Sam Van Wassenbergh associate research professor Sam Van Wassenbergh Publications - updated 25/10/2025 To respect copyright laws, request permission from the authors by email before downloading PDFs. 2025 Andries, T., Müller, W. & Van Wassenbergh, S. (2025). Feeding performance, kinematics and skil…

Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp search menu search content Publications - MICA Selected Publications The complete academic bibliography for each researcher can be found via 'Members'. Below is a list of selected MICA (A1) publications: 2016 Vangestel C, Thomae D, Van Soom J, Ides J, Wyffels L, Pauw…

Sam Van Wassenbergh associate research professor Sam Van Wassenbergh Scaling effects on suction feeding performance left: Picture illustrating the large increase in size that takes place during the life of the catfish Clarias gariepinus. The arrow indicates the smallest individual used in our study.…

3-Dimensional DYnamic MOrphology using X-rays (3D2YMOX) search menu search content Results and publications 2024 Fournier, M., Olson, R. Van Wassenbergh, S. & Provini, P. (2024). The avian vocal system: 3D reconstruction reveals upper vocal tract elongation during head motion. J. Exp. Biol. 227, jeb…

Biomolecular & Analytical Mass Spectrometry search menu search content Publications Recent selected publications Konijnenberg A, Ranica S, Narkiewicz J, Legname G, Grandori R, Sobott F*, Natalello A* Opposite Structural Effects of Epigallocatechin-3-gallate and Dopamine Binding to α-Synuclein. Anal…

Medicinal Chemistry search menu search content Technology development Activity-based probes in bioimaging We were the first to report on small, irreversible uPA inhibitors with nanomolar potency and a surprising selectivity against highly related enzymes such as tPA, plasmin, thrombin and fXa. Selec…

Sam Van Wassenbergh associate research professor Sam Van Wassenbergh Mechanisms of mouth opening and hyoid depression In a detailed analysis of the movements by the complexly interconnected skeletal elements of the feeding system, we try to gain some insight in the mechanics of prey capture in this …

Sam Van Wassenbergh associate research professor Sam Van Wassenbergh A model of mouth closing movements in Clariidae: the role of enlarged jaw adductors Faster accelerations of the lower jaw can be expected from fishes that have large and forceful jaw muscles. Therefore, the observed jaw adductor hy…

Sam Van Wassenbergh associate research professor Sam Van Wassenbergh No trade-off between biting and suction performance It is generally assumed that biting performance trades off with suction performance in fish because both feeding types may place conflicting demands on the cranial musculo-skeleta…

Experimental Neurobiology Unit search menu search content Equipment Analytical Ultracentrifugation Center The Analytical Ultracentrifugation Lab is a research facility of the Biomedical Department at the Campus Drie Eiken of the University of Antwerp. The head of the faculity is Prof. Peter De Deyn.…

Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute search menu search content Publications Reviewing the neurobiology of electroconvulsive therapy on a micro- meso- and macro-level. Belge JB, Mulders P, Van Diermen L, Sienaert P, Sabbe B, Abbott CC, Tendolkar I, Schrijvers D, van Eijndhoven P. Pro…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Long-term population study in great and blue tits - Evolutionary Ecology Cavity-nesting birds are a highly suitable system to monitor populations in a standardized fashion over long periods of time. We have annual breeding and survival da…

Medicinal Chemistry search menu search content Inflammation Inflammatory caspases Current work on the inflammatory caspases (mainly caspase-1) was initiated as an application of the MSAS approach discussed below. This fragment-based methodology identified several carboxylate isostere-containing buil…

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content Fireflies, enlightening our knowledge of drug safety 12/01/2022 - Marieke (ESR #11) Photinus pyralis, commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs, use bioluminescence to attract mates or prey. To do this, they produce an enzyme, a luciferase, wh…

Info for companies search menu search content Services and expertise Service offers Early multimodal biomarker imaging: MRI and PET A streamlined strategy for preclinical evaluation of disease progression and therapeutic response in neurodegenerative disorders, integrating structural and functional …

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) 26/01/2022 - Patrizia (ESR #12) Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an important signalling molecule and an established target for anticancer therapies. As a result, the development and approval…

Medical Biochemistry search menu search content Proteins in host-parasite interactions Plasmodium Topics: CSP, sporozoite 6Cys proteins, PvTRAgs Circumsporozoite protein (CSP) Malaria is a vector-borne disease that is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus. The Plasmodium life cycle involves di…

Cell Death Signaling search menu search content Facilities The CDS lab has standard access to two university facilities, allowing for frequent measurement on up-to-date instrumentation. Pyrosequencing (SNP, CpG) Bisulfite sequencing is the use of bisulfite treatment of DNA to determine its pattern o…

Joseph Merregaert emeritus occasionele opdracht Onderzoek Joseph Merregaert Onderzoeksgroep Expertise Aanmaak van transgene muizelijnen (overexpressie,knock-out, knock-in). Beschermend effect van het extracellulaire matrix eiwit 1 (ECM1) tegen beschadiging van de basale membraan van de huid: proof o…

Medicinal Chemistry search menu search content Infectious diseases HIV/AIDS In the framework of a large EU-FP7 research project on the development of microbicides for the prevention of HIV/AIDS (CHAARM) we developed a series of novel and highly interesting non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibi…

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content Oldies but goldies: HEK293 cells 16/03/2022 - Marieke (ESR #11) The cells in the picture are HEK293 cells, usually 20 – 30 µm long, here seen with the microscope at 10x magnification. HEK293 cells were isolated from a human embryonic kidney f…

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content Growing human cardiomyocytes in a dish 30/06/2021 - Brigitta (ESR #1) Just over 15 years ago, the first induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were generated using mouse fibroblasts 1. Shortly after, induction of pluripotency in human fibroblast…

Info for companies search menu search content Services and expertise Service offers Early multimodal biomarker imaging: MRI and PET A streamlined strategy for preclinical evaluation of disease progression and therapeutic response in neurodegenerative disorders, integrating structural and functional …

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 …

Joseph Merregaert emeritus occasional assignment Research Joseph Merregaert Research team Expertise Generation of trangenic mouse lines (overexpression, knock-out, knock-in). Protective effect of the extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) against epidermal basement membrane damage: proof of concept. …