Organisation
Biology, Kulak Kortrijk Campus
Department
Research topics of the unit are :
- Ecology of phytoplankton in lakes, rivers and estuaries
- Applications of microalgae
- Control of problematic algal blooms
Current researchers
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- Koenraad Muylaert (Responsible)
- Karen Bisschop (Member)
- Lore Bulteel (Member)
- Bert Coleman (Member)
- Manon Coone (Member)
- Heleen Coreelman (Member)
- Ellen Decaestecker (Member)
- Emma Gouwy (Member)
- Naras Hanumanth Rao (Member)
- Lalaina Karine Mahefarisoa Ep Ratsimbazafy (Member)
Projects
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- Sediment Transported In Coastal systems is reworKed by eco-sYstem engineering algae: Field observations, lab experiments and modelingFrom21 Mar 2024 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Revealing the gut microbiome of killer whales: an indicator of anthropogenic pollutionFrom1 Mar 2024 → TodayFunding: Other Flemish scientific institutions
- Nutritional needs of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, and the role of the gut microbiomeFrom15 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Sediment Transported In Coastal systems is reworKed by eco-sYstem engineering algae: Field observations, lab experiments and modeling - STICKEYFrom1 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- ECO-EVO MICROLITE: The role of the MICRObiome and its associated metaboLITES in ECO-EVO dynamicsFrom1 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- "Molecular mechanisms and evolution of developmental plasticity" (ref. BAP-2023-284)From26 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Coping with geographic mosaics of stressors: unravelling the interplay of genetic and non-genetic trait variation in natural landscapesFrom1 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: Fund Recuperation Fiscal Exemption, BOF - projects
- Drinking Water Distribution Network (DWDN) biomes: detecting the effect of changing environments in the occurrence of problematic bacterial strains linked to the presence of higher organisms.From21 Sep 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Early detection and removal of harmful algal blooms by implementing citizen scienceFrom1 Sep 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Flow cytometer for the Interdisciplinary Research Facility Life Sciences at Campus Kulak KortrijkFrom1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: BOF - scientific equipment program
Publications
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- Influence of culture medium recycling on the performance of Arthrospira platensis cultures(2015)
Authors: Orily Depraetere, Dries Vandamme, Imogen Foubert, Koenraad Muylaert
Pages: 48 - 54 - Genomics in the ecological arena(2011)
Authors: Luisa Orsini, Ellen Decaestecker, Luc De Meester
Pages: 2 - 3 - EPCAM germline and somatic rearrangements in lynch syndrome: identification of a novel 3 ' EPCAM deletion(2013)
Authors: Xavier Sagaert, Gert De Hertogh, Eline Beert, Gert Matthijs, Eric Legius, Hilde Brems
Pages: 845 - 854 - Detection of flavonoids in microalgae from different evolutionary lineages(2014)
Authors: Koen Goiris, Koenraad Muylaert, Gino Baart, Luc De Cooman
Pages: 483 - 492 - Global cytosine methylation in Daphnia magna depends on genotype, environment and their interaction(2015)
Authors: Mieke Jansen, Ellen Decaestecker, Luc De Meester
Pages: 1056 - 1061 - Quantum yield alterations due to the static magnetic fields action on Arthrospira platensis SAG 21.99: Evaluation of photosystem activity(2019)
Authors: Koenraad Muylaert
- Polyacrylonitrile membranes for microalgae filtration: Influence of porosity, surface charge and microalgae species on membrane fouling(2016)
Authors: Lisendra Marbelia, Marie Mulier, Dries Vandamme, Koenraad Muylaert, Ivo Vankelecom
Pages: 128 - 137 - Coupled cultivation and pre-harvesting of microalgae in a membrane photobioreactor (MPBR)(2014)
Authors: Valerie Discart, Dries Vandamme, Imogen Foubert, Koenraad Muylaert, Ivo Vankelecom
Pages: 410 - 417 - A highly efficient and energy-saving magnetically induced membrane vibration system for harvesting microalgae(2020)
Authors: Zhenyu Zhao, Matthias Mertens, Yun Li, Koenraad Muylaert, Ivo Vankelecom
- Exploiting flocculation and membrane filtration synergies for highly energy-efficient, high-yield microalgae harvesting(2022)
Authors: Jonas Blockx, Koenraad Muylaert, Wim Thielemans, Ivo Vankelecom