Institute record of Onderzoeksgroep Systemisch Fysiologisch en Ecotoxicologisch Onderzoek

Information

Type
Organization
Type
https://marineinfo.org/ns/institutes/types#Scientific
Name
Onderzoeksgroep Systemisch Fysiologisch en Ecotoxicologisch Onderzoek
Name
Research group Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research@en
Acronym
UA-SPHERE
Parent institute
Universiteit Antwerpen; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Departement Biologie
Address
Campus Middelheim, Groenenborgerlaan 171 - Gebouw U, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
Contact numbers
Telephone
+32-(0)3-265 33 47
Location
latitude
51.1890846
longitude
4.3836284
Description @en
The research group Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research (SPHERE) of the University of Antwerp holds this name since 2012, and was formerly known as Ecophysiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology (EB&T). The group was founded in 1973 and was initially named laboratory of Biochemistry and General Zoology. SPHERE conducts research on important issues of environmental and adaptational biology. The research group focuses on how organisms respond to environmental changes with an emphasis on the different levels of biological organisation: from the molecular level (including genomics, proteomics and metabolomics) to the broader response of populations in real field situations. Expertises include molecular, cellular and organismal toxicity tests; characterisation of mode of action of microcontaminants; analysis of inorganic and organic contaminants; chemical and biological monitoring and diagnostics; development of application of biomarkers and sensors; modelling of bioavailability, accumulation and toxicity. Within the marine domain, SPHERE studies the following topics: - The combined effects of temperature, hypoxia, carbon dioxide and nitrogen on the ion regulation of fish; - Trophic transfer and bioaccumulation of contaminants in food webs in the Scheldt Estuary and the North Sea; - The intake and toxicity of metals in marine and estuarine areas for key species such as mussels and scallops, fish and sharks; - Fate and effects of microplastics in marine environments; - Modelling and bioaccumulations of pollutants in marine organisms. SPHERE participates within several marine projects dealing with topics such as the effects of pollutants on populations and benthic communities in the North Sea, and the influence and recovery of anthropogenic interventions on fish populations. The network of the research group includes both Belgian and international universities as well as Flemish scientific institutes such as the Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO).
Description @nl
De onderzoeksgroep Systemisch Fysiologisch en Ecotoxicologisch Onderzoek (SPHERE) van de Universiteit Antwerpen draagt deze naam sinds 2012 en heette voordien Ecofysiologie, Biochemie en Toxicologie (EB&T). Deze groep werd in 1973 opgericht onder haar initiële naam Biochemie en Algemene Dierkunde. SPHERE doet onderzoek naar belangrijke kwesties inzake milieu- en adaptatiebiologie. Daarbij wordt gefocust op de reactie van organismen op veranderingen in het milieu, met zowel aandacht voor veranderingen op het moleculaire niveau (met inbegrip van genomics, proteomics en metabolomics), het niveau van het organisme als het niveau van de respons van populaties in veldsituaties. Expertise omvat moleculaire, cellulaire en organismale toxiciteitstesten; karakterisatie van de werkwijze van microcontaminanten; analyse van anorganische en organische contaminanten; chemische en biologische monitoring en diagnostiek; ontwikkeling van biomarker- en sensortoepassingen; modellering van biologische beschikbaarheid, accumulatie en toxiciteit. Op marien vlak voert SPHERE onderzoek uit naar de volgende onderwerpen: - De gecombineerde effecten van temperatuur, hypoxia, koolstofdioxide en stikstof op de ionregulatie van vissen; - De trofische transfer en bioaccumulatie van contaminanten in voedselwebben in het Schelde-estuarium en de Noordzee; - De opname en toxiciteit van metalen in zeeën en estuaria voor sleutelsoorten zoals mosselen en sint-jakobsschelpen, vissen en haaien; - Lot en effecten van microplastics in mariene milieus; - Modellering en bioaccumulatie van polluenten in mariene organismen. De onderzoeksgroep participeert in verschillende mariene projecten die onderwerpen behandelen zoals de effecten van polluenten op populaties en benthische levensgemeenschappen in de Noordzee of de invloed en het herstel van antropogene ingrepen op vispopulaties. De onderzoeksgroep onderhoudt een netwerk met zowel Belgische als internationale universiteiten alsook met Vlaamse wetenschappelijke instellingen zoals het Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek (ILVO).

