Team highlights

First paper for Theresia in Environmental Pollution!

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Exciting news! Our new paper, “Fluoxetine enhances reproductive output without affecting spawning-site selection in turquoise killifish” has been published in Environmental Pollution. The study investigates how exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine affects reproductive behavior and output in an emerging model species, the turquoise killifish. Even more exciting: this is the first scientific publication led by […]

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Theresia presents at the ILEE Research Day 2026

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Our PhD student Theresia Kimario gave a great presentation during the Institute of Life, Earth, and Environment (ILEE) Research Day 2026 at the University of Namur. In her talk, “More eggs in the same nest? How an antidepressant affects fish reproduction,” she presented recent findings on how pharmaceutical pollution can influence reproductive behavior and fitness

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Departmental seminar by Noémie

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Our PhD student Noémie Buratto gave an excellent presentation during the bi-annual Seminar Series of the Department of Biology at the University of Namur. She introduced her PhD project, which explores upside-down jellyfish as a promising experimental model for studying the ecotoxicology of symbiosis. The seminar provided a great overview of the exciting research questions

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Nicole presents her PhD research in Leuven 🎓

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On 17 November, Nicole Goede gave a research seminar at the University of Leuven, presenting the work she has carried out so far during her PhD. Her talk covered a broad range of studies, from experiments on how temperature affects embryonic development rates in frogs and fish, to research conducted in Sweden during her research

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New advanced expertise in the LAB

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Over the past period, our postdoc Dr. Omayma Missawi has followed an intensive training “Advancing Risk Assessment and Compliance with European Regulations“, supported by the Federation of European Toxicologists and European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX) and part of the European Registered Toxicologist (ERT) certification program. Super valuable experience, and great to have this expertise in

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