This week, I was back at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Umeå, where I met with Prof. Tomas Brodin to discuss our upcoming research on European eels. The project is supported by FORMAS and will investigate important questions related to eel ecology and conservation. It was great to reconnect with colleagues and
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Congratulations to our PhD student Nicole Goede, who has been awarded a €750 conference travel grant by the Fonds Adrien Bauchau. The grant will support Nicole’s participation in the 36th Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe in Maastricht, where she will present her research on the ecological effects of pharmaceutical pollutants. Well deserved, Nicole, and we
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I am delighted to share that the Research Council of the University of Namur has awarded a CERUNA PhD fellowship to Prajna Bandyopadhyay. Prajna will join our team in September 2026 to work on a PhD project investigating sleep and cognition in upside-down jellyfish. This fascinating system offers exciting opportunities to better understand the links
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I had the pleasure of serving on the examination committee for the public PhD defense of Dr. Setondé Constant Gnansounou at the University of Namur. His thesis, “Enhancing the Sustainable Use and Resilience of Mangroves in the Anthropocene: An Integrative Social-Ecological Approach” addressed important questions at the interface of ecology, sustainability, and environmental management. Congratulations
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We are very pleased to have received €2,500 in Mobility and Congress funding from the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) to support the organization of our upcoming conference Fish Physiology in Support of Sustainable Aquaculture, which will take place in Namur from 7–9 July 2026. This support will help us bring together researchers working
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We held a board meeting of the Royal Belgian Zoological Society (RBZS), the first since I started my role as Secretary and with Prof. Steven Van Belleghem (KU Leuven) serving as the Society’s President. We discussed several ongoing initiatives and future activities, including plans for upcoming events and conferences. Stay tuned for more news from
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I am happy to say that I will be joining the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee of AQUAPLAST, a newly approved Moerman-funded research project coordinated by the Walloon Institute for Evaluation, Forecasting and Statistics (ISSeP). The project focuses on microplastic contamination and its biological effects in the River Meuse, with particular attention to the influence
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We are very happy to welcome Arthur Fasse into our team! Arthur is a MSc student from the University of Caen Normandy (France) and will be doing his internship with our PhD student Noémie Buratto. Together, they will be looking into the effects of anthropogenic stress on the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium microadriaticum – an endosymbiotic algae
The Laboratory of Adaptive Biodynamics wishes everyone a happy and healthy New Year!
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Great news: we’ve been awarded an Incentive Grant for Scientific Research (Mandat d’Impulsion Scientifique, MIS) from the FNRS! This grant will support the further development of our research on “Rhythms of disruption: Pollutant effects on biological timing in aquatic animals.” Exciting times ahead!
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