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Conservation biology of fragmented wild orchid populations: integrating genetics and ecology in a spatial context. KU Leuven

Olivier Honnay
Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation
At present, many of the research regarding the consequences of habitat fragmentation for plant species in general, and for orchids in particular, lacks an integrated, multidisciplinary approach which hampers the identification of the diverse, often antagonistic, processes and feed-back loops that affect the survival of small and isolated plant populations. Here, we propose to integrate demographic modelling, population genetics and pollination ...

Coastal defense systems based on the ‘Building with Nature’ principles: interdisciplinary project on coastal and ecology engineering and marine biology. Ghent University

Peter Troch
Department of Biology, Department of Civil engineering

Salt marsh and seagrass meadow ecosystems with high ecological and economical values play an important role in dissipating energy from waves and currents. In this research we develop a pioneering 3D numerical and analytical model validated using experiments from the new state-of-the-art wave &
current tank and seawater flume in GreenBridge, to achieve new insights in the waves-currentvegetation interaction.

Structural biology of Interleukin-34, a novel cytokine ligand for colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF-1R) Ghent University

Savvas Savvides
Department of Biochemistry and microbiology

We propose an interdisciplinary research project at the frontline of molecular structural biology to dissect the interaction of a novel cytokine, interleukin 34, with its hematopoietic RTKIII receptor, Colony Stimulating Factor1 Receptor. The proposed research project aims to elucidate the structural, kinetic and thermodynamic determinants that dictate this unusual cytokinereceptor specificity, using both experimental and computational ...

The structural biology of Interleukin-34, a novel cytokine-ligand for the colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) Ghent University

Savvas Savvides
Department of Biochemistry and microbiology

We propose an interdisciplinary research project at the frontline of molecular structural biology to dissect the interaction of a novel cytokine, Interleukin-34; with its hematopoietic RTKIII receptor, Colony Stimulating Factor-1 Receptor. The proposed research project aims to elucidate the structural, kinetic and thermodynamic determinants that dictate this unusual cytokine-receptor specificity, using both experimental and computational ...

Linking pathology with ecology to preserve commonness of a declining emblematic species, the common toad (Bufo bufo) Ghent University

Frank Pasmans, Dries Bonte, Siska Croubels
Department of Biology, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine

Declines of common species compromise ecosystem functioning. The European common toad is emblematic for a common species in decline. Using a multidisciplinary (veterinary sciences, toxicology, ecology) approach, this project aims at unraveling the complex interplay between the causes and mechanisms of toad declines, which will allow informing biodiversity conservation.

Infectious disease models: wildlife ecology, ecological disturbance and transmission to humans. University of Antwerp

Herwig Leirs
Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO)
Changing environmental conditions (e.g. climate) are likely to affect the ecology of infections, through changes in the abundance of susceptible natural host populations or by affecting transmission rates (directly or through vectors). This project investigates these effects, through observations, experiments and mathematical modelling, for five model infections selected for their different characteristics (hantaviruses in voles, plague in ...

Community ecology of Tanzanian bats and cross-species transmission of their viruses. University of Antwerp

Léa Joffrin
Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO)
Most research on the eco-epidemiology of bat-borne viruses is conducted on "one host–one virus" systems. Here, we propose to characterize patterns in the structure of the bat virome at the community level to go beyond the one host-one pathogen paradigm. This project aims to investigate the exchange of viruses between different species and families of bats, and livestock in East Africa by analyzing the structure and dynamic of viral communities ...

Sabbatical Luc Brendonck: Ecology, evolution, conservation and ecotoxicology of temporary aquatic systems KU Leuven

Luc Brendonck
Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation

During my research sabbatical I will collaborate with expert teams in Spain (UV and CSIC) and South Africa (NWU). As part of ongoing projects I will jointly study topics that belong to the core of my research portfolio. With teams at CSIC and NWU I will study the ecology of temporary wetlands by combined field work and experimental approaches. With the CSIC team I will focus on the ongoing impact of climate change on ...

Research in the domain of plant- and vegetation ecology University of Antwerp

Matteo Campioli
Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change
Funding for research on plant growth, which is determined both by plant ecophysiology (e.g. photosynthesis, respiration, stress responses) and ecology (e.g. biotic and abiotic interactions). In particular, we will deal with the ecological relationships between plant growth and its environmental and climatic drivers, and how plant growth shapes the ecosystem productivity and the exchange of matter and energy between the ecosystem and the ...