Human and Animal Physiology Group

The Human and Animal Physiology performs molecular physiological research and academic training focused on mechanistic understanding of energy metabolism in health and disease of humans and animals and how this can be targeted by specific nutrients to improve health.

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prof.dr.ir. J (Jaap) Keijer
Professor/Chairholder

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September 10, 2024
Human ‘exhaust fumes’ as indicator of intestinal health
August 1, 2024
Top scientist Deli Zhang of Wageningen University awarded Dekker grant by Dutch Hartstichting

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Our laboratories are equipped to answer scientific research questions at the molecular, cellular as well as whole organism level.

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Human and Animal Physiology is committed to challenging and inspiring teaching for BSc, MSc and PhD students.

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Human SIRT5 variants with reduced stability and activity do not cause neuropathology in mice

Yuan, Taolin , Kumar, Surinder , Skinner, Mary E. , Victor-Joseph, Ryan , Abuaita, Majd , Keijer, Jaap , Zhang, Jessica , Kunkel, Thaddeus J. , Liu, Yanghan , Petrunak, Elyse M. , Saunders, Thomas L. , Lieberman, Andrew P. , Stuckey, Jeanne A. , Neamati, Nouri , Al-Murshedi, Fathiya , Alfadhel, Majid , Spelbrink, Johannes N. , Rodenburg, Richard , de Boer, Vincent C.J. , Lombard, David B. (2024)
Structure characterization and gelling properties of RG-I-enriched pectins extracted from citrus peels using four different methods

Wang, Xueping , Zhao, Chengying , Wang, Jirong , Lu, Xingmiao , Bao, Yuming , Zhang, Deli , Zheng, Jinkai (2024)
International consensus guidelines for the definition, detection, and interpretation of autophagy-dependent ferroptosis

Chen, Xin , Tsvetkov, Andrey S. , Shen, Han Ming , Isidoro, Ciro , Ktistakis, Nicholas T. , Linkermann, Andreas , Koopman, Werner J.H. , Simon, Hans Uwe , Galluzzi, Lorenzo , Luo, Shouqing , Xu, Daqian , Gu, Wei , Peulen, Olivier , Cai, Qian , Rubinsztein, David C. , Chi, Jen Tsan , Zhang, Donna D. , Li, Changfeng , Toyokuni, Shinya , Liu, Jinbao , Roh, Jong Lyel , Dai, Enyong , Juhasz, Gabor , Liu, Wei , Zhang, Jianhua , Yang, Minghua , Liu, Jiao , Zhu, Ling Qiang , Zou, Weiping , Piacentini, Mauro , Ding, Wen Xing , Yue, Zhenyu , Xie, Yangchun , Petersen, Morten , Gewirtz, David A. , Mandell, Michael A. , Chu, Charleen T. , Sinha, Debasish , Eftekharpour, Eftekhar , Zhivotovsky, Boris , Besteiro, Sébastien , Gabrilovich, Dmitry I. , Kim, Do Hyung , Kagan, Valerian E. , Bayir, Hülya , Chen, Guang Chao , Ayton, Scott , Lünemann, Jan D. , Komatsu, Masaaki , Krautwald, Stefan , Loos, Ben , Baehrecke, Eric H. , Wang, Jiayi , Lane, Jon D. , Sadoshima, Junichi , Yang, Wan Seok , Gao, Minghui , Münz, Christian , Thumm, Michael , Kampmann, Martin , Yu, Di , Lipinski, Marta M. , Jones, Jace W. , Jiang, Xuejun , Zeh, Herbert J. , Kang, Rui , Klionsky, Daniel J. , Kroemer, Guido , Tang, Daolin (2024)

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Chair holder

prof.dr.ir. J (Jaap) Keijer

News

Human ‘exhaust fumes’ as indicator of intestinal health

Top scientist Deli Zhang of Wageningen University awarded Dekker grant by Dutch Hartstichting

Facilities

Research

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Education

Latest publications

Human SIRT5 variants with reduced stability and activity do not cause neuropathology in mice

Structure characterization and gelling properties of RG-I-enriched pectins extracted from citrus peels using four different methods

International consensus guidelines for the definition, detection, and interpretation of autophagy-dependent ferroptosis