Dissertations

Dissertations

Year: 2021
PhD-student: Yu Li
Title: Exploring strategies to boost anaerobic digestion performance of cow manure – understanding the process with metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis
University: RUG

Year: 2021
PhD-student: Fangjie Gu
Title: Variation in gastrointestinal metabolization of prebiotics, learnings from human milk oligosaccharides and modified starch
University: WUR

Year: 2020
PhD-student: Ran An
Title: Modulating the human intestinal microbiome in healthy adults and elderly through dietary supplements
University: WUR

Year: 2020
PhD-student: Markus Böger
Title: Structure-function relationships of (prebiotic) carbohydrates and their selective consumption by probiotic bacteria
University: RUG

Year: 2020
PhD-student: Chenxi Huang
Title: Peptide of Interest: Editing of Lactococcus lactis proteolytic system to increase its bioactive potential
University: RUG

Year: 2020
PhD-student: Madelon Joy Logtenberg
Title: Bridging the immune gap between human milk and infant formula: non-digestible oligosaccharides (not yet available online)
University: WUR

Year: 2020
PhD-student: Zhibo Li
Title: Mining and characterization of antimicrobials from plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria isolated from perennial ryegrass
University: RUG

Year: 2020
PhD-student: Lianghui Cheng
Title: Mom’s sweet gift: The beneficial effects of human milk oligosaccharides and their structure-function relationships
University: RUG

Year: 2020
PhD-student: Ellen Wilms
Title: Role of nutritional interventions and aging in intestinal health
University: MU

Year: 2019
PhD-student: Rima Mistry
Title: Interplay between dietary fibers and gut microbiota for promoting metabolic health
University: UoG

Year: 2019
PhD-student: Bianca Martens
Title: Starch digestion kinetics in pigs : the impact of starch structure, food processing, and digesta passage behaviour
University: WUR

Year: 2018
PhD-student: Alexia Lépine
Title: Enhancing vaccination efficacy by application of in vitro preselected dietary fibers and lactic acid bacteria
University: UoG

Year: 2018
PhD-student: Andre J. Pantophlet
Title:Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin Resistance in veal calves
University: RUG

Year: 2018
PhD-student: Piet H. van der Zaal
Title:Isomalto/malto-polysaccharides from starch – reaction pathways and new characterization strategies
University: WUR

Year: 2018
PhD-student: Klaudyna A. Borewicz
Title: Human gastrointestinal microbiota modulation with dietary prebiotics: an instimate interaction throughout life
University: WUR

Year: 2017
PhD-student: Maarten Mensink
Title: Solid state stabilization of proteins by sugars: Why size and flexibility matter
University: UoG

Year: 2017
PhD-student: Soheil Varasteh
Title: Pharmaco-nutritional approaches to combat heat stress-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction
University: UU

Year: 2016
PhD-student : Neha M. Sahasrabudhe
Title :Experimental studies on dietary fibers. Pattern recognition receptor interactions.
University : UMCG/UoG

Year: 2016
PhD-student : Yuxiang Bai
Title :Characterization of 4,6-α-glucanotransferase enzymes and their functional role in Lactobacillus reuteri
University : UoG

Year: 2016
PhD-student : Lingmin Tian
Title :Influence of pectin supplementation on feed fermentation characteristics in rats and pigs
University : WUR

Year: 2016
PhD-student : Elisabetta Difilippo
Title :Structure and fermentation of natural and manufactured lactose-based oligosaccharides
University : WUR

Year: 2016
PhD-student : Peyman Akbari
Title :Protecting intestinal epithelial integrity by galacto-oligosaccharides: Keeping it tight
University : UU

Year: 2015
PhD-student : Leonie M. Vogt
Title :Innate and adaptive immune effects of chicory root dietary fibers
University : UMCG/UoG

Year: 2015
PhD-student : Martijn Leijdekkers
Title :Characterization of sugar beet pulp derived oligosaccharides
University : WUR

Year: 2015
PhD-student: Myrthe S. Gilbert
Title :Replacing lactose from calf milk replacers
University : WUR

Year: 2015
PhD-student: Kim Verheijden
Title :Digesting the role of specific preand synbiotics in the prevention of house dust mite asthma
University : UU

Year: 2014
PhD-student: Sonja de Vries
Title :Fiber fermentation in pigs and poultry: sense and nonsense of its manipulation
University : WUR

Year: 2014
PhD-student : Andres F. Torres
Title :Genetics and bioenergy potential of forage maize: deconstructing the cell wall
University : WUR

Year: 2014
PhD-student :Uttara S. Ramasamy
Title :The role of soluble and insoluble fibers during fermentation of Chicory root pulp
University : WUR

Year: 2014
PhD-student : Urmila R. Ramasamy
Title :Water holding capacity and enzymatic modification of pressed potato fibres
University : WUR

Year: 2014
PhD-student: Jan Willem Miel
Title :Synthesis and application of hydrophobized waxy potato starch
University : UoG

Year: 2014
PhD-student: Stéphanie E. Ladirat
Title :Galacto-oligosaccharides to counter the side effects of antobiotic treatments
University : WUR

Year: 2014
PhD-student : Eric Benjamins
Title :Galacto-oligosaccharide synthesis using immobilized ß-galactosidase
University : UoG

Year: 2013
PhD-student : Anja Warmerdam
Title :Synthesis of galacto-oligosaccharides with ß-galactosidases
University : WUR

Year: 2013
PhD-student : Annemieke M. Pustjens
Title :Fate of rapeseed meal polysaccharides during digestion in pigs and poultry
University : WUR

Year: 2011
PhD-student : Ruud ter Haar
Title :Approaches for molecular characterization of modified biopolymers
University : WUR

Year: 2011
PhD-Student : Simone Albrecht
Title :Gastrointestinal-active oligosaccharides from human milk and functional foods
University : WUR