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Sophie Depiereux is a researcher at the University of Namur's Faculty of Science, Department of Biology of Organisms and Ecology. She completed her Doctor of Sciences in 2014 with research focused on male-to-female transdifferentiation processes in rainbow trout gonads following exposure to ethynylestradiol. Her academic journey began with a Master in Biology of Organisms and Ecology in 2009, where she evaluated estrogenic compound elimination by wastewater treatment plants in Wallonia.
Dr. Depiereux's research interests span Bioinformatics, Toxicogenomics, Endocrinology, Fish Biology, Genomics, and Metastasis Research. Her work bridges environmental toxicology with cancer biology, examining how estrogenic compounds affect aquatic organisms while developing computational methods to analyze gene expression patterns in metastatic processes. She has made significant contributions to understanding endocrine disruption in fish models and metastasis mechanisms through advanced genomic analysis.
Analysis of her publications reveals a strong focus on developing and applying bioinformatics workflows for toxicogenomic studies, particularly using rainbow trout as a model organism. Her research demonstrates expertise in meta-analysis of microarray datasets, gene set analysis, and visualization tools for co-expression networks. The work shows consistent methodological innovation in handling complex genomic data across environmental and cancer biology contexts.
Dr. Depiereux has participated in academic conferences, including presenting on molecular mechanisms underlying germ cell bipotentiality in teleost fish exposed to xenoestrogens in 2011. Her collaborative research network includes prominent scientists such as Eric Depiereux, Patrick Kestemont, and Benoît De Meulder, indicating strong integration within the bioinformatics and environmental toxicology research communities.
