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Madeleine Brouns (1970) obtained her PhD degree from Utrecht University (1999). She was a postdoctoral fellow and assistant professor at Maastricht University until 2008. She then joined the Vrije Universiteit and is currently lecturer and Program coordinator of the BSc Program Gezondheid en Leven.
Research
Research interests: developmental biology, signal transduction, neurobiology.
In her research, Madeleine focused on the genetic causes of neural tube closure defects using both reverse and forward genetic approaches. During her PhD research at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School she developed a genetic mouse model displaying exencephaly. During her postdoctoral work, she identified causative genes for spina bifida. The latter research was performed on a VENI grant of NWO (2003-2007). At the Vrije Universiteit she participated in the EU DENAMIC project focusing on the effects of neurotoxic compounds on zebrafish development.
Teaching
Humane levenscyclus 1, Humane ontwikkeling, thesis supervision
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rho GTP-Binding Proteins
Medicine & Life Sciences
Brain
Medicine & Life Sciences
Neural Tube
Medicine & Life Sciences
Homocysteine
Medicine & Life Sciences
Neural Tube Defects
Medicine & Life Sciences
GTPase-Activating Proteins
Medicine & Life Sciences
Chick Embryo
Medicine & Life Sciences
Endotoxins
Medicine & Life Sciences
Research Output 1992 2013
The dynamics of autism spectrum disorders: how neurotoxic compounds and neurotransmitters interact
Quaak, I., Brouns, M. R. & Van de Bor, M., 6 Aug 2013, In : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 10, 8, p. 3384-408 25 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
Neurotransmitter Agents
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Research
Over-expression of Grhl2 causes spina bifida in the Axial defects mutant mouse
Brouns, M. R., De Castro, S. C. P., Terwindt-Rouwenhorst, E. A., Massa, V., Hekking, J. W., Hirst, C. S., Savery, D., Munts, C., Partridge, D., Lamers, W., Köhler, E., van Straaten, H. W., Copp, A. J. & Greene, N. D. E., 15 Apr 2011, In : Human Molecular Genetics. 20, 8, p. 1536-46 11 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Spinal Dysraphism
Neural Tube Defects
Embryonic Structures
Alleles
Heterozygote
Neutrophil functions and autoimmune arthritis in the absence of p190RhoGAP: generation and analysis of a novel null mutation in mice
Németh, T., Futosi, K., Hably, C., Brouns, M. R., Jakob, S. M., Kovács, M., Kertész, Z., Walzog, B., Settleman, J. & Mócsai, A., 1 Sep 2010, In : Journal of Immunology. 185, 5, p. 3064-75 12 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Integrin beta Chains
Arthritis
Neutrophils
Mutation
Bone Marrow
Distinct but overlapping functions for the closely related p190 RhoGAPs in neural development
Matheson, S. F., Hu, K-Q., Brouns, M. R., Sordella, R., VanderHeide, J. D. & Settleman, J., 2006, In : Developmental Neuroscience. 28, 6, p. 538-50 13 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
rho GTP-Binding Proteins
Brain
GTPase-Activating Proteins
Corpus Callosum
Lateral Ventricles
Inhibition of transmethylation disturbs neurulation in chick embryos
Afman, L. A., Blom, H. J., Drittij, M-J., Brouns, M. R. & van Straaten, H. W. M., 8 Aug 2005, In : Developmental Brain Research. 158, 1-2, p. 59-65 7 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Neurulation
Homocysteine
Chick Embryo
Methionine Adenosyltransferase
Adenosylhomocysteinase