W.J.A.J. Smeets
| Telephone: | +3120 44 44444 |
| E-mail: | Contact form |
| Department VUmc: | Anatomy and Neurosciences |
| Position: | coordinator Master Neurosciences |
CURRICULUM VITAE
1968-1974 Biology, Catholic University of Nijmegen (cum laude).
1975-1976 Military draft (officer Medical Troops)
1977-1983 Ph.D. (cum laude), Catholic University of Nijmegen
1983-1984 Visiting scientist School of Life and Health Sciences, University
of Delaware, Delaware, USA
1984-1986 Assistant Professor: Department of Anatomy & Embryology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1986- Associate Professor: Department of Anatomy & Embryology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
CURRENT PROJECTS
Currently I am not involved in research projects.
KEY PUBLICATIONS
Smeets WJAJ, Reiner A. Phylogeny and Development of Catecholamine Systems in the CNS of Vertebrates, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1994), XVI + 488 pp.
Marín O, Smeets WJAJ, González A. Evolution of the basal ganglia in tetrapods. A new perspective based on recent studies in amphibians. TINS 21 (1998): 487-494.
Smeets, WJAJ, González A. Catecholamine systems in the brain of vertebrates: New perspectives through a comparative approach. Brain Res. Rev. 33 (2000) 308-379
Smeets WJAJ, González A. Dopamine Systems in the Brain of Mammals. In: Sidhu A., Laruelle M, Vernier P (eds) Dopamine Receptors and Transporters. 2nd Edition, Dekker, New York, (2002) pp. 255-293
