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…

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…

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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…

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: More than fish: Diet composition of fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) in human-dominated landscape Bron Dryad, 2025, Auteur(s) Rama Lamichhane Mishra, Laura Bertola, Herwig Leirs, Sabin Adhikari, Babu Ram Lamichhane, N…

Mikhaïl Van Herck onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Mikhaïl Van Herck Ferroptosis is a targetable detrimental factor in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease Bron Cell death and differentiation - ISSN 1350-9047-31 (2024) p. 1113-1126 Auteur(s) Cédric Peleman, Stig Hellemans, G…

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…

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 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…

Nastasia Popowycz mandaatassistent Publicaties Nastasia Popowycz Differentiation and subtype specification of enteric neurons : current knowledge of transcription factors, signaling molecules and signaling pathways involved Bron Journal of cellular signaling - ISSN 2692-0638-3:1 (2022) p. 14-27 Aute…

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…