Curriculum vitae / resumee Peer Timmers (English)

1. Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
Name Timmers, Peer Hendrik Anton
Date of birth January 13, 1983
Place of birth Gemert, The Netherlands
Address Huszarlaan 1, 6708 MS Wageningen, The Netherlands
Email Peertim@gmail.com
Telephone 06-53877920
Marital status Not married
Core competences
I appreciate a good, social and collaborative atmosphere at work, where results and precision are important. I am
spirited and perseverant and I work well under stressful conditions.
Education
2010-2015 PhD training as part of the SENSE-WIMEK research school
SENSE Diploma, 2015 (52.5 ECTS); PhD courses, MSc courses, external training,
management training, etc. (SENSE diploma with specifics upon request).
2001-2007 Biology, Radboud University Nijmegen (RUN)
MSc Diploma, 2007.
2000-2001 HAN University of Applied Sciences
Education for Teacher in Biology, Institute for Teacher and School (ILS)
Propaedeutic diploma, 2001.
1995-2000 HAVO, Commanderij College (Gemert)
High school diploma, 2000
Course-package: Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Art, Dutch and English.
Professional experience
March 2016-present Wetsus, European centre of excellence for sustainable water technology
Function: Post-doctoral researcher (temporary employment, 100%)
Activities: Research on haloalkaliphilic syntrophic interactions from soda lake samples as
part of the Soehngen Institute for Anaerobic Microbiology (SIAM), Gravitation grant of the
Netherlands Organisation for scientific research (NWO) (project 024.002.002).
Sept 2014- Wageningen University (WUR)
Sept 2015 Function: Researcher (temporary employment, 100%)
Activities: Research on carbon monoxide and methane oxidation in marine environments,
as part of the Soehngen Institute for Anaerobic Microbiology (SIAM), Gravitation grant of
the Netherlands Organisation for scientific research (NWO) (project 024.002.002).
Jun 2010- Wageningen University (WUR)
Sept 2014 Function: PhD student (temporary employment, 100%)
Activities: Research on anaerobic methane oxidation coupled to sulfate reduction, which
was part of the project ‘ Anaerobic methane oxidation for biological sulfate and sulphur
reduction’, supported by the Netherlands Technology Foundation (STW) which is part of
the Netherlands Organisation for scientific research (NWO) (Project STW 10711).
Promotor: Alfons J.M. Stams; Copromotor: Caroline M. Plugge.
Mar 2008- MSD (previously Organon NV)
2010 Function: Safety Data Specialist, department GPV at Oss Regional Centre (temporary
employment, 100%).
Activities: receive, interpret and process information regarding side-effects and
guaranteeing a high level of data with quality and integrity. The work also involved
improving of procedures and training of new colleagues.

2. Jun 2006- Expedition to Poland
Jul 2006 Activities: comparing the European legislation in agriculture and environment between the
Netherlands and Poland (obtained ECTS).
Jan 2006- Netherlands Institute of Ecology of the Netherlands Royal Academy for
Feb 2007 Sciences (NIOO-KNAW), Centre for Terrestrial Ecology (CTE)
Function: Researcher (MSc thesis)
Activities: testing and validating of phylogenetic microarrays for detection of soil bacteria
and conducting research on the bacterial composition of different soils in the Netherlands.
Work was also done at the department of Microbiology from Wageningen University
(WUR) and the Fungal Biodiversity Centre (CBS-KNAW) at Utrecht.
Supervisors: Sung Ah Schoondermark-Stolk and George Kowalchuk.
Sept 2004- Radboud University Nijmegen, Department of (Ecological) Microbiology
Jun 2005 Function: Researcher (MSc thesis)
Activities: research on marine Crenarchaeotes and on anaerobic methane oxidation
coupled to nitrate reduction. Work was also done at the Royal Netherlands Institute for
Sea Research (NIOZ) at Texel.
Supervisors: Ashna Raghoebarsing and Marc Strous.
Apr- Institute for natural preservation ‘Stichting ‘Bargerveen’, at Nijmegen
Jul 2003 Function: Researcher (BSc thesis)
Activities: research on differences in fauna composition in temporal and permanently
inundated peat bogs in the Netherlands. Work was also done at the department of Animal
Ecology and Ecophysiology from Radboud University Nijmegen.
Supervisor: Gert-Jan van Duinen.
Jul 2000 Stork Poultry
Activities: Literature research on manipulation of muscle contraction (obtained ECTS).
Scientific publications
1. Timmers P. et al., (2015): Growth of anaerobic methane-oxidizing archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria in a
high pressure membrane capsule bioreactor, Appl Environ Microbiol 81: 1286-1296.
2. Timmers P. et al., (2015): Growth and activity of ANME clades with different sulfate and sulfide
concentrations in presence of methane, Front Microbiol 6: 988. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00988.
3. Timmers P. et al., (2015): Anaerobic oxidation of methane associated with sulfate reduction in a natural
freshwater gas source, ISME Journal, online publication, 4 December 2015; doi:10.1038/ismej.2015.213.
4. Suarez-Zuluaga D. et al., (2015): High rates of anaerobic oxidation of methane, ethane and propane
coupled to thiosulfate reduction, Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 22: 3697-3704.
5. Suarez-Zuluaga D. et al., (2015): Thiosulphate conversion in a methane and acetate fed membrane
bioreactor, Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 23: 2467-2478..
6. Jagersma C. et al., (2012): Enrichment of ANME-1 from Eckernförde Bay sediment on thiosulfate, methane
and short-chain fatty acids, J Biotechnol 157: 482-489.
7. Wuchter, C. et. al., (2006): Archaeal nitrification in the ocean, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 103: 12317–12322.
Grants and prizes
1. FEMS Young Scientist Grant
2. Poster Prize (best anaerobic microbiology poster) at KNVM spring meeting 15-16 April 2014.
Techniques
1 PCR and quantitative real time-PCR (qPCR)
2 Cultivation of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms (batch mesocosms, plating)
3 DNA and RNA extraction and cDNA production
4 Cloning (16S rRNA gene cloning in E. coli)
5 Agilent Microarrays (DNA and RNA)
6 Microscopy and (CARD-)FISH
7 Chromatography (gas-and liquid chromatography)
8 Colorimetry (iron, sulfide, ammonium determination)

