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Organisation of exams: January 2021 (1st session)

01/12/2020 - 14:30

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

PhD Bo Wei

24/11/2020 - 15:00

BO WEI behaalde op 24 november 2020 de academische graad van DOCTOR IN DE BIO-INGENIEURSWETENSCHAPPEN met de volgende doctorale thesis: 'Site-specific discovery of protein S-sulfenylation in Arabidopsis thaliana: proteomics approaches'.

BO WEI obtained on November 24, 2020 the academic degree of DOCTOR OF BIOENGINEERING SCIENCES with the following doctoral thesis: 'Site-specific discovery of protein S-sulfenylation in Arabidopsis thaliana: proteomics approaches'.

Promotors: Prof. dr. Joris Messens, Prof. dr. Frank Van Breusegem

Joint PhD UGent

PhD Bram Vancompernolle

26/10/2020 - 17:00

BRAM VANCOMPERNOLLE behaalde op 26 oktober 2020 de academische graad van DOCTOR IN DE BIO-INGENIEURSWETENSCHAPPEN met de volgende doctorale thesis: 'The effect of lysine overproduction on the phenotype of Arabidopsis thaliana'.

BRAM VANCOMPERNOLLE obtained on October 26, 2020 the academic degree of DOCTOR OF BIOENGINEERING SCIENCES with the following doctoral thesis: 'The effect of lysine overproduction on the phenotype of Arabidopsis thaliana'.

Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Geert Angenon

PhD Maxine Crauwels

26/10/2020 - 15:00

MAXINE CRAUWELS behaalde op 26 oktober 2020 de academische graad van DOCTOR IN DE BIO-INGENIEURSWETENSCHAPPEN met de volgende doctorale thesis: 'Effect van verschillende karakteristieken van radiometaal gemerkte Nanobodies op de nierretentie'.

MAXINE CRAUWELS obtained on October 26, 2020 the academic degree of DOCTOR OF BIOENGINEERING SCIENCES with the following doctoral thesis: 'Effect of different characteristics of radiometal labeled Nanobodies on the kidney retention'.

Promotors/co-promotors: Em. prof. dr. Serge Muyldermans, Prof. dr. ir. Jo Van Ginderachter, Prof. dr. Catarina Xavier, Prof. dr. Nick Devoogdt

PhD Manon Demulder

15/10/2020 - 17:00

MANON DEMULDER behaalde op 15 oktober 2020 de academische graad van DOCTOR IN DE BIO-INGENIEURSWETENSCHAPPEN met de volgende doctorale thesis: 'Structure-function relationships of Arabidopsis thaliana SOG1, a master regulator in plant DNA damage control'.

MANON DEMULDER obtained on October 15, 2020 the academic degree of DOCTOR OF BIOENGINEERING SCIENCES with the following doctoral thesis: 'Structure-function relationships of Arabidopsis thaliana SOG1, a master regulator in plant DNA damage control'.

Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Remy Loris, Prof. dr. Lieven De Veylder

Joint PhD Universiteit Gent

Organisation academic year 2020-2021

14/10/2020 - 14:15

Practical informatoin on the organisation of classes in 1st semester of academic year 2020-2021 and the Covid-19 measures.

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