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Extensive experience with genome assembly, academic
& commercial report writing, deep literature dives, …

University degree in Bio-Engineering
+ PhD in Genomics
(Ghent University & ViB)

Made the jump from academia to entrepreneurship

Passionate about genomics, life sciences, health,
serial idea generator, lifelong learner

Academic publications

Years of experience in genomics

Formal education

Master in Bioscience engineering – option agriculture
Ghent University, Belgium
Master thesis Instituto de las plantas – Santa Clara, Cuba

PhD in Bioscience engineering
Ghent university – Faculty of Bioscience engineering &
VIB – Department of Quantitative genomics

Work experience

PhD in Bioscience engineering
Ghent university – Faculty of Bioscience engineering &
VIB – Department of Quantitative genomics

Scientific collaborator BlueGene project
Ghent university – Faculty of Bioscience engineering

PostDoc in Bioscience engineering
Ghent university – Faculty of Bioscience engineering

CEO
R.E.D. Laboratories NV
Protea Biopharma NV
Kalidashop BV

Board of directors member
R.E.D. Group

Founder & company director
Thinkubate BV

Academic publications

Viet DN, Christiaens O, De Vos S, Smagghe G, Bossier P (2022).

The Sex-Specific Splicing of Doublesex in Brine Shrimp Artemia franciscana.

Genes 1;13(11):1997.
DOI: 10.3390/genes13111997

De Vos, S., Rombauts, S., Coussement, L., Dermauw, W., Vuylsteke, M., Sorgeloos, P., Clegg, J. S., Nambu, Z., Van Nieuwerburgh, F., Norouzitallab, P., Van Leeuwen, T., De Meyer, T., Van Stappen, G., Van de Peer, Y., & Bossier, P. (2021).

The genome of the extremophile Artemia provides insight into strategies to cope with extreme environments.

BMC genomics, 22(1), 635.
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07937-z

Asem A, Eimanifar A, Rastegar-Pouyani N, Hontoria F, De Vos S, Stappen GV, Sun SC (2020).

An overview on the nomenclatural and phylogenetic problems of native Asian brine shrimps of the genus Artemia Leach, 1819 (Crustacea, Anostraca).

Zookeys, 13;902:1-15.
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.902.34593

Asem A, Li W, Wang P, Eimanifar A, Shen C, De Vos S, Van Stappen G (2019).

The complete mitochondrial genome of Artemia sinica Cai, 1989 (Crustacea: Anostraca) using next-generation sequencing.

Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 4 (1) p.746-747.
DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1565933

Junprung W, Norouzitallab P, De Vos S, Tassanakajon A, Nguyen Viet D, Van Stappen G, Bossier P (2019).

Sequence and expression analysis of HSP70 family genes in Artemia franciscana.

Scientific reports, 9: 8391.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44884-y

Li A, Zhan-Peng L, Xu, Yang J, Feng J, Lin Z, Wen-Huan J, De Vos S, Van Stappen G, Bossier P and Yang W (2019)

The chloride channel CFTR controls cellular quiescence by hyperpolarizing the cell membrane during diapause in the crustacean Artemia.

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 294(16):6598-6611.
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.005900

Dung NV, Christiaens O, Le Van Bao D, De Vos S, MacRae TH, Smagghe , Bossier P (2019)

Identification of RNAi-related genes and transgenerational efficiency of RNAi in Artemia franciscana.

Aquaculture, 501 p.285-292.
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.09.042

S. De Vos, G. Van Stappen, P. Sorgeloos, M. Vuylsteke, S. Rombauts, P. Bossier (2019)

Identification of salt stress response genes using the Artemia transcriptome.

Aquaculture, 500 p.305-314.
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.09.067

Li DR, Ye HL, Yang JS, Yang F, Wang MR, De Vos S, Vuylsteke M, Sorgeloos P, Van Stappen G, Bossier P, Yang WJ. (2017)

Identification and characterization of a Masculinizer (Masc) gene involved in sex differentiation in Artemia.

Gene 614 p.56-64.
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2017.03.010

Ye a H , Li D, Yang a J, Chen D, De Vos S, Vuylsteke M, Sorgeloos P, Van Stappen G, Bossier P, Nagasawa H , Yang W (2017)

Molecular characterization and functional analyses of a diapause hormone receptor-like gene in parthenogenetic Artemia.

Peptides 90 p.100-110.
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2017.01.008

De Vos S (2014)

Genomic tools and sex determination in the extremophile brine shrimp Artemia franciscana.

Doctoral dissertation. ISBN: 9789059897175
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/5674181

De Vos S, Bossier P, Van Stappen G, Vercauteren I, Sorgeloos P, Vuylsteke M (2013)

A first AFLP-based genetic linkage map for brine shrimp Artemia franciscana and its application in mapping the sex locus.

PLoS One, 8 (3).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057585

Nerey Y, Pannecoucque J, Hernandez HP, Diaz M, Espinosa R, De Vos, S, Van Beneden S, Herrera L, Hofte M (2010)

Rhizoctonia spp. Causing Root and Hypocotyl Rot in Phaseolus vulgaris in Cuba.

Journal of Phytopathology, 158 (4), 236-243.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2009.01609.x

De Vos S (2008) Characterization, pathogenicity and integrated control of Cuban Rhizoctonia solani‐isolates on bean.

Master dissertation.
Ghent University, Belgium

I know Stephanie since 2019 and have always appreciated her clear, relevant approach, based on scientific facts and economical realism. Her wide scientific background is a very valuable asset. She demonstrated this in her systematic approach of several projects of potential economic value (@ Protea Biopharma). I wish Stephanie and Thinkubate a bright professional future.

We have worked with Thinkubate several times so far and will definitely proceed in the future. Thinkubate respects its timelines and the outcome has been of very high quality every single time.

Sharp, out-of-the-box, tailor-made service, team player. In other words brilliant .

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