research
Own research projects
- Functional genomics study in zebrafish on the role of tryroid hormones and deiodases in early embryonic development
- Alternatives for animal use in toxicity screening: development and standardization of a bovine in vitro follicle and embryo culture platform for evaluating chemical substances and their toxic effects on fertility.
- The consequences of high free fatty acid concentrations in the micro-environment of the oocyte and zygote on metabolic, genetic and epigenetic quality parameters of the pre-implantation embryo.
- Development of a generic microarray analysis platform using BASE and Limma
- Metal-induced responses in the zebrafish, Danio rerio: a systems biology approach (01/01/2009 - 31/12/2012, FWO)
- Effect of temperature on metal toxicity to zebrafish: frome gene to organismal responses (01/10/2008 - 30/09/2010, TOP-BOF)
- Development of a biodiversity chip for the biomonitoring of benthic macro invertebrate communities. (01/07/2007 - 31/12/2011, BOF)
Coordination of other projects
- Optimized Strategies for Risk Assessment of Industrial Chemicals through integration of Non-test and Test information (OSIRIS)
- Development of a biodiversity chip for the biomonitoring of benthic macro invertebrate communities.
- Effects of perfluorinated organic compounds in aquatic organisms: a systems biology approach.
- Exposure routes of environmental microcontaminants with different modes of actions in the zebrafish
- Epigenetic and maternal effects of toxicants with different MOA in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
- Effect of temperature on metal toxicity to zebrafish: frome gene to organismal responses
- Molecular mechanisms of stress susceptibility in zebrafish
- Ecology, distribution and species diversity of caddisflies (Trichoptera) in Flanders
Previous research
- Genetic adaptation to heavy metals in natural populations of the gudgeon (PhD research)
- See also the University of Antwerp website