Married to @roelandhoekstra | Mom of 3 | Christian | Postdoc Clinical Parasitology @LUMCPara @free_bily | Loves 📸🌅🌺🌍🧵🪡
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28 Jun 2023
Yesterday I successfully defended my PhD thesis on sensitive circulating antigen diagnostics for schistosomiasis @LUMCPara. Many thanks to my supervisors, family, friends and colleagues for making it a very special day!
Full thesis available here👇🏻
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3 Nov 2023
A special parasite art project - goodbye dear Eric, you will be missed! To all parasite lovers: which parasite do you recognize? 🔬 #crossstitch #SciArt
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Pytsje Hoekstra retweeted
6 Jul 2023
#ThrowbackThursday to last week when we were making a movie about the @HypoVax Global Knowledge Hub. The hub aims to bring researchers together to focus on #vaccine hypo-responsiveness. Learn more via our website which is launching soon. Watch this space!
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28 Jun 2023
Yesterday I successfully defended my PhD thesis on sensitive circulating antigen diagnostics for schistosomiasis @LUMCPara. Many thanks to my supervisors, family, friends and colleagues for making it a very special day!
Full thesis available here👇🏻
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22 Dec 2022
Final paper for my PhD thesis now published in @PLOSNTDs !
Results from our #RePST trial showed that PZQ efficacy measurements vary based on the diagnostic method used: egg-based diagnostics show different patterns compared to worm-based diagnostics.
👉🏻 journals.plos.org/plosntds/a…
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16 Dec 2022
Really enjoyed making this #schistosomiasis #glycan #plant portrait for my dear colleague @AKildemoes it’s not a goodbye, but see you later 👋🏻
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24 Oct 2022
Diagnosing #schistosomiasis without a microscope:
POC-CCA and PCR on stool are suitable screening tools, while ultra-sensitive and highly specific UCP-LF #CAA showed a large number of additional infections - mainly of low worm burden 🪱
👉🏻 mdpi.com/1892968
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Pytsje Hoekstra retweeted
25 Aug 2022
Curious about effects of repeated PZQ treatment in #schisto? Check out @PytsjeHoekstra & co’s RePST trial talk #ICOPA2022
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Pytsje Hoekstra retweeted
24 Aug 2022
@PytsjeHoekstra taking about her excellent research on the efficacy of repeated PZQ on #schisto measured using egg counts, DNA, antigen tests @ICOPAnhagen @LUMC_Leiden
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17 Jun 2022
Goodbye #crossstitch gift for our dear colleague and CAA-expert Claudia. We’re going to miss you!!
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EDCTP has awarded € 14.89 M to 12 projects on #schistosomiasis
Several projects focus on or include preschool-age children
We asked @GovertvanDam of @free_bily and Shona Wilson of @FibroScHot about their trials on #schisto detection & prevention
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Pytsje Hoekstra retweeted
13 May 2022
The next #ISNTDConnect #GSA webinar is on diagnostic clinical trials for #schistosomiasis: the example of @free_bily
📅16 MAY 2022 1-2:30PM UTC
👉bit.ly/3FxDdVI
#BeatSchisto #BeatNTDs #Diagnostics
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12 May 2022
So nice to see our @free_bily project featured in this beautiful eMagazine!
How are EDCTP projects & partnerships making a difference?
🧐Find out in our 🖥️eMagazine stories on:
✅EDCTP’s Fellowship programme
✅Detecting and treating #schistosomiasis
✅Cooperation between EDCTP & @AfricaCDC
✅Enhancing drug safety monitoring
tinyurl.com/2mw4b8j3
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Pytsje Hoekstra retweeted
10 May 2022
Very excited to share more about our #freeBILy project! 🌍🐌🪱🔬
🗓 16 May 2022 1-2:30PM UTC
👉🏻 eliminateschisto.org/events/…
A special shout out to @elimin8schisto and @ISNTD_Press for organizing this event!
10 May 2022
Don't miss the next #ISNTDConnect #GSA webinar on diagnostic clinical trials for #schistosomiasis: the example of @free_bily
📅16 MAY 2022 1-2:30PM UTC
👉bit.ly/3FxDdVI
#BeatSchisto #BeatNTDs #Diagnostics
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Pytsje Hoekstra retweeted
10 May 2022
Don't miss the next #ISNTDConnect #GSA webinar on diagnostic clinical trials for #schistosomiasis: the example of @free_bily
📅16 MAY 2022 1-2:30PM UTC
👉bit.ly/3FxDdVI
#BeatSchisto #BeatNTDs #Diagnostics
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Pytsje Hoekstra retweeted
29 Oct 2021
Parasitology research at LUMC awarded the Spinoza prize in 2021 - see what we do in this movie
lumc.nl/org/parasitologie/re…
#lumc #parasitology
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