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Scientific research is at the heart of protecting our natural resources. To this end, about 120 full-time scientists, and then another 200 guest researchers, put their knowledge to work at Naturalis every day.

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Researchers
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Freek Vonk with a King Cobra

Freek Vonk

Researcher

Profielfoto Ronald Vonk

Ronald Vonk

Senior researcher

Rutger Vos

Rutger Vos

Researcher / Bioinformatician

Lotte Vroomans

Lotte Vroomans

Projectmedewerker NL Biodiversity & Society

Picture of Tijana.

Tijana Vučić

Postdoctoral researcher

Dr Debbie Wall-Palmer

Debbie Wall-Palmer

Postdoctoral researcher

Dr. Deyi Wang

Deyi Wang

Postdoctoral Reseacher

Self portrait

Wei Wei Seah

PhD Student

Frank Wesselingh

Frank Wesselingh

Senior researcher

Ben Wielstra

Ben Wielstra

Guest researcher

Jan Wieringa pressing plants in Swaziland

Jan Wieringa

Senior researcher

Max Willems

Max Willems

Guest Researcher

Luc Willemse

Luc Willemse

Senior collection manager

Sydney Wizenberg

Sydney Wizenberg

Postdoctoral Fellow

Thomas Wood

Researcher

Xin He

Xin He

PhD Candidate

Hanco Zwaan

Hanco Zwaan

Researcher and Head NEL