Prof. dr. Michelle PLUSQUIN

Prof. dr. Michelle PLUSQUIN

Associate Professor

Faculty of Sciences
Capacity group Biology - Geology
Research group Environmental Biology
Research Institute: Centre for Environmental Sciences

Membership

Research

Discipline codes: Epidemiology (03030202), Biostatistics (03030201)

Supervised PhDs

Exposure to elevated blood pressure in utero influencing cardiovascular profile in early life

Hanne Sleurs for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Promotor

Assessment of the exposure and effects of parabens on epigenome-wide DNA methylation, thyroid hormone levels in newborns and neurocognitive abilities in children aged 4

Brigitte Reimann for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Promotor

Evaluation of ecotoxicological and health risks, related to the local water contamination: case of the Guadalquivir River in Tarija and the Rocha River in Cochabamba, Bolivia

Maria Rosalva Angulo Reyes for the title Doctor of Sciences (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Copromotor

Airborne soot particles and neurobiological outcomes: focus on translocation and intermediate mechanisms

Kenneth Vanbrabant for the title Doctor of Sciences (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Promotor

Nano- and microplastics and the human intestinal barrier: the role of shape, size and chemical composition

Margo Witters for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Copromotor

View all 16 supervised PhD's of Prof. dr. Michelle PLUSQUIN

Biological ageing and further insights into the effects of the exposome on children's health during middle childhood.

Eleni Renaers for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Copromotor

The Physiological and Economic Impact of Neighborhood Green Space on the Stress, Cognitive and Behavioral development, and mental Well-being of Children (GreenBrain)

Lore Verheyen for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Promotor

The economic value of the impact of neighborhood greenspace on the life satisfaction of children.

Ellen Hannes for the title Doctor of Business Economics (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Copromotor

The Physiological and Economic Impact of Neighborhood Green Space on the Stress and Mental Well-being of Children (GreenBrain)

Nick Giesberts for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Promotor

Endocrine disrupting activity of in utero exposure to air pollution and its influence on overweight and neurobehavioural development in childhood.

Maartje Vangeneugden for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Promotor

Effects of different micro - nano - plastics on regeneration process in planarians

Liliana Alejandra Caceres Sanchez for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Copromotor

Green space and biodiversity in relation to health: assessing the impact on the Belgian population

Raf Aerts for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences in 2022

Supervised as Copromotor

The developmental origin of childhood obesity: insights from an OMICs perspective

Rossella Alfano for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences in 2022

Supervised as Promotor

The role of the exposome on molecular biomarkers: focus on mitochondria and telomeres in different stages of life

Charlotte Cosemans for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology in 2022

Supervised as Promotor

Molecular signals of exposure to environmental pollutants, metabolic health and physical inactivity.

Annette Vriens for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology in 2018

Supervised as Copromotor

Telomere biology in early life and its environmental determinants

Dries Martens for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology in 2018

Supervised as Copromotor

View all 16 supervised PhD's of Prof. dr. Michelle PLUSQUIN

Publications

View all UHasselt publications by Prof. dr. Michelle PLUSQUIN

Projects

23 research projects have been found

View all 23 UHasselt research projects of Prof. dr. Michelle PLUSQUIN

NEMESIS project (Novel Effect biomarkers for MEtabolic disruptorS: evidence on health Impacts to science and policy NeedS) (Research)

01/01/2024 - 31/12/2028

IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Parasite Specialist Group (IUCN SSC PSG) (Research)

01/01/2024 - 31/12/2026

Endocrine disrupting activity of in utero exposure to air pollution and its influence on overweight and neurobehavioural development in childhood. (Research)

01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026

PRegnancy Exposome influence on early-life COgnition via CholEsterol metabolism at birth (PRECOCE) (Research)

01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026

Development of novel assessments for indoor air quality monitoring and impact on children's health (Research)

01/05/2022 - 30/04/2026

The Physiological and Economic Impact of Neighborhood Green Space on the Stress, Behavioral development, and mental Wellbeing of Children (GreenBrain) (Research)

01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025

The Physiological and Economic Impact of Neighborhood Green Space on the Stress, Cognitive and Behavioral development, and mental Well-being of Children (GreenBrain) (Research)

