Organisations
Educational Coordination Hasselt University
Environmental Ecology & Applied Microbiology (ENdEMIC) University of Antwerp
Van Breusegem Lab Flanders Institute for Biotechnology
Biology - Geology Hasselt University
Environmental Biology Hasselt University
The group Enviromental Biology has a longstanding experience (since 1976) in the field of heavy metal uptake by plants, the effects of toxic metal concentrations on plants and the transfer of metals to the food chain. The group was involved in several projects concerning the zinc, cadmium and lead contamination in the region Balen, Lommel, Overpelt in the the zinc smelter contaminated area in the north-east of Belgium. They started with ...
Beeckman Lab Flanders Institute for Biotechnology
Chemistry-Biology-Geology Hasselt University
Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Ghent University
Plant Genetics Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Research in the Laboratory of Plant Genetics concerns basic plant molecular genetics as well as applied research relevant to the plant biotechnology and agricultural sector. The research is focused on the following themes: · DNA repair and recombination mechanisms and methods to influence these processes. This may lead to development of improved plant breeding techniques, improved plant transformation technology and new techniques for ...