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Hire Dr. Liesbeth D.

Belgium

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Freelance microbiologist/biochemist (PhD) , 8+ years research experience, science communicator, lecturer university

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Education: - Master Biochemistry and Biotechnology @ KU Leuven, Belgium - PhD Microbiology @ KU Leuven, Belgium - Teacher training @ KU Leuven, Belgium Expertise: - PhD research on signal transduction, biosensors in human fungi - Postdoc (4 years) research on the vaginal microbiome and metabolism of human fungi - Science communication experience in microbiology, data science, ethics of animal use in research, ... Development of: - articles, blogs, popular science, project proposals - presentation material, posters, didactical material For: - Academic institutes - Pharmaceutical companies - Consultancy agencies - ...

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Mycology/Fungi
• ☆ Industrial Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiological Assays
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ Oxidative Stress & Mitochondrial Function
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Metabolomics
• ☆ Genomics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ DNA/Gene Synthesis
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ ChIP-Seq
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Cytochemistry
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Mycology
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Recombinant Protein Expression
• ☆ Microbial Biotechnology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Pathogenesis
• ☆ Clinical Microbiology
• ☆ Biomarker Discovery
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Cell Line Engineering
• ☆ 3D Cell Culture
• ☆ Synthetic Biology
• ☆ Biosensors
• ☆ Microbial Fermentation
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Gene Synthesis
• ☆ Genetic Engineering
• ☆ Gene Editing/CRISPR
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Pharmacy
• ☆ Pharmacy Education
• ☆ Drug Discovery
• ☆ Hit-to-Lead & Lead Optimization
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Microbiology Testing
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ Preclinical Pharmacology
• ☆ In vitro Preclinical Toxciology
• ☆ In vivo Preclinical Toxicology
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostics
• ☆ Biomarker Analysis
• ☆ Lab-on-a-Chip Devices
• ☆ Women's Health
• ☆ Obstetrics & Gynecology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Market Research, Meta-Research, Gap Analysis, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Digital Strategy Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Insights

Product Development Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Freelance science communicator

Turnstone communications

October 2021 - Present

Research Associate

KU Leuven

October 2021 - Present

lecturer

UCLL

November 2019 - Present

Postdoctoral Researcher

KU Leuven - VIB

January 2017 - January 2021

PhD Associate

KU Leuven

January 2013 - January 2017

Education

Teacher

KU Leuven

January 2018 - January 2019

Masters in Biochemistry and Biotechnology

KU Leuven

January 2011 - January 2013

Bachelor in Biochemistry and Biotechnology

KU Leuven

January 2008 - January 2011

Certifications

• PhD Biochemistry and Biotechnology

  KU Leuven

  November 2017 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Liesbeth Demuyser, Mieke Van Ende, Bea Timmermans, Giel Vanreppelen, Sofía Siscar-Lewin, Daniel Fischer, Stefanie Wijnants, Celia Lobo Romero, Saleh Yazdani, Ona Rogiers, et al.(2021). The involvement of the Candida glabrata trehalase enzymes in stress resistance and gut colonization . Virulence. 12. (1). p. 329--345. Informa {UK} Limited

Liesbeth Demuyser, Wouter Van Genechten, Patrick Van Dijck(2021). Fluorescent toys ‘n’ tools lighting the way in fungal research . FEMS Microbiology Reviews. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Liesbeth Demuyser, Wouter Van Genechten, Sam Duwé, Wim Vandenberg, Patrick Van Dijck, Peter Dedecker, Aaron P. Mitchell(2021). Photochromic Fluorophores Enable Imaging of Lowly Expressed Proteins in the Autofluorescent Fungus Candida albicans . mSphere. 6. (2). American Society for Microbiology

Liesbeth Demuyser, Ilse Palmans, Paul Vandecruys, Patrick Van Dijck, Aaron P. Mitchell(2020). Molecular Elucidation of Riboflavin Production and Regulation in Candida albicans, toward a Novel Antifungal Drug Target . mSphere. 5. (4). American Society for Microbiology

(2020). Presenting a codon-optimized palette of fluorescent proteins for use in Candida albicans . Scientific reports.

(2020). Transcriptional responses of Candida glabrata biofilm cells to fluconazole are modulated by the carbon source . NPJ biofilms and microbiomes.

Liesbeth Demuyser, Katrien Van Dyck, Bea Timmermans, Patrick Van Dijck(2019). Inhibition of Vesicular Transport Influences Fungal Susceptibility to Fluconazole . Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 63. (5). American Society for Microbiology

(2019). Can Saccharomyces cerevisiae keep up as a model system in fungal azole susceptibility research? . Drug resistance updates : reviews and commentaries in antimicrobial and anticancer chemotherapy.

Liesbeth Demuyser, Wouter Van Genechten, Hideaki Mizuno, Sonia Colombo, Patrick Van Dijck(2018). Introducing fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based biosensors for the analysis of cAMP-PKA signalling in the fungal pathogen Candida glabrata . Cellular Microbiology. 20. (10). p. e12863. Wiley

Liesbeth Demuyser, Tanne L. Cools, Kim Vriens, Caroline Struyfs, Sara Verbandt, Marcelo H. S. Ramada, Guilherme D. Brand, Carlos Bloch, Barbara Koch, Ana Traven, et al.(2017). The Antifungal Plant Defensin HsAFP1 Is a Phosphatidic Acid-Interacting Peptide Inducing Membrane Permeabilization . Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. Frontiers Media {SA}

Liesbeth Demuyser, Ana Subotić, Erwin Swinnen, Herlinde De Keersmaecker, Hideaki Mizuno, Hélène Tournu, Patrick Van Dijck(2017). A Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Tool for Identification of Protein-Protein Interactions in Candida albicans . G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. p. g3.300149.2017. Genetics Society of America

Erwin Swinnen, Alessandro Fiori, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver, Kevin Vestrepen, Patrick Van Dijck, J. Andrew Alspaugh, Liesbeth Demuyser(2017). Mitochondrial Cochaperone Mge1 Is Involved in Regulating Susceptibility to Fluconazole in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida Species . mBio. 8. (4). p. e00201--17. American Society for Microbiology

Liesbeth Demuyser, Mary Ann Jabra-Rizk, Patrick Van Dijck(2014). Microbial cell surface proteins and secreted metabolites involved in multispecies biofilms . Pathogens and Disease. 70. (3). p. 219--230. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

OTHER

Liesbeth Demuyser, Wouter Van Genechten, Sam Duwé, Wim Vandenberg, Patrick Van Dijck, Peter Dedecker(2021). Photochromic fluorophores enable imaging of lowly-expressed proteins in the autofluorescent fungus Candida albicans . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory