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Organisation of exams: June 2020 (2nd exam period)

07/05/2020 - 14:30

All relevant information regarding the organisation of exams for our faculty.

PhD Liesbeth Lemmens

20/01/2020 - 12:15

Liesbeth Lemmens behaalde op 9 januari 2020 de academische graad van Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen met het volgende doctorale proefschrift:
Moleculaire mechanismen van hitteschok-geïnduceerde transcriptiefactoren in de thermoacidofiele crenarchaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius.

Liesbeth Lemmens obtained on January 9 2020 the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-Engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Molecular mechanisms of heat-shock induced transcription factors in the thermoacidophilic crenarchaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Eveline Peeters

PhD Muntasir Ali

18/11/2019 - 17:00

Muntasir Ali obtained on November 18 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Bio-Engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Novel metal resistance mechanisms of Cupriavidus metallidurans.
Promotors: Prof. dr. ir. Eveline Peeters, Prof. dr. Daniël Charlier

Gert Desmet ranked at 7th place in The Analytical Scientist Power List 2019

29/10/2019 - 11:45

The Department of Chemical Engineering (CHIS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, proudly announces that Prof. dr. ir. Gert Desmet is ranked in the top 10 of The Analytical Scientist’s Power List top 100.

PhD Maria-Armineh TOSSOUNIAN

25/09/2019 - 16:00

Maria-Armineh Tossounian obtained on September 25 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Bio-Engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Thiol-disulfide redox switches for the enzymatic reduction of protein methionine sulfoxide
Promotor: Prof. dr. Joris Messens

PhD Andrea COMASIO

30/08/2019 - 17:00

Andrea Comasio obtained on August 30 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Bio-Engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Novel fermentation strategies and ingredients to produce innovative sourdoughs and breads
Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Luc De Vuyst

PhD Francisco MORALES YANEZ

05/07/2019 - 14:00

Francisco Morales Yanez obtained on July 5 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Bio-Engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Development of innovative nanobody-based strategies to improve the diagnosis of human toxocariasis
Promotors: Prof. dr. Serge Muyldermans & Prof. dr. Katja Polman

PhD Tomasz UCHANSKI

04/07/2019 - 15:00

Tomasz Uchanski obtained on July 4 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Bio-Engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Megabodies as next-generation tools in structural biology
Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Jan Steyaert

PhD Evangelia BOLLI

19/06/2019 - 17:00

Evangelia Bolli obtained on June 19 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Bio-Engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Nanobody-mediated targeting of tumor-associated macrophages for cancer therapy
promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Jo Van Ginderachter

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