Researcher
Vanessa Franssens
- Disciplines:Other biological sciences, Other natural sciences
Affiliations
- Department of Biology (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2020 → 29 Feb 2020 - Molecular Biotechnology of Plants and Micro-organisms (Division)
Member
From1 Feb 2017 → 31 Dec 2019 - Animal Physiology and Neurobiology (Division)
Member
From1 Oct 2002 → 31 Dec 2006
Projects
1 - 5 of 5
- The role of organelle contact sites in Parkinson’s disease-associated α-synuclein toxicity: insights from a yeast modelFrom13 Sep 2018 → 10 Nov 2023Funding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Development and validation of a humanized Schizosaccharomyces pombe yeast model for the study of tau-mediated cytotoxicity.From1 Sep 2015 → 24 Feb 2021Funding: BOF - Doctoral projects, FWO fellowships
- Characterization of the impact of proteins linked to neurodegenerative diseases in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiaeFrom3 Mar 2015 → 25 Oct 2019Funding: BOF - Doctoral projects
- Humanized yeast models to study alpha-synuclein and synphilin-1 inclusions and the involvement of the cytoskeleton in their formation.From1 Oct 2012 → 31 Dec 2019Funding: FWO fellowships
- Yeast-based models to study the Alzheimer's disease associated protein Pin 1.From1 Jan 2011 → 31 Dec 2012Funding: Private funding of national origin - undefined
Publications
1 - 10 of 31
- The role of organelle contact sites in Parkinson’s disease-associated α-synuclein toxicity: insights from a yeast model(2023)
Authors: Mara Del Vecchio, Sander Govers, Vanessa Franssens, Joris Winderickx
- Multiple tethers of organelle contact sites are involved in α-synuclein toxicity in yeast(2023)
Authors: Mara Del Vecchio, Vanessa Franssens, Sander Govers, Joris Winderickx
- Development and use of yeast cell models for the study of neurodegenerative disease-linked proteins Tau and Synphilin-1(2021)
Authors: David Seynnaeve, Joris Winderickx, Vanessa Franssens
- Yeasts as Complementary Model Systems for the Study of the Pathological Repercussions of Enhanced Synphilin-1 Glycation and Oxidation(2021)
Authors: David Seynnaeve, Joris Winderickx, Vanessa Franssens
- Decreased Vacuolar Ca2+ Storage and Disrupted Vesicle Trafficking Underlie Alpha-Synuclein-Induced Ca2+ Dysregulation in S. cerevisiae(2020)
Authors: Geert Callewaert, Tien-Yang Ma, Mara Del Vecchio, Vanessa Franssens, Joris Winderickx
- A Novel Tau Antibody Detecting the First Amino-Terminal Insert Reveals Conformational Differences Among Tau Isoforms(2020)
Authors: Joke Verelst, Nick Geukens, Vanessa Franssens, Joris Winderickx, Debby Thomas
- Characterization of the impact of proteins linked to neurodegenerative diseases in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae(2019)
Authors: Gernot Fruhmann, Joris Winderickx, Vanessa Franssens
- A Mitochondria-Associated Oxidative Stress Perspective on Huntington's Disease(2018)
Authors: Joris Winderickx, Vanessa Franssens
- Recent Insights on Alzheimer's Disease Originating from Yeast Models(2018)
Authors: David Seynnaeve, Mara Del Vecchio, Gernot Fruhmann, Joke Verelst, Melody Cools, Jimmy Beckers, Joris Winderickx, Vanessa Franssens
- Yeast Cell Growth Monitoring Using Microwave Measurements Correlated to Optical Absorbance(2018)
Authors: Xiue Bao, Ilja Ocket, Ju Zheng, Juncheng Bao, Meng Zhang, Dries Kil, Vanessa Franssens, Bob Puers, Dominique Schreurs, Bart Nauwelaers
Pages: 903 - 906