Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The three main research orientations of the department are: molecular biology, human biology and environment. The project focus on the following areas: 1. Parasitology; 2. Immunology and cancer therapy; 3. Development biology; 4. Environmental genetics; 5. Bio-diversity and plant genetics/engineering; 6. Nature conservation; 7. Marine and terrestrial ecology; 8. Mangroves preservation; 9. Eco-(geno) toxicity.
Keywords
- Biology
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Profiles
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Julia Albuquerque de Pinna
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Biology - External employee, Unpaid employee
- Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Person: Researcher, PhD
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Barbora Augstenová
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Biology - Post-doctoral scholarship
- Ecology, Evolution and Genetics
Person: Researcher
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Stephen Bergacker
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Ecology, Evolution and Genetics
- Biology - Undefined
- Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Person: Researcher, PhD
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OZR4310: OZR opvangmandaat post doc James Hagan
Vanschoenwinkel, B. & Hagan, J.
1/11/24 → 31/10/25
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTM1270: Let there be poison: Mechanism and evolution of toxin sequestration in Neotropical poison frogs (Dendrobatoidea)
Albuquerque de Pinna, J. & Roelants, K.
1/11/24 → 31/10/28
Project: Fundamental
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FWOSB192: More than meets the eye: a laser-based platform for large scale biomonitoring of airborne animals
De Causmaecker, L., Vanschoenwinkel, B., Jacobs, V. A., Schelkens, P. & Brydegaard , M.
1/11/24 → 31/10/28
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTM1269: The synergistic impact of nitrogen deposition and heat stress on herbivorous insects: nettle-feeding Lepidoptera as model organisms
Meulepas, B. & Merckx, T.
1/11/24 → 31/10/28
Project: Fundamental
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VLADBC8: WETCOAST: Coastal climate adaptation and mitigation services of newly created marshes and mangroves
1/05/24 → 30/04/27
Project: Applied
Research output
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A Pleistocene legacy of gene pools, ecodemes and admixtures of Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner as evidenced from microsatellites, complete chloroplast genomes and ribosomal RNA cistron (Europe, Africa)
Triest, L., Bossaer, L., Hailu, A. B., Mäemets, H., Terer, T., Tóth, V. R. & Sierens, T., Jan 2025, In: Aquatic Botany. 196, 103825.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Research Hotspots and Frontiers of Bumblebees During 1999–2024: A Bibliometric Analysis
Yuan, Y., Smagghe, G., Chen, X., Long, J. & Chang, Z., 2025, In: Journal of Applied Entomology. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Within-lake isolation and reproductive strategy of Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner at Lake Naivasha (Kenya): About water level fluctuations and alien species
Triest, L., Sierens, T., Njambuya, J., Terer, T. & Stiers, I., Mar 2025, In: Aquatic Botany. 197, 6 p., 103840.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancing ethnobiology for the ecological transition and a more inclusive and just world:a comprehensive framework for the next 20 years
Albuquerque, U. P., Maroyi, A., Ladio, A., Pieroni, A., Abbasi, A. M., Arias Toledo, B., Dahdouh Guebas, F., Hallwass, G., Taboada Soldati, G., Odonne, G., Vandebroek, I., Vallès, J., Hurrell, J. A., de Santayana, M. P., La Torre-Cuadros, M. D. L. A., Pulido Silva, M. T., Medeiros Jacob, M. C., Stern da Fonseca-Kruel, V. & Ferreira Junior, W. S., 15 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 20, 1, 9 p., 18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Citations (Scopus)30 Downloads (Pure) -
A Farnesyl Pyrophosphate Synthase Gene Is Expressed in Fat Body Regulates Cantharidin Synthesis in Male Epicauta impressicornis Blister Beetle
Zhou, Z., Mang, D., Smagghe, G., Liu, Y., Mu, Y., Yang, L., Wang, X. & Chen, X., 12 Jun 2024, In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72, 23, p. 12935-12945 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Signal Extraction in Kaleidoscope Lite (Intermediate)
Dave Roberts (Host) & Frederik Van Den Eeckhaut (Participant)
22 Feb 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
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Strigolactone and gibberellic acid promote germination of Zostera marina seeds
Riccardo Pieraccini (Speaker), Lisa Picato (Contributor), Tobias Dolch (Contributor), Nico Koedam (Contributor), Tom Van der Stocken (Contributor) & Ann Vanreusel (Speaker)
17 Jun 2024 → 21 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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De chocoladeboom en de verborgen vliegjes!
Eliza Van de Sande (Invited speaker)
23 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a public lecture/debate
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Solving the cacao pollinator puzzle: New insights into pollinator identity and ecology
Eliza Van de Sande (Speaker), Sara Vroman (Contributor), Fanny Nicole Kratz (Contributor), Mathil Vandromme (Contributor), Nor Zalipah Mohamed (Contributor), Jamilah Mohd Salim (Contributor) & Bram Vanschoenwinkel (Contributor)
14 Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Empowering Biodiversity Research III conference
Leonard De Causmaecker (Participant)
25 Mar 2024 → 26 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Equipment
Datasets
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Differences in network structure and connectivity of four (protected) Palearctic-Afrotropical flyways
Deboelpaep, E. (Creator), Partoens, L. (Creator), Koedam, N. (Creator) & Vanschoenwinkel, B. (Creator), DRYAD, 25 Feb 2022
Dataset
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Future changes in mangrove coastal water properties
Van der Stocken, T. (Creator), DRYAD, 2022
Dataset
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Data from: Thriving in a hostile world: insights from the dietary strategy of two allopatric, closely-related tepui summit endemic amphibians
Kok, P. (Creator), Broholm, T. (Creator) & Mebs, D. (Creator), DRYAD, 2022
Dataset
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Code and data associated with Christiansen et al. 2021 "Facilitating population genomics of non-model organisms through optimized experimental design for reduced representation sequencing"
Christesen, H. T. (Creator), Heindler, F. M. (Creator), Hellemans, B. (Creator), Jossart, Q. (Creator), Pasotti, F. (Creator), Robert, H. (Creator), Verheye, M. (Creator), Danis, B. (Creator), Kochzius, M. (Creator), Leliaert, F. (Creator), Moreau, C. V. E. (Creator), Patel, T. (Creator), Van de Putte, A. P. (Creator), Vanreusel, A. (Creator), Volckaert, F. A. M. (Creator) & Schön, I. (Creator), Zenodo, 30 Jun 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5045573., http://10.1186/s12864-021-07917-3
Dataset
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Stable isotope ratios of C, N and S in Southern Ocean sea stars (1985-2017)
Le Bourg, B. (Creator), Moreau, C. V. E. (Creator), Balazy, P. (Creator), Danis, B. (Creator), Eleaume, M. (Creator), Gan, Y. (Creator), Jossart, Q. (Creator), Kuklinski, P. (Creator), Lepoint, G. (Creator), Saucède, T. (Creator), Van de Putte, A. (Creator) & Michel, L. N. (Creator), Zenodo, 29 Sep 2021
Dataset