Projects
Mixed metal and temperature stress in aquatic environments establishing functional links across different levels of organisation. University of Antwerp
Testing viral evolutionary hypotheses using Bayesian phylogenetic inference and visualization. KU Leuven
In this project, I propose to work on state-of-the-art Bayesian phylogenetic inference and visualisation techniques to investigate the phylodynamics of pathogens.Specifically, I will advance a model to capture how evolutionary processes change through time by implementing the capability to incorporate and test covariates. I will design a stochastic modeling approach with associated inference machinery to detect variation in natural selection ...
Unraveling the Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases during Glaucoma Pathogenesis and Repair. KU Leuven
Glaucoma is one of the worlds most common blinding diseases, affecting more than 60 million people worldwide. Although the disease presents as a neurodegenerative disorder affecting retinal ganglion cell axons in the optic nerve and their cell bodies in the retina, the elicitors of this optic neuropathy are often located outside the neuroretina, affecting the trabecular meshwork and aqueous humor drainage. Current knowledge about the etiology ...
Characterisation of a novel Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immune evasion mechanism and evaluation of the impact for development of novel vaccines and prophylactic and/or therapeutic antibodies University of Antwerp
Response of the zooplankton community to improving water quality in the Scheldt estuary. University of Antwerp
The impact of forest fragmentation on mycorrhizal communities KU Leuven
Mass conversion of land from a natural to an anthropogenic state has resulted in the reduction and fragmentation of natural habitats. This has severe consequences for biodiversity. In this project we study how forest fragmentation affects an important ecological group, the mycorrhizal fungi, and how this group responds to restoration efforts. We focus on two types of mycorrhiza: arbuscular mycorrhiza (formed between 72% of all land plants and ...