-           Understanding and detection of toxic effects of low levels of (mixtures of) diffuse contaminants from the environment ton early development of man and wildlife species.

            SP: AJ Murk and JHJ van den Berg

-           Estimation of the environmental impact and toxicity of chlorinated paraffins in the marine food chain.

This study is performed withing the framework of the EU-MODELKEY project; Location: IMARES IJmuiden

PhD: T. Russina, SP: P Korytàr, J. de Boer, AJ Murk and I.M.C.M. Rietjens

-                      Unravelling the mechanism of differential biological responses induced by food-borne xeno- and phyto-estrogenic compounds.

PhD: A. Sotoca Cavaleda, promotion 2010; SP: A.J. Murk,  J. Vervoort (Bioch.), I.M.C.M. Rietjens.

-                      Development of cost-effective tools for risk management and traceability systems for marine biotoxins in seafood.

PhD: A. Gerssen, promotion 2008. SP: J.de Boer (RIVO), J.A. van Rhijn (RIKILT), I.M.C.M.Rietjens

-           Development of in vivo bioassays with early life stages (including metamorphosis) of Sole for detecting endocrine disrupting compounds in the marine food chain.

This study is performed withing the framework of the EU-MODELKEY project; location IMARES Den Helder and/or IJmuiden.

PhD: E. Foekema, SP: AJ Murk

-           Development of (bio)analytical screening tools for the identification of structural alerts for genotoxicity in food.

PhD: promotion 2012