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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

Waleed Marei principal research fellow - 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. - Fundamen…

Cell Death Signaling search menu search content Epigenetic clock plasticity towards healthy aging Back to the future Epigenetic clock plasticity towards healthy aging In the PPES lab, PhD candidate Ken Declerck’s and Prof. Wim Vanden Berghe’s research is focusing on identifying molecular inflamm…

Waleed Marei principal research fellow - senior researcher - project coordinator Publications Waleed Marei Mitochondrial dysfunction and epigenetic alterations in metabolically compromised oocytes : a key pathway to subfertility and a target to improve offspring health Source Antwerp, University of …

Jo Leroy professor Publications Jo Leroy Mitochondrial dysfunction and epigenetic alterations in metabolically compromised oocytes : a key pathway to subfertility and a target to improve offspring health Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Scie…

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-…

Hans De Iongh unpaid guest prof. Publications Hans De Iongh DNA metabarcoding illuminates the contribution of small and very small prey taxa to the diet of lions Source -, Dryad, 2024, Author(s) Kevin Groen, Sophie Beekenkamp, Hans De Iongh, Francis Lesilau, Mumbi Chege, Luka Narish, Michiel Veldhui…

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…

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…

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),…

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…

Ann DeSmet assistant professor Research Ann DeSmet Research team Media, ICT and interpersonal relations in Organisations and Society (MIOS) Expertise Ann DeSmet is a behaviour change researcher with an interest in persuasive technology and methods that have the potential to engage users in healthy b…

Cell Death Signaling search menu search content Molecular actions of medicinal compounds Systems biology based characterization of medicinal effects of phytochemicals Epidemiological, clinical and animal studies support a beneficial role of mangiferin, epicatechin and withaferin A in the prevention …

InFlOOD search menu search content KU Leuven Partners KU Leuven Christophe Matthys Christophe Matthys (°1975) is currently associate professor KU Leuven and scientific coordinator of the clinical nutrition unit University Hospitals Leuven. He got a bio-science engineer degree (1998) and PhD in Medi…

Nateneal Tamerat Beyene doctoral scholarship holder Research Nateneal Tamerat Beyene Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Adipose tissue expandability and dysfunction: modulator of liver damage and disease progression in NAFLD? 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract Non-alc…