Anastasia Selini predoc researcher FWO Research Anastasia Selini Research team Functional Morphology Exploring the phylogenetic relationships and feeding capabilities of pinnipedimorphs using an integrative palaeobiological approach. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Pinnipedimorphs are semi-aquatic …

Agustina Santullo predoc mandaat FWO Onderzoek Agustina Santullo Onderzoeksgroep Biogebaseerde duurzaamheidsengineering (SUSTAIN) Laboratorium voor Toegepaste Microbiologie en Biotechnologie (LAMB) Ontwarren van de voordelen van blootstelling aan stedelijke groene gebieden via bacteriële overdracht…

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 …

Functional Morphology search menu search content Osteoderm evolution The genomic and ecological basis of rapid change in a functionally significant trait Project aims Osteoderms are bony elements that are expressed in the skin of a few disparate groups of tetrapods (in crocodiles, turtles, armadillo…

Agustina Santullo predoc researcher FWO Research Agustina Santullo Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Unraveling the benefits of exposure to urban green areas mediated through bacterial transfer. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/…

Leonard Dewaele Deep time, multi-proxy investigation of the locomotion and feeding adaptations of aquatic carnivorans Research Leonard Dewaele Research team Functional Morphology Expertise I am the lead researcher for the BELSPO FED-tWIN MEATLOAF project: the evolutionary shift of Meat-EATing mammal…

Baptiste Oosterlinck senior researcher Research Baptiste Oosterlinck Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Expertise Unraveling the interaction between the microbiome and humans with specific interest in the mucus barrier in various gastrointestinal diseases. This invo…

Jamie Maclaren postdoc researcher FWO Research Jamie Maclaren Research team Functional Morphology Illustrated atlas of the tapir: a state-of-the-art comparative dissection, quantifying the functional morphology in an enigmatic ungulate. 01/04/2025 - 30/03/2026 Abstract Illustrated anatomy texts are …

Dajana Radujkovic unpaid staff - senior researcher Research Dajana Radujkovic Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Expertise Microbial community analyses, analyses of the role of soil warming, climate, soil properties, and plants on microbial community assembly. A…

Wenke Smets senior onderzoeker Onderzoek Wenke Smets Onderzoeksgroep Laboratorium voor Toegepaste Microbiologie en Biotechnologie (LAMB) Expertise Zie publicaties Ontwarren van de voordelen van blootstelling aan stedelijke groene gebieden via bacteriële overdracht. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract …

Joke Van Malderen predoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Joke Van Malderen Mild atopic dermatitis is characterized by increase in non-staphylococcus pathobionts and loss of specific species Bron Scientific reports - ISSN 2045-2322-14:1 (2024) p. 1-10 Auteur(s) Lize Delanghe, Ilke De Boeck, Joke Van Malderen…

Baptiste Oosterlinck senior onderzoeker Onderzoek Baptiste Oosterlinck Onderzoeksgroep Laboratorium Experimentele geneeskunde en Pediatrie (LEMP) Expertise Ontrafelen van de interactie tussen het microbioom en de mens met specifieke interesse in de mucusbarrière in verschillende gastro-intestinale …

Kurt Jordaens unpaid staff Research Kurt Jordaens Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) The impact of heavy metal pollution on fitness-related characters in snails and its implications for the population genetic structure and genetic diversity (FWO. Vis. Fellowship, Joris KOENE, Nederland…

Wenke Smets senior researcher Research Wenke Smets Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Expertise See publications Unraveling the benefits of exposure to urban green areas mediated through bacterial transfer. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The rapid urbanizatio…

Joke Van Malderen predoc researcher FWO Publications Joke Van Malderen Mild atopic dermatitis is characterized by increase in non-staphylococcus pathobionts and loss of specific species Source Scientific reports - ISSN 2045-2322-14:1 (2024) p. 1-10 Author(s) Lize Delanghe, Ilke De Boeck, Joke Van Ma…

Isabel Erreygers doctoral scholarship holder Research Isabel Erreygers Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) The importance of metabolites of beneficial microbiota members in the vagina and gut for systemic health. 01/12/2025 - 31/12/2026 Abstract The central aim …

Laura Cuypers onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Laura Cuypers Subspecific rodent taxa as the relevant host taxonomic level for mammarenavirus host specificity Bron Virology - ISSN 0042-6822-581 (2023) p. 116-127 Auteur(s) Laura Cuypers, Sophie Gryseels, Natalie van Houtte, Stuart J.E. Baird, Christ…

Ilke De Boeck senior onderzoeker Publicaties Ilke De Boeck Shallow metagenomic shotgun sequencing improves detection of pathogenic species in cystic fibrosis respiratory samples Bron Journal of cystic fibrosis - ISSN 1569-1993-24:5 (2025) p. 909-915 Auteur(s) Eline Cauwenberghs, Ilke De Boeck, Lize …

Camille Allonsius projectcoördinator Publicaties Camille Allonsius Host-independent synergism between Lactobacillus crispatus and other vaginal lactobacilli Bron Cell reports - ISSN 2211-1247-44:9 (2025) p. 1-20 Auteur(s) Leonore Vander Donck, Maline Victor, Wannes Van Beeck, Tim Van Rillaer, Jelle…

Lize Delanghe onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Lize Delanghe Shallow metagenomic shotgun sequencing improves detection of pathogenic species in cystic fibrosis respiratory samples Bron Journal of cystic fibrosis - ISSN 1569-1993-24:5 (2025) p. 909-915 Auteur(s) Eline Cauwenberghs, Ilke De Boeck, L…

Robin van Iersel doctoraatsbursaal Onderzoek Robin van Iersel Onderzoeksgroep Gedragsecologie & Ecofysiologie Studie van agressief gedrag bij vrouwelijke vogels in relatie tot hun persoonlijkheid en levensgeschiedenis: een geïntegreerde benadering. 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2025 Abstract Agressie evenals …

Sam Van Wassenbergh associate research professor Research Sam Van Wassenbergh Research team Functional Morphology Expertise Working as a researcher at the laboratory for Functional Morphology, I study how the anatomy and mechanical properties of the body of animals is adapted to fulfil its functions…

Louis Beyens emeritus with assignment About Louis Beyens Louis Beyens Contact Campus Drie Eiken Show email address Tel. +3232652290 Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL Since 1978 I am engaged in research on the ecology and biogeography of unicellular organisms in the polar regions, more precisely…

Lize Delanghe unpaid staff Publications Lize Delanghe Shallow metagenomic shotgun sequencing improves detection of pathogenic species in cystic fibrosis respiratory samples Source Journal of cystic fibrosis - ISSN 1569-1993-24:5 (2025) p. 909-915 Author(s) Eline Cauwenberghs, Ilke De Boeck, Lize Del…

Laura Cuypers unpaid staff Publications Laura Cuypers Subspecific rodent taxa as the relevant host taxonomic level for mammarenavirus host specificity Source Virology - ISSN 0042-6822-581 (2023) p. 116-127 Author(s) Laura Cuypers, Sophie Gryseels, Natalie van Houtte, Stuart J.E. Baird, Christopher A…