Jérôme Delroisse, PhD in Biology​

​Organisation of conferences & workshops

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• Organisation of the "Master Day Biology event" of the Royal Society of Zoology of Belgium (Antwerp Zoo, 2021)

• Organisation of the "Short-Course on Antifouling Performance Evaluation," BYEFOULING FP7, MNOVA/UMONS (Mons, 2017)

• Organisation of the "Joint Workshop Byefouling-Seafront" BYEFOULING-FP7, (Toulon, France, 2016)

• Organisation of the "London Echinoderm Network Meeting" (London, United Kingdom, 2015)

• Organisation of the conference of the Interuniversity Center for Marine Biology, CIBIM (Mons, 2013)

• Participation in the organisation of the European Echinoderm Conference (Brussels, 2012)

• Chairman, Virtual Echinoderm Network (2020)

• Chairman, Zoology 2018 (Antwerp, 2018; Sessions "Ecotoxicology, Physiology, Molecular Mechanism" and "Zoology in Anthropocene"), Zoology 2022 (Kortrijk, 2022; Sessions "Marine Bioluminescence")

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International scientific conferences

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• International Echinoderm Conference (Tenerife, Spain; July 2024)

• VLIZ Marine Science Day (Ostende, Belgium; March 2024)

• Matinée des Chercheurs 2024 (Mons, Belgium; March 2024)

• Zoology 2024 (Mons, Belgique)

• Zoology 2023 (Leiden, Holland)

• Eye evolution Workshop 2023 (Gottingen, Germany)

• European Echinoderm conference 2023 (Lyon, France)

• Zoology 2022 (KUL, Kortrijk, Belgium, September 2022)

• Assemble Plus Conference 2022 - Marine Biological research at the frontier (Virtual, June 2022)

• 21st International Symposium on Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence and XIX International Symposium on Luminescence Spectrometry (Gijon, Spain, June 2022)

• Fossils, Phylogenies, Genomes, Embryos & the Evolution of the Deuterostomes (NHM, London, UK, May 2022)

• Biodiversity in a rapidly changing world 2022 (UCL, Belgium, May 2022)

• Virtual Echinoderm Network 2020 (August 2020)

• First Virtual Symposium on Phylogenomics and Comparative Genomics 2020 (July 2020)

• Zoology 2019 (Groningen, Holland, December 2019)

• London Echinoderm Network 2019 (London, UK, July 2019)

• London Echinoderm Network 2018 (Bristol, UK, December 2018)

• Zoology 2018 (Antwerp, Belgium, December 2018)

• ISBC2018 (Nantes, France, May 2018)

• 4th International Conference on Invertebrate Morphology (Moscow, Russia, August 2017) 

• Zoology 2016 (Antwerp, Belgium)

• Golden Jubilee Meeting of the Royal Belgian Society of Microscopy (Brussels, Belgium, September 8-9 , 2016)

• 19th International Conference on Marine Corrosion and Biofouling (Toulon, July 2016)

• 28th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists (Leuven, Belgium, 2016)

• FP7 Byefouling project meetings (Oslo, Norway, 2014; San Sebastian, Spain, 2014; Berlin, Germany, 2016; Toulon, France, 2016)

• 1st International Conference "Living Light: Uniting biology and photonics (Namur, Belgium, 2014)

• 2nd International Conference on Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives (Istanbul, Turkey, 2014)

• 18th International Symposium on Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence (Uppsala, Sweden, 2014)

• 17th International Conference on Marine Corrosion and Biofouling (Singapore, 2014)

• EFOR Meeting: Network of functional studies in model organisms (Paris, France, 2012) (guest lecturer)

• 17th International Symposium on Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence  (Guelph, Canada, 2012)

• 14th International Echinoderm Conference (Brussels, Belgium, 2012)

• 19th Benelux Congress of Zoology (Brussels, Belgium, 2012)

• 20th Benelux Congress of Zoology (Liège, Belgium, 2012)