01/10/2021 - 30/09/2025

Postnatal exposure pathways to soot particles: a focus on breast milk and its impact on cognitive function in the first months of life (Research)

01/11/2023 - 31/10/2024

Transplacental carcinogenic mechanisms of black carbon exposure (T-CAB) (Research)

01/09/2019 - 30/09/2024

the effect of greening playgrounds for the well-being of children (Research)

10/09/2021 - 31/01/2024

Postnatal exposure pathways to soot particles: a focus on breastmilk and its impact on cognitive function in the first months of life (Research)

01/10/2022 - 30/09/2023

Profiling stem cell responses to particle chemical stress (Research)

01/10/2019 - 30/09/2023

Airborne soot particles and neurobiological outcomes: focus on translocation and intermediate mechanisms (Research)

01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022

BOF incentive funding ERC (Research)

01/09/2020 - 31/10/2022

Assessment of the exposure and effects of parabens on epigenome-wide DNA methylation, thyroid hormone levels in newborns and neurocognitive abilities in children aged 4 (Research)

01/10/2018 - 30/09/2022

Development of a Rapid Point of Care Device for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Morocco (Education)

01/01/2018 - 31/08/2022

Uncovering molecular mechanisms underlying the interaction between environment and health. (Research)

01/01/2019 - 31/10/2021

Exposure to airborne particles and ageing pathways in the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort: integrating inflamming pathways with telomeres (Research)

01/10/2017 - 30/09/2021

Research into the relationship between the presence of clean space and health with specific attention to the use of human biomonitoring and spatial aspects (Research)

27/11/2018 - 26/11/2020

Dose-respons models for genotoxicity markers, human biomonitoring (Research)

23/10/2018 - 01/11/2019

PILOT "nature-based solutions for burnout prevention" (Research)

05/07/2018 - 30/06/2019

Impact of air quality on health: exploiting relevant markers of exposure, effect markers and gene expression data from Flemish human biomonitoring data and other databases. (Research)

15/09/2013 - 14/05/2015

The association between in utero exposure to particulate air pollution and the microvasculature in children, a molecular epidemiological approach (Research)

01/10/2012 - 30/09/2014

View all 23 UHasselt research projects of Prof. dr. Michelle PLUSQUIN

Education

Involved in the following courses

Academic year 2023 - 2024

3958

Advanced data analysis

Coordinating lecturer

3748

Bachelor's thesis

Co-lecturer

2128

Soil Science

Coordinating lecturer

3961

Experimental Design in Environmental Health Sciences

Co-lecturer

4151

Master's thesis: report and defense

Member of the teaching team

3126

Molecular Cell Biology

Co-lecturer

3726

Molecular genetics

Co-lecturer

3999

Molecular developmental biology

Co-lecturer

4921

Parasitology and One Health

Member of the teaching team

4153

Senior internship

Member of the teaching team

3962

System toxicology

Coordinating lecturer

3626

Toxicology

Co-lecturer

3416

Laboratory skills

Member of the teaching team

Academic year 2022 - 2023

3958

Advanced data analysis

Coordinating lecturer

3748

Bachelor test

Co-lecturer

3961

Experimental Design in Environmental Health Sciences

Co-lecturer

4151

Master's thesis: report and defense

Member of the teaching team

3126

Molecular Cell Biology

Co-lecturer

3726

Molecular genetics

Co-lecturer

3999

Molecular developmental biology

Co-lecturer

4153

Senior internship

Member of the teaching team

3962

System toxicology

Coordinating lecturer

3626

Toxicology

Co-lecturer

3416

Laboratory skills

Member of the teaching team

Michelle PLUSQUIN

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Prof. dr. Michelle PLUSQUIN

Membership

Research

Supervised PhDs

Exposure to elevated blood pressure in utero influencing cardiovascular profile in early life

Assessment of the exposure and effects of parabens on epigenome-wide DNA methylation, thyroid hormone levels in newborns and neurocognitive abilities in children aged 4

Evaluation of ecotoxicological and health risks, related to the local water contamination: case of the Guadalquivir River in Tarija and the Rocha River in Cochabamba, Bolivia

Airborne soot particles and neurobiological outcomes: focus on translocation and intermediate mechanisms

Nano- and microplastics and the human intestinal barrier: the role of shape, size and chemical composition

Biological ageing and further insights into the effects of the exposome on children's health during middle childhood.

