10/04/2026
NIOO researcher 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). Congratulations!
His research focuses on micro-evolution and how plants adapt to rapidly changing environments. “Urban evolution is an extreme example of how humans have changed the environment, and I'm interested in how plants deal with it.” He uses ecological observations, greenhouse experiments, genetic analysis and bioinformatics to understand how plants cope with such environmental changes.
Keep reading: https://nioo.knaw.nl/en/news/koen-verhoeven-named-professor-by-special-appointment-in-plant-ecology-and-evolution