Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content News FWO-SB project Anouk Smits Development of strategic preconception care to improve maternal fertility and protect offspring’s health in obese individuals: steps towards evidence based clinical advice. Obesity is becoming a globa…

Eline Lauwers onbezoldigd medewerker Onderzoek Eline Lauwers Onderzoeksgroep Laboratorium Experimentele geneeskunde en Pediatrie (LEMP) Het nut van functionele beeldvorming in het voorspellen van succes van behandeling bij obese kinderen met obstructief slaap apnoe. 01/10/2015 - 30/09/2019 Abstract …

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…

Anouk Smits unpaid staff Publications Anouk Smits Preconception diet interventions in obese outbred mice and the impact on female offspring metabolic health and oocyte quality Source International journal of molecular sciences - ISSN 1422-0067-25:4 (2024) p. 1-15 Author(s) Ben Meulders, Waleed Marei…

Anouk Smits onbezoldigd medewerker Onderzoek Anouk Smits Onderzoeksgroep De ontwikkeling van zorg bij obese patiënten voor de conceptie ter bevording van de vrouwelijke vruchtbaarheid en van de gezondheid van de nakomeling: wetenschappelijk onderbouwd advies als cruciaal uitgangspunt. 01/01/2018 - …

Eline Lauwers unpaid staff Research Eline Lauwers Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Functional respiratory imaging to predict treatment outcome in obese children with obstructive sleep apnea. 01/10/2015 - 30/09/2019 Abstract Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is charact…

Anouk Smits unpaid staff Research Anouk Smits Research team Development of strategic preconception care to improve maternal fertility and protect offspring's health in obese individuals: steps towards evidence based clinical advice. 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2021 Abstract Obesity is becoming a global threa…

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…

Lien Loier predoc researcher FWO Research Lien Loier Research team Veterinary physiology and biochemistry OOMITOCARE: Strategic mitochondrial interventions in the oocyte as preconception care in conditions of maternal metabolic stress. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Obesity is a global threat that…

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…

Servan Rooker hoofddocent Publicaties Servan Rooker A "people-like-me" approach to predict individual recovery following lumbar microdiscectomy and physical therapy for lumbar radiculopathy Bron The spine journal - ISSN 1529-9430-25:5 (2025) p. 1006-1017 Auteur(s) Stijn J. Willems, Andrew J. Kittels…

Waleed Marei guest lecturer - senior researcher - project coordinator Research Waleed Marei Research team Veterinary physiology and biochemistry Expertise Ongoing studies: - Maternal obesity and "fetal programming": the consequences for reproductive physiology of the offspring. - Fundamental underst…

Diane De Neubourg professor Research Diane De Neubourg Research team Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC) Expertise Tailored management of subfertile patients will lead to an increased number of couples fulfilling their wish to have a child. Background Infertility is defin…

Patricia Kubo Fontes postdoctoraal bursaal Onderzoek Patricia Kubo Fontes Onderzoeksgroep Veterinaire fysiologie en biochemie De rol van mitochondriale DNA methylatie in eicellen in de transmissie van maternale metabole stress naar de volgende generatie 01/09/2025 - 31/08/2026 Abstract Obesitas bij …

Annelies Van Eyck unpaid staff - guest prof. external funds Research Annelies Van Eyck Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Expertise My research mainly focusses on translational studies in pediatrics where I emphasize on: Obstructive sleep apnea, Obesity and the meta…

Waleed Marei gastlector - senior onderzoeker - projectcoördinator Onderzoek Waleed Marei Onderzoeksgroep Veterinaire fysiologie en biochemie Expertise Ongoing studies: - Maternal obesity and "fetal programming": the consequences for reproductive physiology of the offspring. - Fundamental understand…

Servan Rooker associate professor Publications Servan Rooker A "people-like-me" approach to predict individual recovery following lumbar microdiscectomy and physical therapy for lumbar radiculopathy Source The spine journal - ISSN 1529-9430-25:5 (2025) p. 1006-1017 Author(s) Stijn J. Willems, Andrew…

Stijn Verhulst full professor - fund. clinical researcher Research Stijn Verhulst Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Advancing Health Equity Through Microbiome-Centric and Multidisciplinary Research.(U-MaMi). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Research into health and…

Patricia Kubo Fontes postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Patricia Kubo Fontes Research team Veterinary physiology and biochemistry The role of oocyte and embryo mitochondrial DNA methylation in transmission of maternal metabolic stress memory to the next generation. 01/09/2025 - 31/08/2026 Abstr…

Jo Leroy professor Research Jo Leroy Research team Veterinary physiology and biochemistry Expertise On our laboratory we investigate the importance of maternal metabolic health on reproduction and fertility results. More specifically, we investigate the effect at the level of the oocyte and the pre-…

Sigri Beckers onbezoldigd medewerker Onderzoek Sigri Beckers Onderzoeksgroep De rol van het PREPL gen in de ontwikkeling van obesitas. 01/02/2013 - 31/12/2013 Abstract Obesitas is momenteel één van de frequentste aandoeningen wereldwijd. Genetisch onderzoek heeft reeds verschillende genetische var…

Jo Leroy hoogleraar Onderzoek Jo Leroy Onderzoeksgroep Veterinaire fysiologie en biochemie Expertise In het laboratorium onderzoeken we het belang van de metabole gezondheid van de moeder op de vruchtbaarheid in het algemeen. Meer specifiek wordt het effect op het niveau van de eicel en het vroege e…

Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content PhD theses Public PhD Defence Inne Xhonneux The interaction of pre- and postnatal obesogenic environments in affecting daughter’s metabolic health and oocyte quality: fundamental insights for sustainable advice. It is our pleasure t…

Diane De Neubourg hoogleraar Onderzoek Diane De Neubourg Onderzoeksgroep Antwerps chirurgisch training, anatomie en onderzoekscentrum (ASTARC) Expertise Behandeling op maat van onvruchtbare patiënten zal leiden tot meer koppels die hun kinderwens in vervulling zien gaan. Achtergrond Infertiliteit w…

Wilfried De Backer emeritus occasionele opdracht Onderzoek Wilfried De Backer Onderzoeksgroep Laboratorium Experimentele geneeskunde en Pediatrie (LEMP) Expertise Diagnostisch slaaponderzoek. Evaluatietechnieken van de bovenste en de lage luchtwegen bij astma en COPD en het opzetten van klinische st…