Selena Davelaar-Koene

Selena Davelaar-Koene is a PhD candidate at the Department of Food Microbiology, affiliated with Wageningen University under the Graduate School VLAG. Her research spans Plant Molecular Biology and Food Microbiology, with a focus on Transcription Factors and Gut Microbiome dynamics.

In 2023, she published a study on Transcriptional Feedback Loops in Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, exploring how transcription factors like PIFs, BZR1, HY5, and MYC regulate plant growth and defense. She is also engaged in a project titled Gut microbiome-derived extracellular vesicles: role in gut health, investigating dietary fiber exposure and proteomics.

• Fields of Interest: Food Microbiology, Plant Molecular Biology, Transcription Factors, Gut Microbiome, Dietary Fiber, Proteomics
• Research Output: 1 peer-reviewed article on plant transcriptional mechanisms; 1 active project on gut health