Prof. dr. Nelly SAENEN
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Prof. dr. Nelly SAENEN
Assistant Professor
Prof. dr. Nelly SAENEN
Research
Discipline codes: Epidemiology (03030202), Environmental impact and risk assessment (01070305), Epigenetics (03012109), Stem cell biology (03012114), Toxicology and toxinology not elsewhere classified (03051099), Animal cell and molecular biology (01060102)
Supervised PhDs
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
An in-depth mechanistic study on how nanoparticles interfere with cell cycle dynamics and developmental processes in stem cells
Anke Huysmans for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Early-life health risks of micro- and nanoplastics
Zenghui Ma for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Understanding the impact of micro- and nanoplastics on human neurodevelopment using stem-cell-based lineage models
Jochim Martens for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Understanding the Presence and Impact of Silver Nanoparticles in the Food Additive E174
Sandra De Vos for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology in 2025
Supervised as Copromotor
Population-based studies on mental health and the exposome
Pauline Hautekiet for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology in 2022
Supervised as Copromotor
Projects
15 research projects have been found
The role of mito-nuclear communication during stem cell growth and neurodevelopment under environmental stress – a case study with tire wear particles (Research)
01/10/2026 - 30/09/2030
TauSCALE - Infrastructure for multiphoton, super-sharp, super-sensitive and time-resolved confocal microscopy. (Research)
01/05/2026 - 30/04/2030
AutoSCALE – Robotized platform for automated "48/7" ultrasensitive optical imaging across scales (Research)
01/05/2026 - 30/04/2030
Tau-SCALE - Infrastructure for multiphoton, super-sharp, super-sensitive and time-resolved confocal microscopy. (Research)
01/05/2026 - 30/04/2030
In vitro stem cell based models to study nanoparticle effects on mitochondrial communication in neurodevelopment (Research)
16/09/2025 - 15/09/2029
A hidden threat to inflammatory bowel disease: how micro- and nanoplastics affect the foundations of the gut barrier - a study in human intestinal models (Research)
01/11/2024 - 31/10/2027
NANOSTEM: An in-depth mechanistic study on how NANOparticles interfere with cell cycle dynamics and developmental processes in STEM cells (Research)
01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026
Actionable eUropean ROadmap for early-life health Risk Assessment of micro- and nanoplastics (Research)
01/04/2021 - 30/09/2026
Feasibility study for assessing microplastics via human biomonitoring (Research)
11/10/2023 - 12/06/2025
Impact of weathered-like micro- and nanoplastics on the aquatic model systems S. mediterranea and D. magna. (Research)
01/11/2020 - 31/10/2024
Transplacental carcinogenic mechanisms of black carbon exposure (T-CAB) (Research)
01/09/2019 - 30/09/2024
Education
Involved in the following courses
Academic year 2026 - 2027
Academic year 2026 - 2027
Academic year 2025 - 2026
Academic year 2025 - 2026
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