Projects
Bridging the gap. Exploring ethno-cultural, identificational and marital patterns among second generation Turkish Belgians through the lens of boundary work Ghent University
We contribute to research on the second generation in Europe through a study of the Turkish second generations' experiences, choices and narratives in terms of cultural practices, identification and partner choice. Drawing on in-depth interviews with the Turkish second generation in Belgium, we zoom in on micro-level lived experiences, and explore how they negotiate ethnic boundaries and structural constraints.
Mining and refining of second generation biomass into industrial building blocks KU Leuven
First and second generation migrants' religiosity in Europe: individual and contextual effects Ghent University
This project aims at conducting research into (1) intergenerational transmission of migrants' religiosity. We will address (2) the psychological benefits of religion to migrants, with discrimination being one of the major influences. These aspects will be studied examining (3) large-scale contextual effects. The subjects of this research project are first and second generation migrants in Europe.
Stepwise translation of the results of the 2nd Flemish human biomonitoring program implemented by the second generation Flemish Centre of Expertise on Environment and Health into policy measures (phased action plan). University of Antwerp
Development of second generation vancomycin-based antibiotics. KU Leuven
In the last few decades, the tremendous increase in resistance against antibiotics has become a main threat to public health. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most infamous among all resistant pathogens and vancomycin – a glycopeptide – became the drug of choice (“drug of last resort”) for treating most MRSA infections. However, due to its frequent use, bacteria such as VRSA and VRE have become resistant to it. ...
Dual PEM ChiralIR-2X : the first second generation VCD spectrometer in Europe as a basis for the "Antwerp - Ghent - BioTools European Centre on Vibrational Optical Activity". University of Antwerp
Second and Third Harmonics, a dynamic and Label-free imaging technique to study (bio)-polymers and cellular structuresAcronym: STHar-Lite KU Leuven
Nonlinear Optical Molecules and Carbon Nanotube Hybrids for Fiber-Based Second Harmonic Imaging. University of Antwerp
Social change in Southeast Europe after the Second World War: The view from the periphery Ghent University
The political economies of the states of Southeast Europe after the Second World War were shaped by the doctrine of development. In the long term and from a global perspective, development politics failed to advance the global position of the states of the region and to undo inequality within the region. Notwithstanding these failures, the social and spatial dynamics generated by the doctrine of development are essential to explain some ...