Prof. Imogen Foubert; gastspreker op congres "Voeding en Gezondheid"
Aquatic Biology
The Laboratory of Aquatic Biology (LAB) focuses on the biology of aquatic microorganisms. The laboratory is based at K.U.Leuven Campus Kortrijk, a satellite campus of K.U.Leuven university. The laboratory is part of the Group Sciences and is associated with the Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC) at K.U.Leuven Campus Kortrijk. It is also linked with the laboratories of Plant Ecology and of Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in Leuven.
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ResearchThe laboratory is involved in fundamental research projects focusing on the ecology and evolutionary biology of aquatic microorganisms and in applied projects dealing with microalgae. More... |
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PeopleThe laboratory includes three faculty staff (Koenraad Muylaert, Ellen Decaestecker and Imogen Foubert), two laboratory assistants and several PhD students. More... |
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FacilitiesOur facilities include a micro-algal and zooplankton culture facility and an outdoor area for mesoscale experiments. Our equipment includes stereo, inverted and epifluorescence microscopes, lab and field fluorometers and (in the IRC) L2 facilities, HPLC, GC, flow cytometer and a basic molecular lab (PCR, etc). More… |
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ServicesServices include consultancy about applications of microalgae, identification of microalgae and zooplankton, laboratory experiments with algae or zooplankton and lipid/FA analyses of microalgae or zooplankton. More… |