Events

DISARM progress meeting - Dumpsites of munition: Integrated Science Approach to Risk and Management
Kick-off DISARM - Dumpsites of munition: Integrated Science Approach to Risk and Management
Training course: The Scheldt, an ecological sketch
VLIZ-webinar Wereldoceaandag: Virtuele Noordzeeduik (waterkolom) - haaien

Past members

Lieven Bervoets
role: Professor
Ronny Blust
role: Research group leader
Freddy Dardenne
Gudrun De Boeck
role: Professor
Dries Knapen
role: Post-doc
Nathalie Adam
Elvio Amato
Enise Bagci
Donald Benoot
Magdalena Boshoff
Nathalie Briels
Rümeysa Çakir
Warren Caneos
Camilla Catarci Carteny
Niko Celis
role: PhD student
Adrian Covaci
role: Post doctoral fellow
Antony Franklin Dasan
Wim De Coen
role: Professor
Femke De Croock
Maarten De Jonge
Wim De Schepper
role: PhD student
Marijke De Wit
role: PhD student
Hans De Wolf
Shamil Debaere
Vyshal Delahaut
Helga D'Havé
role: PhD student
Wendy d'Hollander
Alex Diana
Marjan Diricx
Nathalie Dom
Marleen Eyckmans
Mathilde Falcou-Préfol
Georgina Fauconier
Gunter Flipkens
Sophie Gombeer
Thimo Groffen
An Hagenaars
role: Post-doc
Shodja Hashemi
role: PhD student
Tine Hectors
Rosa Hermans
role: Technical staff
An Jamers
role: PhD student
Dorien Keil
role: PhD student
Irina Komjarova
role: PhD student
Vikas Kumar
Prabesh Kunwar
role: PhD Student
Isabelle Lardon
Hon Jung Liew
Ivan Loaiza Alamo
Ana Lopez Antia
Koen Maes
Nemo Maes
Marleen Maras
role: Post-doc
Jaytry Mehta
Izak Meyer
role: Volunteer researcher
Johan Meyer
Lotte Moens
role: PhD student
Valentine Kayawe Mubiana
role: Technical staff
Jon Nash
role: Post-doc
Moses Ndugwa
Ingrid Nobels
role: PhD student
April Opinion
Ignace Pelckmans
Melissa Penninck
Anna Pereira-Fernandes
Marion Pillet
Nitin Pipralia
role: PhD Student
Rindra Rasoloniriana
Hans Reynders
role: PhD student
Johan Robbens
role: Research manager
Paulo Rodrigues
Saskia Roggeman
Damien Rogival
role: PhD student
Elsa Rouah-Martin
Jyotsna Shrivastava
Amit Sinha
role: PhD student
Bart Slootmaekers
Anneleen Soetaert
role: PhD student
Lia Soetewey
Lies Teunen
Raewyn Town
Cristian Tudorache
Evy Van Ael
Kristin (Inneke) Van de Vijver
role: Post-doc
Karin Van den Bergh
Bo Van den Bril
role: PhD student
Heidi Van den Broeck
role: PhD Student
Karlijn van der Ven
role: Post-doc
Bieke Van Dorst
role: PhD student
Nander Van Praet
Diane Van Strydonck
role: Professor
Tine Vandenbrouck
role: PhD student
Caroline Vanparys
role: PhD student
Lucia Vergauwen
role: PhD student
Vera Verhaert
Frouke Vermeulen
role: PhD student
Andrea Vlaeminck
role: Technical staff
Jetta Diana Vlaming
Liesbeth Weijs
role: PhD student
Erwin Witters

Expertise

Adaptations (physiological)
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 136
Bioaccumulation
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 900
Biochemistry
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 911
Biological stress
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 990
Chemical speciation
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 1500
Ecotoxicology
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 9505
Endocrine disrupters
Endocrine disrupting substances
Environmental effects
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 2807
Gene expression
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 9517
Heavy metals
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 3962
Man-induced effects
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 4940
Metals
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 5152
Physiology
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 6198
Pollutants
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 6381
Thermal pollution
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 8503
Toxicology
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 8670
taxonomic terms
Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758
Danio rerio
Daphnia magna Straus
Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) [Common periwinkle]
geographic terms
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde
ANE, North Sea, Southern Bight
Belgium
Belgium, Zeeschelde

Special collections

Marine expertise
Marine expertise: Speciality: Biological oceanography
Marine expertise: Speciality: Chemical oceanography
Marine expertise: Type: Flemish university
OMES: Onderzoek Milieu-effecten Sigmaplan
ScheldeMonitor
Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium

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date created: 2003-11-26
date modified: 2013-10-22