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Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

Get your diploma ‘Master of Science in Biology’ in Brussels

5 graduation options
5 excellent ways to start your career as a biologist
5 reasons to study in Brussels

PhD Yang Liu

10/02/2020 - 13:45

Yang Liu obtained on February 5 2020 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis: 'Identification and characterization of genes involved in the differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells towards mesodermal and cardiac cell types.'

Yang Liu behaalde op 5 februari 2020 de academische graad van Doctor in de Wetenschappen met het volgende proefschrift: 'Identification and characterization of genes involved in the differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells towards mesodermal and cardiac cell types.'

Promotor: Prof. Luc Leyns

PhD Fleur Van Nedervelde

24/10/2019 - 13:45

Fleur Van Nedervelde obtained on October 10 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Mangrove propagule herbivory - responses and balancing interactions.
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, Prof. Dr. Nico Koedam

PhD Mathil Ella VANDROMME

21/10/2019 - 17:00

Mathil Ella Vandromme obtained on October 21 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Shedding new light on the cacao pollinator puzzle
Towards a reliable identification of cacao pollinators and their breeding habitats
Promotor: Prof. dr. Bram Vanschoenwinkel & Prof. dr. Eduardo Somarriba

PhD Dang Thi Nhu Y

22/08/2019 - 15:00

Dang Thi Nhu Y obtained on August 22 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Nutrients out of balance in Vietnamese aquatic ecosystems
Promotor: Prof. dr. Harry olde Venterink

PhD Hajaniaina Andrianavalonarivo RATSIMBAZAFY

21/05/2019 - 16:00

Hajaniaina Andrianavalonarivo Ratsimbazafy obtained on May 21 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
A spatial arrangement and governance system for the future Malagasy network of Marine Protected Areas
Promotor: Prof. dr. Marc Kochzius

PhD Arimatéa De Carvalho XIMENES

28/03/2019 - 16:30

Arimatéa De Carvalho Ximenes obtained on March 28 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Mangrove range limits and species diversity: A macroecological approach from regional to global scales
Joint PhD with Université Libre de Bruxelles
Promotors: Prof. dr. Farid Dahdouh-Guebas & Prof. dr. Nico Koedam

PhD Constantijn RAAYMAKERS

15/03/2019 - 16:00

Constantijn Raaymakers obtained on March 15 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Poison from a frog's perspective: Elucidating the adaptive role of skin-secreted peptides in anti-predator defence
Joint PhD with Universiteit Gent
Promotor: Prof. dr. Kim Roelants

PhD Rosa van der Ven

05/02/2019 - 16:00

Rosa van der Ven obtained on Februari 5 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
All adrift? A population genetic approach unravelling dispersal patterns of scleractinian corals
Promotor: prof. dr. Marc Kochzius

PhD Thi Thuy Hang PHAN

30/11/2018 - 16:30

Thi Thuy Hang Phan obtained on November 30 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Submerged aquatic vegetation in a tropical coastal lagoon environment: dynamics and resilience strategy
Promotor: Prof. dr. Ludwig Triest

PhD Margo MAEX

09/11/2018 - 16:00

Margo Maex obtained on November 9 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
From molecules to behaviour: The evolution of chemical signalling during salamander courtship.
Promotor: Prof. dr. Franky Bossuyt