📢 New publication!
Excited to share our latest publication in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety: Impact of a pristine versus gastric acid-treated low-density polyethylene in a human epithelial colorectal adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) cell line. Most studies investigate pristine microplastics, but ingested microplastics first pass through the stomach, where acidic conditions can alter their properties. In this study, we show that […]
Hard Work Pays Off: Celebrating a First First-Author Paper @Martijn Heleven
Excited to celebrate the first first-author publication from Martijn Heleven’s PhD journey! 🎉 Published in iScience – Cell Press, the study explored how redox signalling shapes ERK dynamics during early planarian regeneration. By combining live imaging, molecular approaches, and whole-organism analyses, the team showed that early ROS-mediated ERK activity is wound-dependent and crucial for correct […]
New publication: the toxicity and fate of silver nanoparticles present in the food additive E174
We are pleased to announce our latest publication in Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. 🔬 We investigated the toxicity and intracellular fate of silver nanoparticles present in the food additive E174, commonly used as a decorative coating on confectionery products. Using a human intestinal cell model and advanced electron microscopy techniques, we showed (1) that […]