Biomedical Sciences Learning outcomes Dutch-taught Master of Biomedical Sciences: Molecular Mechanisms of Diseases Learning outcomes Dutch-taught Master of Biomedical Sciences: Molecular Mechanisms of Diseases General learning outcomes 1. The Master is familiar with the common scientific and practic…

Leen Jacobs predoc researcher FWO Research Leen Jacobs Research team Toxicological Centre Forensic thanatometabolomics of the vitreous humour: characterizing an alternative matrix in forensic science to investigate the cause of death (FORTHAVIT). 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Forensic science and…

Roger Dommisse emeritus occasionele opdracht Publicaties Roger Dommisse Spiny dogfish, Squalus suckleyi, shows a good tolerance for hypoxia but need long recovery times Bron Conservation physiology - ISSN 2051-1434-12:1 (2024) p. 1-16 Auteur(s) Gudrun De Boeck, Isabelle Lardon, Marleen Eyckmans, Tru…

Celine Gys assistant professor - senior researcher Research Celine Gys Research team Toxicological Centre Expertise 2016-2020 Celine graduated as a pharmacist from the Uantwerpen in 2016. Subsequently, she performed her PhD research in the Toxicological Center, working on human exposure to BPA and o…

Roger Dommisse emeritus occasional assignment Publications Roger Dommisse Spiny dogfish, Squalus suckleyi, shows a good tolerance for hypoxia but need long recovery times Source Conservation physiology - ISSN 2051-1434-12:1 (2024) p. 1-16 Author(s) Gudrun De Boeck, Isabelle Lardon, Marleen Eyckmans,…

Marleen Eyckmans stafmedewerker Publicaties Marleen Eyckmans Spiny dogfish, Squalus suckleyi, shows a good tolerance for hypoxia but need long recovery times Bron Conservation physiology - ISSN 2051-1434-12:1 (2024) p. 1-16 Auteur(s) Gudrun De Boeck, Isabelle Lardon, Marleen Eyckmans, Trung N. Vu, K…

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…

NeXED search menu search content DC9 - Javier Marin Exposomics and metabolomics in zebrafish embryos for complex exposure scenarios The key objectives of this project are to develop comprehensive analytical strategies for the characterization of the chemical exposome and metabolome of zebrafish in e…

Marleen Eyckmans policy officer Publications Marleen Eyckmans Spiny dogfish, Squalus suckleyi, shows a good tolerance for hypoxia but need long recovery times Source Conservation physiology - ISSN 2051-1434-12:1 (2024) p. 1-16 Author(s) Gudrun De Boeck, Isabelle Lardon, Marleen Eyckmans, Trung N. Vu…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Fresh water and marine fish ECOSPHERE investigates the pivotal role of fish in aquatic ecosystems through laboratory and field studies. Our facilities cater to both freshwater and marine fish, featuring ZebTec racks, individual tanks, aquaria, flow-through system…

Elias Moonen predoc researcher FWO Research Elias Moonen Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Advancing personalized medicine in irritable bowel syndrome: an integrated biomarker approach for patient phenotyping and tailored therapy. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract I…

Alexander van Nuijs research professor Research Alexander van Nuijs Research team Toxicological Centre Expertise Expertise in development and validation of bioanalytical assays to detect endogenous and exogenous substances in biological matrices. Assays are based on chromatographic separation couple…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Flexigut FLEXiGUT: The Flemish exposome project How do our surroundings influence our health? In the simplest terms, health is the total sum of the effect of genes, behaviour, and surroundings. But of course, we cannot just change our genes. Therefore,…

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…

Geneeskunde en Gezondheidswetenschappen OMICS Research Day 15 May 2024 - CDE, BuildingQ, D.Q.002 OMICS Research Day 15 May 2024 - CDE, BuildingQ, D.Q.002 Pioneering the next wave of Biomedical Discovery Wednesday 15 May 2024 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Location: Campus Drie Eiken, Promotiezaal D.Q.002 + Foy…

Giulia Poma research manager Research Giulia Poma Research team Toxicological Centre Expertise Dr. Giulia Poma completed her PhD in Environmental Sciences at the Water Research Institute of the Italian National Research Council (IRSA-CNR) and the University of Milano-Bicocca in March 2014. Her resea…

Filip Lemière associate professor Research Filip Lemière Research team Center for Proteomics (CfP). 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2026 Abstract The Center for Proteomics was founded about a decade ago as a UAntwerpen/VITO state-of-the-art mass spectrometry platform as a continuation of the former UAntwerpen …

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…

Hamada Abd Elgawad assistant professor - guest lecturer Research Hamada Abd Elgawad Research team Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES) Expertise My research interest lies in plant growth and metabolism. Understanding plant growth is crucial to improve growth and yield, and becomes…

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 …

Exposome search menu search content Outreach activities In the media 2024 Our hair doesn't lie: court increasingly detects drug or alcohol use via hair analysis. Alexander van Nuijs on VRT, 9 March 2024 (in Dutch) 2023 A Belgian study led by Tim Nawrot finds that exposure to air pollution increases …

Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2023 Departement Farmaceutische Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2023 Departement Farmaceutische Wetenschappen Public defence Silvia Molina Bertran 05/12/2023 - Antibacterial and insecticide activities of Persea americana Mill seeds -…

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…

Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2025 Doctoraten 2025 Public defence Desirée Oliveira Alves 21/11/2025 - Structural analysis of the membrane-proximal venus flytrap domain (VFT2) of ESAG4 receptor-like adenylate cyclase from Trypanosoma brucei - Department Ph…