We are very happy to welcome Laura Ostolaza Perez-Cruz from the University of South Bohemia (Czech Republic) to the LAB team. Laura joins us for a two-month research internship through the Erasmus+ programme. During her stay, she will work together with our PhD student Theresia Kimario on projects involving turquoise killifish and brine shrimp. We […]
More good news for our future PhD student Prajna Bandyopadhyay! Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI) has awarded her a DOCT.IN PhD fellowship. This fellowship will support the CERUNA PhD fellowship that was previously awarded by the University of Namur and provides support for her upcoming doctoral research on sleep and cognition in upside-down jellyfish. 🪼 Congratulations, Prajna,
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Today marked the final day of our three-day Training School on ecotoxicology, organized within the framework of COST Action CA21111 OneHealthdrugs. The course introduced PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and other early-career scientists to the fundamentals of ecotoxicology through lectures, interactive case studies, and hands-on laboratory sessions. Participants explored how chemicals move through the environment, how
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I am honored to have been part of a team that received the KU Leuven Team Science Award 2026. The award recognizes our collaborative efforts to establish the turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) as a research model and to develop a highly multidisciplinary network around this species, including the creation of a dedicated culturing facility. The
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Our PhD student Nicole Goede presented her work at the 36th Annual Meeting of SETAC Europe in Maastricht. Her poster, “Bugs on drugs: Short-term exposure of fluoxetine and clobazam impacts the activity and foraging behavior of the northern damselfly under different temperature scenarios” showcased research conducted during her research stay at the Swedish University of
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Our PhD student Noémie Buratto was recently invited for an interview on Café Nemo, a really cool science communication video podcast exploring fascinating topics in marine and aquatic biology! In the episode, Noémie introduces listeners to the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana, the model species she uses to investigate the impacts of plastic and chemical pollution
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I had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion during the Ecology & Evolution in the Anthropocene symposium at UCLouvain. Together with Prof. Ellen Decaestecker (KU Leuven), and moderated by Prof. Hans Van Dyck (UCLouvain), we discussed opportunities, challenges, and future perspectives for researchers in ecology, evolution, and conservation. Topics ranged from career development
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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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Our PhD student Theresia Kimario presented a poster at the Ecology & Evolution in the Anthropocene symposium at UCLouvain. The poster showcased findings from her recently published study, “Fluoxetine affects fecundity but not spawning-site preference of annual killifish.” Theresia did an excellent job presenting her work and discussing the ecological implications of pharmaceutical pollution with
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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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