Projects
Unravelling environmental exposures in the core axis of ageing Hasselt University
Metal Pollution and Oxidative Stress: Exploring effects on aging rate, behavior and fitness. University of Antwerp
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
Development and strategic basic research towards an innovative biomarker for productive longevity in high-yielding dairy cattle. Ghent University
The steep increase in individual milk yield of modern dairy cows has unfortunately been accompanied by a decrease in cows’ lifespan. Nonetheless, greater productive longevity can improve the profitability of a dairy herd by lower culling rates and a lower need for replacement heifers, a higher overall milk production, an improved public opinion about dairy cow welfare and a decrease of the environmental footprint of dairy herds. The major gap ...
Implementation of a standardized screening program for IPF patients and relatives in Flanders KU Leuven
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most frequent form of
interstitial lung disease, essentially being a fibrotic scarring of the lung.
This fibrotic scarring of the lung leads to deterioration of pulmonary
function and is usually rapidly progressive, ultimately leading to patient
death with 3-5 years following diagnosis. IPF is believed to be the endresults
from a complicated interaction between multiple ...
SLEEP IN THE CITY: How does artificial light at night affect EEG-based measures of sleep (CitySleep)? University of Antwerp
Effects of light pollution on behavioural, life-history and physiological traits in a songbird: an integrative approach. University of Antwerp
Identification and characterization of mutants with increased DNA stress resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana and Zea mays Ghent University
Plants are sessile organisms, meaning that in contrast to mammals they cannot escape adverse growth conditions such as drought, heat, excess UV radiation, etc. For this reason, they have evolved extensive mechanisms to safeguard their genomic integrity, in order to pass on an intact copy of their genome to the offspring. During this PhD, we aimed to learn more about cell cycle regulation, and more specifically about the molecular mechanism ...