Researcher
Els Van Damme
- Keywords:Protein chemistry, protein carbohydrate interaction, glycobiology
- Disciplines:Proteins, Agricultural plant breeding and biotechnology, Plant biochemistry, Environmental plant biotechnology
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- Logistics Services of the Faculty Bioscience Engineering (Administrative office)
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From1 Oct 2022 → Today - Logistics Services of the Faculty Bioscience Engineering (Administrative office)
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From1 Oct 2022 → Today - Library faculty of Bioscience Engineering (Administrative office)
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From1 May 2022 → Today - Library faculty of Bioscience Engineering (Administrative office)
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From1 May 2022 → Today - Dean's Office of the faculty of Bioscience Engineering (Administrative office)
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From1 May 2022 → Today - Dean's Office of the faculty of Bioscience Engineering (Administrative office)
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From1 May 2022 → Today - Faculty of Bioscience Engineering (Faculty)
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From1 May 2022 → Today - Faculty of Bioscience Engineering (Faculty)
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From1 May 2022 → Today - PR & Communication Services of the Faculty Bioscience Engineering (Administrative office)
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From1 May 2022 → Today - PR & Communication Services of the Faculty Bioscience Engineering (Administrative office)
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From1 May 2022 → Today - Department of Biotechnology (Department)
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From1 Jan 2018 → Today - Research Services of the Faculty Bioscience Engineering (Administrative office)
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From1 Jan 2018 → Today - Research Services of the Faculty Bioscience Engineering (Administrative office)
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From1 Jan 2018 → Today - Board of Governors/Executive Board (Administrative office)
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From1 Oct 2014 → 25 Apr 2022 - Department of Molecular biotechnology (Department)
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From1 Oct 2002 → 31 Dec 2017
Projects
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- Dendrimers as delivery tool for dsRNA/siRNA against late blight disease in tomato.From1 Nov 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- High Speed Centrifuge for analysis of plant proteinsFrom15 Dec 2022 → TodayFunding: BOF - scientific equipment program
- Cofunding core facility - Ghent Light Microscopy (GLiM)From1 Jul 2022 → TodayFunding: BOF - research organisations
- Application of exogenous dsRNA to boost plant tolerance to abiotic stressFrom1 Jan 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- DEBRIEF: dsRNA delivery systems to boost RNAi efficacy - DEBRIEFFrom1 Jan 2022 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Novel lectins from Caesalpinioideae subfamily (Leguminosae): characterization and antiproliferative activity against cancer cellsFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
- EncRNA: Evaluation of exogenous RNA as non-GMO based strategy to improve plant stress resilienceFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Basic research equipment for plant growth rooms at Campus ProeftuinFrom1 Dec 2020 → 30 Nov 2022Funding: BOF - scientific equipment program
- Stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED): Nanoscopy for innovative research in the life sciencesFrom1 May 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO Medium Size Research Infrastructure
- Strategic Institutional Partnership Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral (ESPOL)From1 Jan 2020 → 31 Aug 2022Funding: VLIR-UOS Global Minds
Publications
21 - 30 of 72
- Purification of GNA-related lectins from natural sources(2020)Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
Authors: Els Van Damme
Pages: 413 - 419 - Man-specific, GalNAc/T/Tn-specific and Neu5Ac-specific seaweed lectins as glycan probes for the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) coronavirus(2020)
Authors: Annick Barre, Els Van Damme, Mathias Simplicien, Hervé Benoist, Pierre Rougé
- Protection of rice against Nilaparvata lugens by direct toxicity of sodium selenate(2020)
Authors: Freja Scheys, Kristof De Schutter, Subramanyam Kondeti, Els Van Damme, Guy Smagghe
- Mannose-Specific Lectins from Marine Algae: Diverse Structural Scaffolds Associated to Common Virucidal and Anti-Cancer Properties.(2019)
Authors: A Barre, M Simplicien, H Benoist, Els Van Damme, P Rougé
- Structure and activity of a cytosolic ribosome-inactivating protein from rice(2019)
Authors: Jeroen De Zaeytijd, Pierre Rougé, Guy Smagghe, Els Van Damme
- Sodium selenate treatment using a combination of seed priming and foliar spray alleviates salinity stress in rice(2019)
Authors: Subramanyam Kondeti, Gijs Du Laing, Els Van Damme
- Morniga-G, a T/Tn-specific lectin, induces leukemic cell death via caspase and DR5 receptor-dependent pathways(2019)
Authors: Guillaume Poiroux, Annick Barre, Mathias Simplicien, Sandrine Pelofy, Bruno Ségui, Els Van Damme, Pierre Rougé, Hervé Benoist
- Lectin sequence distribution in QTLs from rice (Oryza sativa) suggest a role in morphological traits and stress responses(2019)
Authors: Mariya Tsankova Tsaneva, Kristof De Schutter, Bruno Verstraeten, Els Van Damme
- Overview of the structure-function relationships of mannose-specific lectins from plants, algae and fungi(2019)
Authors: Annick Barre, Yves Bourne, Els Van Damme, Pierre Rouge
- Messages from the past : new insights in plant lectin evolution(2019)
Authors: Sofie Van Holle, Els Van Damme