Koen Verhoeven named professor by special appointment in Plant Ecology and Evolution
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Koen Verhoeven named professor by special appointment in Plant Ecology and Evolution
Koen Verhoeven has been named professor by special appointment in Plant Ecology and Evolution at the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), part of the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). His research focuses on micro-evolution and how plants adapt to rapidly changing environments. Verhoeven will combine the professorship with his work as a senior researcher at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW). He started at the beginning of the year.
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