NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, is the national oceanographic institute and the Netherlands’ centre of expertise for ocean, sea and coast. We advance fundamental understanding of marine systems, the way they change, the role they play in climate and biodiversity, and how they may provide sustainable solutions to society in the future.
On 13 September, Tara Mahendrarajah will defend her PhD thesis at Utrecht University. She studied various elements of cellular evolution and looked into the place of the 'last universal common ancestor' or LUCA within the so-called 'three of life'.
Dr. Michèlle van der Does, a postdoctoral researcher who completed her PhD dissertation in 2018 with Jan-Berend Stuut at NIOZ, has been awarded a Veni grant from NWO.
Some bacteria form colonies that display striking, reflective colours. New genetic insights into the formation of such colours allow researchers to identify the environments and bacterial groups in which these colours are found.
Our science is conducted in four scientific departments;. Three of them are area oriented: estuaries and delta areas, coastal seas and open oceans. Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry conducts science in all three area types.