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Ann Van Soom

Ann Van Soom

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
11149
World Ranking
11532
National Ranking
211

Overview

Ann Van Soom is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work predominantly focuses on reproductive biology and fertility, with specific contributions to reproductive physiology in livestock, sperm and testicular function, and molecular aspects such as microRNA in disease regulation.

Their research spans several specialized subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Van Soom's most frequent publication venues illustrate a concentration in reproductive and molecular sciences, with multiple articles appearing in:

  • Reproduction Fertility and Development
  • Theriogenology
  • Animals
  • Human Reproduction
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Notable papers by Van Soom include:

  • Hatching is modulated by microRNA-378a-3p derived from extracellular vesicles secreted by blastocysts, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Extracellular Vesicles from Follicular and Ampullary Fluid Isolated by Density Gradient Ultracentrifugation Improve Bovine Embryo Development and Quality, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • High temperature-humidity index compromises sperm quality and fertility of Holstein bulls in temperate climates, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • The Composition of the Microbiota in the Full-Term Fetal Gut and Amniotic Fluid: A Bovine Cesarean Section Study, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Follicular fluid during individual oocyte maturation enhances cumulus expansion and improves embryo development and quality in a dose-specific manner, 2021, Theriogenology

Van Soom has collaborated frequently with several researchers, indicating an active network in their area of expertise. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Katrien Smits
  • Daniel Angel-Velez
  • Krishna Chaitanya Pavani
  • Osvaldo Bogado Pascottini
  • Nima Azari-Dolatabad

The main topics explored in their publications encompass:

  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease

Best Publications

  • Relationship between timing of development, morula morphology, and cell allocation to inner cell mass and trophectoderm in in vitro-produced bovine embryos

    Ann van Soom;Marie-Thérèse Ysebaert;Aart de Kruif

  • Markers of stemness in equine mesenchymal stem cells: a plea for uniformity

    Catharina De Schauwer;Evelyne Meyer;Gerlinde R. Van de Walle;Ann Van Soom

  • Structural Aspects of the Zona Pellucida of In Vitro-Produced Bovine Embryos: A Scanning Electron and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopic Study

    Geert Vanroose;Hans Nauwynck;Ann Van Soom;Marie-Thérèse Ysebaert

  • Boar management and semen handling factors affect the quality of boar extended semen.

    Alfonso Lopez Rodriguez;Ann Van Soom;Ioannis Arsenakis;Dominiek Maes

  • Comparison of embryo quality in high-yielding dairy cows, in dairy heifers and in beef cows.

    J.L.M.R. Leroy;G. Opsomer;S. De Vliegher;T. Vanholder

  • Alternative Routes to Induce Naïve Pluripotency in Human Embryonic Stem Cells

    Galbha Duggal;Sharat Warrier;Sabitri Ghimire;Dorien Broekaert

  • Cumulus contributions during bovine fertilization in vitro.

    Sofie Tanghe;Ann Van Soom;Jalil Mehrzad;Dominiek Maes

  • In search for cross‐reactivity to immunophenotype equine mesenchymal stromal cells by multicolor flow cytometry

    Catharina De Schauwer;Sofie Piepers;Gerlinde R. Van de Walle;Kristel Demeyere

  • Quantification of Fibronectin 1 (FN1) splice variants, including two novel ones, and analysis of integrins as candidate FN1 receptors in bovine preimplantation embryos

    Karen Goossens;Ann Van Soom;Alex Van Zeveren;Herman Favoreel

  • Assessment of mammalian embryo quality: what can we learn from embryo morphology?

    Ann Van Soom;Bart Mateusen;Jo Leroy;Aart de Kruif

  • Heat stress responses in spermatozoa: Mechanisms and consequences for cattle fertility

    Mohammad Bozlur Rahman;Mohammad Bozlur Rahman;Karl Schellander;Núria Llamas Luceño;Ann Van Soom

  • Sperm Binding to Epithelial Oviduct Explants in Bulls with Different Nonreturn Rates Investigated with a New In Vitro Model

    Ingrid M.C. De Pauw;Ann Van Soom;Hans Laevens;Steven Verberckmoes

  • Differential apoptotic staining of mammalian blastocysts based on double immunofluorescent CDX2 and active caspase-3 staining

    Eline Wydooghe;Leen Vandaele;Josine Beek;Herman Favoreel

  • Zygotes segregate entire parental genomes in distinct blastomere lineages causing cleavage-stage chimerism and mixoploidy

    Aspasia Destouni;Masoud Zamani Esteki;Maaike Catteeuw;Olga Tšuiko

  • Porcine embryo development and fragmentation and their relation to apoptotic markers: a cinematographic and confocal laser scanning microscopic study

    Bart Mateusen;Ann Van Soom;Dominiek G D Maes;Isabelle Donnay

  • The effect of nutritionally induced hyperlipidaemia on in vitro bovine embryo quality

    J.L.M.R. Leroy;V. Van Hoeck;M. Clemente;D. Rizos

  • Why doesn't conventional IVF work in the horse? The equine oviduct as a microenvironment for capacitation/fertilization

    Bart Leemans;Bart M Gadella;Tom Arjun Edgar Stout;Catharina De Schauwer

  • High oxygen tension increases global methylation in bovine 4-cell embryos and blastocysts but does not affect general retrotransposon expression

    Wenwen Li;Karen Goossens;Mario Van Poucke;Katrien Forier

  • Identification and expression analysis of genes associated with bovine blastocyst formation

    Karen Goossens;Ann Van Soom;Mario Van Poucke;Leen Vandaele

  • Is apoptosis in bovine in vitro produced embryos related to early developmental kinetics and in vivo bull fertility

    Leen Vandaele;Bart Mateusen;Dominiek Maes;Aart de Kruif

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominiek Maes
Dominiek Maes Ghent University
Hans Nauwynck
Hans Nauwynck Ghent University
Geert Opsomer
Geert Opsomer Ghent University
Jeroen Dewulf
Jeroen Dewulf Ghent University
Bart M. Gadella
Bart M. Gadella Utrecht University
Luc Duchateau
Luc Duchateau Ghent University
Dieter Deforce
Dieter Deforce Ghent University
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh Ghent University
Sofie Piepers
Sofie Piepers Ghent University
Jo Vandesompele
Jo Vandesompele Ghent University

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