Grant!

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January 2026: Dan gives his first EMBO YIP-sponsored talk at the Physics of Viruses and Protein Cages Gordon Research Conference.

December 2025: Victor wins a poster prize at the Science for Life Conference! That makes it three years in a row for our lab!

December 2025: Dan joins the EMBO Young Investigator Programme!

November 2025: A big congratulations to Sam Peppard, who has successfully completed her Master’s in Science and Business Management! Well done, Sam!

November 2025: Tino Hoeksma joins the lab as a PhD candidate on the ERC Starting Grant. We also hosted Pranav Shah for a two-day visit to share his tomography expertise and explore potential collaborations.

November 2025: EMPower has been funded! This investment will bring state-of-the-art cryo-EM technology to Utrecht, strengthening our capabilities in cutting-edge structural biology.

September 2025: During Utrecht Science Week, Dan explains the importance of cryo-EM to directors, entrepreneurs and scientists from Utrecht Science Park, as well as representatives from the city, region and The Hague!

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September 2025: Dan and Robin attend the 9th International Calicivirus Conference in Banff! 

June 2025: The first chapter of Meryl's PhD thesis goes online at bioRxiv!

March 2025: Robin, Dan and Frank attend the second annual PANVIPREP meeting in Prague!

May 2025: Judith gives the final presentation for her MSc internship!

May 2025: Bob, Dan and Ieva run the Utrecht Science Park 10K!

March 2025: The cryo-EM work of Ollie is published in Nature!