Marius Gilbert

Marius Gilbert is a Full Professor at Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) since 2023, with dual administrative roles as Vice-rector of Research and Valorization (since 2020) and Vice-rector of Culture and Scientific Mediation (current mandate). He obtained his PhD in spatial epidemiology from ULB in 2001 after studying Agricultural Sciences (1995) and conducting visiting research at Oxford's Department of Zoology.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Spatial epidemiology of animal diseases and invasive species
  • Impact of agricultural and ecosystem changes on pathogen emergence
  • Specialization in avian influenza and emerging infectious diseases
  • Development of livestock distribution models and antimicrobial resistance tracking

Scientific Contributions: His 15 most recent publications (2025-2021) focus on viral phylogeography, livestock-environment interactions, antimicrobial use forecasting, and pandemic response modeling. Notable work includes COVID-19 spatio-temporal analysis and global antibiotic resistance trends in food animals.

Public Engagement: Played a central role in French-speaking media during the pandemic, authored the book "Juste un Passage au JT", and maintains a Le Soir column on science-society intersections. Co-founded the Spatial Epidemiology Lab (SpELL) in 2016, now led by Simon Dellicour.