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Victoria Moris is a Researcher at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Université catholique de Louvain, specializing in radiation biology and extremophile organisms. Her work bridges molecular adaptation mechanisms with space science applications, particularly through studies on bdelloid rotifers' resistance to ionizing radiation and desiccation.
Her research focuses on Radiation Biology and Desiccation Tolerance in bdelloid rotifers, examining evolutionary adaptations to extreme environments. Additional expertise includes Cuticular Hydrocarbon Analysis in Hymenoptera, revealing genetic mechanisms behind intrasexual dimorphism and mating behaviors. Current projects investigate biological responses to space radiation through ISS experiments and cosmic radiation modeling.
Publication trends show dual research trajectories: space radiobiology (2023-2025) with cosmic radiation modeling and ISS transcriptomics, and entomological chemistry (2014-2025) analyzing hydrocarbon biosynthesis in wasps and museum specimens. Key collaborations include Durante (radiation physics), Van Doninck (rotifer genomics), and Hespeels (desiccation tolerance).
Supervision includes PhD candidate Bruneau, L., co-author on the 2024 BMC Biology paper examining radiation-desiccation response relationships in Adineta vaga. Research leverages international collaborations with space agencies and European radiation biology consortia.
Active in laboratory networks studying extremophiles, Moris contributes to the Space Radiobiology consortium analyzing biological effects of cosmic radiation. Her team utilizes transcriptomic and biochemical approaches to model radiation damage in space-relevant organisms.
