Evelyn Stinckens senior projectmanager Publicaties Evelyn Stinckens Exploring BPA alternatives : environmental levels and toxicity review Bron Environment international - ISSN 0160-4120-189 (2024) p. 1-29 Auteur(s) Ondrej Adamovsky, Ksenia J. Groh, Anna Białk-Bielińska, Beate I. Escher, R. Beaudou…

Evelyn Stinckens senior project manager Publications Evelyn Stinckens Exploring BPA alternatives : environmental levels and toxicity review Source Environment international - ISSN 0160-4120-189 (2024) p. 1-29 Author(s) Ondrej Adamovsky, Ksenia J. Groh, Anna Białk-Bielińska, Beate I. Escher, R. Bea…

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…

NeXED search menu search content DC3 - Peter Schumann A cross-species approach to assessing impaired neurological function caused by endocrine disruptors The main objective of this research project is to develop a cross-species approach to assessing impaired neurological function caused by endocrine…

NeXED search menu search content Network for Cross-disciplinary assessment of Endocrine Disrupting compounds NeXED About NeXED NeXED is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network, funded by the European Union (Horizon Europe). NeXED started in January 2025 and will run until December …

NeXED search menu search content DC12 - Emilie Daut Development of a zebrafish metabolome atlas and bridging to EDC exposure The objective of this project is to investigate at a molecular level (metabolome) the developmental and neurotoxic effects of endocrine disruptors in whole zebrafish embryos w…

Lucia Vergauwen principal research fellow - associate professor - senior researcher - project coordinator Research Lucia Vergauwen Research team Veterinary physiology and biochemistry Expertise Use of the zebrafish model (embryo, larva, adult) for fundamental and applied research. Understanding the …

Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development search menu search content Health & Environment cluster The health impact of environmental pollution is researched across disciplines, including the exposure to pollutants differentiated for social groups, the health risk and actual intake of poll…

NeXED search menu search content DC1 - Clara Kempkens Endocrine disruption of zebrafish brain and sensory organ development DC1 will investigate how thyroid hormone system disruptors (THSDs) (and their mixtures) can interfere with neurodevelopment, namely brain and sensory organs, in zebrafish embry…

NeXED search menu search content DC10 - Lea Berger Novel approaches to assess the impact of EDCs in the adult nervous system Project Overview - This project aims to identify novel endpoints sensitive to endocrine disruption (ED) in the adult nervous system and to develop assays by focusing on mechan…

NeXED search menu search content DC2 - Tommaso Giorgi Improved NAM-Based Testing of ED-Mediated Reproductive Toxicity This exciting research project is aimed at improving the predictability of testing frameworks for endocrine disruptors (EDs). This interdisciplinary project focuses on advancing our …

Instituut voor Milieu en Duurzame Ontwikkeling zoeken menu zoek inhoud Onderzoeksclusters Het interdisciplinaire onderzoek dat ondersteund wordt door het IMDO-platform vult de bestaande milieuspecialisaties aan de faculteiten en in de onderzoeksgroepen aan. Het IMDO ageert als dienstverlener en onde…

NeXED search menu search content Doctoral Candidates DC 1: Clara Kempkens Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU, the Netherlands) Lead supervisor: Lisa Baumann Endocrine disruption of zebrafish brain and sensory organ development DC 2: Tommaso Giorgi Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU, Denmark) Lead supe…

NeXED search menu search content Individual Research Projects DC 1: Endocrine disruption of zebrafish brain and sensory organ development, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU, the Netherlands), Lead supervisor: Lisa Baumann DC 2: NAMs-based testing of ED-mediated reproductive toxicity, Danmarks Teknisk…

NeXED search menu search content Secondments * Subject to change All DCs will participate in at least two secondments: One interdisciplinary secondment from a main supervisor with a core background in environmental health to one in human health or vice versa. This secondment is designed to exchange …

ECOSPHERE search menu search content PhD Thesis At ECOSPHERE, we are dedicated to empowering young scientists in obtaining their PhD diplomas and pursuing careers in academia. Below, you'll find an extensive list of the 109 PhDs awarded throughout the history of our Research Group, encompassing thos…

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 …

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Conferences AXIS 2023 Denver X-ray Conference 2023 – Cultural Heritage Workshop 07 – 11 August 2023 in Lombard, Illinois, United States Mobile X-ray powder diffraction imaging of oil paintings Oral presentation by F. Va…

Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2025 Doctoraten 2025 Geïntegreerde strategieën voor diagnose en controle van regionale transmissie van rifampicine-resistente tuberculose in Rwanda - Isabel Cuella Martin (23/10/2025) Isabel Cuella Martin 23 oktober 2025, 16…

Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Building an evidence-based adverse outcome pathway network integrating biological complexity and micro- and nanoplastic heterogeneity. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2028 Abstract Micro- and nanoplastic (MNP) pollution h…

Ronny Blust emeritus with assignment Research Ronny Blust Research team Ecosphere Expertise - Molecular, cellular and organismal toxicity tests - Characterisation of mode of action of microcontaminants - Analysis of inorganic and organic contaminants - Chemical and biological monitoring and diagnost…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences PhD defences 2025 PhD defences 2025 Integrated approaches for diagnosis and regional transmission control of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Rwanda - Isabel Cuella Martin (23/10/2025) Isabel Cuella Martin 23 October 2025, 4pm - 6pm Aula Janssen…

Karolien De Wael full research professor Research Karolien De Wael Research team Antwerp engineering, PhotoElectroChemistry & Sensing (A-PECS) Expertise photo-electrocatalysis, (bio)sensor development, electrochemical sensors,fundamental electrochemical studies,material degradation studies,organic e…

Marcel Eens full professor Research Marcel Eens Research team Behavioural Ecology & Ecophysiology Expertise Evolutionary biological and Molecular ecological research. Field ecotoxicological and behavioural research in birds. PFAS systemic regional approach to Assess Spatial distribution, Transfer, E…