Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content PhD Ellen Michiels Advancing the zebrafish embryo test for estrogen disruptor screening Ellen Michiels, MSc, PhD Date: 6th December 2019, at 5PM Location: Auditorium O5, Campus Drie Eiken Abstract The presence of endocrine disrupting …

Lucia Vergauwen doctor assistent - hoofddocent - senior onderzoeker - projectcoördinator Publicaties Lucia Vergauwen Adverse outcome pathway network-based approach for the evaluation of thyroid hormone system disruption for human health and environmental regulatory hazard assessment Bron Environmen…

Lucia Vergauwen principal research fellow - associate professor - senior researcher - project coordinator Publications Lucia Vergauwen Adverse outcome pathway network-based approach for the evaluation of thyroid hormone system disruption for human health and environmental regulatory hazard assessmen…

NeXED search menu search content DC4 - Muhammad Arslan Aslam Next generation regulatory assessment and identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals The aim of this doctoral project is to explore a mechanism-based approach for identifying and assessing chemicals that may act as endocrine disrupto…

Hugo Neels emeritus occasional assignment Research Hugo Neels Research team Toxicological Centre Bisphenol A alternatives: transfer from food contact materials, fate and human exposure. 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2019 Abstract Bisphenol-A (BPA) is again at the forefront of research because its restriction h…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences PhD defences Department of Veterinary Sciences PhD defences Department of Veterinary Sciences An adverse outcome pathway-based tiered testing strategy for the assessment of thyroid hormone disruption in fish - Evelyn Stinckens (22/09/2020) Evelyn St…

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…

NeXED search menu search content News 🌟NeXED Coordinator, Dries Knapen, Reflects on Marie Skłodowska-Curie’s Legacy and the Next Generation of Scientists Last week, I had the immense pleasure of joining the first Summer School of the NeXED Doctoral Network, our Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions …

Wim Van Hul full professor Research Wim Van Hul Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Genetic analyses of obesity and comorbidities and skeletal dysplasias Precision Medicine Technologies (PreMeT) 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2026 Abstract Precision medicine is an approach to tailor healthcare ind…

Toxicology search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Analytical testing of per- and polyfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS) and their transformation products in electrical and electronic waste (E-PFAStest). 01/09/2026 - 31/08/2028 Abstract Phones, tablets, and flat screens have ever-s…

Adrian Covaci full professor Research Adrian Covaci Research team Toxicological Centre Expertise The Toxicological Center has built up in the last 20 years expertise related to analytical toxicology, forensic toxicology and environmental toxicology research field. More specifically, the expertise of…

Dries Knapen professor Research Dries Knapen Research team Veterinary physiology and biochemistry Expertise Aquatic toxicology, zebrafish, adverse outcome pathways, stress physiology, systems biology, developmental biology, embryonic development, alternative testing approaches Beyond single-axis end…

Wim Vanden Berghe full professor Research Wim Vanden Berghe Research team Cell death signaling (CDS) Expertise Pyrosequencing is a fast, simple and quantitative method for analysis of CpG methylation, mutation analysis, SNP analysis in multiple sites in a single assay and eliminates the reliance on …

Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Doctoraten Departement Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Doctoraten Departement Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Life stage-specific effects of thyroid hormone system disruption in the zebrafish embryo - Imke Van Dingenen (14/10/2025) Imke …

Medical Genetics search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Mapping genetic background-driven phenotypic variability in mouse models of IPO8 syndrome 01/07/2026 - 30/06/2030 Abstract Bi-allelic loss-of-function mutations in IPO8 cause a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by earl…