Projects
Assessing the conservation status of wild banana genetic resources by means of population genetics and distribution modelling KU Leuven
Crop wild relatives (CWR) are wild plant species that are closely related or ancestral to cultivated plants. Because they often have high allelic diversity compared to their associated crop, they are an important source for the improvement of multiple agronomic traits such as yield or the resistance against biotic or abiotic stresses. Loss of genetic diversity due to increasing anthropogenic pressure now threatens their long term survival. ...
Genetics in everyday life. A qualitative study of individuals at risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (BRCA) and Huntington’s disease (HD) about fears of genetic discrimination KU Leuven
For decades, as our understanding of human genetics has continued to advance, socio-ethical and legal scholars have raised questions and concerns about the ethical and social implications (ELSI issues) of genetics. One specific ELSI concern is that increased knowledge and applications of human genetics might lead to new forms of negative treatment, discrimination, and stigmatisation. In the nineties, several Western countries responded to ...
Molecular genetic research into the complex genetics of frontotemporal lobar dementia. University of Antwerp
An integrated approach of genetic epidemiology and molecular genetics in the study of Alzheimer dementia and related phenotypes. University of Antwerp
Molecular genetic research into the complex genetics of frontotemporal lobar dementia. University of Antwerp
The genetics and genomics of adaptation in an extreme generalist herbivore Ghent University
True generalist arthropod herbivores, such as spider mites, are rare but important economic pests. The strong adaptive potential of this species was previously studied on the gene expression level, revealing unexpected plasticity. However, the genomic underpinning of adaptation has not been studied for complex traits, and are the subject of this proposal.
Bridging landscape genomics and quantitative genetics for a regional adaptation of European grasslands to climate change Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
This project will deliver fundamental genomic knowledge about the natural biodiversity in European grasslands. Each of these grasslands has, via spontaneous adaptation, adjusted to the geographical and climatological circumstances. Study of the genomic differences that occur is interesting for various reasons. The aim of the GRASSLANDSCAPE project is to apply new knowledge about biodiversity to ...