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Researcher
Leen Van Campenhout
- Disciplines:Biomaterials engineering, Biological system engineering, Biomechanical engineering, Other (bio)medical engineering, Environmental engineering and biotechnology, Industrial biotechnology, Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering, Other chemical sciences, Microbiology, Systems biology, Laboratory medicine, Nutrition and dietetics, Agricultural animal production, Food sciences and (bio)technology
Affiliations
- Food and Microbial Technology (CLMT) (Division)
Member
From1 Aug 2020 → Today - Bioengineering Technology, Geel Campus (Technology cluster)
Member
From1 Oct 2013 → 30 Sep 2019 - Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M²S) (Department)
Member
From1 Sep 2009 → 30 Sep 2013
Projects
1 - 10 of 20
- Valorization of residual substrate from the rearing of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) in plant cultivation: microbiological and chemical quality and impact on plant growthFrom12 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Unraveling the gut virome in black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) and its interaction with the microbial gut communityFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO senior postdoctoral fellowship
- VaLoReSectFrom1 Sep 2021 → 31 Aug 2023Funding: IWT / VLAIO - TETRA fund
- Strengthening KU Leuven Campus Geel as Centre of Excellence for industrial insect researchFrom1 Jan 2021 → 31 Dec 2022Funding: Fund Recuperation Fiscal Exemption
- Optimization of the microbiological and nutritional quality of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) towards further valorization opportunitiesFrom26 Oct 2020 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Sabbatical Leen Van Campenhout: Consolidating a relatively new research line and going digital in my educationFrom1 Sep 2020 → 31 Aug 2021Funding: BOF - mobility
- Microbiological safety throughout the production chain of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)From9 Apr 2020 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- SUStainable INsect CHAINFrom1 Oct 2019 → 30 Sep 2023Funding: H2020-EU.3.1. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Health, demographic change and wellbeing
- Exploring the interactions between polyvinyl chloride (micro)plastics and black soldier fly larvae: a biological and a chemical approachFrom4 Jul 2019 → 5 Sep 2023Funding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Exploration and exploitation of the gut microbiota of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens)From15 May 2019 → 3 Jul 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
Publications
21 - 30 of 76
- Chemical safety of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens), knowledge gaps and recommendations for future research: a critical review(2021)
Authors: Siebe Lievens, Jeroen De Smet, Leen Van Campenhout, Mik Van Der Borght
- Biological contaminants in insects as food and feed(2021)
Authors: Dries Vandeweyer, Jeroen De Smet, Noor Van Looveren, Leen Van Campenhout
- Microbial community dynamics in protein rich foods packaged under modified atmosphere(2020)
Authors: Jesse Stoops, Leen Van Campenhout, Johan Claes
- Silage making of maize stover and banana pseudostem under South Ethiopian conditions: evolution of pH, dry matter and microbiological profile(2020)
Authors: Ashenafi Azage Mitiku, Bart Lievens, Sofie Bossaert, Sam Crauwels, Ben Aernouts, Leen Van Campenhout
Pages: 1477 - 1488 - Identification of bacterial endospores and targeted detection of foodborne viruses in industrially reared insects for food(2020)
Authors: Dries Vandeweyer, Bart Lievens, Leen Van Campenhout
- Fermentation Versus Meat Preservatives to Extend the Shelf Life of Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Paste for Feed and Food Applications(2020)
Authors: Ruben Smets, Leen Van Campenhout
- Estimating black soldier fly larvae biowaste conversion performance by simulation of midgut digestion(2020)
Authors: Jeroen De Smet, Leen Van Campenhout
Pages: 40 - 51 - Lysolecithin, but not lecithin, improves nutrient digestibility and growth rates in young broilers(2020)
Authors: Johan Buyse, Leen Van Campenhout
Pages: 414 - 423 - Can farm weeds improve the growth and microbiological quality of crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus)?(2020)
Authors: Forkwa Tengweh Forkwa, Leen Van Campenhout, Jozef Vanden Broeck
Pages: 199 - 209 - Optimisation of enset fermentation: physicochemical and microbial dynamics and development of starter cultures(2019)
Authors: Addisu Fekadu Andeta, Leen Van Campenhout, Karen Vancampenhout
Patents
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