OUR TEAM
Meet the people of our lab!
Check it out below.
GROUP LEADER
Prof. Dr. Ir. Bram Van de Poel
EDUCATION
CAREER
2016-Current
University of Leuven - Belgium
Associate Professor
2008-2013
University of Leuven - Belgium
PhD
2014-2016
Ghent University - Belgium
Post doc - Van Der Straeten Lab
2005-2007
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bio-science Engineering
2013-2014
University of Maryland - USA
Post doc - Chang Lab
2002-2005
University of Antwerp - Belgium
Bachelor in Bio-science Engineering
LAB TECHNICIANS
SECRETARY
Eva Vanden Broeck
Julie Vercruysse
Roos Buys
RESEARCH MANAGER
John Vaughan-Hirsch
POST DOCS
EDUCATION
2017-2019
University of Nottingham - United Kingdom
Post doc - Bishopp lab
2013-2017
University of Nottingham - United Kingdom
PhD
2010-2013
University of London - United Kingdom
Bachelor in Biology
EDUCATION
Alisa Keyl
Jiawen Chen
Thomas Reher
Nina Bziuk
In collaboration with Prof. Barbara De Coninck and Dr. Francisco Nasciemento
2019-2023
University of Goettingen - Germany
PhD in Biology
2017-2017
University of Goettingen - Germany
Master of Science in Molecular Life Sciences
2014-2017
University of Goettingen - Germany
Bachelor of Science in Biology
2018-2022
John Innes Center, Norwich - United Kingdom
PhD in Biological Sciences (Plant Science)
2014-2018
University of Edinburgh - United Kingdomg
Bachelor in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry)
2015-2024
University of Leuven - Belgium
PhD in Bio-science Engineering
2011-2012
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bio-science Engineering
2008-2010
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Bio-science Engineering
2023-2024
Technical University Graz - Austria
Post Doc
2017-2022
Technical University Braunschweig - Germany
Doctor rerum naturalium
2014-2016
Technical University Braunschweig - Germany
Master in Science
PHD STUDENTS
EDUCATION
Jolien Pattyn
2017-2019
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bioscience Engineering
2014-2017
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering
Isabel De Jaegere
2018-2020
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bioscience Engineering
2015-2018
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering
Laura Van Der Jeucht
2019-2021
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Biology - Ecology and Biodiversity
2017-2019
Vrije Universiteit Brussels - Belgium
Bachelor in Biology
In collaboration with Prof. Wim Van Den Ende
Laurien Volkaert
2018-2020
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bioscience Engineering
2015-2018
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering
In collaboration with Prof. Jeroen Lammertyn
Niels Eerdekens
2021-2023
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bioscience Engineering
2018-2021
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering
Jana Mertens
2021-2023
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bioscience Engineering
2018-2021
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering
Zoe Scheerlinck
In collaboration with Prof. Jan Diels
2021-2023
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bioscience Engineering
2018-2021
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering
Francisco Nunes
In collaboration with Prof. Francisco Nascimento ibet Portugal
2017-2019
University of Lisbon - Portugal
Master in Applied Microbiology
2013-2017
University of Lisbon - Portugal
Bachelor in Biology
Cindy Ku
2017-2020
National Taiwan University - Taiwan
Master of Science in Horticultural Crop Science
2013-2017
National Taiwan University - Taiwan
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
In collaboration with Prof. Filip Rolland
Elif Kabak
2021-2023
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Biotechnology
2018-2021
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Biotechnology & Biochemistry
Joao Ferreira
2021-2023
University of Porto - Portugal
Master in Functional Plant Biology and Biotech
2018-2021
University of Porto - Portugal
Bachelor in Biology
Julia Zalder
2021-2023
University of Porto - Portugal
Master in Functional Plant Biology and Biotech
2018-2021
University of Porto - Portugal
Bachelor in Biology
In collaboration with Prof. Devang Mehta
MASTER STUDENTS
EDUCATION
Emma Van Ouytsel
2022-2024
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bioscience Engineering
2019-2022
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering
Gijs Swillen
Ine Goetschalckx
2022-2024
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bioscience Engineering
2019-2022
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering
2022-2024
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bioscience Engineering
2019-2022
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering
Luka Verhaeren
2022-2024
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bioscience Engineering
2019-2022
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering
Mary Anna Nishiotis
Michiel Vangronsvelt
2022-2024
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Biology
2019-2022
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2022-2024
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Civil Engineering
2019-2022
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Civil Engineering
Mona Vankersschaever
2022-2024
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Biology
2019-2022
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Biology
Ugis Vevers
2022-2024
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bioscience Engineering
2019-2022
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Sofie Peeters
2022-2024
University of Leuven - Belgium
Master in Bioscience Engineering
2019-2022
University of Leuven - Belgium
Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering
INTERNSHIP STUDENTS
EDUCATION
PAST MEMBERS
PhD students
2021: Dr. Maarten Houben, Dr. Prisca Meyer, Dr. Hanne Claessen
2023: Dr. Batist Geldhof
2023: Dr. Petar Mohorović, Kryss Facun
Postdocs
2020-2022: Dr. Wangshu Mou (now assistant professor at Hangzhou Normal University - China)
2020-2021: Dr. Dongdong Li (now assistant professor at Zhejiang University - China)
2022-2024: Dr. Prisca Meyer
Researchers
2018-2019: Yannah Cornelis (KU Leuven)
Master students
2016-2017: Ans Van der Vaet (KU Leuven)
2017-2018: Vickey Everaerts (KU Leuven), Bob Foubert (KU Leuven)
2018-2019: Anke Vandenplas (KU Leuven), Jolien Pattyn (KU Leuven), Jonas Ryckers (KU Leuven), Karlien Van den Broeck (KU Leuven), Sarah Van Hee (KU Leuven), Diego Sainz Garcia (University of Salamanca, Spain)
2019-2020: Rabea Hanifa (VUB Brussels), Nicolas Boey (KU Leuven), Maarten Verlent (KU Leuven), Laurien Volckaert (KU Leuven), Isabel De Jaegere (KU Leuven)
2020-2021: Bram Vangenechten (KU Leuven), Arne Wynants (KU Leuven)
2021-2022: Marilien Rinia (KU Leuven), Jolien Bisschop (KU Leuven), Nel Van Houdt (KU Leuven), Brecht Van Den Steen (KU Leuven)
2022-2023: Yasmin Huyghe (KU Leuven), Jana Mertens (KU Leuven), Niels Eerdekens (KU Leuven), Lennard Gheysels (KU Leuven), Matthijs Geerts Danau (KU Leuven), Jasmine Colemont (KU Leuven)
2023-2024: Caroline Vanhoof (KU Leuven), Hanne Vanwezer (KU Leuven), Nele Bruyndonckx (KU Leuven), Myrthe Lambrechts (KU Leuven), Adriaan Depreitere (KU Leuven), Elif Kabak (KU Leuven), Lorien Quaghebeur (KU Leuven)
Internship students
2017-2018: Pieter-Jan Billen (UCLL), Javier Martin de Prado Garcia (University of Granada, Spain)
2019-2020: Stef Rens (Thomas More)
2020-2021: Elif Kabak (UCLL), Wouter Reyniers (UCLL)
2021-2022: Federico Carrozzo (University of Padua, Italy), Tibo Snoeckx (Thomas More)
2022-2023: Francisco Mejias (La Fontera Univercity, Chile)
Lab technicians
2016-2022: Veerle Verdoodt (retired)
2020-2022: Stijn Roden