Staff directory

Nathalie Smitz

Biology
Invertebrates
  • Kratz, F.,  Cuypers, L.,  Smitz, N.,  Vanderheyden, A.,  Vanden Abeele, S.,  Segers, B.,  Geraerts, M.,  Verheyen, E.,  Burelli, P.,  Hendrickx, F.,  Jordaens, K. & Gryseels, S. 2026. ‘INTERCEPT project: Monitoring the trade in exotic animals, wild meat and the pathogens they carry in Belgium’. Belgian Wildlife Disease Society Symposium. Book of abstracts. Bruxelles : RBINS.
  • Vanden Abeele, S.,  Vanderheyden, A.,  Smitz, N.Kratz, F.,  Segers, B.,  De Meyer, M.,  Jordaens, K. & Hendrickx, F. 2026. ‘BopCo: Species identification services for biological samples of policy concern’. iBOL Europe Community meeting. Book of abstracts.
  • Smitz, N.,  Vanderheyden, A.,  Vanden Abeele, S.,  Kratz, F.,  Segers, B.,  Hendrickx, F. & Jordaens, K. 2026. ‘Molecular species validation and origin tracing to support active mosquito surveillance in Belgium’. Belgian Mosquito Scientific Day. Book of abstracts. Bruxelles : Sciensano.
  • Smitz, N.,  Vanderheyden, A.,  Vanden Abeele, S.,  Kratz, F.,  Segers, B.,  Backeljau, T.,  De Meyer, M.,  Hendrickx, F. & Jordaens, K. 2026. ‘BopCo: the Belgian barcoding facility for organisms and tissues of policy concern’. Belgian Mosquito Scientific Day. Book of abstracts. Bruxelles : Sciensano.
  • The interministerial Belgian PREZODE Expert Group & Smitz, N. 2025. Building the road to a One Health strategy on zoonotic disease prevention - Prevention at source in selected high risks activities. Brussels : FPS Health. 67 p.
  • Vanden Abeele, S.,  Vanderheyden, A.,  Dekoninck, W.,  Smitz, N.,  Kratz, F.,  Segers, B.,  Breugelmans, K.,  De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. 2025. ‘First record of three alien termite species (Insecta: Isoptera) in Belgium’. KBVE Symposium @RBINS - Invasive alien insects in Belgium. Book of abstracts.
  • Delbecque, J.,  Hermy, MRG.,  Deblauwe, I.,  Schneider, A.,  Smitz, N.,  Vanderheyden, A.,  Lernout, T.,  Muller, R.,  Van Bortel, W. & Rebolledo, J. 2025. ‘Increasing detections of the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus in Belgium’. KBVE Symposium @RBINS - Invasive alien insects in Belgium. Book of abstracts.
  • Vanden Abeele, S.,  Backeljau, T.,  Breugelmans, K.,  De Meyer, M.Kratz, F.,  Segers, B.,  Smitz, N.,  Vanderheyden, A. & Hendrickx, F. 2025. ‘BopCo: an identification service for species of policy concern, including invasive alien insects’. KBVE Symposium @RBINS - Invasive alien insects in Belgium. Book of abstracts.
  • Vanden Abeele, S.,  Backeljau, T.,  Breugelmans, K.,  De Meyer, M.Kratz, F.,  Segers, B.,  Smitz, N.,  Vanderheyden, A. & Hendrickx, F. 2025. ‘Supporting the One Health approach in Belgium: identification of policy-relevant organisms and tissues by BopCo’. BeOH - Ecosystems in the Balance - Supporting future policy and research. Book of abstracts.
  • Delbecque, J.,  Hermy, M.R.G,  Deblauwe, I.,  Schneider, A.,  Smitz, N.,  Vanderheyden, A.,  Lernout, T.,  Muller, R.,  Van Bortel, W. & Rebolledo, J. 2025. ‘Increasing detections of the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus in Belgium’. BeOH - Ecosystems in the Balance - Supporting future policy and research. Book of abstracts.