Natalie Leys

Natalie Leys works at the Institute for Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), of the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCKCEN). Natalie is leading the Microbiology Research team, and coordinates the Space Life Science program at SCKCEN. She does research in Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. She studies the biological impact of ionizing radiation and radionuclides, and the role of microbes, in nuclear installations, in the environment, in health , and in space.