Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content Egg cels and your diet Your egg cell feels what you eat UAntwerp study shows that high-fat and high-sugar diets lower egg cell quality For some time, fertility centres have been reporting that obese women have a harder time getting pr…

Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content PhD Kerlijne Moorkens Maternal Metabolic Health and Fertility: acute and chronic effects on a western-type diet on oviductal and ovarian cells. A multi-omic approach. Dr. Kerlijne Moorkens, MSc Date: 21st June 2024 at 5pm. Location: B…

Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content PhD theses Public PhD Defence Inne Xhonneux The interaction of pre- and postnatal obesogenic environments in affecting daughter’s metabolic health and oocyte quality: fundamental insights for sustainable advice. It is our pleasure t…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Gut microbiota of urban birds - Evolutionary Ecology Group (EVECO) Gut microbiota of urban birds Junk-food has negative effects on the gut microbiota of urban birds The specificities of life in cities can induce a number of modifications …

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Meat and cheese subsitutes Plant-based meat and cheese substitutes may contain more harmful substances than their animal counterparts Alicia Macan Schönleben (UAntwerp) researched ultra-processed plant foods A new generation of plant-based foods offer…

Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content PhD Anouk Smits Opportunities for improvement of oocyte quality in metabolically compromised conditions: from discoveries in the well until the development of preconception care strategies in an obese mouse model Anouk Smits, MSc, PhD…

Mikhaïl Van Herck unpaid staff Research Mikhaïl Van Herck Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) The role of regulatory T cells and Th1/Th17/Th22 cells in the pathogenesis of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Non-Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis in mice and humans. 01/10…

Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content Events PhD Seminar How mother’s diet can affect daughter’s health and fertility: a focus on the oocyte. Friday 12th December 2024 13h45 PhD Seminar Invited speakers are Prof. María Arias Alvarez (Universidad Complutense de Madrid…

Isra Deblauwe unpaid staff Research Isra Deblauwe Research team Ecosphere Comparison of insectivory by sympatric western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) in lowland rainforest in south-east Cameroon. 01/01/2002 - 30/09/2002 Abstract Next to pla…

Anouk Smits unpaid staff Research Anouk Smits Research team Development of strategic preconception care to improve maternal fertility and protect offspring's health in obese individuals: steps towards evidence based clinical advice. 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2021 Abstract Obesity is becoming a global threa…

Anouk Smits unpaid staff Publications Anouk Smits Preconception diet interventions in obese outbred mice and the impact on female offspring metabolic health and oocyte quality Source International journal of molecular sciences - ISSN 1422-0067-25:4 (2024) p. 1-15 Author(s) Ben Meulders, Waleed Marei…

Jens Boyen postdoc researcher FWO Publications Jens Boyen Copepod phylogenomics supports Canuelloida as a valid order separate from Harpacticoida Source Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - ISSN 1055-7903-206 (2025) p. 1-9 Author(s) James P. Bernot, Sahar Khodami, Jens Boyen, Marleen De Troch, Ge…

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…

Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content Maternal Metabolism and Fertility How does a western-type diet influence oocyte and embryo development? Do mitochondria influence cellular stress signaling in the oocyte in response to metabolic stress? Can anti-oxidants protect oocyt…

Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content News FWO-SB project Anouk Smits Development of strategic preconception care to improve maternal fertility and protect offspring’s health in obese individuals: steps towards evidence based clinical advice. Obesity is becoming a globa…

Cell Death Signaling search menu search content Epigenetic clock rejuvenation towards healthy aging A deeper understanding of this can be used for therapeutic nutritional or pharmaceutical rejuvenating interventions to promote healthy aging, or to prevent cancer and cardiometabolic and neurodegenera…

Waleed Marei guest lecturer - senior researcher - project coordinator Research Waleed Marei Research team Veterinary physiology and biochemistry Expertise Ongoing studies: - Maternal obesity and "fetal programming": the consequences for reproductive physiology of the offspring. - Fundamental underst…

Hans De Iongh unpaid guest prof. Publications Hans De Iongh Data from: More than fish: Diet composition of fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) in human-dominated landscape Source Dryad, 2025, Author(s) Rama Lamichhane Mishra, Laura Bertola, Herwig Leirs, Sabin Adhikari, Babu Ram Lamichhane, Nares…

Silke Andries spec. staff member - expert Publications Silke Andries The impact of maternal diet-induced obesity on offspring primordial oocyte mitochondria at birth and at weaning Source Molecular human reproduction - ISSN 1360-9947-31:3 (2025) p. 1-15 Author(s) Waleed Marei, Inne Xhonneux, Axelle …

Gabriele Ellena predoc researcher FWO Research Gabriele Ellena Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Selection and cultivation of Microbe-Based Food Supplements on extraterrestrial environments to support human life on the Moon and Mars 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2025 Abs…

Allan Estandarte doctoral scholarship holder Research Allan Estandarte Research team Marketing Huisvestingsomstandigheden en voedingsgewoonten van consumenten: Perspectieven van verschillende stakeholders. 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2025 Abstract The links between housing type (especially apartment living),…

Mikhaïl Van Herck unpaid staff Publications Mikhaïl Van Herck Ferroptosis is a targetable detrimental factor in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease Source Cell death and differentiation - ISSN 1350-9047-31 (2024) p. 1113-1126 Author(s) Cédric Peleman, Stig Hellemans, Geraldin…

Jo Leroy professor Research Jo Leroy Research team Veterinary physiology and biochemistry Expertise On our laboratory we investigate the importance of maternal metabolic health on reproduction and fertility results. More specifically, we investigate the effect at the level of the oocyte and the pre-…

Sven Francque full professor - fund. clinical researcher Research Sven Francque Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Bench-to-bedside research into the role of regulated cell death and barrier dysfunction in inflammation (Infla-Med). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract C…

Diane De Neubourg professor Research Diane De Neubourg Research team Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC) Expertise Tailored management of subfertile patients will lead to an increased number of couples fulfilling their wish to have a child. Background Infertility is defin…