Researcher
Thomas Van Leeuwen
- Keywords:Crop protection, Adaptation mechanisms in mites, Insecticide resistance, Molecular biology of arthropods
- Disciplines:Molecular evolution, Agricultural plant protection, Biochemistry and metabolism not elsewhere classified, Invertebrate biology, Animal genetics
Affiliations
- Department of Plants and Crops (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2018 → Today - Department of Crop protection (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2000 → 31 Dec 2017
Projects
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- A highly efficient CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing method for difficult to transform arthropodsFrom1 Sep 2023 → TodayFunding: Horizon Europe - European Research Council (ERC)
- Cofunding core facility - Core Facility CropFit ServicesFrom1 Mar 2023 → TodayFunding: BOF - research organisations
- A new family of nuclear receptors in Tetranychus urticae, master regulators of gene expression in a polyphagous pest?From1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- A method for efficient CRISPR/Cas9 Gene editing in difficult to transform arthropodsFrom17 Jan 2022 → 16 Apr 2023Funding: IOF - technology concept exploration
- Integrated control of psoroptic mange in Belgian Blue beef cattleFrom1 Nov 2021 → 1 Apr 2022Funding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Training next level scientists and researchers to develop highly selective and safe insecticidesFrom1 Jan 2021 → TodayFunding: H2020 - Skills and Career Development (Marie Skłodowska-Curie) actions
- Genetic improvement of native phytoseiid predators in support of
integrated pest management of spider mites and thrips in VietnamFrom1 Jan 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Mi(gh)ty CRISPR: developing CRISPR/Cas9 as a functional genetic tool for spider mite researchFrom1 Jan 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Compounds that activate plant defenses as protection against insect and mite pestsFrom1 Jul 2019 → 31 Jan 2021Funding: IOF - technology concept exploration
- Insights into the mechanisms that underlie the genomic diversification and global spread of a common asexual garden pestFrom1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019Funding: FWO research grant KAN
Publications
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- Molecular mechanisms of resistance to spirodiclofen and spiromesifen in Tetranychus urticae(2023)
Authors: Emre Inak, Berke Demirci, Marilou Vandenhole, Gokhan Soylemezoglu, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Umut Toprak
- A H258Y mutation in subunit B of the succinate dehydrogenase complex of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae confers resistance to cyenopyrafen and pyflubumide, but likely reinforces cyflumetofen binding and toxicity(2022)
Authors: Christine Njiru, Corinna Saalwaechter, Oliver Gutbrod, Sven Geibel, Nicky Wybouw, Thomas Van Leeuwen
- Selectivity and molecular stress responses to classical and botanical acaricides in the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae)(2022)
Authors: Sabina Bajda-Wybouw, Patrick De Clercq, Thomas Van Leeuwen
Pages: 881 - 895 - Structural and functional characterization of beta-cyanoalanine synthase from Tetranychus urticae(2022)
Authors: Leily Daneshian, Isabella Renggli, Ryan Hanaway, Lesa R. Offermann, Caleb R. Schlachter, Shannon Henry, Rahul Prakash, Nicky Wybouw, Wannes Dermauw, Linda S. Shimizu, et al.
- Biochemical and molecular mechanisms of acaricide resistance in Dermanyssus gallinae populations from Turkey(2022)
Authors: Nafiye Koc, Emre Inak, Serpil Nalbantoglu, Yasin Nazim Alpkent, Wannes Dermauw, Thomas Van Leeuwen
- Incidence of spiromesifen resistance and resistance mechanisms in Tetranychus urticae populations collected from strawberry production areas in Turkey(2022)
Authors: Emre Inak, Yasin Nazim Alpkent, Sultan Cobanoglu, Umut Toprak, Thomas Van Leeuwen
- Over-expression in cis of the midgut P450 CYP392A16 contributes to abamectin resistance in Tetranychus urticae(2022)
Authors: Kyriaki Maria Papapostolou, Maria Riga, George-Rafael Samantsidis, Evangelia Skoufa, Vasileia Balabanidou, Thomas Van Leeuwen, John Vontas
- Comparing the efficiency of RNAi after feeding and injection of dsRNA in spider mites(2021)
Authors: Peng Wei, Chao Wang, Chunji Li, Ming Chen, Jingyu Sun, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Lin He
- Identification and characterization of striking multiple-insecticide resistance in a Tetranychus urticae field population from Greece(2021)
Authors: Kyriaki Maria Papapostolou, Maria Riga, Jason Charamis, Evangelia Skoufa, Vassilis Souchlas, Aris Ilias, Wannes Dermauw, Panagiotis Ioannidis, Thomas Van Leeuwen, John Vontas
Pages: 666 - 676 - Reduced proinsecticide activation by cytochrome P450 confers coumaphos resistance in the major bee parasite Varroa destructor(2021)
Authors: Spyridon Vlogiannitis, Konstantinos Mavridis, Wannes Dermauw, Simon Snoeck, Evangelia Katsavou, Evangelia Morou, Paschalis Harizanis, Luc Swevers, Janet Hemingway, René Feyereisen, et al.
Patents
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