Name Responsible Activity "Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry" "Peter Dubruel" "The Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry consists of 8 different research groups divided over 3 main clusters:(Bio)-Organic SynthesisOrganic Analytical MethodsMacro- and Supramolecular Chemistry" "Department of Biomolecular Medicine" "Kris Gevaert" "The Department of Biomolecular Medicine is part of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Its research is centered around the area of biomolecular medicine." "Genetic Diversity" "The Genetic Diversity team works largely around these three themes:(1) the use of genetic research to assess the status of species and populations. This includes research into the genetic connection between populations, the effectiveness of ecological connections, genetic diversity within and between populations, the actual size of populations and their adaptive capacity. With these techniques it is also possible to assign individuals to a region or population of origin. This also allows the selection of suitable source populations for reintroduction and other ecological movements of organisms.(2) DNA barcoding is a set of methods that uses genetic variation between species to identify and name individuals, sometimes morphologically indistinguishable or completely unrecognisable. Using DNA barcoding, for example, we are able to identify which bat species droppings come from, whether or not a pluck of hairs on a barbed wire comes from wolf, what seabirds eat on the basis of their excrements, which plant species a pollinating insect has visited on the basis of the pollen it carries. In the meantime, we have extended this principle to analyses of environmental DNA or eDNA. Analyses on eDNA samples allow, among other things, to detect which species of amphibians and fish are present in rivers, ponds and pools.3) Forest tree research focuses on interpreting and understanding the adaptive capacity of tree and shrub species and the functioning of forest populations in a changing climate. The formulation of guidelines for appropriate provenance selection in (re)forestation is based on the study of (epi)genetic and phenological variation, as well as on the construction and monitoring of multi-site provenance experiments.The preservation of the genetic richness of native trees and shrubs is guaranteed by the inventory, characterisation and valorisation of the valuable in situ and ex situ collections that INBO has built up over the years.Finally, the availability of suitable (i.e. climate-adaptive) plant material for (re) forestation and forest conversion is strongly linked to the continuous expansion and updating of the Flemish Register of Forestry Source Material and (especially) the List of Recommended Origins." "Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kulak Kortrijk Campus" "Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences" "Pieter Annaert" "The Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences researches a broad range of subjects spanning the entire drug discovery and development process, carries out studies on the use of medicinal products in society and guides practitioners in the field. Major areas of research are: target validation - drug discovery - medicinal chemistry - retrovirology - gene therapy - therapeutic and diagnostic antibodies - biocrystallography - pharmacology - toxicology - drug analysis - radiopharmaceutical diagnostics - pharmaceutical technology - biopharmaceutics - pharmacokinetics - exploratory clinical trials - clinical pharmacy - pharmaceutical care - pharmaco-economics - regulatory affairs.For more information about the research topics of the different research teams belonging to this department see: - Laboratory of Pharmaceutical technology and Biopharmacy - Laboratory of Clinical chemistry - Laboratory for Pharmaceutical biology and phytopharmacology - Laboratory of Analytical chemistry and medicinal physicochemistry - Laboratory of Medicinal chemistry - Laboratory of Toxicology and Food Toxicology - Laboratory of Pharmaceutical chemistry and drug analysis - Laboratory of Radiopharmaceutical chemistry - Drug and patient information office" "Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health" "Mia Eeckhout" "Top-notch innovative research with international reputation in Food technology, Food chemistry, Food microbiology and Human nutrition. The Department stands for applied and fundamental multifaceted research of high social relevance and (inter)national cooperation with food industry, competent authorities, consumer organizations and all food-chain stakeholders." "Department of Diagnostic Sciences" "Katrien Devreese" "The Department of Diagnostic Sciences is part of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Its research is centered around the area of diagnostic sciences." "Educational Effectiveness and Evaluation" "Rianne Janssen" "The research in the Centre for Educational Effectivness and Evaluation focuses on the functioning of schools, teachers and classes.Current studies deal with the school career of secondary school students and the effectiveness of schools. The studies on the school career of students concentrate on the cognitive and non-cognitive effects of repeating classes, the transition from school to job, and the development of the academic self-concept.The studies on school effectiveness focus on the effects of schools, teachers and classes on school achievement and on non-cognitive characteristics of pupils.National assessments are carried out for different domains of attainment targets." "PC-Lab of the Faculty of Law and Criminology" "Christophe VandeviverJan Verplaetse" "Is responsible for the computer node of the faculty, manages the faculty intranet and provides technical support to the departments and other logistics services in the field of computer hardware and software." "Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences" "Wolf Vanpaemel" "The Research Group Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences focuses on the interplay between substantive-psychological research and the development of novel formal models (including associated procedures for model estimation and testing). On the basis of substantive questions new formal models are being developed; in turn, these models are estimated and tested in substantive research, and contribute there to a breeding ground for the formulation of new substantive questions.Central families of models we focus on include generalized (non)linear mixed models, clustering models, dynamic process and reaction time models, time series models, and models for multiway and multiblock data. Current substantive research themes include: (1) the study of the time dynamics of emotions and its association with psychological well-being (with questions such as: How do people move within an affective space and what does this tell us about somebody’s mental health?), (2) the unravelling of processes at the basis of emotions and emotion-related behavior (with questions such as: Does low control lead to aggressive or avoidant behavior tendencies?), and (3) the identification of subgroups of clients that differ with regard to the type of treatment they most benefit from.The research group takes part in the Interuniversity Graduate School of Psychometrics and Sociometrics."