Projects
The evolution of phenotypic plasticity in host tolerance and its implications for foodweb structure Ghent University
Plant-associated animal communities are characterised by a high degree of and variability in host specialization. The extent of this plasticity will evolve due to selection pressures relates to the costs of plasticity, the scale of the landscape and the level of dispersal. By applying stochastic modeling approaches, the evolution of phenotypic plasticity duri
Next generation sequencing to analyze the quasispecies evolution of influenza A virus in the immune host Ghent University
Next generation sequencing will be applied to study the evolution of the influenza A virus in the immune host. The aim of this research is to better understand how influenza viruses evolve under selection pressure of the vaccinated host.
The evolution of phenotypic plasticity in host tolerance and its implications for foodweb structure Ghent University
Plant-associated animal communities are characterised by a high degree of and variability in host specialization. The extent of this plasticity will evolve due to selection pressures relates to the costs of plasticity, the scale of the landscape and the level of dispersal. By applying stochastic modeling approaches, the evolution of phenotypic plasticity during static and range expansion dynamics under climate change will be studied.
Identification of influenza A virus quasi-species evolution in the immune host using quantitative next gen sequence analysis Ghent University
The quasi-species evolution of influenza A viruses in naive and immune hosts will be compared by NGS sequencing. The obtained escape mutants will be characterized in terms of fitness, competitive advantage and stability. This analysis should provide a detailed insight in the dynamic nature of influenza A virus quasi-species diversity influenced by diverent immune selection pressures.
Cost effectiveness of levels of implementation of integrated Chronic care for Diabetes and its Comorbidities across different primary care practices in Flanders (COSDCOM). University of Antwerp
Research on a low cost, accurate indoor positioning solution KU Leuven
Positioning is not a new problem. Humanity has attempted to determine its location for centuries with tools such as sextants, clocks, maps, and more. One of the largest revolutions in this field is arguably the advent of the global positioning system (GPS), which can provide position information almost anywhere on earth. Unfortunately, GPS and similar satellite navigation systems cannot be used indoors. The signal strength is reduced ...
Power Density Improvement of cost efficient power converter for Solar Applications. KU Leuven
Microchip based Impedance Sensors for in situ Evaluation of evaluation of Bacterial Biofilm Formation (See2B). KU Leuven
State of the art:
Biofilms are complex, highly variable, surface-associated communities of microorganisms, embedded in a self-produced matrix. Within biofilms bacteria are up to 1000 times more tolerant to antibiotics, disinfectants and other stresses.[1] Several factors contribute to this increased tolerance, such as protection by the biofilm matrix, slow growth and low metabolic activity of bacteria within biofilms, biofilm ...