Radboud University

Radboud University

About Radboud University

Radboud University is one of the best traditional, general universities of the Netherlands and its research is of a high academic quality, characterised by integrity and academic freedom. Located in Nijmegen. The university works to make a significant impact on a regional and an international level. Furthermore, Radboud University holds a wide range of disciplines, enhancing interdisciplinary collaborations, and works closely with the Radboud University Medical Center.  

CONTRIBUTION TO HYPIEND

Radboud University is in charge of testing selected EDC mixtures using zebrafish (Danio rerio) as preclinical model and determining the impact of those mixtures on the hypothalamus-pituitary gland-axes. EDC effects will be determined in larvae, juvenile and adult fish using transgenic zebrafish models, behavioural assays and gene expression of stress, reproduction and thyroid axes marker genes.

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