Conference presentations / lectures: 28: Dies Natalis of Leiden University. 12-02-2011. Honorary lecture. Leiden, The Netherlands. [invited] 27: Netherlands Annual Ecology Meeting. 08-02-2011. Honorary lecture. Congrescentrum De Werelt, Lunteren. [invited]. 26. Next Generation Sequencing in Biodiversity Studies. 09-12-2010. Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis. [invited]. 25. Sealife (Netherlands, Scheveningen). 31-03-2010. Opening new Caiman enclosure. [invited]. 24. Museon.27-11-2009. Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009, opening. [invited]. 23. Leiden University Fund. 07-11-2009. [invited]. 22. Kennis op Zondag. 11-10-2009. Nemo Theater. Georganiseerd door KNAW, NWO, Volkskrant en NEMO/NCWT. [invited]. 21. Seminar. 24-04-09. Laboratory for functional morphology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp. Antwerp, Belgium. [invited] 20. Sansom Institute Visiting Research Scholar Seminar. 30-01-09. Division of Health Sciences, Sansom Institute, University of South-Australia. Adelaide, Australia. [invited] 19. The Clevering Lecture. 26-11-08. Groningen, The Netherlands. [invited] 18. This Week's Discoveries. 18-11-08. Leiden University. Leiden, The Netherlands. [invited] 17. VWO-Docentendag biologie. 5-11-08. Leiden University. Leiden, The Netherlands. [invited] 16. Discovery08. 27-09-08. Nemo theatre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [invited] 15.The World Congress of Herpetology. 19-8-08. Manaus, Brazil. 14. Seminar. 17-7-08.Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. [invited] 13. Seminar. 15-7-08. Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. [invited] 12. In the Spotlight lecture. Leiden University. 08-05-08. Leiden, The Netherlands. [invited] 11. Dutch Royal Society for Nature and Natural History. 17-04-08. The Hague, The Netherlands. [invited] 10. Dies Natalis of Leiden University. 12-02-08. Leiden, The Netherlands. [invited] 9. The Clevering Lecture. 26-11-07. Zandvoort, The Netherlands. [invited] 8. Australia Fair. 03-11-07. Aboriginal Art Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands. [invited] 7. Lustrum of the Leiden Society for Biologists. 02-07-07. Leiden, The Netherlands. [invited] 6. Archimedes week. 05-04-07. Utrecht University. Utrecht, The Netherlands. [invited] 5. The Clevering Lecture. 26-11-06. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [invited] 4. Seminar. 6-12-05. University of South-Australia. Adelaide, Australia. [invited] 3. This Week's Discoveries. 01-11-05. Leiden University. Leiden, The Netherlands. [invited] 2. 12th Benelux Congress of Zoology. 27-10-05. Wageningen University, The Netherlands. [invited] 1. Medicines from Venom Symposium. 07-12-02. Weleda Pharmaceuticals, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands. [invited]
Work training, experience and education: June 2010 - present: guest researcher at the Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis (NCB). June 2008 - present: PhD student at the Institute of Biology, Leiden University, in the group of Prof. dr. Michael Richardson. 2008:M.Sc. Evolutionary Biology at the Institute of Biology, Leiden University. Final grade average was 8.7 (out of 10). Aug. 2006: guest researcher at the Hubrecht laboratory , Utrecht, The Netherlands, in the group of Prof. dr. Ronald Plasterk (who became the Dutch minister for Education, Culture and Science one year later) 2006: four-month guest researcher at the Australian Venom Research Unit, Melbourne University, and the Population and Evolutionary Genetics Unit, Museum Victoria. Nov. 2005: guest researcher at the University of South-Australia. 2002-2004: guest researcher at the National Museum of Natural History Naturalis, The Netherlands. 2002-2005: curator of venomous snakes at SERPO Reptilezoo in Delft, The Netherlands. 2000-2002: caretaker of snakes at SERPO Reptilezoo in Delft, The Netherlands.
Teaching and supervision experience: 2009-present: direct daily supervisor of several students who perform genomic analysis on the King cobra genome; fractionate complex venom samples using HPLC and test fractionated and crude venom samples for potential new human drugs 2007-2008: one-year paid student assistentship at Leiden University 2006-2008: direct daily supervisor of 7 students, both Bachelors and Masters 2007: paid course leader for the Dutch military Landforces on venomous bites and stings in war areas.
Miscelanious: PADI certified Rescue Diver
Publications: 10. Vonk FJ, Jackson K, Doley R, Madaras F, Mirtschin PJ & N Vidal. Snake venom: from fieldwork to the clinic. BioEssays in press
9. Siang AS, Doley R, Vonk FJ, & RM Kini. Transcriptomic Analysis of the Venom Gland of the Red-headed Krait (Bungarus flaviceps) Using Expressed Sequence Tags. BMC Molecular Biology 11, 24 (2010).
8. Brittijn SA, Duivesteijn SJ, Belmamoune M, Bertens LFM, Bitter W, de Bruijn JD, Champagne D, Cuppen E, Flik G, Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM, Janssen RAJ, de Jong IM, de Kloet ER, Kros A, Meijer AH, Metz JR, van der Sar A, Schaaf MJM, Schulte-Merker S, Spaink HP, Tak PP, Verbeek FJ, Vervoordeldonk MJ, Vonk FJ, Witte F, Yuan H & MK Richardson. Zebrafish development and regeneration: new tools for biomedical research. Int. J. Dev. Biol. 53, 835-850 (2009). PDF file.
7. Woltering JM, Vonk FJ, Muller H, Bardine N, Tuduce IL, de Bakker MAG, Knochel W, Sirbu IO, Durston AJ & MK Richardson. Axial patterning in snakes and caecilians: evidence for an alternative interpretation of the Hox code. Dev Biol. 332, 82-9 (2009). PDF file.
6.Vonk FJ, Admiraal JF, Jackson K, Reshef R, de Bakker MAG, Vanderschoot K, van den Berge I, van Atten M, Burgerhout E, Beck A, Mirtschin PJ, Kochva E, Witte F, Fry BG, Woods A & MK Richardson. Evolutionary origin and development of snake fangs. Nature454, 630-633 (2008). PDF file.
4. Bertola LD, Ott EB, Griepsma S, Vonk FJ & CP Bagowski. Developmental expression of the alpha-skeletal actin gene. BMC Evol Biol.8, 166 (2008). PDF file.
3. FJ Vonk . Snake venom in medical sciences. Litteratura Serpentium 27:166-183 (2007).
2. FJ Vonk & W Wüster. Roles of CITES in protecting new species. Science313, 915-916. (2006). PDF file.
1.Fry BG, Vidal N, Norman JA, Vonk FJ, Scheib H, Ramjan SF, Kuruppu S, Fung K, Hedges SB, Richardson MK, Hodgson WC, Ignjatovic V, Summerhayes V & E Kochva. Early evolution of the venom system in lizards and snakes. Nature439, 584-588. (2006). PDF file.
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