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Biosketch In 2011, Michiel Wijnveld obtained his bachelor’s degree in life sciences, focussing on

microbiology and molecular biology, at the Saxion University of Applied Science, Deventer,

The Netherlands. After obtaining his degree he worked at the Utrecht Centre for Tick-borne

Diseases (UCTD) in Utrecht, The Netherlands until 2013. In 2013 Michiel Wijnveld moved to

Vienna and started working at the Medical University of Vienna, working in professor Gerold

Stanek’s lab, continuing his work on ticks and tick-borne pathogens.

In 2018, Michiel Wijnveld started his PhD studies (immunology) at the Medical University with

the title “Distribution profile and transmission dynamics of tick-borne human pathogens”.

During these studies, Michiel Wijnveld detected novel Babesia species affecting humans,

investigated the transmission dynamics of rickettsiae and isolated and cultivated a unique

Austrian strain of Rickettsia raoultii.

Throughout his work Michiel Wijnveld setup numerous successful national and international

co-operations in which he worked in laboratories in for example, South Africa and Scotland.

Furthermore, Michiel Wijnveld co-organised international symposia (ITPD2017/2019) and

was a chairperson at multiple occasions. Also, he was an invited speaker at several

international symposia and obtained poster and oral presentation awards.

Selected publications

Olivieri E*, Wijnveld M*, Bonga M, Berger L, Manfredi MT, Veronesi F, et al. Transmission of

Rickettsia raoultii and Rickettsia massiliae DNA by Dermacentor reticulatus and

Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) ticks during artificial feeding. Parasites & Vectors;

2018;11:494.

*Contributed equally to this work.

Wijnveld M, Schötta A-M, Pintér A, Stockinger H, Stanek G. Novel Rickettsia raoultii strain

isolated and propagated from Austrian Dermacentor reticulatus ticks. Parasites & Vectors;

2016;9:567.

Schötta A-M, Wijnveld M, Stockinger H, Stanek G. Approaches for Reverse Line Blot-Based

Detection of Microbial Pathogens in Ixodes ricinus Ticks Collected in Austria and Impact of

the Chosen Method. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2017;83:e00489-17.

Apostolovic D, Mihailovic J, Commins SP, Wijnveld M, Kazimirova M, Starkhammar M, et al.

Allergenomics of the tick Ixodes ricinus reveals important α‐Gal–carrying IgE‐binding

proteins in red meat allergy. Allergy. 2020;

Lorusso V, Wijnveld M, Majekodunmi AO, Dongkum C, Fajinmi A, Dogo AG, et al. Tick-borne

pathogens of zoonotic and veterinary importance in Nigerian cattle. Parasites & Vectors;

2016;9:217.