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ANTHONY PIRON
Université Libre de Bruxelles, University of Oxford, Fund for Scientific Research
Research areas: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Genetics · Diabetes and associated disorders · Pancreatic function and diabetes · Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
0000-0002-7931-3784
Employment
- 2025 - Present
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Fund for Scientific Research Chargé de recherches2024 - 2025
Education
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Université Libre de Bruxelles Ph.D in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Science2018 - 2023
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Université Libre de Bruxelles Master in Bio-informatics and Modelling2017 - 2018
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Université Libre de Bruxelles Licence en Informatique (Master in Computer Science)1997 - 1999
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Université Libre de Bruxelles Candidature en informatique (Bachelor in Computer Science)1995 - 1997
Projects & Funding
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The genetic and environmental background of diabetes Fondation Philippe Wiener - Maurice Anspach2026 - 2027
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Les mécanismes génétiques, spécifiques aux tissus, du diabète. Fonds Defay 20252025 - 2028
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Dissecting the tissue-specific mechanisms of genetic risk in type 2 diabetes Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS2024 - 2027
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The genetic background of type 1 diabetes Fondation Philippe Wiener - Maurice Anspach2023 - 2024
Publications (19)
- The diabetes-associated K+ channel TALK-2 controls human beta cell endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ handling, which promotes basal insulin release and limits glucose-stimulated insulin secretion Save
- Low emission zones, air pollution, and paediatric respiratory health: assessing asthma medication use and socioeconomic inequalities in the Brussels-Capital Region Save
- Identification of novel type 1 and type 2 diabetes genes by co-localization of human islet eQTL and GWAS variants with colocRedRibbon Save
- Recessive TMEM167A variants cause neonatal diabetes, microcephaly and epilepsy syndrome Save
- Genetic Profiling and Early Detection of Type 2 Diabetes Subtypes through Sex-Stratified GWAS and Explainable AI Save
- Identification of novel type 1 and type 2 diabetes genes by co-localization of human islet eQTL and GWAS variants with colocRedRibbon Save
- Multi-omics characterization of type 2 diabetes associated genetic variation Save
- RedRibbon: A new rank–rank hypergeometric overlap for gene and transcript expression signatures Save
- Adipose tissue plasticity in pheochromocytoma patients suggests a role of the splicing machinery in human adipose browning Save
- Identification of novel type 1 and type 2 diabetes genes by colocalisation of human islet eQTL and GWAS variants Save
- RedRibbon: A new rank-rank hypergeometric overlap pipeline to compare gene and transcript expression signatures Save
- TIGER: The gene expression regulatory variation landscape of human pancreatic islets Save
- Combined transcriptome and proteome profiling of the pancreatic β-cell response to palmitate unveils key pathways of β-cell lipotoxicity Save
- Persistent or Transient Human β Cell Dysfunction Induced by Metabolic Stress: Specific Signatures and Shared Gene Expression with Type 2 Diabetes Save
- Calcium Oscillations in Pancreatic α-cells Rely on Noise and ATP-Driven Changes in Membrane Electrical Activity Save
- The expression quantitative trait (eQTL) landscape of type 2 diabetes in 404 human islet samples Save
- 1900-P: HNF1A Deficiency Leads to Perturbed Glucagon Secretion in Humans Save
- 2087-P: Functional Genomics of Human Islet Gluco/Lipotoxicity and Type 2 Diabetes Save
- Interindividual Heterogeneity of SGLT2 Expression and Function in Human Pancreatic Islets Save