On August 24th 2016 Florence Kauffmann obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Exploring the immunopathology during Leishmania donovani and Leishmania major infections.
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Stefan Magez & Prof. Dr. Carl De Trez
On August 19th 2016 Henning Harth obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Microbial species diversity, community dynamics and metabolite formation kinetics of spontaneous barley, teff, and oat sourdough productions
Promotor: Prof. Dr. ir. Luc De Vuyst
On June 30th 2016 Nicolay Jens obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Purity Analysis for Higher-Order Imperative Languages: An Abstract Machine Approach
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang De Meuter & Prof. Dr. Coen De Roover
On June 30th 2016 Judith Okello obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
The role of disturbances in mangrove wood formation and forest structure: effect of large sedimentation events
Joint PhD with Université Libre de Bruxelles
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Nico Koedam & Prof. Dr. Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
On June 23th 2016 Steven Odongo obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Nanobody-based Immunoassay for Trypanosoma congolense Targeting Glycosomal Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphate Aldolase
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Stefan Magez
On June 15th 2016 Youssef El Darzi obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Human gut meta-omics data integration and visualization
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Daniël Charlier & Prof. Dr. Jeroen Raes
Joint PhD with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
On May 20th 2016 De Wael Mattias obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Just-in-Time Data Structures
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang De Meuter & Prof. Dr. Jennifer B. Sartor
On April 29th 2016 Skara Gabriella obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Understanding the Electronic and Structural Effects in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis: a Conceptual and Computational Quantum Chemical Approach
Promotoren: Prof. Dr. Frank De Proft & Prof. Dr. Paul Geerlings
On April 22th 2016 Sam Massa obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Site-specific labeling of nanobody-based radioimmunotracers on the road to pancreatic beta cell targeting
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Nick Devoogdt, Prof. Dr. Catarina Xavier and Prof. Dr. Serge Muyldermans
On March 4th 2016 Smets Benoît obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Dynamics of volcanic activity in a youthful extensional setting studied by means of remote sensing and
ground-based monitoring techniques: Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira volcanoes (North Kivu, DR Congo).
Promotoren: Prof. Dr. Matthieu Kervyn & Dr. Nicolas d'Oreye & Dr. François Kervyn
