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Myrsini is a postdoctoral researcher at CMET. She obtained a Diploma and a Master’s in Chemical Engineering in Greece, as well as a PhD in Bioscience Engineering at CMET, in 2022. Her expertise lies in the intersection of applied microbiology and chemical engineering, targeting the creation of more sustainable alternatives in the food and chemical…

Fascinated by the interactions between different microbes. Most microbial life on the planet lives in biofilms or aggregations and I am trying to understand better how and when microbes find it advantageous to stay together in a biofilm or leave it to find other and better places to live. More specifically, I want to figure…

I graduated as Master of Science in Bioscience Engineering, Cell and Gene Biotechnology, at Ghent University and started my PhD as IWT-fellow at CMET in 2014. My research focused on the colon bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila, its behavior in the complex microbial ecosystem of the colon and the role of mucins to influence A. muciniphila behavior. After my PhD research I worked on…

I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at CMET, working on the full biogas valorization through the use of methanotrophs and microalgae for high-value product obtention. I am always amazed by the power of microorganisms, especially my beloved methanotrophs. Education Selected key publications Ruiz-Ruiz, P., Gómez-Borraz, T. L., Saldivar, A., Hernández, S., Morales-Ibarría, M., & Revah,…

Antonin Prévoteau was born in a rural area of the North-East of France. His first interests were horticulture and oenology, showing early motivation for applied chemistry and biology. However, it was in Grenoble, France, while obtaining a degree in Materials Science Engineering, that the revelation appeared: he realized that his future professional life would be…

Engaged in the exploration of textile microbiomes. My current focus revolves around understanding their intricate dynamics in the development of permastink, the (unpleasant) smell that won’t wash out of textile products. In a past life, during my doctoral research, I studied the individualising drivers of gut microbial properties in the in vitro gut simulator called the SHIME.…

Quinten Mariën is a bioprocess engineer and Postdoctoral researcher. He is fascinated by the potential of microbial technology in resource recovery and valorization from liquid and gaseous waste streams through fermentative processes. He holds a PhD in Bioscience engineering from Ghent University in which he focused on the characterization of novel CO2 fixating bacteria and on…

Ángel Estévez is a post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology at Ghent University. He obtained his PhD title in Environmental Biotechnology at Delft University of Technology in December 2022. His PhD project, a collaboration between TU Delft and Wetsus, was focused on the use of municipal waste activated sludge for biopolymers…

Kim De Paepe is a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET, Ghent University). As a Bioscience Engineer, she applies and continues to engineer advanced human gut in vitro models to address fundamental questions in gut microbial ecology. Her research approach is functionality-driven and heavily relies on bioinformatics and statistics tools.…

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