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PhD Gabriele ORLANDO

23/05/2019 - 17:00

Gabriele Orlando obtained on May 23 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Bio-Engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
The role of dynamics in emergent protein properties
Promotors: Prof. dr. Wim Vrancken & Prof. dr. Tom Lenaerts

PhD Sophia Jiyuan ZHANG

26/04/2019 - 17:00

Sophia Jiyuan Zhang obtained on April 26 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Bio-Engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Wet Coffee Processing: from Ecosystem Analysis to Starter Culture Development, a Metabolomic Approach
Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Luc De Vuyst

PhD Florac DE BRUYN

08/03/2019 - 17:00

Florac De Bruyn obtained on March 8 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Wet coffee fermentation: from ecosystem analysis to starter culture development, a microbiological approach
Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Luc De Vuyst

PhD Sander WUYTS

04/02/2019 - 17:00

Sander Wuyts obtained on February 4 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
A genome-based view on lactobacilli and their role in the carrot juice fermentation process
Joint PhD with Universiteit Antwerpen
Promotors: prof. dr. ir. Luc De Vuyst & prof. dr. ir. Sarah Lebeer

PhD Jonas DE ROOS

23/11/2018 - 17:00

Jonas De Roos obtained on November 23 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Functional role of microorganisms and wooden barrels in lambic beer production
Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Luc De Vuyst

PhD Lina WAUTERS

16/11/2018 - 14:30

Lina Wauters obtained on November 16 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen with the following doctoral thesis:
Biochemical, kinetic and structural characterization of the unusual GTPase cycle of Roco proteins
Joint PhD with Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Promotors: Prof. dr. ir. Wim Versées, Prof. dr. Peter J.M. van Haastert (RUG) & Prof. dr. Arjan Kortholt (RUG)

PhD Despoina Angeliki STAVROPOULOU

22/10/2018 - 17:00

Despoina Angeliki Stavropoulou obtained on October 22 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Coagulase-negative staphylococci in fermented meat products: community dynamics and amino acid conversion
Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Frédéric Leroy

PhD Katrien WILLEGEMS

17/09/2018 - 16:00

Katrien Willegems obtained on September 17 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Structural and biochemical characterization of ryanodine receptors in lipid environment
Promotor: Prof. dr. Rouslan Efremov

PhD Cesyen Augusto CEDENO MOGOLLON

07/09/2018 - 15:00

Cesyen Augusto CEDENO MOGOLLON obtained on September 7 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis: Structure and function analysis of two Early Response to Dehydration Proteins, intrinsically disordered proteins preventing the collapse of the proteostasis network during abiotic stress in plants.
Promotors: Prof. dr. Peter Tompa and Prof. dr. Gustavo J. Gutierrez

PhD Raul Yhossef TITO TADEO

20/06/2018 - 12:00

Raul Yhossef Tito Tadeo obtained on June 20 2018 the acedemic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Beyond bacteria: analysis of the micro-eukaryotic complement of the human gut microbiota
Joint PhD with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Promotors: Prof. dr. Jeroen Raes & prof. dr. Han Remaut