Researcher
Melissa SCHEPERS
- Keywords:Biomedical sciences (incl. biochemistry)
- Disciplines:Autoimmunity, Behavioural neuroscience, Cognitive neuroscience, Neurological and neuromuscular diseases
Affiliations
- Neurosciences (Department)
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From1 Jan 2020 → Today - Neurosciences (Research group)
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From1 Jan 2020 → Today - Biomedical Research Institute (Research institute)
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From15 Jul 2017 → Today - Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences (Faculty)
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From15 Jul 2017 → Today - Physiology - Biochemistry - Immunology (Department)
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From15 Jul 2017 → 31 Dec 2019 - Immunology - Biochemistry (Research group)
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From15 Jul 2017 → 31 Dec 2019
Projects
1 - 4 of 4
- Supporting the oligodendrocyte-neuron coupling: pulling back to curtain on downstream PDE4D signallingFrom1 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
- Targeting phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) isoforms, a novel approach to boost repair in multiple sclerosisFrom1 Feb 2021 → 31 May 2023Funding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Targeting enzymes on the splice variants level, a novel approach to boost repair in multiple sclerosisFrom1 Feb 2019 → 31 Jan 2021Funding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Relieving the epigenetic blockade in progressive multiple sclerosis – making repair possible againFrom17 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019Funding: Nonprofit institution or equivalents
Publications
11 - 20 of 41
- The Selective Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 1 (S1P1) Modulator Ponesimod Enhances Murine Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell (OPC) Differentiation and Retains OPC Migration(2022)
Authors: M. Ait-Tihyaty, Elisabeth PICCART, Melissa SCHEPERS, E WILLEMS, A. DiBernardo, Tim VANMIERLO
Pages: 110 - Ponesimod, mono-selective sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 modulator enhances oligodendrocyte precursor cell differentiation(2022)
Authors: Emily WILLEMS, Melissa SCHEPERS, M. Ait-Tihyaty, Tim VANMIERLO
Pages: 351 - 352 - The sGC stimulator BAY-747 and activator runcaciguat can enhance memory in vivo via differential hippocampal plasticity mechanisms(2022)
Authors: Ellis NELISSEN, Nina Possemis, Nick P. Van Goethem, Melissa SCHEPERS, Danielle A. J. Mulder-Jongen, Lisa Dietz, Wiebke JANSSEN, Michael Gerisch, Jorg Huser, Peter Sandner, et al.
- INCREASING CAMP LEVELS BY INHIBITING PHOSPHODIESTERASE 4D IMPROVES NERVE CONDUCTION AND FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY IN A MOUSE MODEL FOR CHARCOT MARIE TOOT 1A(2022)
Authors: Tim VANGANSEWINKEL, Melissa SCHEPERS, Karen LIBBERECHT, Darren Jacobs, Elisabeth PICCART, Hanne JEURISSEN, Robert Prior, Roberta Ricciarelli, Olga Bruno, Ernesto Fedele, et al.
Pages: S139 - S140 - THE USE OF SEAWEED-DERIVED PHYTOSTEROLS TO DEFEAT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE(2022)
Authors: Nikita MARTENS, Melissa SCHEPERS, Na ZHAN, F. Leijten, G. Voortman-Minderman, Assia TIANE, Ben ROMBAUT, Janne Poisquet, N. Van de Sande, A. Kerksiek, et al.
- The monoselective sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor-1 modulator ponesimod enhances remyelination in the cuprizone model of demyelination(2022)
Authors: Melissa SCHEPERS, Emily WILLEMS, M. Ait-Tihyaty, Tim VANMIERLO
Pages: 631 - 24(S)-Saringosterol Prevents Cognitive Decline in a Mouse Model for Alzheimer’s Disease(2021)
Authors: Nikita MARTENS, Melissa SCHEPERS, Na Zhan, Frank Leijten, Gardi Voortman, Assia TIANE, Ben ROMBAUT, Janne POISQUET, Nienke van de Sande, Anja Kerksiek, et al.
- Oxidative stress and impaired oligodendrocyte precursor cell differentiation in neurological disorders(2021)
Authors: Jan SPAAS, Lieve VAN VEGGEL, Melissa SCHEPERS, Assia TIANE, Jack VAN HORSSEN, David WILSON, Pablo R. Moya, Elisabeth PICCART, Niels HELLINGS, Bert OP 'T EIJNDE, et al.
Pages: 4615 - 4637 - PDE inhibition in distinct cell types to reclaim the balance of synaptic plasticity(2021)
Authors: Ben ROMBAUT, Sofie KESSELS, Melissa SCHEPERS, Assia TIANE, Dean PAES, Yevgeniya Solomina, Elisabeth PICCART, Daniel van den Hove, Bert BRONE, Jos Prickaerts, et al.
Pages: 2080 - 2097 - 24(R, S)-Saringosterol - From artefact to a biological medical agent(2021)
Authors: Kenneth VANBRABANT, David Van Meel, Anja Kerksiek, Silvia Friedrichs, Marco Dubbeldam, Melissa SCHEPERS, Na Zhan, Katharina Gutbrod, Peter Dörmann, Hong-Bing Liu, et al.