On Friday, May 6, Tom Theirlynck successfully defended his outstanding thesis, “Disentangling the Golden Floating Rainforest: Multi-omics Insights into the Sargassum Holobiome and Its Nutrient-Driven Dynamics.” Tom’s research significantly advances our understanding of the holobiome associated with holopelagic Sargassum species and provides valuable new insights into their nutrient-driven dynamics. The supervision team — Linda Amaral-Zettler, […]
Read More →On Friday, February 13, Xi Bai successfully defended her excellent thesis, “The Role of Microbial Ecology in the Functioning of Slow Sand Filters for Drinking Water Production.” Her research significantly advances our understanding of slow sand filtration and supports drinking water companies in ensuring safe drinking water, both now and in the future. Her co-promotor, […]
Read More →Today my PhD-student Tom Theirlynck published an article entitled “Nutrient-driven growth and microbiome shifts in the brown alga Sargassum fluitans III” in the Journal of Phycology. Go to READ MORE and click on the link to read the paper.
Read More →Today Meggie Hudspith defended her thesis entitled: Illuminating the nutritional nature of sponge-microbe symbioses.
Read More →Today Sara Campana defended her thesis entitled: Inside the sponge engine – Metabolic responses of sponge holobionts to dissolved organic matter on changing coral reefs.
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