http://www.falw.vu.nl/en/news-agenda/news/index.asp The news of the Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences http://www.falw.vu.nl/en/news-events/news/2013/blog-siberia-kytalyk.asp http://www.falw.vu.nl/en/news-events/news/2013/blog-siberia-kytalyk.asp Ko van Huissteden, Ron Lootens and Luca Belelli Marchesini (cluster Earth and Climate) recently started a blog about their research in northern Siberia. Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:46:00 GMT http://www.falw.vu.nl/en/news-events/news/2013/gijsbert-werner-piero-morseletto-pbl-award.asp http://www.falw.vu.nl/en/news-events/news/2013/gijsbert-werner-piero-morseletto-pbl-award.asp PhD student team win award for best IPCC review by Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Tue, 21 May 2013 09:54:00 GMT http://www.falw.vu.nl/en/news-events/events/2013/apr-jun/pnas-bert-de-boer.asp http://www.falw.vu.nl/en/news-events/events/2013/apr-jun/pnas-bert-de-boer.asp The study was published in the scientific journal PNAS on 13 May. Wed, 15 May 2013 10:59:00 GMT http://www.falw.vu.nl/en/news-events/news/2013/maria-daleke-westerdijk-award.asp http://www.falw.vu.nl/en/news-events/news/2013/maria-daleke-westerdijk-award.asp PhD graduate awarded for best thesis in the field of microbiology. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:03:00 GMT http://www.falw.vu.nl/en/news-events/news/2013/glucose-transporter-as-novel-drug-target-malaria.asp http://www.falw.vu.nl/en/news-events/news/2013/glucose-transporter-as-novel-drug-target-malaria.asp Gerald Penkler, former PhD student at VU University and Stellenbosch University, studied the biochemical properties of glycolytic enzymes of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. He developed and validated a model for drug target identification of this parasite and identified the glucose transporter PfHT1 as a drug target. His PhD defense is on 16 April. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:29:00 GMT