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International scientific conferences

 

  • 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)

 

Workshops & Training Courses

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • ERAMUS Training course : "Biodiversité en Mer Mégatidale" - Marine Station of Roscoff, France (August 2007)

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

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

 

Reviewing & Membership

 

  • Referee/Reviewer: Cahier de Biologie Marine (2013), Marine Genomics (2015), Plos One (2015), Scientific Reports (2016), BMC Genomics (2016), Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Gene, Marine Biology, JEZ Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, Biology Open.

  • Active 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

  • Member of the Royal Belgian Zoological Society

  • 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)

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Science popularisation 

 

2019

2018

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

2017​

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

2014

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

2013

2012

2011

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

2010

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