Biography
Dr. Kim Westgeest has a medical biotechnology background, with an interest in evolution and molecular virology.
Kim Westgeest obtained her Bachelor of Applied Science in 2006 at Hogeschool Larenstein, Velp. Hereafter, Kim worked as a research technician at the department of Microbiology – Genomics at TNO, Zeist. In 2007, she started the Master of Science programme Medical Biotechnology at Wageningen University. She carried out her MSc research internship at the department of Viroscience of the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam where she, after obtaining her master’s degree in 2009, had the opportunity to continue as a PhD student. Her PhD research focussed on the evolution of human influenza A (H3N2) viruses circulating between 1968 and 2011, with special emphasis on neuraminidase. From august 2015, she worked as a teacher at Hogeschool Leiden for the bioinformatics educational programme.
Kim started at EUC in January 2019 as a tutor for the Department Life Sciences. Next to her teaching position, Kim enjoys scuba diving and cooking.
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- Kim Westgeest (2019) - -
- Kim Westgeest (2019) -
- Nicola S. Lewis, Josanne H. Verhagen, Zurab Javakhishvili, Colin A. Russell, Pascal Lexmond, Kim B. Westgeest, Theo M. Bestebroer, Rebecca A. Halpin, Xu Dong Lin, Amy Ransier, Nadia B. Fedorova, Timothy B. Stockwel, Neus Latorre-Margalef, Björn Olsen, Gavin Smith, Justin Bahl, David E. Wentworth, Jonas Waldenström, Ron Fouchier & Miranda de Graaf (2015) - - Journal of General Virology, 96 (8), 2050-2060 - doi: -
- Carolien Sandt, YY Dou, Stella Trierum, Kim Westgeest, Mark Pronk, Ab Osterhaus, Ron Fouchier, Guus Rimmelzwaan & Marine Hillaire (2015) - - Journal of General Virology, 96, 2061-2073 - doi: -
- Kim Westgeest, Theo Bestebroer, Monique Spronken, J Gao, L Couzens, Ab Osterhaus, M Eichelberger, Ron Fouchier & Miranda de Graaf (2015) - - Journal of Virological Methods, 217, 55-63 - doi: -
- Kim Westgeest, CA Russell, XD Lin, Monique Spronken, Theo Bestebroer, J Bahl, Ruud Beek, E Skepner, RA Halpin, Jan Jong, Guus Rimmelzwaan, Ab Osterhaus, Derek Smith, DE Wentworth, Ron Fouchier & Miranda de Graaf (2014) - - Journal of Virology, 88 (5), 2844-2857 - doi: -
- Kim Westgeest, Miranda de Graaf, M Fourment, Theo Bestebroer, Ruud Beek, Monique Spronken, Jan Jong, Guus Rimmelzwaan, CA Russell, Ab Osterhaus, GJD Smith, Derek Smith & Ron Fouchier (2012) - - Journal of General Virology, 93, 1996-2007 - doi: -
- Kim Westgeest (2012) - - Journal of General Virology
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- EUC-CAP400
- Level
- Level 300
- Year Level
- Level 300
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- EUC-LSC322