• 2nd Scientific meeting Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives (Mons, Belgium, 2011)

• 7th European Conference on Echinoderms (Göttingen, Germany, 2010)

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Workshops, Training Courses, Field missions

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• Workshop on Sea Cucumber Aquaculture (Marine Station of Concarneau, Brittany, France) (2022)

• Multiple Missions at the Kristineberg Marine Station (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) (2010-2022)

• Multiple Missions at the Tjarno Marine Station University of Gothenburg, Sweden) (2017-2021) 

• COST Workshop "Omics for Studying Stem Cells in Model and Non-model Aquatic Invertebrate Systems" (University of Padova) (Online, 2001)

• ANGUS Workshop: Next-Gen Sequence Analysis UC Davis University (California, USA) (2017)

• Missions at the Institute of Marine Sciences of Tuléar Tuléar, Madagascar Organism Collection, Laboratory Experiments, Interactions with Indian Ocean Trepang Society, IHSM Tuléar (2017)

• Short-Course on Antifouling Performance Evaluation (BYEFOULING, MNOVA/UMONS), Belgium (2017)

• Short Course - San Sebastian, (BYEFOULING, CIDETEC) Spain (2016)

• Joint BYEFOULING-SEAFRONT workshop: "Bridging the gap between academia and industry - A collaborative enterprise", Toulon, France (2016) 

• Spider Taxonomy Training, (Belgium CRIE of Harchies, Belgium)

• EMBO Workshop - "Marine animal models in evolution and development: Focus on neurobiology", Kristineberg, Sweden (2015)

• Short-Course on "Theorical and practical aspects of marine paints preparation and application"  (BYEFOULING, Jotun) Sandeford, Norway (September 2014)

• Mission at Newcastle University

• International Masterclass in ImmunoGold Silver Staining - Aurion, Holland (2013)

• Belgian Scientific Diver training course - Stareso Marine Station, Calvi (2012)

• Fundraisers Forum, Fundraising Training Give Wisely asbl, Tervuren (2019)

• Structural and functional proteomic & mass spectrometry training course - UMH, Belgium (2009)

• Special Histology  training course - UMH, Belgium) (2008)

• Molecular Phylogeny training course - UMH, Begium (2008)

• Electron Microscopy training course - UMH, Belgium (2008)

• Biological Macro- and Microphotography and treatment of images training course - UMONS, Belgium (2007)

• ERAMUS Training course : "Biodiversity in Megatidal Sea" - Marine Station of Roscoff, France (2007)

• Entomology and Mountain Environment training course - Nature Reserve of Nyer, Oriental-Pyrenees, France) (2007)

• Entomology training course - Vidauban, Var, France (2007)​​

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Reviewing & Membership

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• Referee/Reviewer:

  • BMC Genomics

  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

  • Scientific Reports

  • PLoS One

  • Marine Genomics

  • JEZ Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

  • Marine Biology

  • Photodermatology

  • Photoimmunology & Photomedicine

  • Cahier de Biologie Marine

  • Gene

  • Marine Biology

  • Biology Open

• Member of the  "CISEM – Interfacultar center of Sciences and Medecine" (2004-2009 - UMONS)

• Active member of the  "CIBIM - Centre Interuniversitaire de Biologie Marine" (UMONS-ULB)

• Member of the "Alumni College" from The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium

• Board member of the Royal Belgian Zoological Society (since 2018)

• Member of the European Society for Comparative Endocrinology

• Member of the International Society for Invertebrate Morphology

• Member of COST project Biological Adhesives: From Biology to Biomimetic

• Member of COST project Stem Cells of Marine/Aquatic Invertebrates: from basic research to innovative applications

• Member of the Biology Committee of the Belgium Diving Ligue (LIFRAS)

 

Science popularisation 

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2022

• Conference entitled: "Learning Sciences: A Guarantee for the Future?" (Academic Year Opening, UCharleroi Campus)

