Experience

Wageningen Bioveterinary Research

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • May 1990 - Present

  Currently specialist on foot-and-mouth disease vaccine quality control, epidemiology and virology. I started my research on Bovine Viral Diarrhoea, but moved to vesicular diseases (foot-and-mouth disease and swine vesicular disease) after 2 years. My thesis was on swine vesicular disease pathogenesis, diagnosis and epizootiology. After finishing my thesis I mostly worked on foot-and-mouth disease diagnostics, transmission and vaccine efficacy testing. The experimental studies on transmission provided the basis for risk-based models that were used to optimise the Dutch contingency plans for foot-and-mouth disease. More recently the focus has shifted to quantification of cross-protection with intra-serotype heterologous vaccines. Show less



FAO

• Italy
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant for Rinderpest post-eradication activities

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

  As part of my sabbatical I joined the Rinderpest Secretariat in Rome (see www.fao.org/ag/rinderpest.html). Rinderpest is the first animal disease that has been eradicated globally. There is still a small risk that the disease might re-emerge when virus held in laboratories is released, therefore we work on: • Advocating the destruction of sequestration of laboratory stocks of rinderpest virus • Supporting destruction and sequestration of laboratory stocks of rinderpest virus • Creating awareness on the risk of re-emergency of rinderpest and recognition of transboundary animal diseases • Preparing an international preparedness plan • Provide support to the creation of an international rinderpest vaccine reserve Show less



FAO

• Italy
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chairman of the research group of the standing veterinary committee

  • Oct 2007 - Oct 2012

  - Responsible for progress of tasks given to the research group- Reporting progress biannually

• Trainer FMD real-time training

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2010

  A 1 week training course for European Veterinarians.

• Consultant

  • Mar 2010 - Mar 2010

  One week consultancy for an FAO/IAEA project on FMD control in Eritrea

• Consultant

  • Feb 2010 - Feb 2010

  A 1 week consultancy for the formulation of an FMD project proposal on a serological survey in Nigeria to be financed by FAO and/or EuFMD

• Advisor

  • Mar 2008 - Mar 2008

  Advisor in a workshop to identify lessons and action points arising from the EUFMD/EC/GDPC program of activities in 2007 in FMD outbreak investigation, sero-surveillance, and critical control points to prevent spread through the market chain; In order to formulate recommendations for surveillance actions, responsibilties and analyses required to measure progress in FMD control, in 2008-2009.



GIZ

• Mongolia

• Consultant

  • Aug 2008 - Aug 2008

  A 1 week consultancy for the final evaluation of a Dutch financed project on laboratory improvement in Ulanbatar A 1 week consultancy for the final evaluation of a Dutch financed project on laboratory improvement in Ulanbatar



FAO

• Italy
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2003

  The purpose of the consultanty was to identify factors contributing to the discrepancy between vaccine potency test results obtained in Turkey and those obtained following external evaluation in two European laboratories, and to identify a course of action to address areas of concern in the current system for potency testing in Turkey. The purpose of the consultanty was to identify factors contributing to the discrepancy between vaccine potency test results obtained in Turkey and those obtained following external evaluation in two European laboratories, and to identify a course of action to address areas of concern in the current system for potency testing in Turkey.



GD Animal Health

• Netherlands
• Veterinary Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research assistent

  • Sep 1988 - Apr 1990

  Responsible for sampling and analysis of data Responsible for sampling and analysis of data