Ghent University

Mission and Research

• to conduct interdisciplinary fundamental and applied research
• to provide knowledge-based support for ecosystem-based management of marine resources for current and future generations
• to provide high-level education for the next generation of marine scientists

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Services

Research groups

Ghent University Research Groups

Ghent University members of the Belgian EMBRC node joined forces in 2012, under the umbrella of Marine@UGent, a multidisciplinary marine research consortium building a bridge between Ghent University and Flanders Marine Institute.

Marine Biology Research Group

Services in experimental design, biological resources and technology platforms

Phycology Lab

Services in biological resources and technology platforms

Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology

Services in technology platforms

Laboratory of Microbiology

Services in biological resources (marine bacteria) and technology platforms

Laboratory for Aquaculture and Artemia Reference Centre

Services in biological resources and technology platforms

Laboratory of Protistology and Aquatic Ecology

Services in biological resources and technology platforms

Services

OUR SERVICES

EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES

Wet and dry labs • Climate rooms • Aquaria and mesocosms for sediment, water or organism incubation • Water conditioning facilities (O2, pH, temperature…)

BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Cultures of marine diatoms • Living culture collection of marine microalgae • Bacterial collection with >25.000 strains • Biobank of Artemia cysts

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Marine training e-platform (http://www.marinetraining.eu/) • Taxonomy training (nematodes, copepods…) • Lab training of different technology platforms

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS

Microscopy and bio imaging (including SEM and TEM) • Molecular biology and omics technologies (for biodiscovery) • TPs for Structural and chemical analysis • Immunology/Toxicology facilities • Biological analysis facilities • Structural and chemical analysis • Immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence platform

E-INFRASTRUCTURE, DATA AND SERVICES

long – term datasets and sample collection • omics technology data services • Ghent University library network

ECOSYSTEM ACCESS

Sampling assistance in intertidal, marine and estuarine soft sediments (e.g. Zwin) and pelagic environments

EXPERT ADVICE

Research and experiment design – Protocol optimization – Result analysis – Publications

SUPPORTING FACILITIES

In house restaurants • Conference and teaching facilities • Online course facilities • Video-conferencing facilities • In-house lodging