Projects
Exploring transcriptome and microbiome dynamics in response to microbial challenges and nutritional immunomodulation in Hermetia illucens larvae. KU Leuven
Our food system struggles to sustainably meet the demands of the growing world population and needs to shift towards a sustainable, bio-based model. Specific insects are envisioned as actors in this transition, by efficiently transforming renewable biomass into high-quality protein and other compounds. The Black Soldier Fly (BSF) is important for bioconversion, as its larvae are able to valorize low quality organic waste streams (e.g. ...
Preclinical evaluation of withaferin A chemosensitisation in GC therapy resistant B- and T-cell haematological malignancies. University of Antwerp
The Biomolecular Interaction Platform (BIP) at UAntwerp. University of Antwerp
Translocator protein expression in animal models of temporal lobe epilepsy and Huntington's Disease. University of Antwerp
BrewPro: Multi-stage microbial technology for the cost-effective production of high-quality animal feed on brewery effluents. University of Antwerp
The impact of LEDGIN-mediated retargeting of HIV integration on reactivation of latent HIV KU Leuven
Even after decades of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), a cure for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) through complete eradication of the virus remains an elusive goal. Viremia rebounds quickly if cART is interrupted. This is because HIV is a lentivirus that uses the viral proteins reverse transcriptase and integrase to stably integrate a provirus into the host cell genome, which leads to the existence of a latent HIV ...
Novel substrates and triggers for the production of mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) by Pseudozyma aphidis University of Antwerp
Accelerating evolution: engineering invertase enzymes to enhance fructan metabolism in Musa spp. (banana) KU Leuven
The equatorial countries of sub-saharan Africa have the highest worldwide mortality rates, primarily caused by infectious disease. Those who are immunosuppressed, including children, the elderly and the sick, are particularly at risk. Improving sanitation, and boosting the immune system with vaccination or improved diet, have been key for continuing to combat this issue.
Short-chain low-digestible carbohydrates (LDCs), act as human ...