Iris Cornet hoofddocent From oil substrate to long-chain dicarboxylic acids / Iris Cornet From Waste Oil to long-chain DiCarboxylic Acids (WODCA) We are developing a process which uses yeast to convert used cooking oil into long-chain dicarboxylic acids, which are very flexible chemical building blo…

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…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Idalécia Cossa Moiane The role of intestinal parasite infections in child undernutrition and (change) in body fat in Mozambique (Pinau) Supervisor(s) Katja Polman, ITM Antwerp Maiza Campus, VU Amsterdam Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookie…

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…

Iris Cornet associate professor From oil substrate to long-chain dicarboxylic acids / Iris Cornet From Waste Oil to long-chain DiCarboxylic Acids (WODCA) We are developing a process which uses yeast to convert used cooking oil into long-chain dicarboxylic acids, which are very flexible chemical buil…

Biochemical Wastewater Valorization and Engineering search menu search content From oil substrate to long-chain dicarboxylic acids From Waste Oil to long-chain DiCarboxylic Acids (WODCA) We are developing a process which uses yeast to convert used cooking oil into long-chain dicarboxylic acids, whic…

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…

Iris Cornet hoofddocent Lipid Biotechnology / Iris Cornet "Lipid biotechnology" comprises the microbial production and biotechnological transformation of lipids. Oil and its derivatives are important raw materials for oleochemistry. In Biowave_IB, we investigate the use of fat, oil and grease from d…

Translational Neurosciences search menu search content Oral and maxillofacial surgery Members ZAP Prof. dr. Nasser Nadjmi BAP Dr. Geert Van Hemelen Dr. Jan Van de Perre Research Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in the treatment of alveolar cleft defects PhD A. Khojasteh (jan 2013) In samenwerking met S…

Birgit Van Asbroeck predoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Birgit Van Asbroeck Distinct impact of doxorubicin on skeletal muscle and fat metabolism in mice : without dexrazoxane effect Bron International journal of molecular sciences - ISSN 1661-6596-26:3 (2025) p. 1-18 Auteur(s) Birgit Van Asbroeck, Dustin…

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…

Caroline Loos praktijkassistent Publicaties Caroline Loos Sudden neurological decline after trauma : cerebral fat embolism unveiled Bron Acta neurologica Belgica - ISSN 0300-9009- (2025) p. Auteur(s) E. Vergauwe, E. Elseviers, Caroline Loos Citatielink Carotid web : identifying an often-overlooked c…

Iris Cornet hoofddocent Microbial oils / Iris Cornet Engineering solutions for the conversion of harmful phenolic wastewater into oil To enable zero waste processes by 2050, wastewater treatment plants will be transformed into resource recovery facilities. This means that the solids and solutes pres…

Lynn Roth tenure track docent Publicaties Lynn Roth The olive polyphenol hydroxytyrosol enhances autophagy and heme oxygenase-1 expression in aortic endothelial cells and reduces arterial stiffness ex vivo Bron Planta medica: natural products and medicinal plant research - ISSN 0032-0943- (2025) p. …

Alanna Spiteri senior onderzoeker Publicaties Alanna Spiteri High fat low carbohydrate diet is linked to CNS autoimmunity protection Bron Advanced Science - ISSN 2198-3844-12:22 (2025) p. 1-14 Auteur(s) Duan Ni, Jian Tan, Julen Reyes, Alistair M. Senior, Caitlin Andrews, Jemma Taitz, Camille Potierâ…

Wim Martinet gewoon hoogleraar Publicaties Wim Martinet Biarylacetamides : a novel class of late-stage autophagy inhibitors Bron Autophagy reports - ISSN 2769-4127-4:1 (2025) p. 1-23 Auteur(s) Mélissa Lallier, Rani Robeyns, Freke Mertens, Angela Sisto, Guido De Meyer, Koen Augustyns, Maya Berg, Win…

Fernanda dos Reis Rocho postdoctoraal bursaal Publicaties Fernanda dos Reis Rocho Fat or flat? The impact of dipole moment vectors on non-covalent interactions between aromatic tags and macromolecules Bron Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers - ISSN 2052-1553- (2025) p. Auteur(s) Josef Holub, Adéla Jílko…

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…

Eric van Breda emeritus occasionele opdracht Publicaties Eric van Breda Distinct impact of doxorubicin on skeletal muscle and fat metabolism in mice : without dexrazoxane effect Bron International journal of molecular sciences - ISSN 1661-6596-26:3 (2025) p. 1-18 Auteur(s) Birgit Van Asbroeck, Dusti…

Siel Van den Bogaert mandaatassistent Publicaties Siel Van den Bogaert Impact of NSAIDs and endurance exercise on myocardial fibrosis and arrhythmogenesis in murine coxsackieviral myocarditis Bron Scientific reports - ISSN 2045-2322-15:1 (2025) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Sander Eens, Kasper Favere, Manon Van…

Nateneal Tamerat Beyene doctoral scholarship holder Research Nateneal Tamerat Beyene Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Adipose tissue expandability and dysfunction: modulator of liver damage and disease progression in NAFLD? 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract Non-alc…

Sigri Beckers unpaid staff Research Sigri Beckers Research team The role of the PREPL gene in the development of obesity. 01/02/2013 - 31/12/2013 Abstract Obesity is currently one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide. Genetic research has already identified several genetic variants that contribu…

Wendy Hens teaching assistant Research Wendy Hens Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Expertise Research techniques: -cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET) -submaximal exercise tests -strength tests -biometry -MR Spectroscopy to evaluate ectopic fat desposition in adults Behandeltechnieken -outp…

Iris Cornet associate professor Lipid Biotechnology / Iris Cornet "Lipid biotechnology" comprises the microbial production and biotechnological transformation of lipids. Oil and its derivatives are important raw materials for oleochemistry. In Biowave_IB, we investigate the use of fat, oil and greas…

Biochemical Wastewater Valorization and Engineering search menu search content Lipid Biotechnology "Lipid biotechnology" comprises the microbial production and biotechnological transformation of lipids Oil and its derivatives are important raw materials for oleochemistry. In Biowave_IB, we investiga…