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Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB

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Masters in « Biology » at the ULB


Education


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The ULB organizes three masters in biology or closely linked with biology:


– Master in Organism Biology and EcologySpecialisations:• Didactique: Didactics/education• Approfondie: General/research, BEVT/research

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• Contact: Prof. [email protected]

Organism Biology


– Master in Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology

Specialisations:– Approffodie: Research– Didactique: Didactics/education



Molecular Biology


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– Master in Bio-informatics and ModelingSpecialisation:– Approfondie: research




Bioinformatics

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courses and practicals

field / lab

thesis (5+30) preparation research

defence

exam exam exam


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courses and practicals

fieldcourses

exclusively inFR, CM or MY

Fin. Appr. BEVTFin. TROPIMUNDO

Fin. Appr. GENERALFin. DIDACTIQUE



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Research

Spatio-temporal dynamics through remote sensing andGeographical Information Systems

Exotic invasive plants and their impacts on ecosystems

Biogeochemical cycles studied by stable isotopes

Ecology of heavy metal accumulator plants

MABIOR: Plant – environment relationships

Sites : Brazil, Belgium, Mauritania, Gambia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, RD Congo, Kenya,

India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China

Remote sensing and GIS

Plant-soil interactions


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Molecular mechanisms of mineral element uptake and mineral distribution within plants (including heavy metals)

Molecular process of plant tumour and vascular tissue growth

Sites : Belgium, MadagascarPlant responses to environmental stress

MABIOR: Plant – environment relationships

• Morphology, physiology and ecology of marine benthic organisms

• Impact of global change on marine organisms

MABIOR: Biology of aquatic organisms

Sites : Caribbean, Belgium, France, North Sea, Madagascar, Antarctic Ocean

Marine biology


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Marine organisms as pollution bioindicators

Symbiosis studies

Aquaculture

Sites : Caribbean, Belgium, France, North Sea, Madagascar, Antarctic Ocean

Ecotoxicology

MABIOR: Biology of aquatic organisms

• Biodiversity, spatial distribution and behaviour of threatened species

• Chemical ecology of plant-insect interactions and of between-insect recognition

MABIOR:Behavioural & evolutionary ecology

Sites : Belgium, France, Central-Africa, Papoua

New Guinea

Comportement animal


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• Evolution of animal societies, genetic structure and reproductive strategies

• Population genetics at the species level and within communities

• Population/Community dynamics of termites, ants, crabs and their role in ecosystem functioning

Sites : USA, Canada, Belgium, Central-America, French Guyana, C-Africa, E-

Africa, Indian subcontinent, Papoua New Guinea, Siberia (Russia)

Biology of animal societies

MABIOR:Behavioural & evolutionary ecology

• Link between the organization of animal societies and behavioural mechanisms

• Modelling of social behaviour and design of joint animal-robot societies

MABIOR: Behavioural & evolutionary ecology

Sites : Belgium, FranceBehavioural Ecology in natural and man-made environments


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MABIOR:Bio-systems and conservation biology

• Man-ecosysteminteractions and ethnobiology

• Restoration ecology and management

• Ecotoxicology and environmental studies

• Biogeography and conservation genetics of plants and animals

Sites : Brazil, Gambia, Senegal, Benin, Central Africa, East-Africa, Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, China

Social-ecological systems

Conservation genetics

• Ecosystem functions, goods and services in a context of building resilience for complexity and change in social-ecologicalsystems

• Macroecology and global change studies

Sites : world-wide

MABIOR:Bio-systems and conservation biology

Social-ecological systems

Biogeography


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Institut de Biologie et de Médecine Moléculaires (IBMM)

http://www.ulb.ac.be/ibmm/home.html

ULB-TTO

The complete innovation chain[Research] - [Tech platform ] - [Tech transfer] - [Training] - [Companies]


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Functional genomics

Pathologies

Institute of Molecular Biology and Medicine

(IBMM)

Cellular Biology - imaging

Host-parasite relations

Therapies

Biologie des systèmes complexes: neurobiologie, immunologie et génétique du développement

Travaux pratiques de bioinformatique et de biologie moléculaire

Protéomique structurale et fonctionelle

Master in Bio-informatics and Modeling

interdisciplinary approach combining experimental and theoretical skills for computer scientists, physicists,

chemists and biologists

Two major themes :biomolecular sequence and structure and cellular function

Big data : distributed data management and scalable analytics

Biophysics and structural bioinformatics

Modélisation des rythmes du vivant

Medical Information Systems

Image acquisition and processing


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Why ULB ?

ExcellenceExcellence

▲ ULB has >70 years of research on tropical botany in Africa

▲ ULB & VUB offer the only programme in tropical biodiversity and ecosystems that received the European Commission’s educational excellence label (Erasmus Mundus)

▲ ULB offers integrated Molecular Biology and Medicine research in a complete innovation chain environment


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Privileged partnersPrivileged partners

BrusselsBrussels

▲ Capital of Europe

▲ Largest university city in Belgium

▲ Multi-cultural and multi-lingual (personal and professional enrichment)

▲ Numerous networking, internship and job opportunities through NGOs, Consultancy Bureaus, Environmental Agencies,…

▲ European Commission


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Organism Biology

Molecular Biology

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