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PhD Sotirios GKEKAS

12/01/2018 - 16:00

On January 12 2018 Sotirios Gkekas obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Unravelling the structure and function of the bacterial persistence regulator ObgE
Promotor: Prof. Dr. ir. Wim Versées

PhD Imke VAN DEN BROECK

11/01/2018 - 17:00

On January 11 2018 Imke Van Den Broeck obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
The assembly and biotechnological application of the bacterial functional amyloid curli
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Han Remaut

PhD Julie GOOSSENS

15/12/2017 - 16:00

On December 15 2017 Julie Goossens obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Development of a Nanobody-based rapid antigen test to detect ac-tive Trypanosoma infections in livestock
Promotor: Prof. Dr. ir. Stefan Magez

PhD Brandán PEDRE PÉREZ

06/12/2017 - 16:00

On December 6 2017 Brandán PEDRE PÉREZ obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Thiol switches in Corynebacterium glutamicum that fight off oxidative stress
Promotor: Prof. dr. Joris Messens

PhD Egon DEYAERT

24/11/2017 - 17:00

On November 24 2017 Egon Deyaert obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Unravelling and modulating the Roco protein activation cycle
Promotor: Prof. Dr. ir. Wim Versées

PhD Sara CONTRERAS MARTOS

06/10/2017 - 16:00

On October 6 2017 Sara Contreras Martos obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Structural and functional characterization of two intrinsically disordered regions of the multi-domain transcriptional co-activator CREB-binding protein (CBP)
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Peter Tompa

PhD Chloé ABELS

26/09/2017 - 17:00

On September 26 2017 Chloé Abels obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Unraveling the role of liver-associated myeloid cells in sterile inflammation and infection
Promotoren: Prof. Dr. ir. Jo Van Ginderachter, Prof. Dr. Em. Patrick De Baetselier & Dr. Alain Beschin

PhD Jiri KEIRSSE

30/08/2017 - 17:00

On August 30 2017 Jiri Keirsse obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Functional role of tumour-associated dendritic cells and liver Kupffer cells during solid tumour progression and liver metastasis, respectively.
promotors: Prof. Dr. ir. Jo Van Ginderachter & Prof. Dr. Em. Patrick De Baetselier

PhD Fanny COPPENS

21/06/2017 - 16:00

On June 21st 2017 Fanny Coppens obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Structural characterisation of the adhesins SabA from Helicobacter pylori and LpfD from Escherichia coli
Promotor: Prof. dr. Han Remaut

Brussels brood: VUB'ers maken zuurdesem met lambiek

07/06/2017 - 09:15

Professor Luc De Vuyst aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel is een expert in het domein van de industriële microbiologie. Samen met zijn medewerkers Andrea Comasio en Simon Van Kerrebroeck maakten ze voor Ferment een desem met de unieke Brusselse gist. Naar oude traditie begonnen ze met Lambiek-bier, dat ze in gelijke delen mengden met bloem en water.