PhD theses


This is an overview of the PhD theses based on NTR research. A summary is available for most theses, although some of them are written in Dutch.

Summary

Author

Titel

Viva date

Marieke van Leeuwen A study of cognition in pre-adolescent twins December 18 2008
Daniël van Grootheest Obsession - The genetic and environmental architecture of obsessive-compulsive symptoms September 18 2008
Evelien Poelen The role of genes and environment in adolescents and young adults alcohol use (no English summary available) September 3 2008
Annebet Goedhart Ambulatory recording of within- and between-subject variation in autonomic nervous system activity June 12 2008
Florencia Gosso

Common genetic variants underlying cognitive ability

January 7 2008
Dirk Smit

A genetic perspective on electrophysiological measures of brain function

December 11 2007
Rosa Hoekstra

Autistic traits, withdrawn behaviour and cognition: A longitudinal study from early childhood to young adulthood

November 20 2007
Tinca Polderman

Genetics of attention and executive functioning

June 26 2007
Eske Derks

Assessment and genetic aetiology of attention problems, hyperactivity, and related disorders

November 29 2006
Irene Rebollo Dimensions of Personality: a genetic approach June 27 2006
Janine Stubbe The genetics of excercise behavior and psychological well-being June 14 2006
Christel Middeldorp The role of genetic factors and life events in the development of anxiety and depression March 15 2006
Nina Kupper Heritability of cardiovascular risk factors in a real life setting. November 9 2005
Jacqueline Vink A twin-family study of smoking behavior. November 15 2004
Richard IJzerman Birth weight, microvascular function and cardiovascular risk factors. June 9 2004
Marian Beekman Towards mapping QTLs influencing parameters of lipid metabolism in human twins. March 11 2004
Marjolein Rietveld De structuur en stabiliteit van Intelligentie.  

Heritability of Cognitive Abilities and of Attention Problems. A longitudinal twin study in childhood

June 17 2003

Meike Bartels

Gedragsproblemen, cognitieve vaardigheden en hormonen. 

Behavior problems, cognition, and hormones, a longitudinal-genetic study in childhood

January 9 2003

Mireille van den Berg

Factoren in de relatie tussen angstige depressie en het risico voor hart- en vaatziekten  

Mediating factors in the association between anxious depression and cardiovascular disease risk

December 12 2002
Daniëlle Posthuma Genetische variatie en cognitieve vaardigheden

Genetic variation and cognitive ability

June 17 2002

Jolanda C. van der Valk

The genetic and environmental contributions to children's problem behaviors: A developmental approach

July 3 2001

Judith Koopmans

The genetics of health-related behaviors. A study of adolescent twins and their parents

June 17 1997

Caroline van Baal

De ontwikkeling van de hersenen in genetisch perspectief

March 12 1997

Frühling Rijsdijk

The genetics of neural speed. A genetic study on nerve conduction velocity, reaction times and psychometric abilities

January 15 1997

Harold Snieder

Genetic epidemiology of risk factors for coronary heart disease. A study of middle-aged twins

April 25 1996

Toos van Beijsterveldt

De genetica van elektrofysiologische indicatoren van hersenactiviteit 

The genetics of electrophysiological indices of brain activity. An EEG study in adolescent twins

April 17 1996
Wim Meulemans The genetics of dizygotic twinning 1994
Edwin van den Oord A genetic study of problem behaviors in children May 12 1993

Dorret Boomsma

Quantitative genetic analysis of cardiovascular risk factors in twins and their parents

December 15 1992