Projects
Study of accumulation, geographical variation and related effects of organic pollutants in free-living birds of prey. University of Antwerp
RNA synthetic biology for genetic engineering of the first vaccine for companion birds against the underestimated respiratory zoonotic pathogen Chlamydia psittaci Ghent University
Chlamydia psittaci is a Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium causing respiratory disease and mortality in birds. The pathogen is a biosafety risk level 3 and bioterrorism category B organism. The infection often occurs in Psittaciformes (parrots, parakeets, cockatiels and lories) and they are most frequently infected with the highly virulent genotype A. Tetracyclines are the drugs of choice. However, development of resistant strains ...
Integrative and experimental study of the effects of artificial light exposure at night during development in birds in the real world: merging mechanistic approaches with short- and long-term health and fitness consequences. University of Antwerp
Investigating the role of astronomical light pollution on acoustic and visual communication in nocturnal birds. University of Antwerp
Interactions between natural stressors and pollutant exposure in nestling birds of prey: Feathers as a novel integrated measure of pollutant exposure, feeding ecology and stress. University of Antwerp
Towards a first bird's eye view of the histone code using dataindependent acquisition mass spectrometry. Ghent University
Epigenetic modifications of chromatin are essential in the regulation of many biological processes.The evolutionary conserved histone proteins that are intimately associated with DNA to form the chromatin are pivotal substrates herein. Until recently, research has been very targeted and mainly focused on the amino-terminal tail of these histones that protrude from the nucleosome and can become modified by many different posttranslational ...