Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biosketch
After studying biology at the University of Groningen I did my PhD under supervision of Joost Tinbergen at the department of Animal Ecology of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO - KNAW) - and in 1995 defended my PhD thesis "Reproductive decisions in great tits; An optimality approach" (Cum laude). After Postdoc positions at the University of Bristol ( John McNamara , Mathematics Department), Oxford ( Chris Perrins , Dept. of Zoology) and University of Uppsala ( Lars Gustafsson , Dept. of Zoology) I obtained an 'open competition' NWO-grant, enabling a return to the University of Groningen. In 2004 I was awarded a Vici-grant, enabling the creation of a new research group (animals@work) embedded in the Behavioural Biology group, and we are continuing the work started with that project.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Member editorial board / Associate Editor: Journal of Avian Biology, Frontiers in Zoology and Frontiers in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology
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A robotic falcon induces similar collective escape responses in different bird species
Storms, R. F., Carere, C., Musters, R., Hulst, R., Verhulst, S. & Hemelrijk, C. K., 1-May-2024, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 21, 214, 9 p., 20230737.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Association between telomere length and Plasmodium falciparum malaria endemicity in sub-Saharan Africans
McQuillan, M. A., Verhulst, S., Hansen, M. E. B., Beggs, W., Meskel, D. W., Belay, G., Nyambo, T., Mpoloka, S. W., Mokone, G. G., Fokunang, C., Njamnshi, A. K., Chanock, S. J., Aviv, A. & Tishkoff, S. A., 2-May-2024, In: American Journal of Human Genetics. 111, 5, p. 927-938 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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High-throughput single telomere analysis using DNA microarray and fluorescent in situ hybridization
Zheng, Y. L., Wu, X., Williams, M., Verhulst, S., Lin, J., Takahashi, Y., Ma, J. X. & Wang, Y., 28-Oct-2024, In: Nucleic Acids Research. 52, 19, 16 p., e96.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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No effect of testosterone or sexual ornamentation on telomere dynamics: A case study and meta-analyses
Taylor, G. T., McQueen, A., Eastwood, J. R., Dupoué, A., Wong, B. B. M., Verhulst, S. & Peters, A., Mar-2024, In: Ecology and Evolution. 14, 3, 19 p., e11088.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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T-cell count and T-cell telomere length in patients with severe COVID-19
Kraft, B. D., Verhulst, S., Lai, T.-P., Sullenger, B. A., Wang, Y., Rountree, W., Chen, L., Woods, C. W., Denny, T. N. & Aviv, A., 14-Mar-2024, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 15, 5 p., 1356638.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile48 Downloads (Pure)
Projects
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AL-III: DNA-methylation as an epigenetic clock of biological age: A new tool to study ageing and ecology & evolution of life histories?
Verhulst, S. (PI), Dugdale, H. (PI), Palsboll, P. (PI) & Tangili, M. (PhD student)
01/08/2020 → 01/08/2024
Project: Research
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AL-II: Parsing developmental plasticity of personality in zebra finches
Verhulst, S. (PI), Boer ,de, S. (PI) & Gerritsma, Y. (PI)
01/10/2017 → 01/02/2023
Project: Research
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Preventing bird strikes: Developing RoboFalcons to deter bird flocks
Hemelrijk, C. K. (PI), Verhulst, S. (PI), Storms, R. (PhD student) & Papadopoulou, M. (PhD student)
01/04/2017 → 01/04/2021
Project: Research
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AL-I: Mosaic aging
Verhulst, S. (PI), Pen, I. (PI), Tieleman, I. (PI) & Driessen, M. (PhD student)
01/01/2017 → 01/10/2023
Project: Research
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Telomeres and life histories: All's well that ends well?
