Projects
BrewPro: Multi-stage microbial technology for the cost-effective production of high-quality animal feed on brewery effluents. University of Antwerp
Networking and strategy, in collaboration with the client, for the Flemish universities and research institutions in the context of sustainable chemistry, bio-economy and environmental technology. University of Antwerp
Interception, retention and translocation of radionuclides in agricultural crops under greenhouse conditions, following sprinkling irrigation. University of Antwerp
The impact of LEDGIN-mediated retargeting of HIV integration on reactivation of latent HIV KU Leuven
Even after decades of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), a cure for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) through complete eradication of the virus remains an elusive goal. Viremia rebounds quickly if cART is interrupted. This is because HIV is a lentivirus that uses the viral proteins reverse transcriptase and integrase to stably integrate a provirus into the host cell genome, which leads to the existence of a latent HIV ...
Purple Microbes for Eco-friendly NUtrition – PurpleMENU. University of Antwerp
Reviving the plantain breeding program at IITA in Nigeria. KU Leuven
IITA embarked on a plantain breedlog program using so far only French plantains as these plantains produce viable offspring while False Horn plantains not (Swennen and Vuylsteke, 1993). False horn plantains varieties, however, are preferred by consumers possibly because their starch Is different (Eggleston, Swennen, and Akoni, 1992). False horn plantain fruits also differ in maturation with French plantains (Swennen and Vuylsteke, 1987). The ...
Novel substrates and triggers for the production of mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) by Pseudozyma aphidis University of Antwerp
Accelerating evolution: engineering invertase enzymes to enhance fructan metabolism in Musa spp. (banana) KU Leuven
The equatorial countries of sub-saharan Africa have the highest worldwide mortality rates, primarily caused by infectious disease. Those who are immunosuppressed, including children, the elderly and the sick, are particularly at risk. Improving sanitation, and boosting the immune system with vaccination or improved diet, have been key for continuing to combat this issue.
Short-chain low-digestible carbohydrates (LDCs), act as human ...