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Danny Haelewaters, PhD
Researcher
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Dr. Danny Haelewaters is Visiting Professor at Ghent University and Postdoctoral Associate in Fungal Systematics at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is a Co-PI on two grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation focusing on groups of fungi that remain understudied. He is interested in evolutionary biology, community ecology of trophic interactions, and taxonomy and conservation.
Education
PhD in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University (2018)
MSc in Biology, Ghent University (2011)
BSc in Biology, Ghent University (2009)
BSc in Veterinary Medicine, University of Antwerp (2004)
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Michiel De Groot
Researcher
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Michiel de Groot is a Ph.D. student at Ghent University and the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). His Ph.D. research focuses on parasitic fungi on ladybirds. He is interested in evolutionary ecology, entomology, conservation, and scientific communication.
Education
PhD in Biology, Ghent University (ongoing)
MSc in Evolutionary Biology, Leiden University (2021)
BSc in Biology, Utrecht University (2016)
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Maria Christou, Ph. D.
Researcher
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Dr. Maria Christou works at the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, in Cyprus. During May 2022 she visited Ghent University with an ALIENCSI short-term scientific mission. She is interested in invasive alien species and environmental sustainability.
Education
PhD in Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2020)
MSc in Ecology and Environmental Management, University of York (2015)
BSc in Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2014)
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Jeffrey Pan
Researcher
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Jeffrey Pan is a Northeastern University student studying Data Science and Environmental and Sustainability Science. He is passionate about environmental sustainability and its data-related components.
Education
BSc in Data Science and Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, Northeastern University (ongoing)
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Brianna Santamaria
Researcher
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Brianna Santamaria is an MSc student at Ghent University. For her thesis, she is exploring the influence of abiotic factors on the growth of parasitic fungi on ladybirds. She is interested in mycology, parasitology, community ecology, and scientific communication.
Education
MSc in Biology, Ghent University (ongoing)
BSc in Biology, University of Central Florida (2019)
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