Inge Mannaerts-Short-CV

Short CV Inge Mannaerts

• Current position:

  • 2014-current: FWO postdoc fellowship “Integration of stress pathways during the onset of hepatic stellate cell activation.”
  • 2016-current: 10% research professor
• PhD: 2007-2011: Liver Cell biology Lab, VUB “The Role Of Histone Deacetylases During Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation And Fibrogenesis” Promotors: Prof. Leo van Grunsven, Prof. Vera Rogiers
• Expertise: Lab animal models for liver fibrosis (CCl4, Bile duct ligation), Cell isolation, cell culture (2D and 3D), RNA extraction and qPCR, Western Blot, Immunohistochemistry, Flow cytometry, microfluidics handling, Confocal microscopy, migration assays (scratch and transwell), proliferation assays, Microarray analysis, hydroxyproline assay
• Reviewing work: PlosOne, Acta Belgica Gastroenterologica, Journal of Hepatology
• Committee & organisational duties: President Young BASL, Ethical committee laboratory animals VUB, Animal welfare body VUB, National Animal welfare body BCLAS
• Teaching assignments:
  • Topics in Biomedical sciences, 1^st master Biomedical sciences VUB
  • The Empirical cycle in practice, 1^st Bachelor Biomedical sciences VUB
• Membership of scientific societies:
  • EASL, BCLAS, BASL, BSCDB