Projects
Environment and plant ecology at various scales. University of Antwerp
Research in the domain of plant- and vegetation ecology University of Antwerp
International Joint Reseach Group: Research Consortium on Functional Ecology and Conservation of Cerrado Plants Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Census, ecology and creation of communal gardens of medicinal plants and ecotourism Ghent University
The objective of this project is to identify, study the ecology of medicinal plants and create a large central garden, pilot and 4 small community gardens in surrounding villages. This will make it possible to train locally a Master, two graduates, three graduates and traditional healers for the production of ecological publications and management of ecosystems. This will strengthen the research and teaching capacity in ethnobotany in the ...
The microbial ecology of industrial activated sludge plants – linking microbial data (e.g. filamentous organisms) to external factors University of Antwerp
MyCOS-Synthetic biology for a sustainable conversion of mycelia waste streams into valuable biobased chitooligosaccharides for plant health. KU Leuven
Synthetic biology (SynBio) is an innovative method to realize a thriving bio-economy. She drives the development of elite microbes that combine product quality and quantity with industrial feasibility. Furthermore, microbes can convert waste streams into energy or high-quality molecules, opening up new possibilities for problems that could not be solved until now. One of these problems is the lack of a sustainable and cheap production route ...
Multi-mode microplate reader to empower plant biology research KU Leuven
MyCOS - Synthetic biology for a sustainable conversion of fungal chitin-rich waste streams into valuable biobased chitooligosaccharides for plant health Ghent University
Today, synthetic biology (SynBio) matured to unlock a thriving bioeconomy. It allows the development of elite microbes combining superior performance (product quality & quantity) with feasibility of industrial handling. Also, microbes can be utilized to convert waste streams into energy or high-valued molecules offering novel opportunities for problems not resolvable hitherto. One of these problems is the lack of sustainable and ...
Exergy balances and economic evaluation of plant production systems with valorization in the bio economy Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the finite nature of fossil resources forces us to move more and more towards a bio-based economy. This biomass of vegetable origin can be used for the production of food, materials and energy. However, the available agricultural land is not unlimited and therefore the biomass must be produced and used as efficiently as possible. In this research we ...