Soapbox Science Brussels 2022
On June 25, 2022, women researchers from across Belgium took to the streets of Brussels to share their passion for their work with the public. From mechanobiology to sea stars, passing by futuristic materials, chemistry and health in space, each of them brought their own flavour to the mix!
Details of the events
Date: Saturday, 25th of June 2022Time: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Place de la Bourse / Beursplein, Brussels, Brussels.
Speakers and programme
Selected from a competitive pool of no less than 40 researchers, our 12 speakers shared their work in technology, science, medicine and engineering.
14:00 – 15:00
Dr. Maria De La Fuente Ruiz (Twitter, Instagram, Researchgate), Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) English: ‘Climate change is not just CO2’
Dr Maria De La Fuente Ruiz (Researchgate, Twitter, Instagram), Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
English: Climate change is not just CO2
Dr. Margot Michaud (Twitter), Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale (AfricaMuseum)
Français: Dans la tête du loup du renard et de la belette : l’évolution du cerveau chez les mammifères carnivores
Sarah Ahannach (Twitter, LinkedIn), Universiteit Antwerpen (Uantwerp)
Nederlands: Schrijf geschiedenis met je vagina
Dr Buddhamas Pralle Kriengwatana (Twitter), KU Leuven
English: Stressfully Transmitted Diseases: How stress in one individual affects others
15:00 – 16:00
Silvana Miranda (LinkedIn), Belgian Nuclear Research Center SCK-CEN
English: Space but make it safe! —Our health in space: what happens?
Amandine Deridoux (LinkedIn), Université de Mons (Umons)
Français: La marche des étoiles de mer
Ir. Lise Vermeersch (LinkedIn), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Nederlands: De materialen van de toekomst: van zelfhelende robots tot recycleerbare schoenen
Vivian Gerretsen (LinkedIn), VIB Inflammation Research Center
Nederlands: Lymfeklieren bij kanker: prime time!
16:00 – 17:00
Pr Karine Van Doninck (Twitter), Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
English: Bdelloid rotifers: a fascinating microscopic world
Dr. Delphine Misao Lebrun (Instagram, LinkedIn, Personal website), Universiteit Gent (UGent)
Français: Pourquoi si petit ? Quand les chercheurs rétrécissent les choses
Dr. Annelies Van Dyck (Twitter), Katholiek Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)
Nederlands: Etudier des robots pour mieux comprendre les cellules vivantes
Yohalie Kalukula(Twitter), Université de Mons (UMons)
Français: Un sens cellulaire de l’espace : sur la route du cancer
We thank our sponsors for supporting our event
