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 …

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 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 has resulted in the us…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences PhD defences Attented a phd of find the archive of concluded doctoral research PhD defences Attented a phd of find the archive of concluded doctoral research An adverse outcome pathway-based tiered testing strategy for the assessment of thyroid horm…

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…

Toxicological Centre 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 h…

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…

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 Exposomics: A holistic…

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 An induced pluripotent stem cell-derived aorta-on-a-chip platform for Loeys-Dietz syndrome modeling. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) refers to progressive enlargement of the thoracic aorta. It often…