Researcher
Sofie THIJS
- Keywords:Biology
- Disciplines:Bioinformatics and computational biology not elsewhere classified, General biology not elsewhere classified, Microbiomes , Genomics, Metabolomics, Metagenomics, Microbiomics, Transcriptomics, Land capability and soil degradation, Soil biology, Soil chemistry , Soil physics, Agricultural plant protection, Agrochemistry and fertilisers, Crop science, Sustainable agriculture, Biotechnology for agricultural, forestry, fisheries and allied sciences not elsewhere classified
Affiliations
- Faculty of Sciences (Faculty)
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From1 Oct 2010 → Today - Research Institute: Centre for Environmental Sciences (Research institute)
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From1 Oct 2010 → Today - Environmental Biology (Research group)
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From1 Oct 2010 → Today - Biology - Geology (Department)
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From1 Oct 2010 → Today
Projects
1 - 10 of 15 results
- Biofortified and climate-resilient food and fodder production on marginal soilsFrom1 Apr 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO research project
- Feasibility study phytoremediation chromium pollution on the banks of the Grote Calie: LIFE NARMENAFrom1 Mar 2020 → 30 Sep 2020Funding: OVAM (Public Waste Agency of Flanders)
- Feasibility study phytoremediation: ResanatFrom10 Dec 2019 → 9 Apr 2020Funding: OVAM (Public Waste Agency of Flanders)
- Microbes for sustainable intensification of agriculture - Industrial hempFrom1 Nov 2019 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Potential of Plant Endophytes and Minerals for the Yield And quality of spinach in a changing climateFrom1 Oct 2019 → TodayFunding: VLAIO - Flanders' FOOD- ICON
- Improvement of ambient air quality by exploiting plant–microbe
partnerships to detoxify fossil fuel-related volatile organic
compoundsFrom1 Oct 2019 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Characterisation of Trifolium repens seed microbiome from zinc and lead polluted mine waste heaps of different ageFrom1 Jul 2019 → 31 Aug 2020Funding: BOF - projects
- Bacterial communities in the rhizospheres of Brachiaria decumbens, Panicum maximum and Noccaea caerulescens and their implication for cadmium phytoextraction from an Oxisol.From1 Nov 2018 → 31 Jan 2019Funding: BOF - Doctoral projects
- Characterization of fungal diversity associated with citrus crops in Cuba and development of accurate molecular diagnostic assays for Phyllosticta citricarpa.From15 Feb 2018 → 14 May 2018Funding: BOF - Doctoral projects
- EcoCities: Green roofs and walls as a source for
ecosystem services in future citiesFrom1 Jan 2018 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research (SBO)
Publications
1 - 10 of 46 results
- Phytostabilization of Polluted Military Soil Supported by Bioaugmentation with PGP-Trace Element Tolerant Bacteria Isolated from Helianthus petiolaris(2020)
Authors: Anabel SARAN, Valeria IMPERATO, Lucia Fernandez, Panos GKOREZIS, Jan D'HAEN, Luciano Jose Merini, Jaak VANGRONSVELD, Sofie THIJS
Number of pages: 16 - Comparison of Two Inoculation Methods of Endophytic Bacteria to Enhance Phytodegradation Efficacy of an Aged Petroleum Hydrocarbons Polluted Soil(2020)
Authors: Malgorzata Pawlik, Tomasz Plociniczak, Sofie THIJS, Isabel Pintelon, Jaak VANGRONSVELD, Zofia Piotrowska-Seget
Number of pages: 16 - Enhancing the Rice Seedlings Growth Promotion Abilities of Azoarcus sp. CIB by Heterologous Expression of ACC Deaminase to Improve Performance of Plants Exposed to Cadmium Stress(2020)
Authors: Helga Fernandez-Llamosas, Juan Ibero, Sofie THIJS, Valeria IMPERATO, Jaak VANGRONSVELD, Eduardo Diaz, Manuel Carmona
Number of pages: 16 - The first mitochondrial genomes of endosymbiotic rhabdocoels illustrate evolutionary relaxation of atp8 and genome plasticity in flatworms(2020)
Authors: Marlies MONNENS, Sofie THIJS, Andrew G. Briscoe, Miriam Clark, Emily Joy Frost, D. Tim J. Littlewood, Mary Sewell, Karen SMEETS, Tom ARTOIS, Maarten VANHOVE
Pages: 454 - 469 - Trifolium repens-Associated Bacteria as a Potential Tool to Facilitate Phytostabilization of Zinc and Lead Polluted Waste Heaps(2020)
Authors: Ewa Olenska, Valeria IMPERATO, Wanda Malek, Tadeusz Wlostowski, Malgorzata Wojcik, Izabela Swiecicka, Jaak VANGRONSVELD, Sofie THIJS
Number of pages: 18 - Beneficial features of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for improving plant growth and health in challenging conditions: A methodical review(2020)
Authors: Ewa Olenska, Wanda Malek, Igorzata Wojcik, Izabela Swiecicka, Sofie THIJS, Jaak VANGRONSVELD
Number of pages: 21 - Effects of winter and summer conditions on Cd fractionation and bioavailability, bacterial communities and Cd phytoextraction potential of Brachiaria decumbens and Panicum maximum grown in a tropical soil(2020)
Authors: Flavio SILVEIRA RABELO, Lucelia BORGO, Luis Fernando Merloti, Victor Satler Pylro, Acacio Aparecido Navarrete, Rodrigo Hideki Mano, Sofie THIJS, Jaak VANGRONSVELD, Luis Reynaldo Ferracciu Alleoni
Number of pages: 14 - Nanoparticle treatment of maize analyzed through the metatranscriptome: compromised nitrogen cycling, possible phytopathogen selection, and plant hormesis(2020)
Authors: Wouter SILLEN, Sofie THIJS, Gennaro Roberto ABBAMONDI, Roberto De la Torre Roche, Nele WEYENS, Jason C. White, Jaak VANGRONSVELD
Number of pages: 17 - Influence of Urbanization on Epiphytic Bacterial Communities of the Platanus x hispanica Tree Leaves in a Biennial Study(2019)
Authors: Jordan ESPENSHADE, Sofie THIJS, Stanislaw Gawronski, Hannelore BOVE, Nele WEYENS, Jaak VANGRONSVELD
Number of pages: 14 - Genomic Diversity of Two Hydrocarbon-Degrading and Plant Growth-Promoting Pseudomonas Species Isolated from the Oil Field of Bóbrka (Poland)(2019)
Authors: Valeria IMPERATO, Miguel Portillo-Estrada, M. Breanne McAmmond, Yorben Douwen, Jonathan D. Van Hamme, Stanislaw W. Gawronski, Jaak VANGRONSVELD, Sofie THIJS