ZFIN Lab: Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology

ZFIN ID: ZDB-LAB-970819-3

ZFIN ID: ZDB-LAB-970819-3

Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology

PI/Director:	Ollevier, Frans
Co-PI / Senior Researcher:	Volckaert, Filip
Contact Person:	Volckaert, Filip
Email:	filip.volckaert@bio.kuleuven.ac.be
URL:	http://www.kuleuven.ac.be/bio/eco
Address:	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Ch. de Beriotstraat 32 B-3000 Leuven BELGIUM
Country:	Belgium
Phone:	32-16-32-39-66
Fax:	32-16-32-45-75
Line Designation:	None assigned

GENOMIC FEATURES ORIGINATING FROM THIS LAB No data available

STATEMENT OF RESEARCH INTERESTS

The Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology focuses on aquatic biology, including the biology and ecotoxicology of fish (zebrafish, medaka, African catfish, carp) and invertebrates (daphnia and chironomids). We evaluate the impact of heavy metals and organic compounds at sublethal bio-active levels by means of fitness traits (such as growth, condition, sperm motility and fertility).

LAB MEMBERS

Rurangwa, Eugène Post-Doc

ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS OF LAB MEMBERS

Rurangwa, E., Sipkema, D., Kals, J., Ter Veld, M., Forlenza, M., Bacanu, G.M., Smidt, H., Palstra, A.P. (2015) Impact of a novel protein meal on the gastrointestinal microbiota and the host transcriptome of larval zebrafish Danio rerio. Frontiers in Physiology. 6:133

Guyon, R., Senger, F., Rakotomanga, M., Sadequi, N., Volckaert, F.A., Hitte, C., and Galibert, F. (2010) A radiation hybrid map of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) based on 1581 markers: Synteny analysis with model fish genomes. Genomics. 96(4):228-238

Walpita, C.N., Van der Geyten, S., Rurangwa, E., and Darras, V.M. (2007) The effect of 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine supplementation on zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryonic development and expression of iodothyronine deiodinases and thyroid hormone receptors. General and comparative endocrinology. 152(2-3):206-214

Moreels, D., Van Cauwenberghe, K., Debaere, B., Rurangwa, E., Vromant, N., Bastiaens, L., Diels, L., Springael, D., Merckx, R., and Ollevier, F. (2006) Long-term exposure to environmentally relevant doses of methyl-tert-butyl ether causes significant reproductive dysfunction in the zebrafish (Danio rerio). Environmental toxicology and chemistry. 25(9):2388-2393

Volckaert, F., Poncelet, A.C., Hellemans, B., Ollevier, F., Martial, J.A., and Belayew, A. (1995) In vivo expression of a tilapia prolactin 1-luciferase fusion gene in African catfish and zebrafish. Aquaculture (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 137(1-4):187

Sekkali, B., Hellemans, B.A., Belayew, A., Martial, J.A., Ollevier, F., and Volckaert, F.A. (1994) A comparative study of reporter gene activities in fish cells and embryos. Molecular marine biology and biotechnology. 3:30-34