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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Exciting news! Our new paper, “Fluoxetine enhances reproductive output without affecting spawning-site selection in turquoise killifish” has been published in Environmental Pollution. The study investigates how exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine affects reproductive behavior and output in an emerging model species, the turquoise killifish. Even more exciting: this is the first scientific publication led by
First paper for Theresia in Environmental Pollution! Read More »
Our PhD student Theresia Kimario gave a great presentation during the Institute of Life, Earth, and Environment (ILEE) Research Day 2026 at the University of Namur. In her talk, “More eggs in the same nest? How an antidepressant affects fish reproduction,” she presented recent findings on how pharmaceutical pollution can influence reproductive behavior and fitness
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Our PhD student Noémie Buratto gave an excellent presentation during the bi-annual Seminar Series of the Department of Biology at the University of Namur. She introduced her PhD project, which explores upside-down jellyfish as a promising experimental model for studying the ecotoxicology of symbiosis. The seminar provided a great overview of the exciting research questions
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On 9 December, during the ZOOlogy 2025 conference, Noémie Buratto was selected among the top six best oral presentations, receiving an honorable mention. This was her first oral presentation at an international conference, and she absolutely nailed it. A fantastic achievement – congratulations, Noémie!
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Theresia received a PhD fellowship grant from Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI) through the DOCT.IN program. This is fantastic news and a well-deserved recognition of her work and potential. Congratulations, Theresia!
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