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Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures

Utrecht, The Netherlands

Sybren de Hoog

Curriculum vitae

Date of birth

August, 27 1948

Citizenship

Dutch
PhD thesis 1974 , titled “Revision of some genera of imperfect fungi.”

Education

University of Utrecht.

Professional career

Since 1971 member of the CBS. Worked 4 months as a guest professor at the Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi in China, Japan. Current number of refereed publications: 228.

Teaching and lecturing activities

associate professor at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam.
Major share in guidance of the following PhD Theses / habilitations:

  • T. Boekhout (CBS): Ballistoconidium-forming fungi (1991).
  • F. Masclaux (Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France): Molecular phylogeny of Cladosporium / Cladophialophora (1995).
  • J.M.J. Uijthof (CBS): Molecular taxonomy of Exophiala (1996).
  • R. Montijn (Molecular Cell Biology, University of Amsterdam): Cell wall structure of fungi (1996).
  • T. Matos (Inst. Microbiol. & Immunol., Ljublana, Slovenia): Ecology of Exophiala dermatitidis (2002).
  • Y. Gräser (Med. Mikrobiol. Charité, Berlin, Germany): Genotyping of dermatophytes (2002)
  • V. Vicente (Inst. Microbiology, Curitiba, Brazil): Genotyping of agents of chromoblastomycosis (2002).
  • R. Vitale (Med. Microbiology AZN, Nijmegen): Taxonomy and anitimycotics of black yeasts (2003).
  • P. Zalar (Nat. Inst. Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia): halophilic hyphomycetes (current).
  • J. Rainer (Fac. Botany, Innsbruck, Austria): Ecology of Pseudallescheria boydii (planned)
  • M. Sudhadham (Khao Khieo Zoo, Bangkok, Thailand): Natural habitat and host shifts in Exophiala dermatitidis (planned).

Congresses and symposia

Editing of symposia on yeasts, yeast-like and medical fungi in Amersfoort (1987), Atlanta (1992), Adelaide (1993) and Veldhoven (1996) and co-editing of the symposium on black yeasts at Vancouver (1994); 14 chapters on filamentous yeasts for the book "The Yeasts" (eds C.P. Kurtzman & J.W. Fell).

Review and editorial activities

Has been managing editor of 'Antonie van Leeuwenhoek' for 10 years; currently for 'Mycoses'.