The Blue Growth Research Lab is jointly headed by Prof. Jana Asselman and Prof. Colin Janssen. All PhD students are supervised in collaboration with other research groups to ensure that they can work in a highly multidisciplinary research environment and have access to a wide network of senior research expertise. The lab is closely linked with GhEnToxLab through the joint appointment of Prof. Janssen.
Jana Asselman
Professor
Prof. Dr. eng. Jana Asselman is appointed at as a research professor at the UGent campus at Ostend Science Park. There, she coordinates the multidisciplinary UGent research facilities located. Her research interests include marine biotechnology and biodiscovery, molecular and in vitro toxicology and broad human and environmental health challenges associated with the blue economy. For a more comprehensive view of her research interest and expertise, please visit the research page or her publications.
Colin Janssen
Professor
Prof. Dr. Janssen is full professor of Ecotoxicology and Applied Marine Ecology . He is chair of the Marine@UGent consortium and is promotor of the UGent Industry Research Fund IOF consortium BLUeGhent. His research is focused he ecological risks of anthropogenic and natural stressors in freshwater and marine systems including aspects of evolutionary ecology, ecological risk assessment modeling/procedures. For a more comprehensive view of his research interest and expertise, please visit the research page or his publications.
Senior Researchers
Eveline Diopere
Postdoc
Biotechnology - Molecular Biology - Human Health
Sara Vandamme
Postdoc
Sustainability - Ecology
Ilias Semmouri
Postdoc
Marine Ecology - Seaweed - Biomolecules
Vicky Pauwelyn
Postdoc
Lab Coordinator
Maaike Vercauteren
Postdoc
Micro- and nanoplastics - Human Health
Junior Researchers
Dries Lorre
Phd student
Impact of human activities at sea on ecosystem services
João Barbossa
Phd student
Sea dumped munition - in vitro toxicology & risk assessment
Miao Peng
Phd student
Micro- and nanoplastics - human health risk assessment
Ting Zang
Phd student
Microplastics & Human Health
Guillaume Marec
Phd student
Biodiscovery - Marine Microalgae
Lotte Janssens
Phd student
Marine Copepods - Epigenetics - Ecology
Selamawit Gebremedhin Tekle
Phd student
Microplastics Pollution
Wenxin Liu
Phd student
Marine Toxins & Human Health
Iene Herman
Phd student
Marine Copepods - Epigenetics - Ecology
Marie Sioen
Phd student
Nanoplastics - marine copepods - ecological risk assessment
Silke Lambert
Phd student
Plastic Biofilms
Zixia Liu
Phd student
Sea spray aerosols - Biological & chemical composition
Joint PhD students at other institutions
Guilherme Jeremias
Phd student
UAVR: Epigenetic biomarkers
Naina Goel
Phd student
KU Leuven - Cyanbacterial stress: epigenetics & gut microbiome
Jenevieve Hara
Phd student
UAntwerp: Nanoplastics - marine biota
Yunmeng Li
Phd student
VLIZ - UAntwerp: Marine microorganisms & human health
Mathilde Falcou Préfol
Phd student
UAntwerp: Nanoplastics - Hazard Assessment
Zhiyue Niu
Phd student
VLIZ - UGent: Microplastics & multiple stressors