IAESTE Internships

Location

Belgium

Internship type

ON-SITE

Reference number

BE-2025-045-UGE

Students Requirements

General discipline

Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering
Biology

Completed Years of Study

3

Fields of Study

Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Biology / Cell Biology

Languages

English Excellent (C1, C2)

Dutch Excellent (C1, C2)

Required Knowledge and Experience

-

Other Requirements

If trainee does not have EEA or Swiss nationality and wants to stay more than 90days, he/she must register as an exchange student at the university.

Work Details

Duration

4 - 4 Weeks

Within These Dates

01.07.2025 - 01.10.2025

Holidays

21.07.2025 - 27.07.2025

Work Environment

-

Gross pay

300 EUR / month

Working Hours

38.0 per week / 7.4 per day

Living Lodging

Type of Accommoditation

Trainee with the help of the LC

Cost of lodging

150 EUR / month

Cost of living

300 EUR / month

Work Offered

Additional Info

Work description

At the Wybouw lab, we are dissecting the molecular-genetic mechanisms that underlie complex phenotypic traits. One of our main research lines focuses on post-zygotic isolation, a reproductive barrier that drives and maintains species barriers. Extreme forms of post-zygotic isolation include hybrid sterility and mortality. The underlying genetic incompatibilities of these hybrid defects have captivated biologists since the early 20th century. We offer an opportunity for a motivated biology student to conduct highly multi-disciplinary research. Depending on the interest, the student can perform fieldwork to further sample the genetic diversity of our arthropod model system. Controlled genetic crosses will be conducted in the lab to identify rescue and incompatibility mutants. We will genotype our lab lines and explore their reproductive microbiomes. For the infected lines, we will test whether certain bacterial symbionts contribute to hybrid dysfunction. This internship will help to unravel the complex mechanistic network that underlies hybrid dysfunction.

Deadline

26.04.2025