Projects
High-throughput multiplex quantitative PCR KU Leuven
Development of a microfluidics based method for qualitative and quantitative assessment of phages for phage therapy, a phage measurement device for you HOGENT
Phage RealTime Amplification for Molecular Enumeration HOGENT
Development and application of molecular tools to elucidate the influence of mycorrhizal interactions on the spatial distribution of terrestrial orchids. KU Leuven
Orchids have long been a source a scientific curiosity, even Darwin himself found them to be a source of intrigue, when he noted that “[seeds] are produced by orchids in vast profusion.... What checks the unlimited multiplication of the Orchideae throughout the world is not known.” (Darwin, 1877). We now understand that this preponderance of seed production and correspondingly rare event of germination and seed development are a ...
Point of care gathering and real-time utilization of smartphone generated movement traces of patients for infectious disease containment in the community. KU Leuven
In this PhD thesis, we applied different methods in clinical and epidemiological studies to understand the factors that contributed to respiratory pathogen transmission. These insights could, in turn, improve pathogen surveillance and interruption of transmission.
In one chapter, we compared SARS-CoV-2 shedding in different respiratory samples and analytical tests – nasopharyngeal (NP) quantitative polymerase chain reaction ...
Living the Granular Life! Microbial ecology of biological phosphorus removal in granular sludge systems. University of Antwerp
Phytosanitary status of organisms harmful to plants and plant products Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The aim of this project is to determine the correct phytosanitary status of 13 well-defined pest insects, one harmful plant fungus, one nematode and one plant virus, and that specifically for the Belgian territory. Taken as a whole, we suspect that they can pose a threat to (parts of) fruit and vegetable growing and tree nurseries. The problem is that so far no extensive survey has been set up ...
Decolorization of textile waste water, with an emphasis on microbial treatment processes KU Leuven
Textile wastewater is typically intensely colored, containing high concentrations of dyes, dyeing additives and diverse chemicals, some of which are non-biodegradable and/or toxic, mutagenic or carcinogenic. Therefore, it is essential to treat textile wastewater in order to remove these substances before being discharged into the environment. Over the past few decades extensive research has been performed concerning dye removal from different ...