The Young Belgian Society for Microbiology is dedicated to taking Belgian microbiology out of the laboratory and into the world. The YBSM consists of 16 early career researchers, representing the three Belgian regions (Wallonia, Flanders & Brussels) and the wide range of microbiology research topics that are studies in Belgium.
In its first year, YBSM organized the Belgian event of the International Microorganism Day (https://www.internationalmicroorganismday.org/blog/imd-2022-brussels) at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels. More than 1000 people attended this event. This year, the ambition of YBSM grew, and with it, the list of activities the group is involved in. From lectures at festivals to our monthly contribution to Eos Magazine (https://www.eoswetenschap.eu/tag/microbe-van-de-maand), YBSM made it its mission to infect as many as possible with their passion for microorganisms and to let the world know about the cutting-edge science done by members of BSM.
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We presented at Nerdland Festival 2023!
On Sunday 28th of May 2023, YBSM gave a presentation at Nerdland Festival, the biggest open-air science festival in Belgium. The presentation aimed to teach kids about the invisible world of microbes. And it was a huge success: the tent with a capacity to fit 800 people was packed! The audience gaped at the interesting explanation of two scientists (Vincent Crabbe and Liselot Dewachter), and thanks to our costume designer Fine Stoffels, life-sized microbes joined in as well (impersonated by Charlotte van de Velde and Renske van Raaphorst). Check out the pictures below to relive the day!
Board
Amir Hassan
chair
Protein Research Unit (PRU), lab of Microbiology (LM-UGent), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, UGent
Renske van Raaphorst
vice-chair
Bacterial cell biology, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain
Sarah Ahannach
Lab of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bioscience Engineering Department, UAntwerp
Celia Álvarez Fernández
Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University
Mohamed Ashraf M. Mostafa
Research Group of Microbiology (MICR), Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Hans Carolus
Laboratory of molecular cell biology, Department of biology, Faculty of science, KU Leuven
Tom Eilers
Lab of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bioscience Engineering Department, UAntwerp
Emmelie De Ridder
Laboratory of Microbiology (LM-UGent), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, UGent
Liselot Dewachter
Jan Michiels lab, Center for Microbiology, VIB – Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven
Vincent Crabbe
Research Group of Microbiology (MICR), Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Jessica El Rayes
Jean-François Collet lab, Bacterial Stress Responses, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain
Cristina García Timermans
Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), UGent
Frédéric Goormaghtigh
Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Louvain Drug Research Institute, UCLouvain
Aishwarya Saxena
Hallez lab, Research Unit in Biology of Microorganisms, UNamur
Charlotte van de Velde
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, KU Leuven
Shamal Withanage
Pinheiro Lab, Medicinal Chemistry (Rega Instituut), KU Leuven