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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 Kodikara Arachchilage Sunanda Kodikara

05/09/2018 - 17:00

Kodikara Arachchilage Sunanda Kodikara obtained on September 5 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis: Physiology of the death of mangrove propagules, seedlings and saplings with particular emphasis on photosynthesis, transpiration, water transport and free radical accumulation.
Promotor: Prof. dr. Nico Koedam

PhD Mesfin Gebrehiwot DAMTEW

04/09/2018 - 17:00

Mesfin Gebrehiwot DAMTEW obtained on September 4 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis: Biomonitoring in Tropical Freshwater Lakes: Plankton dynamics, interactions and ecological determinants.
Promotor: Prof. Ludwig Triest

PhD Addisie Yalew GEREMEW

31/08/2018 - 16:00

Addisie Yalew GEREMEW obtained on August 31 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis: Clonal and genotypic diversity, structure and connectivity of Cyperus papyrus populations: isotropic and anisotropic drivers.
Promotor: Prof. Ludwig Triest

PhD Filip HUYGHE

31/05/2018 - 15:00

Filip Huyghe obtained on May 31 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Evolutionary and Ecological connectivity of the skunk clown fish in the Indian Ocean and its importance for the design of Marine Protected Areas
Promotor: Prof. dr. Marc Kochzius

PhD Stijn VAN ONSEM

09/10/2017 - 13:00

On October 9 2017 Stijn Van Onsem obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Ponds in the human landscape - Biomonitoring, drivers and reproductive ecology of macrophytes in a peri-urban setting
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Ludwig Triest

PhD Aymere Awoke ASSAYIE

04/10/2017 - 16:00

On October 4 2017 Aymere Awoke Assayie obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Development of monitoring tools for short and long-term changes of ecological water quality of Ethiopian rivers
promotors: Prof. Dr. Ludwig Triest, Prof. Dr. Peter Goethals and Dr. Abebe Beyene

PhD Dennis DE RYCK

04/09/2017 - 17:00

On September 4th 2017 Dennis De Ryck obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Propagules and patterns: the population genetic structure of mangroves in the Western Indian Ocean as a result of dispersal and its constraints
Joint PhD with Université Libre de Bruxelles
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Ludwig Triest, Prof. Dr. Nico Koedam & Prof. Dr. Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

PhD Cyrus RUMISHA

28/08/2017 - 09:30

On August 28 2017 Cyrus Rumisha obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Genetic diversity and connectivity in the East African mangrove crustaceans Scylla serrata and Penaeus monodon in relation to trace metal pollution: implications for fisheries management.
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Marc Kochzius

PhD Magdalene Namondo NGEVE

27/06/2017 - 17:00

On June 27th 2017 Magdalene Namondo Ngeve obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Genetic connectivity of mangroves along the Cameroonian coastline
promotor: Prof. Dr. Ludwig Triest & Prof. Dr. Nico Koedam

PhD Alex NEHEMIA

21/06/2017 - 15:00

On June 21st 2017 Alex Nehemia obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Influence of salt farming on the habitat, trophic ecology and genetic population structure of macroinvertebrates in mangroves.
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Marc Kochzius