For my PhD research, I combine techniques from the fields of Bioinformatics and Microbiology to better understand microbial adaptation. In particular, I study bacteria from the genus Salmonella, and aim to improve our understanding on how they develop antimicrobial resistance and increased pathogenic potential towards humans.
I am supported by a Strategic Basic Reasearch (SB) PhD grant from the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO).
Affiliations:
- Tropical Bacteriology Unit, ITM
- Adrem Data Lab, University of Antwerp
PhD supervisors:
Prof. Kris Laukens (UA), prof. Sandra Van Puyvelde (UA), dr. Pieter Meysman (UA), Prof. Jan Jacobs (ITM), dr. Stijn Deborggraeve (msf)
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