• Conference entitled: "Le mystère des plastisphères : film et débat à la clé !" (UMONS, Mons, Belgium)

• Conference entitled: "Quand l’environnement joue avec nos gênes : de la génétique à l’épigénétique…" (Tournai, Belgium)

2021

• Conference entitled: "La nuit des deux infinis" (UMONS, Mons, Belgium)

• Conference entitled: "Quand l’environnement joue avec nos gênes : de la génétique à l’épigénétique…" (La Louvière, Belgium)

2019

• Conference entitled: "Quand l’environnement joue avec nos gênes : de la génétique à l’épigénétique…" (UMONS Charleroi, Belgium)

• Conference entitled: "Le zoologiste et l’ADN : élémentaire mon cher Watson … et Crick" (HEH Condorcet Ath, Belgium, 27/03/2019)

• Conference entitled: "Le zoologiste et l’ADN : élémentaire mon cher Watson … et Crick" (HEH Condorcet Mons, Belgium, 29/03/2019)

• Conference entitled: "Quand l’environnement joue avec nos gênes : de la génétique à l’épigénétique…" (MONS, Belgium)

2018

• Conference entitled: "Les abandonnés de l'Arbre de la Vie" (Printemps des Sciences, Mons, Belgium, 19/03/2018) 

2017​

• Conference entitled: "Grand Quizz de l'Arbre de la Vie" (Printemps des Sciences, Mons, Belgium)

• Scientific exhibition "Diversité des invertébrés marins" (Printemps des Sciences, Mons, Belgium)

2016

• Conference entitled: "Finding Dory" seen by 2 marine biologists (SciTech2/UMONS event, 2016)

• Scientific advisor for the exhibition "Blablabla" on communication in nature (2016)

• Scientific exhibition "Diversité des invertébrés marins" (Printemps des Sciences, Le Pass, Frameries, Belgium, 2016)

• Matinée des chercheurs (University of Mons, Belgium, 2016)

2015

• Conferences entitled " De l'Ombre à la Lumière... Pleins Feux sur la Bioluminescence Marine" (Printemps des Sciences,Ath)

• Conferences entitled " De l'Ombre à la Lumière... Pleins Feux sur la Bioluminescence Marine" (Printemps des Sciences, Mons)

 2014 

• Scientific advisor for "Science et Vie Junior" ("Les lumières de la nuit")

2013

• Scientific exhibition "Diversité des invertébrés marins" (Printemps des Sciences, Le Pass, Frameries, Belgium)

• Conference entitled "Voyage d'une molécule d'eau à la rencontre des organismes marins" (Printemps des Sciences, Mons, Belgium)

• Matinée des chercheurs (University of Mons, Belgium)

• Scientific exhibition "Bar moléculaire" (Nuit des chercheurs, Mons, Belgium)

2012

• Participation à la Nuit des chercheurs: "Plongez dans votre aquarium" (Mons, Belgium, 2012)

• Conference entitled "La phylogénie expliquée au plongeur" (Scientific commission LIFRAS, UCL, Louvain-La-Neuve, 2012)

• "Encadrant biologiste au Stage Zélande de la LIFRAS" (Scientific commission LIFRAS, Zeeland, Netherlands, August 2012)

• "Encadrant biologiste au Stage Zélande de la LIFRAS" (Scientific commission LIFRAS, Zeeland, Netherlands, July, 2012)

• Scientific exhibition "Diversité des invertébrés marins" (Printemps des Sciences, Le Pass, Frameries, Belgium, 2012)

2011

• Matinée des chercheurs (University of Mons, Belgium, 2011)

2010  

• Scientific exhibition "Diversité des invertébrés marins" (Printemps des Sciences, UMONS, Belgium 2010)

• "Biodiversité des lacs et étangs" (Scientific commission LIFRAS, Barrage de l'eau d'heure, Belgium, 2010)

• Scientific exhibition "Lumière vivante" (Nuit des Chercheurs, Bozar, Bruxelles, Belgique, 2010)