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Researcher

Jo Leroy

  • Research Expertise:On our laboratory we investigate the importance of maternal metabolic health on reproduction and fertility results. More specifically, we investigate the effect at the level of the oocyte and the pre-implantation embryo. Also the effect of maternal nutrition is very important and can alter the quality of the very young embryo, the chance of a succesful pregnancy and the health of the offspring. specific research: analyses to assess metabolic health (blood, tissue sample) In vitro cell cultures, in vitro fertilisation and embryo culture assisted reproductive techniques analyses cell physiology, cell metabolism, trascriptome and epigenome experimental design field trials (dairy cow settings)
  • Keywords:POSTNATAL HEALTH, EARLY LIFE STAGE, MATERNAL METABOLIC HEALTH, OOCYTE AND EMBRYO, FERTILITY, Veterinary medicine
  • Disciplines:Lipids, Regulation of metabolism, Pathophysiology, Metabolic diseases, Reproductive medicine
  • Research techniques:cell cultures, imaging, transcriptomic analysis blood analyses, evaluation of metabolic profiles patho-physiological research IVF and assisted reproductive techniques
  • Users of research expertise:fundamantal researchers, private companies, public services and governemental organisations