The Physiological and Economic Impact of Neighborhood Green Space on the Stress, Cognitive and Behavioral development, and mental Well-being of Children (GreenBrain)

The economic value of the impact of neighborhood greenspace on the life satisfaction of children.

The Physiological and Economic Impact of Neighborhood Green Space on the Stress and Mental Well-being of Children (GreenBrain)

Endocrine disrupting activity of in utero exposure to air pollution and its influence on overweight and neurobehavioural development in childhood.

Effects of different micro - nano - plastics on regeneration process in planarians

Green space and biodiversity in relation to health: assessing the impact on the Belgian population

The developmental origin of childhood obesity: insights from an OMICs perspective

The role of the exposome on molecular biomarkers: focus on mitochondria and telomeres in different stages of life

Molecular signals of exposure to environmental pollutants, metabolic health and physical inactivity.

Telomere biology in early life and its environmental determinants

Publications

Projects

NEMESIS project (Novel Effect biomarkers for MEtabolic disruptorS: evidence on health Impacts to science and policy NeedS) (Research)

IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Parasite Specialist Group (IUCN SSC PSG) (Research)

Endocrine disrupting activity of in utero exposure to air pollution and its influence on overweight and neurobehavioural development in childhood. (Research)

PRegnancy Exposome influence on early-life COgnition via CholEsterol metabolism at birth (PRECOCE) (Research)

Development of novel assessments for indoor air quality monitoring and impact on children's health (Research)

The Physiological and Economic Impact of Neighborhood Green Space on the Stress, Behavioral development, and mental Wellbeing of Children (GreenBrain) (Research)

The Physiological and Economic Impact of Neighborhood Green Space on the Stress, Cognitive and Behavioral development, and mental Well-being of Children (GreenBrain) (Research)

Postnatal exposure pathways to soot particles: a focus on breast milk and its impact on cognitive function in the first months of life (Research)

Transplacental carcinogenic mechanisms of black carbon exposure (T-CAB) (Research)

the effect of greening playgrounds for the well-being of children (Research)

Postnatal exposure pathways to soot particles: a focus on breastmilk and its impact on cognitive function in the first months of life (Research)

Profiling stem cell responses to particle chemical stress (Research)

Airborne soot particles and neurobiological outcomes: focus on translocation and intermediate mechanisms (Research)

BOF incentive funding ERC (Research)

Assessment of the exposure and effects of parabens on epigenome-wide DNA methylation, thyroid hormone levels in newborns and neurocognitive abilities in children aged 4 (Research)

Development of a Rapid Point of Care Device for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Morocco (Education)

Uncovering molecular mechanisms underlying the interaction between environment and health. (Research)

Exposure to airborne particles and ageing pathways in the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort: integrating inflamming pathways with telomeres (Research)

Research into the relationship between the presence of clean space and health with specific attention to the use of human biomonitoring and spatial aspects (Research)

Dose-respons models for genotoxicity markers, human biomonitoring (Research)

PILOT "nature-based solutions for burnout prevention" (Research)

Impact of air quality on health: exploiting relevant markers of exposure, effect markers and gene expression data from Flemish human biomonitoring data and other databases. (Research)

The association between in utero exposure to particulate air pollution and the microvasculature in children, a molecular epidemiological approach (Research)

Education

Involved in the following courses

Academic year 2023 - 2024

Advanced data analysis

Bachelor's thesis

Soil Science

Experimental Design in Environmental Health Sciences

Master's thesis: report and defense

Molecular Cell Biology

Molecular genetics

Molecular developmental biology

Parasitology and One Health

Senior internship

System toxicology

Toxicology

Laboratory skills

Academic year 2022 - 2023

Advanced data analysis

Bachelor test

Experimental Design in Environmental Health Sciences

Master's thesis: report and defense

Molecular Cell Biology

Molecular genetics

Molecular developmental biology

Senior internship

System toxicology

Toxicology

Laboratory skills

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