Charlotte van de Velde, PhD

Manager-Administrator

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I’m originally from the Netherlands, where I studied Microbial Biotechnology & Health and Science Communication at Leiden University. I now live in Belgium where I work as a research associate after obtaining my PhD at the KU Leuven. Currently I’m working on a topic in microbial ecology, trying to unravel the interactions between different gut bacteria. While I love to see how such tiny organisms can form big (and important!) communities which can be used for many applications, I also love to share my knowledge and enthusiasm about this subject. So this website is a good way to combine both :-).

If I am not working in the lab, you can find me dancing salsa or riding my racing bike though the beautiful nature in the area.

My articles

• Futuristic fungi May 8, 2023
• Dirt(y) plastics June 6, 2022
• Secret growth stimulators March 7, 2022
• Positive news on the social life of bacteria December 13, 2021
• Smart slime – memory without a nervous system. September 20, 2021
• Microbial hitchhiking. June 14, 2021
• Ants drink their own poison as a disinfectant. April 26, 2021
• Mars in a BOX – Microbes to survive Martian environment. March 15, 2021
• Can bacteria tell the time? January 31, 2021