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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- Gisele Guns (Member)
- Gustavo J Gutierrez (Member)
- James Hagan (Member)
- . Hinna (Member)
- Ducret Hugo (Member)
- Jean Hugé (Member)
- Filip Huyghe (Member)
- Ridwan Jaafar (Member)
- James Gitundu Kairo (Member)
- Marc Kochzius (Member)
Projects
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- On imbalances in plant and herbivore communities in savanna ecosystemsFrom1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sep 2021Funding: FWO fellowships
- Research into the driving force of multi-species habitat selection as a link between local and regional biodiversity patterns in aquatic (meta) communitiesFrom1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sep 2017Funding: FWO fellowships
- Expenses in the framework of ICP 'Master in Biology - Specialisation Human Ecology (2013-2014)From1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sep 2015Funding: FOD of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
- Hadrosaur Bonebed Crime Scene Investigation: Evolution, ecology and extinction of the last megaherbivores of the latest CretaceousFrom1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sep 2020Funding: FWO fellowships
- SRP (Groeiers): Evolutionary innovations in amphibians: from ecology to moleculesFrom1 Mar 2014 → 28 Feb 2019Funding: BOF - Concerted Research Project from 1994
- The deubiquitinating enzyme USP13 as a specific therapeutic target in glioblastomaFrom1 Jan 2014 → 31 Dec 2016Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Unraveling the adaptive role of amphibian antimicrobial peptides in the immune system and antipredator defense.From1 Jan 2014 → 31 Dec 2017Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- An integrative study of sex pheromones of the axolotl (Abystoma mexicanum)From1 Oct 2013 → 30 Sep 2017Funding: FWO fellowships
- Origin of ancient endemism in the "Lost World" table mountains, and its bearing on South American biodiversityFrom1 Oct 2013 → 30 Sep 2019Funding: FWO fellowships
- TROPIMUNDO: Erasmus Mundus Masters Course in tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems.From23 Sep 2013 → 31 Aug 2015Funding: Other EU initiatives out of framework
Publications
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- 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 - 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.
Pages: 1-13 - Interactions between C : N : P stoichiometry and soil macrofauna control dung decomposition of savanna herbivores(2014)
Authors: Judith Sitters, Marc-Jacques Maechler, Peter J. Edwards, Werner Suter, Harry Olde Venterink, Adam Kay
Pages: 776-786