📢 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 […]
European Meeting on Planarian Biology 2024
We attended the 6th European Meeting on Planarian Biology (EMPB) 2024 in Barcelona to discuss current developments in planarian research. Martijn Heleven presented his work on the role of early MAPK/ERK activation and redox signals during regeneration in an oral presentation. In addition, he discussed his poster on the role of riboflavin in planarian sensing. […]
Welcome to our new website
Nice to meet you! Welcome to the new website of the Biodiversity and Toxicology lab from Hasselt University. Check out what the Biodiversity and Toxicology researchers are up to these days. Keep an eye on our blog, we will post regularly about our research, conferences, publications and more…