Class of 2006/2007

On Tuesday 19 June 2007, the 39 young scientists graduated from the Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences and received their Master of Science / Doctor of Science degree.

Christiane Drechsler (Germany) and Annemieke Stokvis (Netherlands), both Master of Science graduates in Clinical Epidemiology, each received a Nihes Award for having written the best research paper of their year; respectively: ’Obesity is a risk factor for decline of renal function after the start of dialysis.’ and ‘Cold intolerance in patients with a traumatic neuroma of the upper extremity.’ Each award consisted of a certificate and €500.

Master of Science graduates
Mernoush Aghadavoud Jolfaei (Iran), Julia Fabienne van den Berg (Netherlands), Narendra Bhatta (Nepal), Marie Antoinette Boermeester (Netherlands), Beate Geraldina Brouwer (Netherlands), Elsbeth Anne Céline Calis (Netherlands), Wing Chi Choy (Netherlands), Ricardo Cifuentes (Colombia), Christiane Drechsler (Germany), Lydie Mathilde Johanna Willemien van Driel (Netherlands), Raoul Hendrikus Dusseljee (Netherlands), Gijs Elshout (Netherlands), Sjoerd Marijn Euser (Netherlands), Mendel Haag (Netherlands), Teun Antonius Hoeven (Netherlands), Johanna Maria Kerkhof (Netherlands), Marloes Kleinjan (Netherlands), Ronaldus Henricus Petrus van der Knaap (Netherlands), Hester Floor Lingsma (Netherlands), Esther van Mastrigt (Netherlands), Fake Johannes Moet (Netherlands), Duy Tiên Nguyen (Netherlands), Manon Johanna Magdalena van Oosten (Netherlands), Mariëlle Martina Fransisca Poels (Netherlands), Asri d. Rachmawati (Indonesia), Jakub Regieli (Poland), Caroline Roduit (Switzerland), Marc van der Schroeff (Netherlands), Anne Barbara Margaretha Simkens (Netherlands), Abbas Solouki (Netherlands), Annemieke Stokvis (Netherlands), Mehlika Toy (Turkey), Caroline Emma Veltman (Netherlands) and Martijn Verheus (Netherlands).

Doctor of Science graduates
Seyed Mohammad Alavinia (Iran) and Najaf Amin (Pakistan).

On Friday 31 August 2007, the following 22 young scientists graduated from the Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences and received their Master of Science / Doctor of Science degree:

Master of Science graduates
David Kwasi Amankwa (Ghana), Tamara van Batenburg-Eddes (Netherlands), Zrinka Biloglav (Replubic of Croatia), Laura Donker Kaat (Netherlands), Nicole Ezendam (Netherlands), Jens Henrichs (Germany), Pauline Wendela Jansen (Netherlands), Gaganpreet Kaur (India), Joost Adriaan Maria Labout (Netherlands), Marjan Jolanda Meijboom (Netherlands), Sheila Murray (United States of America), Roelof Risselada (Netherlands), Diletta Domenica Torres (Italy), Natasja Hye Jung van Veen (Netherlands), Nora Johanna Wolff (Netherlands), Sanne Elisabeth Hoeks (Netherlands), Erik Lars Penne (Netherlands) and Jasper Mattijs Schellingerhout (Netherlands).

Doctor of Science graduates
Mark Lemstra (Canada), Anne Lübbeke-Wolff (Germany) and Annabelle Slingerland (Netherlands).