2025
Research.com Belgium Leader Award for Microbiology
Stanford's Top 2% Scientists
2024
Research.com Belgium Leader Award for Microbiology
Stanford's Top 2% Scientists
2023
Research.com Belgium Leader Award for Microbiology
Stanford's Top 2% Scientists
2022
Research. com Belgium Leader Award for Biology and Biochemistry
Stanford's Top 2% Scientists
2021
Stanford's Top 2% Scientists
2020
Stanford's Top 2% Scientists
2019
ISI Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics
2018
ISI Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics
2015
Officer of the Order of Leopold II
2014
Prometheus Award for Research of Ghent University
2013
Laureate of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, class Technical Science
2008
Gold EEP Award 2008
1993
First place of the 4th "Flemish Biology Olympiad" and "Award VOB", organised by the " Association for Education in Biology, Environmental Learning and Health Education