Marianne Lolivier
PhD Student
Research interests:
- meiofauna
- nematodes
- metagenomics
- environmental monitoring
Contact Info
Email: Marianne.Lolivier@UGent.be
UGent profile: https://research.ugent.be/web/person/marianne-lolivier-0/nl
LinkedIn: https://be.linkedin.com/in/marianne-lolivier
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9847-4270
Education
BSc, Bioengineering, Université Libre de Bruxelles (2020)
MSc, Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ghent University & University of Antwerp (2022)
Research Question
How can metagenomics be used to monitor meiofauna (nematodes) and assess environmental impacts?
My work focuses on developing a metagenomic approach for monitoring nematode communities. It includes generating genome-scale reference data for individual nematode specimens. The method will be validated using mock communities and benchmarked against morphology-based identification and metabarcoding, and then applied to field case studies.
Supervisor
Prof. Tom Moens (UGent), Prof. Sofie Derycke (ILVO), Dr. Martijn Callens (ILVO)