Hasselt University is a university with campuses in Hasselt and Diepenbeek, Belgium. It was officially established in 1971, as the Limburgs Universitair Centrum. On June 15, 2005 the university changed its name to Hasselt University.
Details RESEARCH GROUP : Biodiversity and toxicology (CMKDK)
Expertise:
The research is based on the study of invertebrates, specifically free-living flatworms (Platyhelminthes). Following research topics are central: 1. Biodiversity, including cryptic biodiversity. 2. Fylogeny en fylogeography, based on molecular and morphological characteristics 3. Effects of pollution (in particular heavy metals) on different aspects of the biology of turbellarians: regeneration and stem cell dynamics, life history parameters, morphology, … 4. Molecular and cellular effects of pollution (in particular heavy metals).
Key words :
- (MULTI)POLLUTION
- BIODIVERSITY
- FYLOGENY & BIOGEOGRAPHY
- MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ASPECTS OF TOXICITY
- INVERTEBRATES
- PLATYHELMINTHES
- STEM CELLS AND REGENERATION
- TAXONOMY