Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Invasive species Invasiveness and invasibility, impact of invasive species, climate sensitivity The introduction and spread of alien plant species has become a global ecological and conservation crisis as these species can dramatically effect native e…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Invasive species in the Andes Invasive species in the Andes are surprisingly familiar One day, Jonas Lembrechts (Global Change Ecology, Reserach Group Plants and Ecosystems) received a beautifully illustrated book about the exotic flora of Chile from …

Q-INSPEX search menu search content Quantitative Industrial Inspection through non-Invasive Imaging Q-INSPEX, beyond the visible Our goal is to help companies and organisations worldwide to solve their non-destructive inspection challenges by revealing the "invisible information". Therefore, the Q-I…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Applied population biology: Conservation, pests and invasive species This research line developed from work in fundamental population ecology in the 1980s. The work with rodents that cause damage in agriculture or carry diseases, especial…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Ecology and impact of invasive vertebrate species - Evolutionary Ecology Invasive species are increasingly regarded as a major threat to biodiversity, but in many cases evidence is lacking on the actual impact of these species on endemic …

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content New paper on upsurges in invasive group A Streptococcus in Belgium The Laboratory of Medical Microbiology has published a new study in Eurosurveillance on upsurges in invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS). The paper presents the epidemiol…

Master of Biology: Global Change Biology Master of Biology: with specialisation Global Change Biology Master of Biology: with specialisation Global Change Biology Your programme The Master's programme Global Change Biology focuses on the complex causes and far-reaching consequences of global change.…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Invasive Chinese mitten crabs useful to monitor PFAS contamination Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, are a large group of man-made chemicals. PFAS have been used for many different applications including waterproofing materi…

Luc Wauters onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Luc Wauters Going urban : variation in personality traits of an invasive species along an urbanization gradient Bron Journal of mammalogy - ISSN 0022-2372-105:6 (2024) p. 1300-1308 Auteur(s) Claudia Tranquillo, Francesca Santicchia, Claudia Romeo, Franc…

Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents Programme info Micro-Credential: Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents - Function AC Programme info Micro-Credential: Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents - Function AC Study load: 4 ECTS credits Language of instruction: English Location: Campus Drie Eiken Faculty: F…

Laboratory Animal Science - Fish Study programme Micro-credential: Laboratory Animal Science - Fish - Function ACD Study programme Micro-credential: Laboratory Animal Science - Fish - Function ACD 2025-2026 2024-2025 2025-2026 Micro-credential: Laboratory Animal Science: Fish 4 ECTS-credits Laborato…

Laboratory Animal Science - Fish Programme info Micro-Credential: Laboratory Animal Science - Fish - Function ACD Programme info Micro-Credential: Laboratory Animal Science - Fish - Function ACD Study load: 4 ECTS credits Language of instruction: English Location: Campus Drie Eiken Faculty: Faculty …

Alex Vorsters Starting Grant 2021 Disease and vaccine monitoring based on non-invasive genital tract liquid biopsy sampling (URISAMP) The ability to easily obtain appropriate and reliable biological samples is critical to advance life sciences and public/personal health. Having a sample that is non-…

Filip De Weerdt valorisation manager Research Filip De Weerdt Research team Vision lab Expertise Solid state physics, atomic defect manipulation through irradiation, heat, or high-temperature/high-pressure treatment, diffusion modellng. Innovation design, modeling and implementation, licensing, IP m…

Björn De Samber unpaid staff Research Björn De Samber Research team Q-INSPEX: Quantitative industrial inspection through non-invasive imaging. 15/10/2020 - 31/12/2026 Abstract Q-INSPEX aims at the development of novel imaging and image processing protocols to non-invasively and quantitatively insp…

Erik Claes onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Erik Claes Quantitative UHPLC–MS/MS analysis of gemcitabine and its active and inactive metabolites in pig plasma and lung tissue in preparation of locoregional therapies for non–small cell lung cancer Bron Journal of mass spectrometry - ISSN 1076-51…

Annemie Van Eetveldt Publicaties Annemie Van Eetveldt Assessment of changes in synaptic density in the zQ175DN mouse model of Huntington's disease : a [18F]SynVesT-1 study Bron NeuroImage: Clinical - ISSN 2213-1582-46 (2025) p. 1-9 Auteur(s) Liesbeth Everix, Franziska Zajicek, Annemie Van Eetveldt, …

Heleen Keirsebelik researcher Research Heleen Keirsebelik Research team Ecosphere River ecosystem impact of the invasive Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) 01/10/2020 - 30/09/2024 Abstract The impact of invasive species on ecosystems can cause habitat alteration or even habitat loss. This coul…

Functional Morphology search menu search content Crawling cognition Understanding the cognitive abilities of an invasive snake Promoter: Gilles De Meester Co-promoter: Raoul Van Damme Subject: Invasive species are currently one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity, wrecking havoc on local …

Christophe Hermans gespecialiseerd med.- expert Publicaties Christophe Hermans A minimally invasive transthoracic injection technique for reproducible intrapleural delivery in mice Bron Methods and Protocols - ISSN 2409-9279-8:3 (2025) p. 1-13 Auteur(s) Sophie Rovers, Pooyeh Farahmand, Dana Liu, Lou…

Manon Huizing onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Manon Huizing WT1-mRNA dendritic cell vaccination of patients with glioblastoma multiforme, malignant pleural mesothelioma, metastatic breast cancer, and other solid tumors : type 1 T-lymphocyte responses are associated with clinical outcome Bron Jour…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content The rise of Pneumococcal Genotype 23B1 in Belgium What it means for public health Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a significant cause of respiratory infections and invasive diseases worldwide. While pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs)…

Veerle Matheeussen hoofddocent - onbezoldigd gastprofessor Publicaties Veerle Matheeussen Rising incidence of invasive bacterial infections in Belgium following the COVID-19 pandemic Bron European journal of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases - ISSN 0934-9723- (2025) p. Auteur(s) Lize Cuy…

Jan Van Den Brande onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Jan Van Den Brande Avelumab-based neoadjuvant therapy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (AURA Oncodistinct-004) : a phase 2 multicenter clinical trial Bron Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer - ISSN 2051-1426-13:5 (2025) p. 1-10 Aut…

Jasper Verwilt postdoc researcher FWO Research Jasper Verwilt Research team VIB CMN - Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease Discovering novel RNA and DNA biomarkers for non-invasive liquid biopsy-based diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease through innovative long-read sequencing approaches. 01/10/2025 - 30/0…