Experience

Thomas More University of Applied Sciences

• Belgium
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher - Lecturer

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Microalgae and insects are promising sustainable alternatives for the conventional production of food, feed and biobased chemicals. Our research on microalgae focusses on creating more sustainable and economically feasible cultivation processes that can be readily implemented on large scale, mainly in horticulture. In addition, the potential of different insect species as innovative tools to reduce organic waste are investigated. Moreover, the nutritional value and potential of insect and algae biomass in a wide range of applications are considered and examined. Show less



KU Leuven

• Belgium
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD

  • Oct 2009 - Dec 2013

  In the project, the molecular, pharmacological and functional properties of biogenic amine G protein-coupled receptors in insects were studied. Pharmacological and functional receptor screens were performed in mammalian cell lines on serotonin and dopamine receptors from the beetle Tribolium castaneum. In addition I examined the effect of an RNAi-induced knockdown of serotonin and dopamine receptors on the behavioral phase change of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria. In the project, the molecular, pharmacological and functional properties of biogenic amine G protein-coupled receptors in insects were studied. Pharmacological and functional receptor screens were performed in mammalian cell lines on serotonin and dopamine receptors from the beetle Tribolium castaneum. In addition I examined the effect of an RNAi-induced knockdown of serotonin and dopamine receptors on the behavioral phase change of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria.