A new article has been published in the specialised journal “Epigenetics” in collaboration with our partner Anirhudda Chatterjee from the University of Otago. It the last part of the PhD thesis of Anne-Sophie Voisin who aimed to investigate the long-term effects of an early life stage exposure to the endocrine disruptor ethinyl estradiol (EE2) in…
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Biodiversity crisis in Omalius
This month, the first page of the journal of the University of Namur, Omalius, is dedicated to the researches carried out at ILEE (Institute of Life, Earth and Environment) related to the biodiversity crisis. The works of Frederic Silvestre and his colleagues Frederik Delaender, Jonhatan Marescaux, Sabine Henry and Nicolas Dendoncker are summarized. Thanks to…
Visit of the SCK-CEN
On March 25th, we visited the SCK-CEN, the nuclear research center in Mol, With the 3rd year biology students. This visit was the opportunity to be introduced with space biology and the ambitious projects related to space exploration and long term journeys. Many aspects of space biology have been discussed, such as physiological breakdowns, recycling…
Histone acetylation in the mangrove Rivulus
Third article in a row for our former post-doc Alexandre Fellous who has just published in the journal “Gene” his third article about epigenetics in our fish model, the mangrove Rivulus. He described the 27 enzymes involved in histone acetylation (KAT) and 17 in deacetylation (HDAC) as well as their dynamics during embryogenesis. This study aimed…
New article using proteomics in the rivulus
A new publication from our former PhD student Anne-Sophie Voisin is now available in Journal of Proteomics. We showed that adult mangrove rivulus exposed during early life stages to an endocrine disrupting chemical (17-alpha-ethinylestradiol) present significant changes on the protein expression profile in brain, liver and gonads in adults, 5 months after the end of…
New article in Daily Science about our review on neurotoxicity
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Article in a belgian newspaper about the review on eco-neurotoxicity
The famous Belgian newspaper “La Libre Belgique” has published a short article regarding our recent review on eco-neurotoxicity published last week in Environment Sciences Europe. Download QR
Eco-neurotoxicity review
We’re happy to have published a review about the assessment of neurotoxicity of chemicals on wild species. This review has been published in Environmental Sciences Europe and put together 38 well-recognized scientists. It emphasizes the necessity to assess for neurotoxicity the thousands of chemicals that enter the natural environment due to human activities. Potential neurotoxicity…
New article about epigenetics in the mangrove rivulus
Our former post-doc researcher Alexandre Fellous has published the first data on histone methyltransferase (Kmt) and demethylase (Kdm) enzymes in our killifish model, the mangrove rivulus. This article has been published in the journal “Gene” and is a starting point to deeper analyze histone modifications during embryogenesis and the implication of epigenetic mechanisms in adaptation…
New article published in Ecology and Evolution
A first article on our work on epigenetics in the mangrove rivulus has been published in the journal “Ecology and Evolution”. This article published by Alexandre Fellous depicts the DNA methylation profile of this fish, in adults and during embryogenesis. It also characterizes the main enzymes involved in this process. Altogether, our findings open the…