Units

Laboratory for Functional Anatomy

The Laboratory for Functional Anatomy (LAF) is a research group dedicated to human and animal anatomy and embryology.  
The LAF works in close collaboration with the Laboratory of Anatomy Biomechanics and Organogenesis (Faculty of Medicine), which benefits from the same infrastructure. Several research themes are also developed jointly. 

Research in the LAF is structured 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

Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics and Organogenesis

The Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics and Organogenesis (LABO) is a research group dedicated to human and animal anatomy and embryology. 
The LABO works in close collaboration with the Functional Anatomy Laboratory (FSM), which benefits from the same facilities. Several research themes are developed jointly.
LABO'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

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.