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Silvie Huijben

Location: 513 Mueller Laboratory
Telephone:+1 814-863-9330
Email: Silvie Huijben
Internet:

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Degrees:

PhD: 'The evolution of drug-resistance in malaria parasites', Edinburgh University, 2006-2010.

MSc Biology (Specialization entomology/ parasitology), Wageningen University and Research-centre (WUR), 2003-2006

BSc Biology (Specialization zoology), Wageningen University and Research-centre (WUR), 2000-2004

Research experience:

MSc thesis: 'Inter-specific competition between Anopheles gambiae and An. arabiensis larvae in a semi-field situation in Western Kenya', Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kisumu, Kenya), Nov 2005 - June 2006

MSc thesis: 'The role of drug treatment, in response to clinical signs, on within-host competition and relative transmission of malaria parasites', Edinburgh University, Oct 2004 - March 2005

MSc thesis: 'Avian malaria in Rotterdam Zoo' a study on the natural history of avian malaria in the Netherlands', Wageningen University, June 2003 - Jan 2004

Research interests

Host-parasite interactions, parasite evolution, within-host competition, malaria transmission

Publications

Huijben, S., Nelson, W.A., Wargo, A.R., Sim, D.G., Drew, D.R., & Read, A.F. Chemotherapy, within-host ecology and the fitness of drug resistant malaria parasites. Evolution. DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01068.x (Article online in advance of print)

KP Paaijmans, S Huijben, AK Githeko & W Takken. (2009). Competitive interactions between larvae of the malaria mosquitoes Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles gambiae under semi-field conditions in western Kenya. Acta Tropica. 109: 124-130. PDF.

Read, A.F. & Huijben, S. (2009). Evolutionary biology and the avoidance of antimicrobial resistance. Evolutionary Applications. 2: 40-51. PDF

Huijben, S., Schaftenaar,W., Wijsman,A., Paaijmans, K. & Takken, W. (2007). Avian malaria in Europe: an emerging infectious disease? In: Emerging pests and vector-borne diseases in Europe. Takken W. & Knols B.G.J, editors. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen.

Takken, W., van Rooij, E.M.A., Verhulst, N.O., Jacobs, F., Huijben, S., Beeuwkes, J., Groot, N ., Vos, J Spitzen, V.C.A ., Heutink, R.C.G. & van Rijn, P.A. (2007). Bluetongue: an emerging vector-borne disease outbreak in North-western Europe. In: Emerging pests and vector-borne diseases in Europe. Takken, W. & Knols, B.G.J, editors. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen.

Wargo, A. R., Huijben, S., de Roode, J.C., Shepard, J., & Read, A.F. (2007). Competitive release and facilitation of drug resistant parasites following therapeutic chemotherapy in a rodent malaria model. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA. 104: 19914-19919. PDF

Wargo A. R., De Roode J. C., Huijben S., Drew D. R., Read A. F. (2007). Transmission stage investment of malaria parasites in response to in-host competition. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B. 274: 2759-2768. PDF

De Roode J, Pansini S, Cheesman J, Helinski M, Huijben S, Wargo A, Bell A, Chan B, Walliker D, Read A, (2005) . Virulence and competitive ability in genetically diverse malaria infections. PNAS. 112: 7624-7628

 

Miscellaneous

Sports:

Interested in various sports but my main passions are karate and football

Hobbies:

Cooking, travelling, hiking, camping, insect photography