Projects per year
Organization profile
Organisation profile
The Research Group of Microbiology performs research in the fields of molecular microbiology and microbial biotechnology. Research aims to contribute to a better understanding of the lifestyle and physiology of a variety of microorganisms (archaea, bacteria, fungi, mycorrhiza), with a longstanding expertise in the study of extremophiles. Molecular mechanisms underlying the response of microorganisms to changing environmental conditions (nutritional conditions or stress) are unraveled with a focus on gene regulation. Fundamental insights are used in the development of biotechnological applications in the context of a transition to a more sustainable biobased economy and industry.
Keywords
- Genetics
- Protein-DNA interactions
- Pyrimidines
- Molecular Biology
- Archaea
- Arginine
- Structure-Function Relationships
- Psychrophiles
- Microbiology
- Allostery
- Procaryotes
- Thermophiles
- Biotechnology
- Transcriptional regulation
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Profiles
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Rani Baes
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Department of Bio-engineering Sciences - Academic, Undefined
- Microbiology
- Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Person: Researcher, PhD
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Amber Bernauw
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Department of Bio-engineering Sciences - Scientific employee
- Microbiology
- Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Person: Researcher, PhD
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Indra Bervoets
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Department of Bio-engineering Sciences - postdoctoral researcher
- Microbiology
Person: Researcher
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Daniel Charlier
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Department of Bio-engineering Sciences - Undefined, Academic
- Vriendenkring VUB - Emeritus
- Microbiology
Person: Sympathiser, Researcher
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FWOTM1049: Design of self-healing living mycelium materials at the intersection between biology and materials science.
Vanden Elsacker, E., Peeters, E. & Van den Brande, N.
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Fundamental
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EUAR99: Fungateria : Enlisting synthetic fungal-bacterial consortia to produce multi-cellular mycelium-based ELMs with computational capability
Peeters, E., Dittrich, L. & Vanden Elsacker, E.
1/11/22 → 31/10/26
Project: Applied
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VLA2: STEM-partnerschip project: Growing Area 5.0
Thienpont, H., Vanderborght, B., Huysmans, M. & Ruytinx, J.
1/11/20 → 31/10/23
Project: Applied
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FWOTM985: Multi-input dynamic pathway regulation for optimized microbial production
1/10/20 → 30/09/23
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTM911: Riboregulation in response to temperature stress in thermoacidophilic archaea
1/10/18 → 28/02/23
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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A study of the ability of PHA accumulation and the differential genes expression in the moderate thermophile Schlegelella thermodepolymerans
Moanis, R., Gansemans, Y., Naandam, Y., Van Nieuwerburgh, F., Hennecke, U. & Peeters, E., 30 Jun 2022.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
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A system-level perspective on heat shock response in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius
Baes, R., Grünberger, F., Pyr dit Ruys, S., Couturier, M., De Keulenaer, S., Skevin, S., Van Nieuwerburgh, F., Vertommen, D., Grohmann, D., Ferreira-Cerca, S. & Peeters, E., 2022.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished abstract
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A transcriptomic study of the thermophilic polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing bacterium Schlegelella thermodepolymerans (Poster)
Moanis, R., Gansemans, Y., Van Nieuwerburgh, F., Hennecke, U., Peeters, E. & Mostafa, M., 8 Dec 2022.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
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BIOKNIT BUILDING: STRATEGIES FOR LIVING TEXTILE ARCHITECTURES
Scott, J., Ozkan, D., Hoenerloh, A., Kaiser, R., Agraviador, A., Bridgens, B., Birch, E. & Vanden Elsacker, E., Feb 2022, International Conference Construction, Energy, Environment & Sustaninability. CEESResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
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Characterization of putative DNA-binding proteins of the SSV1 virus infecting the archaeal host Saccharolobus solfataricus as candidate new synthetic biology parts
Magnus, W., Neckebroeck, N., Couturier, M., Boon, M., Lavigne, R. & Peeters, E., 2022, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
Activities
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Belgian Society for Microbiology (BSM) Symposium 2022
Rani Baes (Participant)
11 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Belgian Society for Microbiology (BSM) Symposium 2022
Maarten Ottaway (Participant)
11 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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APH talk: Post-transcriptional regulation of the heat shock response in the thermophilic Sulfolobus acidocaldarius
Rani Baes (Speaker)
30 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Exploiting viral regulators for synthetic biology toolbox development for Sulfolobales
Wouter Magnus (Contributor) & Eveline Peeters (Supervisor)
Nov 2022 → Oct 2026Activity: Other › Written proposal
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Jury member Master thesis "Expression and initial characterization of the tRNA-modifying enzymes GTPBP3 and MTO1"
Eveline Peeters (Reviewer)
4 Jul 2022Activity: Other
Datasets
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YbiB: a Novel Interactor of the GTPase ObgE
Deckers, B. (Creator), Peeters, E. (Creator), Ballet, S. (Creator), Galicia Diaz Santana, C. (Creator) & Versées, W. (Creator), Zenodo, 8 Nov 2022
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