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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- The deubiquitinating enzyme USP13 as a specific therapeutic target in glioblastomaFrom1 Jan 2014 → 31 Dec 2016Funding: 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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- Microgeographic differentiation in thermal performance curves between rural and urban populations of an aquatic insect
Authors: Nedim Tüzün, Lin Op de Beeck, Kristien Brans, Lizanne Janssens, Robby Stoks
Pages: 1067-1075 - Interspecific variations in responses of mangrove seedlings to two contrasting salinities.
Authors: Farid Dahdouh Guebas
Pages: 700-710. - Human Induced Evolution - Special Issue
Authors: Miguel Baltazar-Soares, Kristien Brans, Christophe Eizaguirre
Pages:  2333-2567 - Phenology of Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. in a disjunctly zoned mangrove stand in Kenya.
Authors: Virginia Wang'ondu, James Gitundu Kairo, Jenesio I. Kinyamario, Jelvas Mwaura, Nico Koedam
Pages: 135-144 - Prey colonization in freshwater landscapes can be stimulated or inhibited by the proximity of remote predators(2020)
Authors: Beth Turner, Hendrik Trekels, Mathil Vandromme, Bram Vanschoenwinkel
Pages: 1766-1774 - Epigenetic memory in response to environmental stressors(2017)
Authors: Paolo Vineis, Aristotelis Chatziioannou, Vincent T Cunliffe, James M Flanagan, Mark Hanson, Micheline Volders, Soterios Kyrtopoulos
Pages: 2241-2251 - Comparative performance between invasive alien Eichhornia crassipes and native Ludwigia stolonifera under nutrient non-limiting conditions: Lake Naivasha, Kenya.(2009)
Authors: Josphine Njambuya
- Structural characterisation of mangrove forests achieved through combining multiple sources of remote sensing data(2020)
Authors: Richard Lucas, Ruben Van De Kerchove, Viviana Otero, David Lagomasino, Lola Fatoyinbo, Hamdan Omar, Behara Satyanarayana, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
- Molecular phylogeny of Kalyptorhynchia (Rhabdocoela, Platyhelminthes) inferred from ribosomal sequence data(2014)
Authors: Bart S. Tessens, Tom Artois
Pages: 519-530 - Effects of experimental sedimentation on the phenological dynamics and leaf traits of replanted mangroves at Gazi bay, Kenya(2014)
Authors: Judith A. Okello, Elisabeth Robert, Hans Beeckman, James Gitundu Kairo, Farid Dahdouh Guebas, Nico Koedam
Pages: 3187-3200