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Prof. Mirjam Nielen is a Professor in Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University, specializing in Clinical Epidemiology within the Department of Population Health Sciences. She leads the Chair in Veterinary Clinical Epidemiology, focusing on evidence-based veterinary care for both companion animals and production animals. Her research emphasizes clinical epidemiology applications, disease control strategies, and data-driven decision support systems for farmers and veterinarians.
She has led major projects like DECIDE (2021-2026), developing tools for managing non-EU-regulated livestock diseases, and STOC Free (2017-2021), assessing disease freedom in cattle herds. Her work bridges veterinary medicine with interdisciplinary fields like economics, artificial intelligence, and data science.
- Education: Involved in teaching courses like Line Scientific Thinking and Action and Donkey Health.
- Projects: Also involved in the Healthy & Vital Calf project and studies on equine veterinary care satisfaction.
Her publications span topics such as mastitis treatment, heat stress in dairy cows, and Bayesian modeling for disease detection. She contributes to scientific journals and serves on advisory boards for organizations like KNMvD and RIVM/VWS.
