Projects
Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms - LMG-bacteria collection Ghent University
BCCM/LMG is a bacterial culture collection currently comprising over 25.000 well-characterized strains. The biological origin of our collection is very broad, including bacterial isolates from food, clinical, veterinary, agricultural, aquatic and other environmental sources. This way, the biological resources of BCCM/LMG may serve the needs of various R&D sectors, including green, red, blue and white biotechnology.
Examining and collecting data on works of art in the National Gallery's collection. University of Antwerp
Scientific Collections on the Move: Provincial Museums, Archives, and Collecting Practices (1800-1950) Meise Botanic Garden
Decolonising the collections: Analysing private collecting of, and attitudes towards, colonial-era African art in Belgium. University of Antwerp
Analytical Research on toxic materials in the ethnographic collection [of the Royal Museum for Central Africa] to obtain knowledge about handling and preservation of the collection (EPITOX#2). University of Antwerp
Sixty Donatist Sermons from the 5th Century? A Critical Edition and Content Analysis of the ‘Vienna Collection’. KU Leuven
Over the past 30 years, the discovery of previously unknown sermons has stressed the high value of these sources for the theology and history of early Christianity. Indeed, the sermons reflect a theology in action, seeking to shape the Christian identity of their audiences. Initially focused on the texts of known authors, research is now turning to the sermons of uncertain authorship. My project focuses on the Vienna collection: 60 late ...
Research into the collaboration between private collectors/private collection management institutions and (semi)public cultural heritage institutions in Flanders. University of Antwerp
Long term data collection program for rays and skates in the framework of the Landing obligation Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The goal of RAYWATCH is to collect data on skates and rays at the species level, specifically regarding the extent of discards after capture and the percentage that survive in the process. In this way, the researchers will arrive at a scientific basis for arguing for or against an exemption to the landing requirement for undersized fish, based on proven high survival after discarding. A second goal is to ...
UGent Burkholderia collection as a source of unique antimicrobial molecules for treatment of infections with multi-resistant bacteria Ghent University
The LM-UGent research group has built up a unique bacteria collection over the past 40 years. This collection includes more than 25,000 publicly available strains (BCCM / LMG Bacteria collection) isolated from humans, animals and nature worldwide. In addition, there is also a closed research collection with more than 70,000 isolates. Specific parts of this collection have become global reference collections. This collection has never been ...