Projects
Epigenetic effects induced by nanomaterials. KU Leuven
The exposure to manufactured nanomaterials is one of the safety issues to be tackled in the near future. Inhalation of fine particles and nanomaterials has been associated with fibrotic and genotoxic effects in the pulmonary epithelium. The underlying mechanisms behind still remain to be clarified. In this project we will mainly focus on changes in DNA methylation patterns and microRNAs expression in relation to exposure to nanoparticles. ...
Analysis of pharmaceutical products in wastewater: development, validation and evaluation of a new and innovative model for their (rational) use. University of Antwerp
Toxicological Centre, Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research (SPHERE), Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP)
The fundamental aim of this project is to develop and to validate a mathematical model to transform concentrations of the most prescribed and used pharmaceuticals and their metabolites of which the use is known (RIZIV) in waste water in an amount of used pharmaceuticals in Belgium (measured vs. predicted environmental concentrations).