Looking for an academic partner for your discovery projects?
Looking for an academic partner for your discovery projects?
Ghent University offers a unique proposal: the collaboration between veterinarians, physicians and scientists from different disciplines present at Ghent University takes the research to a higher level and creates many opportunities for innovation. At our Faculty of Veterinary Medicine these innovations can be tested in our own facilities and on the target species.
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Ghent University offers a unique proposal: the collaboration between veterinarians, physicians and scientists from different disciplines present at Ghent University takes the research to a higher level and creates many opportunities for innovation. At our Faculty of Veterinary Medicine these innovations can be tested in our own facilities and on the target species.
Check what we can offer in these fields
Gijs Du Laing
Professor
+32 9 331 05 13
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Green Chemistry & Technology
We conduct research on the analysis, behavior, and effects of essential and toxic trace elements in food, feed, and the environment. Our work primarily focuses on the factors influencing trace element speciation, i.e. the chemical forms in which trace elements occur, and their impact on the fate of these elements in food/feed and the natural and agricultural environments. Special attention is given to micronutrient biofortification, which involves enriching foodstuffs and agricultural products with essential trace elements (e.g., zinc, selenium, and iodine). Additionally, we assess the factors that affect the bioavailability and species transformations of both essential and toxic trace elements in the intestine.