Epernicus: Bart P Braeckman, Ph.D.

Bart P Braeckman, Ph.D.

Position:
Assistant Professor

Biology

Laboratory of Ageing Physiology and Molecular Evolution

Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium)
Degrees:

Ph.D., Biochemistry, Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium)

M.Sc., Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium)
Past Advisors:

Jacques R. Vanfleteren (as Post Doctoral Fellow)

Alexey G Ryazanov (as Visiting Faculty)

Hilda Raes (as Graduate Student - Ph.D.)
Research:

Communities:

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Bart Braeckman's Publications (22)

Prooxidant activity of the superoxide dismutase (SOD)-mimetic EUK-8 in proliferating and growth-arrested Escherichia coli cells.
Matthijssens F, Back P, Braeckman BP, Vanfleteren JR

Free radical biology & medicine. 2008 Sep 1;45(5):708-15
Dietary restriction by growth in axenic medium induces discrete changes in the transcriptional output of genes involved in energy metabolism in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Castelein N, Hoogewijs D, De Vreese A, Braeckman BP, Vanfleteren JR

Biotechnology journal. 2008 Jun;3(6):803-12
Testing the rate-of-living/oxidative damage theory of aging in the nematode model Caenorhabditis elegans.
Brys K, Vanfleteren JR, Braeckman BP

Experimental gerontology. 2007 Sep;42(9):845-51
Genetic control of longevity in C. elegans.
Braeckman BP, Vanfleteren JR

Experimental gerontology. 2007 Jan-Feb;42(1-2):90-8
The dietary restriction effect in C. elegans and humans: is the worm a one-millimeter human?
Braeckman BP, Demetrius L, Vanfleteren JR

Biogerontology. 2006 Jun;7(3):127-33
DAF-2 pathway mutations and food restriction in aging Caenorhabditis elegans differentially affect metabolism.
Houthoofd K, Braeckman BP, Lenaerts I, Brys K, Matthijssens F, De Vreese A, Van Eygen S, Vanfleteren JR

Neurobiology of aging. 2005 May;26(5):689-96
Metabolism, physiology and stress defense in three aging Ins/IGF-1 mutants of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Houthoofd K, Fidalgo MA, Hoogewijs D, Braeckman BP, Lenaerts I, Brys K, Matthijssens F, De Vreese A, Van Eygen S, Muñoz MJ, Vanfleteren JR

Aging cell. 2005 Apr;4(2):87-95
Extending life-span in C. elegans.
Houthoofd K, Braeckman BP, Johnson TE, Vanfleteren JR

Science (New York, N.Y.). 2004 Aug 27;305(5688):1238-9
Metabolic rate is not reduced by dietary-restriction or by lowered insulin/IGF-1 signalling and is not correlated with individual lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster.
Hulbert AJ, Clancy DJ, Mair W, Braeckman BP, Gems D, Partridge L

Experimental gerontology. 2004 Aug;39(8):1137-43
The hunt for the record life span in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Houthoofd K, Braeckman BP, Vanfleteren JR

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 2004 May;59(5):408-10
Life extension via dietary restriction is independent of the Ins/IGF-1 signalling pathway in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Houthoofd K, Braeckman BP, Johnson TE, Vanfleteren JR

Experimental gerontology. 2003 Sep;38(9):947-54
A high-throughput microtiter plate assay for superoxide dismutase based on lucigenin chemiluminescence.
Lenaerts I, Braeckman BP, Matthijssens F, Vanfleteren JR

Analytical biochemistry. 2002 Dec 1;311(1):90-2
Assessing metabolic activity in aging Caenorhabditis elegans: concepts and controversies.
Braeckman BP, Houthoofd K, Vanfleteren JR

Aging cell. 2002 Dec;1(2):82-8; discussion 102-3
Axenic growth up-regulates mass-specific metabolic rate, stress resistance, and extends life span in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Houthoofd K, Braeckman BP, Lenaerts I, Brys K, De Vreese A, Van Eygen S, Vanfleteren JR

Experimental gerontology. 2002 Dec;37(12):1371-8
No reduction of metabolic rate in food restricted Caenorhabditis elegans.
Houthoofd K, Braeckman BP, Lenaerts I, Brys K, De Vreese A, Van Eygen S, Vanfleteren JR

Experimental gerontology. 2002 Dec;37(12):1359-69
Rebuttal to Van Voorhies: 'the influence of metabolic rate on longevity in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans'.
Braeckman BP, Houthoofd K, Vanfleteren JR

Aging cell. 2002 Dec;1(2):89-90
No reduction of energy metabolism in Clk mutants.
Braeckman BP, Houthoofd K, Brys K, Lenaerts I, De Vreese A, Van Eygen S, Raes H, Vanfleteren JR

Mechanisms of ageing and development. 2002 Sep;123(11):1447-56
Assaying metabolic activity in ageing Caenorhabditis elegans.
Braeckman BP, Houthoofd K, De Vreese A, Vanfleteren JR

Mechanisms of ageing and development. 2002 Jan;123(2-3):105-19
Ageing is reversed, and metabolism is reset to young levels in recovering dauer larvae of C. elegans.
Houthoofd K, Braeckman BP, Lenaerts I, Brys K, De Vreese A, Van Eygen S, Vanfleteren JR

Experimental gerontology. 2002 Aug-Sep;37(8-9):1015-21
Copper induces apoptosis in Aedes C6/36 cells.
Raes H, Braeckman BP, Criel GR, Rzeznik U, Vanfleteren JR

The Journal of experimental zoology. 2000 Jan 1;286(1):1-12
Age-specific modulation of light production potential, and alkaline phosphatase and protein tyrosine kinase activities in various age mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans.
Vanfleteren JR, Braeckman BP, Roelens I, De Vreese A

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 1998 Sep;53(5):B380-90
Effect of sublethal doses of cadmium, inorganic mercury and methylmercury on the cell morphology of an insect cell line (Aedes albopictus, C6/36).
Braeckman B, Simoens C, Rzeznik U, Raes H

Cell biology international. 1997 Dec;21(12):823-32

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Bart P Braeckman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Bart Braeckman's Publications (22)