PhD Researcher Neurobiology, Biochemistry & Biotechnology @LabMoons Msc Biochemstry & Biotechnology Bsc Pharmaceutical & Biotechnological lab technology
Joined July 2013
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Steven Bergmans retweeted
🚨Paper Alert!
Check out our latest work, now published in @FrontNeurosci. We show how this remarkable fish surprisingly displays mammalian-like injury responses after optic nerve transection.
🔗 doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2026.1…
@JulieDeSchutter @StevenBergmans @LucaMasin @AnyiZhang2
Steven Bergmans retweeted
🚨New preprint out!🚨
I’m excited to share the latest work by @AnyiZhang2 and me, which shows that mTORC1-dependent transient dendritic pruning is essential for efficient axonal regeneration in spontaneously regenerating zebrafish neurons.
biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
🥳🥳 Happy to showcase my first co-senior author research paper! Have look and find out how mice, zebrafish and killifish respond to central nervous system injury 🐭🐟🐠
doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2025.1…
🚨🚨 Paper alert! Check our latest work published in @FrontNeurosci and find out how different species respond to optic nerve injury!! doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2025.1… 🚨🚨
@JulieDeSchutter @AnyiZhang2 @PieterJanSerneels @LucaMasin @StevenBergmans
🚨🚨 Pre-print is out!!🚨🚨
Using 🐭🐟🐠 to study the 👁️🧠
Proud to have my first co-senior author research paper out as pre-print! Joint-effort comparing retinal ganglion cell survival between species by: @LabMoons @JulieDeSchutter @AnyiZhang2 @LucaMasin
❓ Interested in how different species respond to a central nervous system injury?
💡 Check our latest pre-print on bioRxiv: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
🧑🔬Wonderful teamwork of the entire lab
@JulieDeSchutter @AnyiZhang2 @PieterJanSerneels @LucaMasin @StevenBergmans
My final paper as a PhD student has officially been published in @AgingCell. Big thanks to all the authors involved, especially @NCLNoel, @LucaMasin, @phruzycki, @Brian_S_Clark and @MacDonald_Lab for the enormous help while producing this wonderful paper!
Next stop? PhD defence
First a preprint, now officially published in @AgingCell. Find out more on "Age-related dysregulation of the retinal transcriptome in African turquoise killifish" by clicking the link below:
doi.org/10.1111/acel.14192
Steven Bergmans retweeted
Two new preprints from the lab this week.
The first, a collaboration with @LabMoons, @MacDonald_Lab, and @phruzycki (led by @StevenBergmans and @NCLNoel) examining how gene expression changes with age in the fast-aging killifish model.
Interested in how the vertebrate retina ages? Check our latest pre-print: "Age-related dysregulation of the retinal transcriptome in African turquoise killifish".
A great collab by: @StevenBergmans @NCLNoel @ArckensLab @phruzycki @phruzycki @MacDonald_Lab @Brian_S_Clark
Steven Bergmans retweeted
This project started as two labs working on the same idea and ended in a true collaboration between @LabMoons @phruzycki @Brian_S_Clark and ourselves. Both first authors @StevenBergmans @NCLNoel deserve tons of credit. This is an exciting new research direction for our lab.
Interested in how the vertebrate retina ages? Check our latest pre-print: "Age-related dysregulation of the retinal transcriptome in African turquoise killifish".
A great collab by: @StevenBergmans @NCLNoel @ArckensLab @phruzycki @phruzycki @MacDonald_Lab @Brian_S_Clark
Happy to have been part of this great collaboration.
One of the most important papers in my PhD trajectory, where we show how the transcriptome of the killifish becomes dysregulated when the little fish gets old.
Interested in how the vertebrate retina ages? Check our latest pre-print: "Age-related dysregulation of the retinal transcriptome in African turquoise killifish".
A great collab by: @StevenBergmans @NCLNoel @ArckensLab @phruzycki @phruzycki @MacDonald_Lab @Brian_S_Clark
Steven Bergmans retweeted
Interest in how axons can fuel their regeneration? Check out our new preprint “Local glycolysis supports injury-induced axonal regeneration”.
A joint effort by me, @StevenBergmans @vandyckannelies @GroefLies @FarrowLab @LabMoons
Local glycolysis supports injury-induced axonal regeneration biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_neursci
Steven Bergmans retweeted
Today, our very own @StevenBergmans presented a part of our latest findings and insights at The Obergurgle Optic Nerve Meeting, delving into the atypical responses observed in the fast-aging killifish following optic nerve injury! 🐠🐠🔬
#opticnerve #killifish #opticnervemeeting
Excited to see my hands gaining recognition! The real focus is on the strength of that small fish—understanding aging's impact on life, regeneration, and degeneration. Explore the protocols in this issue and the October edition.
@LabMoons @LucaMasin @SVanhunsel
A new issue of CSH Protocols is out!
The cover image features the work of Vanhunsel, @StevenBergmans & @LabMoons (@KU_Leuven), who describe a paradigm to induce and study both de- and regeneration of retinal ganglion cells and their axons in killifish. Links below! ⬇️
ALT Cover image of CSH Protocols, showing a male African turquoise killifish of the GRZ-AD inbred strain
Tired of looking for the best genetic or toxin-induced model to study neurodegenerative diseases?
Check out our latest review on spontaneous neurodegeneration in the killifish!
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Steven Bergmans retweeted
Congrats to our best poster winners Sara Bagnoli & @StevenBergmans and best talk winner @ValerieMarien1! Special thanks to @Co_Biologists @biotechne @NoldusIT @zeiss_micro @OceanNutrition @TecnilabBMI @LoligoSystems @BionomousCH @microbiotests @VWR @ViewpointBehav #notho23
Steven Bergmans retweeted
And it's a wrap!
Thanks to participants, speakers, moderators, sponsors and all the people who made the #Notho23 conference possible, and congrats to all award winners!
Happy to see this vivid #killifish community grow each year, looking forward to #Notho25!
Biggest surprise for me at #Notho23 was winning the best poster price. Wouldn’t have been possible without a great team effort from @Brian_S_Clark @LabMoons @MacDonald_Lab @phruzycki @ArckensLab.
@FWOVlaanderen @BiologyKULeuven @Co_Biologists @Killisfundation @leuvenbrainins1
Steven Bergmans retweeted
📢 Excited to dive into the world of killifish and represent @NWU_WRG at the #Notho23 conference! 🐠 From their unique life cycles to stunning colors, it's time to learn the secrets of these fascinating creatures #KilliScience #Day1
Steven Bergmans retweeted
Ready to kick of the first day of #Notho23 with these amazing goodies!🤩 Special thanks to all sponsors @LoligoSystems @ViewpointBehav @NoldusIT @biotechne @microbiotests @VWR @zeiss_micro @TecniplastS @merckgroup @BionomousCH,
and @RoselienSara for the gorgeous design!
