GALLERY

Severine studies antimicrobial peptides and pheromones in an ancient frog lineage. This research is part of the ERC program TAPAS (Tracing Antimicrobial peptides and Pheromones in the Amphibian Skin). Her study combines behavioral tests with transcriptome and peptidome techniques to identify and characterize candidate pheromones. The integration of these techniques with phylogenetic analyses will allow her to also study the evolution of these molecules.

Severine Matthijs

PhD student

Research

In search of amphibian pheromones