Kris is an associate professor in plant health at the department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University. He leads a team of young researchers at the Laboratory of Applied Mycology and Phenomics (LAMP). Growing healthy crops resilient upon pathogen attack is a major challenge for agriculture in a changing climate. The mission of LAMP is to play a pivotal role in this challenge by exploring new innovations and by enabling that such innovations find their way to society.