INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content Which mice model to use? 20/04/2022 - Benji (ESR #13) Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. In 2020, the worldwide incidence of cancer was estimated at 19.3 million and the mortality at 10 million.[1] Thus, many scienti…

Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents Programme info Micro-Credential: Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents - Function AC Programme info Micro-Credential: Laboratory Animal Science - Rodents - Function AC Study load: 4 ECTS credits Language of instruction: English Location: Campus Drie Eiken Faculty: F…

Rosanne Verboven onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Rosanne Verboven Low-grade mucosal inflammation in aged senescence-accelerated mouse-prone 8 mice blunts epithelial barrier recovery after dextran sodium sulphate-induced chronic colitis Bron Biogerontology - ISSN 1389-5729-27:1 (2026) p. 1-20 Aute…

Anouk Smits onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Anouk Smits Preconception diet interventions in obese outbred mice and the impact on female offspring metabolic health and oocyte quality Bron International journal of molecular sciences - ISSN 1422-0067-25:4 (2024) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Ben Meulders, Walee…

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…

Eva Geuens education coordinator Research Eva Geuens Research team A structural and functional study of mice and men neuroglobin. 01/10/2001 - 30/09/2002 Abstract Researcher(s) Promoter: Moens Luc Fellow: Geuens Eva Research team(s) Project type(s) Research Project Cookie prreferences Strictly neces…

Griet Jacobs projectcoördinator Publicaties Griet Jacobs Cardiac electrophysiology studies in mice via the transjugular route : a comprehensive practical guide Bron American journal of physiology : heart and circulatory physiology - ISSN 0363-6135-323:4 (2022) p. H763-H773 Auteur(s) Kasper Favere, …

Sebastiaan Dalle tenure track docent Publicaties Sebastiaan Dalle An exploratory multi-biomarker panel including fecal calprotectin, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Fibroblast-Growth Factor-21 and irisin shows poor diagnostic accuracy for detecting probable sarcopenia in community-dwelling older …

Silke Mortelmans doctoral scholarship holder Research Silke Mortelmans Research team Cell death signaling (CDS) Investigating the impact of inflammasome-induced pyroptosis on visceral leishmaniasis in mice. 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract The Nlrp3 inflammasome is a protein complex that responds to…

Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology search menu search content Cell biology of cancer and neurodegeneration/aging Accelerated Aging Diseases Running research topics: Progeroid disorders Laminopathies are genetic diseases that target specific tissues such as adipose, muscle or nerves, but can al…

Kasper Favere onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Kasper Favere 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 Hecke, …

Andy Wullaert hoofddocent Publicaties Andy Wullaert Advances in human myeloid-engrafting NSG-SGM3 and MISTRG mice Bron Trends in immunology - ISSN 1471-4906-46:10 (2025) p. 662-665 Auteur(s) Hannah Stocks, Jolien Van Cleemput, Linos Vandekerckhove, Andy Wullaert Citatielink Pyrin inflammasome-driven…

Daniele Bertoglio tenure track docent Publicaties Daniele Bertoglio Validation and noninvasive kinetic modeling of $[^{11}C]$UCB-J PET imaging in mice Bron Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism - ISSN 0271-678X- () p. Auteur(s) Daniele Bertoglio, Jeroen Verhaeghe, Alan Miranda Menchaca, Istv…

Siel Van den Bogaert mandaatassistent Publicaties Siel Van den Bogaert Breast cancer progression in the presence of treated and untreated left ventricular dysfunction Bron Cardio-Oncology - ISSN 2057-3804-11:1 (2025) p. 1-14 Auteur(s) Celine Civati, Bo Goovaerts, Steven van Laere, Siel Van den Bogae…

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…

Emanuela Pasciuto associate professor - research leader Research Emanuela Pasciuto Research team VIB CMN - Neuroimmunology Expertise The Neuroimmunology lab studies the complex interactions between the immune and nervous systems. Immune-dependent processes are involved in diseases that were previous…

Bregje Christiaenssen predoc researcher FWO Research Bregje Christiaenssen Research team Cell death signaling (CDS) Investigating the cell type specific mechanisms by which Gasdermin D-mediated cell death provokes Nlrp3 inflammasome driven inflammation. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Gain-of-funct…

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…

Andy Wullaert associate professor Research Andy Wullaert Research team Cell death signaling (CDS) Expertise My research group investigates the function of cytosolic protein complexes termed inflammasomes that play important roles in immune responses. Inflammasome activation happens through a sensor …

Dorien Verdoodt senior researcher Research Dorien Verdoodt Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Expertise Breeding and handling of transgenic animal models for hereditary hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Performing auditory brainstem response and distortion oto-acoustic emission m…

Amelia Zanchi doctoral scholarship holder Research Amelia Zanchi Research team VIB CMN - Neuroimmunology Exploring the role of T cells in the ADNP deficiency model of syndromic autism. 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2027 Abstract Loss-function mutations in the Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) g…

Clara Milián Alastruey researcher Research Clara Milián Alastruey Research team VIB CMN - Neuroimmunology Exploring the impact of Regulatory T cells-based immunotherapy in a model of Helsmoortel-van der Aa syndrome. 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2026 Abstract Loss-function mutations in the ADNP gene are link…

Hanne Gommeren predoc researcher FWO Research Hanne Gommeren Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Cognition and Auditory-Evoked Potentials in DFNA9 Patients and Humanized Mice - From Normal Function to Adult-Onset Otovestibular Decline 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Hearing loss is the …

Jordy Akkermans researcher Publications Jordy Akkermans In vivo and ex vivo biodistribution data of [18F]CHDI-650 in mice Source Mendeley Data, 2024, Author(s) Jordy Akkermans, Alan Miranda Menchaca, Jeroen Verhaeghe, Filipe Elvas, Franziska Zajicek, Jonathan Bard, Longbin Liu, Vinod Khetarpal, Robe…

Bio-Imaging Lab search menu search content C57BL6 brain atlas In this study, male WT C57BL/6 J mice and male transgenic APPKM670/671NL/PS1L166P mice were used. Age between 2,4,6 and 8months. For this atlas, high-resolution 3D anatomical image was acquired using a T2-weighted 3D RARE sequence in hori…