Projects
Data-driven brain and heart PET imaging of awake rodents. University of Antwerp
Comparison of skull shape versus bite force in two independent lineages of subterranean mole-rat rodents (Bathyergidae versus Spalacidae) Ghent University
Rodents living underground originated in multiple lineages during evolution. Two of them being mole-rats from Africa (Bathyergidae) and from the Middle East (Spalacidae). Both species show distinct adaptations to powerful biting, using teeth to dig tunnel systems. In this project, convergent modification in the skull shape in relation to biting performance will be studied.
Socio-affective communication through ultrasonic vocalizations in rodents: Improving translational research models for neuropsychiatric dysfunctions KU Leuven
Socio-affective Communication through Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Rodents: Improving Translational Research Models for Neuropsychiatric Dysfunctions KU Leuven
Modeling human neuropsychiatric dysfunctions in rodents is an extremely daunting challenge, given the subjective nature of many symptoms, the lack of relevant biomarkers and objective diagnostic tools, together with the early state of the pertinent neurobiology and genetics. In fact, the progress in understanding relevant phathophysiological mechanisms has been frustratingly slow and the identification of new therapeutic targets is at a near ...
Spatial neglect in rodents: a model for studying neuroplasticity at the network level. University of Antwerp
Detection of zoonotic bacteria in rodent samples from Africa using 16s metagenomic sequencing. University of Antwerp
SoundsGood! – An integrated platform for studying ultrasonic vocalizations in rodent models for brain disorders. KU Leuven
Modeling human mental disorders in rodents is an extremely daunting challenge, given the subjective nature of many symptoms, the lack of relevant biomarkers and objective diagnostic tools, together with the early state of the pertinent neurobiology and genetics. The identification of new therapeutic targets is at a near standstill. We are convinced that a deeper understanding of the natural rodent behavior repertoire and its relevance for ...