WRKY transcription factors involved in salicylic acid- induced defense gene expression
Verk, M.C. van
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Verk, M. C. van. (2010, June 15). WRKY transcription factors involved in
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CURRICULUM VITAE
M
arcel van Verk was born on November 11, 1980 in Dordrecht, The Netherlands. During
his general secondary education in Dordrecht he obtained the Dutch mathematics title
(Kangoeroe competition) in 1996. In September 2002, he started the study of Biotech-
nology at the van Hall Institute, Leeuwarden. From July 2004 until December 2004 and August 2005
until March 2006, he did a research training in plant molecular biology at the Institute of Biology,
Leiden University, under the supervision of Dr. Huub J.M. Linthorst. In addition, he specialized in
bioinformatics during a two-months traineeship at the Department of Oncology, VU Medical Center
Amsterdam. On the 30th of March 2006 he graduated Cum Laude for his Bachelor diploma in Plant
Biotechnology. In May 2006, he started as a PhD student in the group of Prof. dr. Johan Memelink
under supervision of Dr. Huub J.M. Linthorst and Prof. dr. John F. Bol on a project entitled "WRKY
Transcription Factors Involved in Salicylic Acid-Induced Defense Gene Expression". During his PhD
studies he was involved in the organization of a workshop on microarrays and of various meetings for
PhD students. Within the PhD council of the Graduate School of Experimental Plant Sciences (EPS)
he was initially active as a board member and later as chairman. After his graduation he will continue
as post-doc in the Molecular and Developmental Genetics Department of Prof. dr. Paul J.J. Hooykaas
under supervision of Dr. Bert van der Zaal on novel zinc finger-based strategies for elucidating and
controlling homologous recombination in plants.
