Researcher
Willem Staels
- Keywords (Vrije Universiteit Brussel):Medicine
- Disciplines (Vrije Universiteit Brussel):Metabolic diseases, Endocrinology
- Disciplines (Ghent University):Paediatrics and neonatology not elsewhere classified, Neonatology, Paediatrics, Endocrinology and metabolic diseases not elsewhere classified, Andrology, Endocrinology
- See also: Willem Staels (Ghent University)
Affiliations
- Pediatrics (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2023 → Today - Growth and Development (Research group)
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From23 Aug 2021 → Today - Beta Cell Neogenesis (Research group)
Responsible
From1 Oct 2014 → Today - Pediatrics (Department)
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From1 Jan 2023 → 3 Jan 2024 - Clinical sciences (Department)
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From1 Jan 2021 → Today - Clinical sciences (Department)
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From1 Jan 2021 → 20 Oct 2022 - Pediatrics (Department)
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From1 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2022 - Pathology/molecular and cellular medicine (Department)
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From1 Oct 2018 → Today - Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (Faculty)
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From17 Aug 2015 → 30 May 2018 - Department of Pediatrics and medical genetics (Department)
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From21 Jan 2015 → 23 Sep 2018 - Pathology/molecular and cellular medicine (Department)
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From1 Oct 2014 → 20 Oct 2022
Projects
1 - 5 of 5
- Uncovering the role of Neurogenin3 in pancreatic delta cells during delta cell differentiation, maturation, and beta cell regeneration.From1 Nov 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Deciphering the involvement of iron metabolism in beta cell differentiation, maturation, and function.From1 Nov 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Uncovering the role of iron metabolism in beta cell differentiation, maturation, and function.From1 Jan 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- The role of iron metabolism in beta cell differentiation, maturation, and function.From1 Oct 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- The mechanism of cytokine-induced beta-cell neogenesis by reprogramming of acinar cells in the pancreas as a treatment for diabetes.From1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sep 2018Funding: FWO fellowships
Publications
21 - 30 of 33
- Inhibition of Cdk5 Promotes β-cell Differentiation from Ductal Progenitors(2018)
Authors: Ka-Cheuk Liu, Gunter Leuckx, Daisuke Sakano, Philip A Seymour, Charlotte L Mattsson, Linn Rautio, Willem Staels, Yannick Verdonck, Palle Serup, Shoen Kume, et al.
Pages: 58-70 - Conditional islet hypovascularisation does not preclude beta cell expansion during pregnancy in mice(2017)
Authors: Willem Staels, Yves Heremans, Gunter Leuckx, Naomi Van Gassen, Ciro Salinno, Sofie De Groef, Martine Cools, Eli Keshet, Yuval Dor, Henry Heimberg, et al.
Pages: 1051-1056 - Making β(-like)-cells from exocrine pancreas(2016)
Authors: Willem Staels, Sofie De Groef, Leen Bussche, Gunter Leuckx, Mark Van de Casteele, Nico De Leu, L Baeyens, Yves Heremans, Henry Heimberg
Pages: 144-151 - The zinc finger transcription factor PW1/PEG3 restrains murine beta cell cycling(2016)
Authors: Mozhdeh Sojoodi, Leslie Stradiot, Karo Tanaka, Yves Heremans, Gunter Leuckx, Vanessa Besson, Willem Staels, Mark Van de Casteele, Giovanna Marazzi, David Sassoon, et al.
Pages: 1474-1479 - Sources of beta cells inside the pancreas(2016)
Authors: Sofie De Groef, Willem Staels, Naomi Van Gassen, Marie Lemper, Yixing Yuchi, Mozhdeh Sojoodi, Leen Bussche, Yves Heremans, Gunter Leuckx, Nico De Leu, et al.
Pages: 1834-1837 - Accessory cells for beta cell transplantation(2016)
Authors: Willem Staels, Sofie De Groef, Yves Heremans, Violette Coppens, Naomi Van Gassen, Gunter Leuckx, Mark Van de Casteele, Ivan Van Riet, Aernout Luttun, Henry Heimberg, et al.
Pages: 115-124 - STAT3 modulates β-cell cycling in injured mouse pancreas and protects against DNA damage(2016)
Authors: Sofie De Groef, Dries Renmans, Ying Cai, Gunter Leuckx, Sarah Roels, Willem Staels, G. Gradwohl, L Baeyens, Yves Heremans, Geert A Martens, et al.
- The effect of mood-stabilizing drugs on cytokine levels in bipolar disorder(2016)
Authors: Seline Van den Ameele, Linda van Diermen, Willem Staels, Violette Coppens, Glenn Dumont, Bernard Sabbe, M Morrens
Pages: 364-373 - Reprogramming of human exocrine pancreas cells to beta cells(2015)
Authors: Willem Staels, Yves Heremans, Henry Heimberg
Pages: 849-857 - Concise Review - Macrophages: Versatile Gatekeepers During Pancreatic β-Cell Development, Injury, and Regeneration(2015)
Authors: Naomi Van Gassen, Willem Staels, Eva Van Overmeire, Sofie De Groef, Mozhdeh Sojoodi, Yves Heremans, Gunter Leuckx, Mark Van de Casteele, Jo A Van Ginderachter, Henry Heimberg, et al.
Pages: 555-563