Projects
Rubens in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction: The Oeuvre of Peter Paul Rubens in Illustrated Art Books, Film and Television (1877-1977). Ghent University
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) is one of the most canonised and reproduced artist in (Belgian) art
history. Through his own reproduction atelier, printed copies of his work already circulated widely
in Europe during his life. However, the number of Rubens reproductions exploded once
mechanical reproduction techniques developed and this phenomenon reached its first apex
around the 300th Rubens anniversary celebrations in ...
Genetic control of nematode reproduction: how relevant is yolk? KU Leuven
Available nematocin/sNPF signaling mutants that cannot maintain long-term memory will lead to the identification of cells dedicated to long-term memory. If and how memory formation influences activity changes in these memory cells will be clarified by in vivo imaging. Via the development of a single-cell RNA sequencing approach, we will generate an unbiased picture of the molecular players involved in neuropeptide-mediated memory ...
Third party reproduction: between social and genetic parenthood. KU Leuven
Fertility Frontiers: A global history of transnational reproduction in Belgium from cross-feminist perspective Ghent University
The global demise in intercountry adoption procedures is opening up newer, technologically advanced fertility frontiers, including transnational egg donation and surrogacy, through which infertile couples are building the biogenetic families of their dreams. Rather than understanding assisted reproductive technologies through the “hyperbole of radical novelty” (Franklin, 2007), this research resituates them within older yet ongoing histories ...
Assessment of the roles of endogenous and environmental cues controlling cell size distribution and sexual reproduction in benthic diatom populations Ghent University
The evolutionary success of diatoms is often attributed to their unique life cycle, consisting of a long vegetative phase during which cell size gradually diminishes and a short sexual phase which is vital to restore cells to their original size. The life cycle is often described as a ‘sex clock’, and for a long time was hypothesized to be a self-sustained periodic process. Recent models, however, suggest that environmental conditions ...
Global Fertility Chains: a feminist political economy of outsourced reproduction from Israel to Ukraine and Georgia Ghent University
In what is framed as a "new" kind of post-Fordist niche, called the reproductive bio-economy, organised around the flow of reproductive materials and organs, women are increasingly commercialising their bodies by working as oocyte vendors, surrogate mothers or tissue providers. There is fundamental disagreement among scholars and policy makers on how the bio-economy should be analysed and organised. Market critics propose a gift economy ...
Unravelling the biological role of AKH in postembryonic development and reproduction of locusts KU Leuven
The desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, is a well-known swarming pest species that can be found in dense groups of millions of adult locusts/km², causing extreme damage to food production and related economic burden in large parts of Africa, the Near East and southwest Asia. Unfortunately, the preferred method to combat this pest insect is still the atomization of neurotoxic insecticides with limited selectivity, which can cause ...
Non-invasive molecular studies to optimize In Vitro Maturation (IVM) and improve access to safe assisted reproduction (Toekenning in het kader van de bilaterale samenwerking met Vietnam) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
ART-related burden, risks and costs. However, because IVM makes use ...