Organisation
Biology
Department
The three main research orientations of the department are: molecular biology, human biology and environment. The project focus on the following areas: 1. Parasitology; 2. Immunology and cancer therapy; 3. Development biology; 4. Environmental genetics; 5. Bio-diversity and plant genetics/engineering; 6. Nature conservation; 7. Marine and terrestrial ecology; 8. Mangroves preservation; 9. Eco-(geno) toxicity.
Current researchers
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- Jasper Dierick (Member)
- Kushlani Dissanayake (Member)
- Vincent Dolmans (Member)
- Huran Drouet Cruz (Member)
- Meriç Erdolu (Member)
- Merel Fabre (Member)
- Arida Fauziyah (Member)
- Masresha Birara Fekadu (Member)
- Ricard Fontsere (Member)
- Elias Goossens (Member)
Projects
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- Evaluation of the quality of surface waters of the Brussels-capital region in 2019 in application of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/CE)From1 Apr 2019 → 30 Jun 2020Funding: Brussels Capital Region
- Interactive effects of carbon dioxide and climate warming on food web interactions in shallow lakes under different nutrient loadsFrom1 Oct 2018 → 30 Sep 2020Funding: FWO fellowships
- FWO Hercules MZW: A walk on the wild side of stable isotope biogeochemistryFrom1 May 2018 → 30 Apr 2022Funding: FWO Medium Size Research Infrastructure
- The evolution of colouration in an adaptive radiation of frogs.From1 Oct 2017 → 1 Jan 2018Funding: FWO fellowships
- Interdisciplinary Network for Fundamental and Medical Research on Lung cancerFrom1 Jul 2016 → 30 Jun 2021Funding: University - Project driven research
- ICP (referentiejaar 2015-academiejaar 2015-2016) Master of Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management - Oceans and Lakes.From1 Oct 2015 → 30 Sep 2016
- Mind the gap - a critical evaluation of the network structure and connectivity of wetland stopovers for migratory waterbirds along the Palearctic-Afrotropical flywayFrom1 Oct 2015 → 30 Sep 2020Funding: FWO fellowships
- Evolution of a protein pheromone system in newts (Salamandridae)From1 Jan 2015 → 31 Dec 2018Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Functional analysis of the conserved Iroquois homeobox genes in the formation and patterning of the mouse diencephalonFrom1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sep 2018Funding: FWO fellowships
- On imbalances in plant and herbivore communities in savanna ecosystemsFrom1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sep 2021Funding: FWO fellowships
Publications
1 - 10 of 813
- Northernmost records of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating from the Antarctic Peninsula to the Pacific coast of Nicaragua
Authors: Joëlle De Weerdt
Pages: 1015-1021 - Abundance, distribution and behaviour of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) along the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, Central America
Authors: Joëlle De Weerdt, Marc Kochzius
Pages: 1041-1055 - Does Phoradendron perrottetii (mistletoe) alter polyphenols levels of Tapirira guianensis (host plant)?(2019)
Authors: Cláudia Maria Furlan, Fernanda Anselmo-Moreira, Luiza Teixeira-Costa, Gregorio Ceccantini, Juha Pekka Salminen
Pages: 222-229 - Differences in root architecture influence attraction of fishes to mangroves: A field experiment mimicking roots of different length, orientation, and complexity.(2010)
Authors: Ivan Nagelkerken, Andre De Schryver, M.c. Verweij, Farid Dahdouh Guebas, G. Van Der Velde, Nico Koedam
Pages: 27-34 - Towards a mechanistic understanding of the impacts of nitrogen deposition on producer–consumer interactions(2023)
Authors: Joost J. Vogels, Dedmer B. Van der Waal, Michiel F. WallisDeVries, Arnold B. Van den Burg, Marijn Nijssen, Roland Bobbink, Matty P. Berg, Harry Olde Venterink, Henk Siepel
Pages: 1712–1731 - Can Mangrove Silviculture Be Carbon Neutral?(2022)
Authors: Giovanna Wolswijk, Africa Barrios Trullols, Jean Hugé, Viviana Otero Fadul, Behara Satyanarayana, Richard Lucas, Farid Dahdouh Guebas
Pages: 1-17 - Fatty acid kinase A is an important determinant of biofilm formation is Staphylococcus aureus USA300(2015)
Authors: Julia Sabirova, Jean-Pierre Hernalsteens, S De Backer, BB Xavier, P Moons, A Turlej-Rogacka, H. Goossens, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar
Pages: 861-861 - Morphogenesis and evolution of mistletoes' haustoria(2020)
Authors: Luiza Teixeira-Costa, Gilberto Ocampo, Gregorio Ceccantini
Pages: 107-157Number of pages: 51 - The genus Ruppia L. (Ruppiaceae) in the Mediterranean region: An overview(2015)
Authors: Anna M. Mannino, M. Menendez, B. Obrador, A. Sfriso, Ludwig Triest
Pages: 1-9 - Mangrove forests as a nature-based solution for coastal flood protection: Biophysical and ecological considerations(2023)
Authors: Roxanne van Hespen, Zhan Hu, Bas Borsje, Michela De Dominicis, Daniel A. Friess, Svetlana Jevrejeva, Maria Maza, Celine van Bijsterveldt, Tom Van der Stocken, Bregje van Wesenbeeck, et al.
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