Verhulst, S. (PI) & Boonekamp, J. (PhD student)
01/10/2013 → 01/01/2018
Project: Research
Activities
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European Conference on Behavioural Biology 2022
Billeter, J.-C. (Member of organising committee), Drion, C. (Member of organising committee), Kraak, P. (Member of organising committee), Maan, M. (Member of organising committee) & Verhulst, S. (Member of organising committee)
20-Jul-2022 → 23-Jul-2022Activity: Organising and attending an event › Organising and contributing to an event › Academic
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Telomere Research Network (TRN) - Executive Committee (External organisation)
Verhulst, S. (Member)
Sept-2019 → …Activity: Membership › Academic
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Evolutie van veroudering en levensduur - Eind goed, al goed?
Verhulst, S. (Speaker)
17-Oct-2017Activity: Talk and presentation › Inaugural lecture › Popular
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ESEB 2017
Beukeboom, L. (Chair/vice-chair of organising committee), Verhulst, S. (Chair/vice-chair of organising committee), Wertheim, B. (Member of organising committee), Maan, M. (Member of organising committee), Steerenberg, P. (Treasurer of organising committee), Plender-Hartman, E. (Secretary of organising committee), Weissing, F. (Chair/vice-chair of scientific committee) & van Doorn, S. (Member of scientific committee)
2015 → 2017Activity: Organising and attending an event › Organising and contributing to an event › Academic
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Journal)
Verhulst, S. (Editor)
2014 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
Datasets
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Data from: Sex-specific telomere length and dynamics in relation to age and reproductive success in Cory’s Shearwaters
Bauch, C. (Contributor), Gatt, M. C. (Contributor), Granadeiro, J. P. (Contributor), Verhulst, S. (Contributor) & Catry, P. (Contributor), DRYAD, 13-Mar-2020
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.j0zpc869z, https://zenodo.org/record/4942860
Dataset
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Data from: Increasing the accuracy and precision of relative telomere length estimates by RT qPCR
Eastwood, J. R. (Creator), Mulder, G. (Creator), Verhulst, S. (Creator) & Peters, A. (Creator), University of Groningen, 17-Aug-2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.7356h
Dataset
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ESM data file from Does oxidative stress shorten telomeres?
Boonekamp, J. J. (Contributor), Bauch, C. (Contributor), Mulder, E. (Contributor) & Verhulst, S. (Contributor), University of Groningen, 18-Apr-2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4884320.v1
Dataset
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Data from: Ultra-long telomeres shorten with age in nestling great tits but are static in adults and mask attrition of short telomeres
Atema, E. (Creator), Mulder, G. (Creator), van Noordwijk, A. J. (Creator) & Verhulst, S. (Creator), University of Groningen, 14-Jan-2019
Dataset
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Data from: Telomere length reflects reproductive effort indicated by corticosterone levels in a long-lived seabird
Bauch, C. (Creator), Riechert, J. (Creator), Verhulst, S. (Creator) & Becker, P. H. (Creator), University of Groningen, 29-Sept-2016
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.62cp0
Dataset
Press/Media
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Het eeuwige leven bestaat, in de Middellandse Zee. Voor andere schepselen komt ouderdom met gebreken
12/10/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
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Model finds COVID-19 deaths among elderly may be due to genetic limit on cell division
06/05/2022 → 27/07/2022
17 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
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RUG-bioloog wil dierproef afdwingen via de rechter
25/11/2020 → 07/04/2021
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Academic
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Starlings sleep less during summer and full-moon nights
van Hasselt, S., Rusche, M., Verhulst, S. & Meerlo, P.
19/03/2020 → 20/03/2020
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Academic
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The Great Lockdown - UG researchers deal with the corona crisis
Verhulst, S., Driessen, M., Beukeboom, L. & Groothuis, A.
18/03/2020
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other › Academic
Prizes
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Open Research Award 2024
Tangili, M. (Recipient), Sudyka, J. (Recipient), Garcia Furni, F. (Recipient), Palsboll, P. (Recipient) & Verhulst, S. (Recipient), 7-Nov-2024
Prize › Academic