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Exciting work by our joint PhD student Jenevieve Hara on effects of MNPs in mussel hemocytes. Collaboration between #BGRL and ECOSPHERE Colin Janssen Marine@UGent doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoe…

New doctor in Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ: congratulations Marine Severin Marine Severin & promotors Ann Buysse, Filip Raes, Gert Everaert. More info (in Dutch) and download thesis (EN) 'Waves of emotions: Emotional mechanisms linking coastal landscapes to well-being' here: vliz.be/testerep/nl/20…

So happy to annouce that we have received funding to to develop our Enlight-EU network on H2OPE: Human Health, Ocean Preservation and food ecosystems network. Building strong interdisciplinaries across universities and faculties Marine@UGent

New Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ Marine@UGent paper: Seasonal dynamics of bacterial community structure and function in the surf zone seawater of a recreational beach in Ostend, Belgium …icro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…

Yesterday we visited our neighbors at #INU sharing expertise on environmental biotechnology and initiating collaborations on Marine@UGent research

🔢 Sara Vandamme, of Marine@UGent UGent, spoke to us about data monitoring in the North Sea. "In Belgium, we have strong monitoring systems. The great thing about our model is that it shows both positive and negative data, helping us continuously improve." #MaritimeHub2024

Call for expressions of interest: Back-to-back meetings with the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2026 #wcmb2026 wcmb2026.org/call-back-back…

Last week, EPIBOOST was highlighted by Sara Vandamme in a round table at the Maritime Hub organized by BlueNetCat-Xarxa Marítima de Catalunya in Barcelona. Epigenetic responses of species to the environment matter to tackle challenges & opportunities in blue economy 😀 linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

🌊 Happening now at Deltares: #ULTFARMS consortium workshop! 👉🏻We're tackling algae monitoring, #NatureInclusiveDesign, #pilots #updates, #sustainability, #comanagement, and #seaweed #net #experiments🙌🏻 💡 Learn more: ultfarms.eu #ULTFARMS

🌊 Gisteren verwelkomden we maar liefst 1750 zee-enthousiastelingen op het Marien Station Oostende en het onderzoeksschip RV Simon Stevin tijdens de Dag van de Wetenschap. Wat fantastisch om te zien hoeveel interesse er is in de zee en het zeeonderzoek! 🔬 #DVDW2024 #MDK

🌊 Interns are vital! Kelly Verrecas Hogeschool VIVES completed her internship, contributing to Ulva mutabilis cultivation under Jana Asselman @janaasselman.bsky.social & team. Thank you, Kelly, and best of luck! 🌱 #Internship #MarineResearch #UlvaMutabilis #CoreFacility #ResearchExperience

Meet Jana Asselman Jana Asselman @janaasselman.bsky.social - assistant professor in blue biotechnology and oceans & human health, and a mom of 2. In her #SciMomJourney, she reflects on her experiences as a mother & how they have helped her grow as a research leader. Read her story 👇mothersinscience.com/journeys/jana-…

Calls for the Dr Edouard Delcroix Research Grant (€10.000) & Incentive Award (€2.500) are open! To researchers in the broader field of ocean and human health.🌊❤️‍🩹 Submit your application no later than 17 January 2025. More info: vliz.be/en/support-us/… &

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Interessant en genuanceerd interview met Jana Asselman . Must read van het weekend "Plastic-professor Jana Asselman: “De vervuiling is overal: als je over straat loopt, adem je microplastics in”" standaard.be/cnt/dmf2024112…

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Superexcited to see our Marine@UGent Korea hub represented in the #IGC Industry-Academia Connect Brochure Colin Janssen

We're are ready to start a next chapter in our research infrastructure in 2025 at @OstSciencePark!

Excellent start to 2025, our work on the seasonal Dynamics of sea spray aerosol bioactivity effects on human bronchial epithelial cells is out now sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Colin Janssen nxtgnt @MaartenDeRijcke Liujason Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ Marine@UGent

Using Super-Resolution STED Microscopy & Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging, our PhD fellow Marie Sioen developped a method to visualize #MNPs in interaction with marine algae Colin Janssen Maaike Vercauteren supported by the light microscopy CF UGent Pharmacy shorturl.at/Aah8k