Comparative Network Biology Lab

The Comparative Network Biology Lab, led by Klaas Vandepoele, is part of the UGent Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics and the VIB-UGent Center For Plant Systems Biology. Their scientific objective is to extract biological knowledge from large-scale experimental data sets using data integration, comparative sequence and expression analysis, and network biology. Through the development of PLAZA, a comparative genomics platform, they have a strong track record in tool development and plant genomics data analysis. This platform serves as an information hub for comparative, functional and evolutionary plant genomics for a large variety of plants, both in academic and industrial research. PLAZA is also recognised as an ELIXIR Belgium Node service and an ELIXIR Recommended Interoperability Resource.

Klaas Vandepoele

Klaas Vandepoele

Group Lead
Michiel Van Bel

Michiel Van Bel

Postdoctoral researcher
Sander Thierens

Sander Thierens

Software developer