Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre search menu search content Zebrafish Research Zebrafish research The zebrafish is thé animal model of the basic research lab. Over the last decade, the zebrafish has taken a prominent place in the scientific research community, including the fi…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Ecotoxicological assays Our ecotoxicological assays encompass both aquatic and terrestrial environments. ECOSPHERE provides a variety of research tools and services to support and complement our broad technology portfolio. We conduct various aquatic ecotoxicologi…

EnviroStress search menu search content Publications Selected recent publications The effect of thermal pre-incubation and exposure on sensitivity of zebrafish (Danio rerio) to copper and cadmium single and binary exposures Pilehvar, A.; Town, R. M.; Blust, R. Aquatic Toxicology, 213 (2019) 105226 C…

Evy Verbueken staff member Publications Evy Verbueken Drug disposition in the zebrafish embryo and larva : focus on cytochrome P450 activity Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, Department of Veterinary Sciences, 2019,246 p. Author(s) …

Kenn Foubert team manager Research Kenn Foubert Research team Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis - Pharmaceutical Technology (NatuRAPT) Expertise Qualitative and quantitative investigations on traditional and commercial available herbal products and food supplements. This implies the isol…

Steven Van Cruchten professor Research Steven Van Cruchten Research team Comparative Perinatal Development (CoPeD) Expertise xxxxxxx Modular high-end mass spectrometer for ultrasensitive quantification and imaging of small organic molecules in cross-health research – Mssmall-XH. 01/05/2022 - 30/04…

EnviroStress search menu search content PhD defenses PhD defenses 2020 Promovendus: Iván Laoiza Alamo, Promotors: Marleen De Troch & Gudrun De Boeck. Title: Marine species associated to Peruvian scallop Argopecten purpuratus culture: trophic interactions and contaminant exposure. 28 February 2020. …

Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology search menu search content PhD theses Cell Biology & Histology List of PhD theses Freya Molenberghs: "Crossing the nuclear envelope border: Systematic single cell analysis of early human papillomavirus infection", (2022) Auchi Inalegwu: "Comprehensive transcr…

Luc Van Nassauw technological manager Research Luc Van Nassauw Research team Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC) Role of purinergic signaling in the pathophysiology of human chronic upper airway inflammation. 01/01/2010 - 31/12/2013 Abstract In this project we aim to char…

Lucia Vergauwen principal research fellow - associate professor - senior researcher - project coordinator Research Lucia Vergauwen Research team Veterinary physiology and biochemistry Expertise Use of the zebrafish model (embryo, larva, adult) for fundamental and applied research. Understanding the …

ECOSPHERE search menu search content PhD Thesis At ECOSPHERE, we are dedicated to empowering young scientists in obtaining their PhD diplomas and pursuing careers in academia. Below, you'll find an extensive list of the 101 PhDs awarded throughout the history of our Research Group, encompassing thos…

EnviroStress search menu search content Outreach activities, conferences and courses Media, conferences, courses, etc. The EnviroStress consortium engages in a wide range of outreach activities, a selection of which are listed below In the media 2020 Lieven Bervoets (SPHERE) on the airline industry …

Dries Knapen associate professor Research Dries Knapen Research team Veterinary physiology and biochemistry Expertise Aquatic toxicology, zebrafish, adverse outcome pathways, stress physiology, systems biology, developmental biology, embryonic development, alternative testing approaches Exposomics: …

Centre for Proteomics search menu search content Publications All publications in which the Centre for Proteomics instrumentation/expertise is used: 2017 A tutorial in small molecule identification via electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry: The practical art of structural elucidation De Vijlder …

CoPeD search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects The hippocampus as key to study sex differences in the neurodevelopment of IUGR piglets. 01/04/2024 - 31/03/2025 Abstract Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) describes a pathological condition in which the fetus fails to grow to its biolo…

Ronny Blust full professor Research Ronny Blust Research team Ecosphere Expertise - Molecular, cellular and organismal toxicity tests - Characterisation of mode of action of microcontaminants - Analysis of inorganic and organic contaminants - Chemical and biological monitoring and diagnostics - Deve…

Wim Van Hul full professor Research Wim Van Hul Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Genetic analyses of obesity and comorbidities and skeletal dysplasias Precision Medicine Technologies (PreMeT) 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2026 Abstract Precision medicine is an approach to tailor healthcare ind…

Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre search menu search content Projects - ASTARC Ongoing projects Unlocking the Molecular Secrets of Pancreatic Cancer: A Multi-Omics and Live-Cell Imaging Approach to Understanding Tumor Microenvironment Crosstalk and Therapeutic Target Identificat…

Science Public defences 2020 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research Public defences 2020 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research First-Principle Studies of Plasma-Catalyst Interactions for Greenhouse Gas Conversion - Amin Jafarzadeh (1…

Science Public defences 2024 Attend a phd defence or search the archive of concluded doctoral research Public defences 2024 Attend a phd defence or search the archive of concluded doctoral research Genomic characterization of cable bacteria and their capacity for long-range electron transport - Anwa…