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External positions
Principal Investigator, University Medical Center Utrecht
1 Jan 2020 → …
visiting researcher, Hubrecht Institute
1 Apr 2018 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Impact of donor mare and stallion identity on the likelihood of pregnancy after transfer of in vitro produced embryos
Papas, M., Stout, T. A. E., Vernooij, J. C. M., Leemans, B., Arnold, L., Beitsma, M. M., Wijnands, L. I., de Ruijter‐Villani, M., Colleoni, S., Lazzari, G., Galli, C. & Claes, A., 29 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Equine Veterinary Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Breaking Trends: Large Animal Models to Study Spindle Assembly and Chromosome Segregation in Human Oocytes
Aparicio, A. L., Emerencia, T. & de Ruijter-Villani, M., 21 Aug 2025, Cellular Architecture and Dynamics in Female Meiosis. Mogessie, B. (ed.). Springer, p. 139-160 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Culture Conditions for the Development of Equine Oocytes
Baggio, C., Beitsma, M. M. & de Ruijter-Villani, M., 31 Jul 2025, In: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 2946, p. 9-19 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Systemic Changes in Early Pregnancy in the Mare: An Integrated Proteomic Analysis of Blood Plasma, Histotroph, and Yolk Sac Fluid at Day 14 Post-Ovulation
Perera, T. R. W., de Ruijter-Villani, M., Gibb, Z., Nixon, B., Sheridan, A., Stout, T. A. E., Swegen, A. & Skerrett-Byrne, D. A., Mar 2025, In: Proteomics - Clinical Applications. 19, 2, e202400095.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Characterization of the morphology of the outer-kinetochore expandable module, aka fibrous corona, and its role in ensuring proper chromosome segregation in human and bovine oocytes
Baggio, C., Larreategui-Aparicio, A., Arends, B., Pieters, M., Kops, G. & De Ruijter-Villani, M., Jul 2024, In: Human Reproduction. 39, Supplement_1, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › Academic
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Activities
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The effect of body condition and the application of thermoplastic, glue-on heart bar shoes on forelimb hoof kinetics in Shetland ponies
van Empelen, M. W. (Invited speaker), Serra Braganca, F. M. (Invited speaker), de Zwaan, J. (Invited speaker), Ten Have, R. E. (Invited speaker), Villani, M. (Invited speaker), Oosterlinck, M. (Invited speaker), Sleutjens, J. (Invited speaker) & Back, W. (Invited speaker)
14 Apr 2016 → 15 Apr 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Persistent post-breeding endometritis (PPBE): Effects of a single administration of dexamethasone at the time of breeding
de Ruijter - Villani, M. (Invited speaker)
2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Post-breeding endometritis: effect of dexamethasone treatment on the expression of inflammatory markers
de Ruijter - Villani, M. (Invited speaker)
2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Popular
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Fibroblast Growth Factor 7 (FGF7) activation during pre-implantation in the equine pregnancy
de Ruijter - Villani, M. (Invited speaker)
2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Feto-maternal dialogue during the equine pre-implantation period: possible markers for endometrial receptivity
de Ruijter - Villani, M. (Invited speaker)
2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Popular