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 …

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

Anouk Smits onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Anouk Smits Preconception diet interventions in obese outbred mice and the impact on female offspring metabolic health and oocyte quality Bron International journal of molecular sciences - ISSN 1422-0067-25:4 (2024) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Ben Meulders, Walee…

Toxicology 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 offers a full-f…

10 exam surviving tips First Aid for Studying Study plan It all starts with a good study plan. Make sure your notes are ‘crammable’ before the start of the cramming period so you can focus all your attention on memorising the material. Make a realistic plan for the exam period itself, too. Count…

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…

Silke Andries gespecialiseerd med.- expert Publicaties Silke Andries The impact of maternal diet-induced obesity on offspring primordial oocyte mitochondria at birth and at weaning Bron Molecular human reproduction - ISSN 1360-9947-31:3 (2025) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Waleed Marei, Inne Xhonneux, Axelle Bu…

Hans De Iongh onbezoldigd gastprofessor Publicaties Hans De Iongh Data from: Adaptive data collection strategies for spatial capture-recapture monitoring: Linking monitoring approaches to seasonal variation in density and space use Bron Dryad, 2026, Auteur(s) Mumbi Chege, Arjun M. Gopalaswamy, Elpha…

Mikhaïl Van Herck onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Mikhaïl Van Herck Simultaneous portosystemic shunt and proximal splenic artery embolization for patients with therapy-refractory hepatic encephalopathy at risk of portal hypertensive complications Bron Acta gastro-enterologica belgica - ISSN 178…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Axelle Buydens onderzoeker Publicaties Axelle Buydens The impact of maternal diet-induced obesity on offspring primordial oocyte mitochondria at birth and at weaning Bron Molecular human reproduction - ISSN 1360-9947-31:3 (2025) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Waleed Marei, Inne Xhonneux, Axelle Buydens, Isabel P…

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…

Niko Celis onderwijsbegeleider Publicaties Niko Celis Thyroid dysfunction in sea bass (**Dicentrarchus labrax**) : underlying mechanisms and effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on thyroid hormone physiology and metabolism Bron Aquatic toxicology - ISSN 0166-445X-105:3/4 (2011) p. 438-447 Auteur(s) …

Evelien Delbeke gastprofessor externe fondsen Publicaties Evelien Delbeke De hervorming van de Wet Patiëntenrechten: suggesties voor verbetering van het voorstel-Vandenbroucke Bron Tijdschrift voor gezondheidsrecht - ISSN 1372-3170-1 (2024) p. 8-26 Auteur(s) Thierry Vansweevelt, Evelien Delbeke, Sy…

Nastasia Popowycz onderwijsbegeleider Publicaties Nastasia Popowycz Achaete-scute-like 1a expression is essential for the generation of correct proportions of neuron subtypes in the developing enteric nervous system of zebrafish (Danio rerio) Bron Gastro hep advances - ISSN 2772-5723-5:7 (2026) p. A…

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…