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Overview

Just M. Vlak is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, reflected through numerous publications and collaborations.

The primary fields of study for Just M. Vlak include Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant work also conducted in the subfields of Food Science, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, and Immunology.

Themes frequently addressed in their research cover:

  • Agricultural safety and regulations
  • Genetically Modified Organisms Research
  • Risk and Safety Analysis
  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Vitamin K Research Studies
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety

Just M. Vlak has coauthored extensively with peers including Avelino Álvarez-Ordóñez, Ana Allende, Sara Bover-Cid, Marianne Chemaly, and Alessandra De Cesare.

Their work has been published in several venues, with the most frequent publications appearing in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • EFSA Journal
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Reviews in Aquaculture

Significant recent papers include:

  • Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 13: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2020, 2021, EFSA Journal
  • Scientific Opinion on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA (2017-2019), 2020, EFSA Journal
  • Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 12: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2020, 2020, EFSA Journal
  • Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microorganisms intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA, 2023, EFSA Journal
  • Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 15: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2021, 2022, EFSA Journal

Best Publications

  • The white spot syndrome virus DNA genome sequence.

    Mariëlle C.W. van Hulten;Jeroen Witteveldt;Sander Peters;Nico Kloosterboer

  • On the classification and nomenclature of baculoviruses: A proposal for revision

    J. A. Jehle;G. W. Blissard;B. C. Bonning;J. S. Cory

  • Disease will limit future food supply from the global crustacean fishery and aquaculture sectors.

    G. D. Stentiford;D. M. Neil;E. J. Peeler;J. D. Shields

  • White spot syndrome virus envelope protein VP28 is involved in the systemic infection of shrimp

    M.C.W. van Hulten;J. Witteveldt;M. Snippe;J.M. Vlak

  • Protection of Penaeus monodon against White Spot Syndrome Virus by Oral Vaccination

    Jeroen Witteveldt;Carolina C. Cifuentes;Just M. Vlak;Mariëlle C. W. van Hulten

  • Use of Whole Genome Sequence Data To Infer Baculovirus Phylogeny

    Elisabeth A. Herniou;Teresa Luque;Xinwen Chen;Just M. Vlak

  • Identification of genes involved in DNA replication of the Autographa californica baculovirus

    Marcel Kool;Christian H. Ahrens;Rob W. Goldbach;George F. Rohrmann

  • Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 13: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2020.

    Kostas Koutsoumanis;Ana Allende;Avelino Alvarez-Ordóñez

  • Thirty years of baculovirus-insect cell protein expression: from dark horse to mainstream technology.

    Monique M. van Oers;Gorben P. Pijlman;Just M. Vlak

  • Complete sequence of a picorna-like virus of the genus Iflavirus replicating in the mite Varroa destructor.

    Juliette R. Ongus;Dick Peters;Jean-Marc Bonmatin;Eberhard Bengsch

  • Scientific Opinion on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA

    Antonia Ricci;Ana Allende;Declan Bolton

  • Noncoding Flavivirus RNA Displays RNA Interference Suppressor Activity in Insect and Mammalian Cells

    Esther Schnettler;Mark G. Sterken;Jason Y. Leung;Stefan W. Metz

  • Sequence and organization of the Spodoptera exigua multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus genome.

    Wilfred F. J. IJkel;Elisabeth A. van Strien;Jacobus G. M. Heldens;René Broer

  • Identification of two major virion protein genes of white spot syndrome virus of shrimp

    M. C. W. van Hulten;M. Westenberg;S. D. Goodall;J. M. Vlak

  • Protection of Penaeus monodon against white spot syndrome virus using a WSSV subunit vaccine

    Jeroen Witteveldt;Just M Vlak;Mariëlle C W van Hulten

  • The sequence of the Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus genome.

    Xinwen Chen;Xinwen Chen;Wilfred F. J. IJkel;Renato Tarchini;Xiulian Sun

  • Chikungunya Virus Nonstructural Protein 2 Inhibits Type I/II Interferon-Stimulated JAK-STAT Signaling

    Jelke J. Fros;Wen Jun Liu;Natalie A. Prow;Corinne Geertsema

  • Functional studies on the p10 gene of Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus using a recombinant expressing a p10-beta-galactosidase fusion gene.

    J.M. Vlak;F.A. Klinkenberg;K.J.M. Zaal;M. Usmany

  • Shear sensitivity of insect cells in suspension

    J. Tramper;J.B. Williams;D. Joustra;J.M. Vlak

  • Domain III substitution in Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin CryIA(b) results in superior toxicity for Spodoptera exigua and altered membrane protein recognition.

    R.A. de Maagd;M.S.G. Kwa;H. van der Klei;T. Yamamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhihong Hu
Zhihong Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gorben P. Pijlman
Gorben P. Pijlman Wageningen University & Research
Wopke van der Werf
Wopke van der Werf Wageningen University & Research
Johannes Tramper
Johannes Tramper Wageningen University & Research
Rob Goldbach
Rob Goldbach Wageningen University & Research
Felix J.J.A. Bianchi
Felix J.J.A. Bianchi Wageningen University & Research
Sjef Boeren
Sjef Boeren Wageningen University & Research
Marcel Kool
Marcel Kool German Cancer Research Center
Graham J. Belsham
Graham J. Belsham University of Copenhagen
W. van der Werf
W. van der Werf Wageningen University & Research

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