Sven van den Elsen

Sven van den Elsen is an Education/Research Officer at the Laboratory of Nematology of Wageningen University & Research. His work focuses on nematode ecology, soil microbiome dynamics, and sustainable agricultural practices.

• Specializes in plant-parasitic nematodes and their interactions with soil microbial communities
• Active in developing genomic tools for nematode community analysis
• Collaborates on cover crop applications for soil health improvement

Research Interests include:

• Steering soil microbiomes with cover crops
• Genomic analysis of cyst nematodes
• Eco-evolutionary dynamics of nematode antagonists

Recent publications highlight his contributions to understanding nematode-microbe interactions in agricultural soils and developing high-resolution monitoring workflows using SSU rRNA sequencing.

Scientific Awards

• Valorisation Award (2011) from the Netherlands Genomics Initiative for research translation efforts