Mike Zuurman

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Michael Wilhelmer Zuurman (born September 8, 1974, in Veendam){{cite web |url=http://dissertations.ub.rug.nl/faculties/medicine/2003/m.w.zuurman/ |title=Orphan chemokine receptors in neuroimmunology: functional and pharmacological analysis of L-CCR and HCR |publisher=Dissertations.ub.rug.nl |date= |access-date=2012-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312142624/http://dissertations.ub.rug.nl/faculties/medicine/2003/m.w.zuurman/ |archive-date=2010-03-12 |url-status=dead }} is a Dutch biologist by education and programmer for the non-profit organization Xentax Foundation in Emmen. His professional career is in programming, science and pharmaceuticals.{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mike-zuurman/4/407/b09 |title=Mike Zuurman |publisher=LinkedIn |date= |access-date=2012-07-31}} His 'handle' is Mr. Mouse.

Education

  • Biology at the University of Groningen from 1993 to 1999
  • PhD student at the Department of Medical Physiology{{cite web |url=http://www.rug.nl/bcn/research/phdProjects/alumniProjects/mwzuurman |title=Zuurman, M.W. (Mike) : Regulation of the CC chemokine SLC in mice brain immunology < BCN < Rijksuniversiteit Groningen |publisher=Rug.nl |date=2012-07-27 |access-date=2012-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103012152/http://www.rug.nl/bcn/research/phdProjects/alumniProjects/mwzuurman |archive-date=2008-01-03 |url-status=dead }} of the same university from 1999 to 2003
  • PhD title in 2003 after finishing the thesis entitled "Orphan chemokine receptors in neuroimmunology: functional and pharmacological analysis of L-CCR and HCR"

Profession

  • Medical Adviser for Novartis from 2007 onwards
  • Post-doctoral fellow at the University Medical Center Groningen from 2003 to 2007{{cite web |url=http://www.nieronline.org/index.php?title=Mike_Wilhelmer_Zuurman |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415113953/http://www.nieronline.org/index.php?title=Mike_Wilhelmer_Zuurman |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2013-04-15 |title=Mike Wilhelmer Zuurman - NIER |publisher=Nieronline.org |date=2006-04-02 |access-date=2012-07-31 }}[http://www.prevend.org/userfiles/Second%20Survey.pdf Second Survey] prevend.org
  • Founder of Xentax Foundation in 2006,{{cite web|url=http://www.xentax.com/?p=89 |title=Blog Archive » Xentax Founded! |publisher=XeNTaX |date=2006-06-30 |access-date=2012-07-31}} originally starting as a Commodore 64 demo and music group in 1989,{{cite web|url=http://noname.c64.org/csdb/scener/?id=763 |title=[CSDb] - Mr. Mouse/Xentax |publisher=Noname.c64.org |date= |access-date=2012-07-31}} and currently chairman since then.
  • Freelance game journalist and moderator for PCZone Benelux from 2001 to 2002,{{cite web|url=http://www.pczone.nl/ |date=2002-11-13 |access-date=2012-07-31 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021113064810/http://www.pczone.nl/ |archivedate=November 13, 2002 |title=PC Zone Benelux: De digitale add-on voor je favoriete magazine }} a hard-copy game magazine that was disbanded in 2005{{Cite web | url=http://forum.fok.nl/topic/733765 |title = GAM / IDG stopt met games-bladen - forum.fok.nl}}

Publications

  • Scientific publications in peer reviewed journals{{cite web|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=zuurman%20M |title=zuurman M - PubMed - NCBI |publisher=Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |date=2012-05-24 |access-date=2012-07-31}}
  • MultiEx Commander, a game file handler
  • MexScript, a multi-paradigm computer scripting language
  • Metacritic: Quantify Me. A 30-page quantitative analysis of the games data at Metacritic.{{cite web|url=http://www.fz.se/artiklar/nyheter/20140121/rapport-metacritics-poangsystem-opalitligt |title=Rapport: Metacritics poängsystem opålitligt |publisher=fz.se |date=2014-01-21 |access-date=2014-01-30}}
  • MobyGames: Quantify Me. A brief quantitative analysis of the gaming era according to MobyGames.{{cite web|url=http://www.xentax.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MobyGames_QuantifyMe_2012_v1_xentax_MWZ.pdf |title=MobyGames: Quantify Me. A brief quantitative analysis of the gaming era according to MobyGames (1977-2012). |publisher=XeNTaX |date=2012-12-28 |access-date=2013-01-03}}
  • Commodore 64 Scene statistical history 'CSDb - Quantify Me'{{cite web|url=http://www.xentax.com/?page_id=235 |title=CSDb Analyses |publisher=XeNTaX |date=2010-07-31 |access-date=2012-07-31}}{{cite web|url=http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=93211&show=notes#notes |title=[CSDb] - CSDb - Quantify Me by Xentax (2010) |publisher=Noname.c64.org |date=2010-08-05 |access-date=2012-07-31}}
  • 'The definitive guide to exploring file formats'{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/68932390/Definitive-Guide-to-Exploring-File-Formats-MW-2004 |title=Definitive Guide to Exploring File Formats MW 2004 |publisher=Scribd.com |date=2004-11-01 |access-date=2012-07-31}}
  • Commodore 64 music{{cite web |url=http://www.hvsc.de |title=HVSC - Commodore 64 music for the masses! |publisher=Hvsc.de |access-date=2012-07-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322202539/http://www.hvsc.de/ |archivedate=2010-03-22 }}{{cite web |url=http://fonix.dyndns.org:40000/soasc/index.php?av=0&sb=SOASC&ss=&sf=&sy=&sc=Michael+Zuurman&srd=&sd=&sr=&sx=&sl= |title=Stone Oakvalley's Authentic SID Collection - www.6581-8580.com |publisher=Fonix.dyndns.org:40000 |date= |access-date=2012-07-31 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414175010/http://fonix.dyndns.org:40000/soasc/index.php?av=0&sb=SOASC&ss=&sf=&sy=&sc=Michael+Zuurman&srd=&sd=&sr=&sx=&sl= |archive-date=2013-04-14 |url-status=dead }}
  • Commodore 64 programs

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