3. 9 Stable isotope labelling (
13
C) experiments
10 Mass spectrometry (IR-MS and GC-MS)
11 Gel electrophoresis and denaturing gradient gel electropheresis (DGGE)
12 Sanger sequencing and next-generation sequencing (pyrosequencing, MiSeq)
Skills
Computer skills Windows XP, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access. Adobe Photoshop, llustrator,
InDesign. CorelDraw, Statistica, ‘R’, The ARB software, QIIME, and other bio-informatics
software.
Languages Dutch (mother tongue)
English (CEFR level C2, tested in 2012)
Other academic activities
2010-present Peer-reviewing scientific papers
Journals: ‘Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology’ (editor Akira Kimura), ‘FEMS microbial
ecology’ (editor Alfons JM Stams), ‘Applied and Environmental Microbiology’(editor Alfons
JM Stams), ‘The ISME Journal’ (editor Kiwamu Minamisawa).
2010-2015 Oral presentations at international conferences
ISME conference (Seoul, Aug 2014), SIAM symposium (Nijmegen, April 2014),
KNVM/VAAM meeting (Bremen, March 2013), EMBO workshop (Noordwijkerhout, April
2012), SENSE Symposium (Wageningen, April 2012), PhD trip (Beijing and Shanghai,
April-May 2011).
2010-2015 Supervising thesis of BSc and MSc students
Activities: supervising and grading lab work, thesis reports and oral presentations (also at
KNVM spring meeting 15-16 April 2014).
2010-2015 Assisting courses for BSc and MSc students
Activities: supervising and grading lab work, course reports and oral presentations.
4-5 April 2012 Organisation of SENSE Symposium ‘Microbes for Sustainability’
Activities: arranging speakers, sponsors, venue, lunch and dinner. Content and design of
abstract booklets, posters and flyers. Compose program and contacting media.
May 2011 Sampling cruise at Aarhus Bay, Denmark
Activities: Core sampling from Aarhus Bay sediments and processing and preserving
samples on the ship. Performed physicochemical analysis at shore at the Centre for
Geomicrobiology, Aarhus University, Denmark.
April-May 2011 PhD trip to China and Japan
Activities: Oral and poster presentations at different Universities in Bejing and Shanghai,
China. Social activities for networking and establishment of collaborations.
Sept 2004- Radboud University Nijmegen (RUN)
Dec 2007 Function: Study-assistant at the courses Ecological Microbiology, Plant physiology,
Cytology and Histology (temporary employment, 100%).
Activities: Supervising students with lab work and report writing. Grading reports and
exams.
Other activities and hobbies
2000-present Drummer in different bands and projects
2009-2014 Active member of housing-association 'de Hoeksteen'.
Activities: Coordinator of the maintenance commission and attending general members
meetings.
May 2008-2010 DJ at Café Merleyn (Nijmegen)
Oct 2007 Publication in the magazine ‘Gaykrant’, title: ‘Iedereen homoseksueel’, as part of the
course Scientific journalism (RUN).
1999-2007 Multiple jobs during high school and studies (supermarket clerk, waiter, production
line/assembly worker, newspaper delivery, etc.).
1997-2007 Volunteer and coordinator at Youth-centre ‘ De Bunker’ (Gemert).
Activities: Coordination and organisation of dance-nights/events and the yearly recurring
‘Zebrafestival’ (>500 visitors), DJ and bartender.