🔬 Westerdijk Institute
Netherlands · Europe · 52.09°N, 5.18°E
The Westerdijk Institute, or Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, is part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. The institute was renamed on 10 February 2017, after Johanna Westerdijk, the first female professor in the Netherlands and director of the institute from 1907 to 1958. The former name of the institute was CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre or Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures. Despite the name change, the collection maintained by the institute is still called the CBS collection and the use of CBS numbers for the strains continues.
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Quick facts
| Country | Netherlands |
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| Continent / region | Europe |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 52.09°N, 5.18°E · view on map |
Westerdijk Institute is located in Netherlands, in Europe.
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