Thesis

PhD defences during the past years:

Herbert Torfs (31/05/2001)
“Signal transduction and pharmacology of the Stomoxys calcitrans tachykinin-like peptide receptor”

Gert Simonet (15/03/2002)
“Novel pacifastin-related serine protease inhibitor precursors in Locusta migratoria and Schistocerca gregaria: Molecular cloning, transcript distribution and functional analysis”

Jeroen Poels (15/05/2003)
“Analysis of signal induced changes in eukaryotic cells, development of inducible reporter systems and study of cyclic AMP dependent expression in a Drosophila cell line”

Ilse Claeys ( 30/05/2005 )
“The role of parsin neurohormones in the physiology of reproduction and phase transition of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria“

Vanessa Franssens (29/05/2006)
“Study of two types of immune responses in insects: nodulation in the flesh fly, Neobellieria bullata, and prophenoloxidase activation in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria”

Tom Van Loy (30/05/2006)
“Study of candidate ligands for two leucine-rich repeats containing G protein-coupled receptors in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster”

Elfriede Swinnen (19/12/2006) (Prof. J. Vanden Broeck as co-promotor)
“Expression and function of prolactin-releasing peptide and GPR10 in the rat pituitary gland”

Bert Breugelmans (25/05/2009)
"Evolution, functional analysis and insecticidal properties of pacifastin-related serine peptidase inhibitors"

Annelies Bronckaers (17/09/2009) (Prof. J. Vanden Broeck as co-promotor)
"Thymidine phosphorylase (TP) and TP inhibitors in angiogenesis and fluoropyrimidine metabolism"

Matthias Van Hiel (22/02/2010)
"The Leucine-rich repeat containing GPCRs in the fruit fly: a unique cluster of G protein-coupled receptors"

Heleen Verlinden (17/03/2010)
"Molecular basis underlying behavioural changes during phase transition in the desert locust"

Liesbeth Badisco (20/05/2010)
"Study of the neurohormonal and molecular regulation of reproduction and phase transition in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria"

Elisabeth Marchal (04/03/2011)
"Classic insect hormone biosynthesis in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria"

Vincent van Hoef (12/09/2011)
"Distribution and functional characterization of PSTI-like protease inhibitors in Insecta"

Hans Peter Vandersmissen (22/03/2012)
"Molecular genetic analysis of Drosophila melanogaster leucine-rich repeats containing G protein-coupled receptors and the sex peptide receptor"