Training:

Agricultural University of Wageningen, The Netherlands

Agricultural engineer - 1981

Study:           Molecular Sciences

Orientation:   Biochemistry (Prof. Dr. C. Veeger)

                    Toxicology (Prof. Dr. J. Koeman)

                    Chemical Carcinogenesis (Prof. Dr. L. den Engelse)

                    Animal Physiology (Dr. J. Mattheij)

Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Doctor medical sciences - 1985

Ph.D. thesis:    The deiodination of thyroid hormone in rat liver

Promotor:        Prof. Dr. G. Henneman

Co-promotor:   Dr. Ir. T.J. Visser

Functions:

1981-1984 PhD, Stichting voor ZWO, Department of Internal Medicine, Dijkzigt Ziekenhuis, Faculty of Medicine, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

1984-1987 Assistent Professor. Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

1987- Associate Professor. Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.