Units

Laboratory for Functional Anatomy

The Laboratoires d'Anatomie, Biomécanique et Organogenèse (LABO, Faculty of Medicine) and d'Anatomie Fonctionnelle (LAF, Faculty of Human Motor Sciences) form a research group dedicated to human and animal anatomy, biomechanics and embryology.  

LABO/LAF's research is organized around complementary themes: 

 - biomechanics, modeling and functional assessment 

 - macroscopic and microscopic anatomy 

 - embryology and teratology 

 - forensic medicine and forensic anthropology 

 - HOX genes and ovarian function

Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics and Organogenesis

The Laboratoires d'Anatomie, Biomécanique et Organogenèse (LABO, Faculty of Medicine) and d'Anatomie Fonctionnelle (LAF, Faculty of Human Motor Sciences) form a research group dedicated to human and animal anatomy, biomechanics and embryology.  

LABO/LAF's research is organized around complementary themes: 

 biomechanics, modeling and functional assessment 

 macroscopic and microscopic anatomy 

 embryology and teratology 

 forensic medicine and forensic anthropology 

 HOX genes and ovarian function 

 Neurobiomechanics 

 Applied physical anthropology in paleoanthropology

Projetcs

Hox genes and ovarian function

This research project is devoted to the study of Hox genes in ovarian function. Its aim is to provide a comprehensive overview of the Hox genes expressed in the ovary, and to establish spatio-temporal expression patterns in the mammalian ovary (mouse and bovine). These profiles will then be used to clarify the function of these genes in follicular development, abnormal ovarian function and ovarian cancer.
The project involves various molecular biology techniques such as RT-PCR, RT-qPCR and in-situ hybridization, in collaboration with I. Demeestere's Human Reproduction Laboratory and the Animal Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory at UCLouvain.