Eline Dekeyster
Assistant professor
- Name
- Dr. E.A.G. Dekeyster
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2727
- e.a.g.dekeyster@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Dr. Eline Dekeyster is assistant professor Cognitive Neuroscience and the head of the Lifestyle Brain Interaction research group. Her expertise spans biomedical science, neurobiology and neurochemistry, cognitive psychology, metabolic psychiatry, ageing and clinical trial management.
More information about Eline Dekeyster
Eline Dekeyster combines her academic scientific expertise with her experience from the business world, to shape her lectures, work sessions and coaching. Since 2022 has been working as a lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience at Leiden University.
Dekeyster obtained her PhD in neuroscience in 2015 in Leuven, Belgium. She has received several international awards for her scientific work. In 2016, Dekeyster transitioned from academic research to translational research at Johnson & Johnson, known for the Janssen COVID vaccine. One of her career highlights was her involvement in the launch of the Ebola vaccine during the epidemiological outbreak in Congo.
In addition to her passion for physiology and health, Dekeyster places great value on social connection and personal development. This led her to return to the academic world in 2022.
As an Assistant Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Leiden University, she leads her own research group investigating the interaction between lifestyle and the brain (LBI, Lifestyle Brain Interaction). The focus is on ketogenic interventions, particularly (intermittent) fasting, supplements (exogenous ketones and MCT oil), and the ketogenic diet. She herself has experienced for years how a ketogenic diet positively affects her mental health. She is now researching this at an academic level with her team and numerous collaborators. Additionally, she is committed to sharing this knowledge with a wide audience.
Are you interested in the Lifestyle Brain Interaction research group? Visit the website: www.lbiresearch.nl.
Workdays
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
Teaching
Involved in:
- Neurochemistry
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Cognitive Neuroscience for Artificial Intelligence
- Perception, Attention and Decision Making
- Applied Cognitive Psychology
- Art of Applying Psychology
- Perspectief op carrièreplanning
- Bachelor and Master thesis
- Master Internship supervision
Grants
- 2011 – FWO fellowship awarded by the Flanders Fund for Scientific Research
Awards
- 2019 – Encore award awarded by Sr. Management from Johnson & Johnson
- 2014 – FRO prize awarded by the Ophthalmology Fund
- 2012 – FRO prize awarded by the Société Royale de Philanthropy
- 2011 – PDL Master prize awarded by the Alumni Association Botany and Zoology Leuven
Assistant professor
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Instituut Psychologie
- Cognitieve Psychologie
- Roozendaal R., Hendriks J., Effelterre T., Spiessens B., Dekking L., Solforosi L., Czapska-Casey D., Bockstal V., Stoop J., Splinter D., Janssen S., Baelen B. van, Verbruggen N., Serroyen J., Dekeyster E.A.G., Volkmann A., Wollmann Y., Carrion R., Giavedoni L., Robinson C., Leyssen M., Douoguih M., Luhn K, Pau M, Sadoff J., Vandebosch A., Schuitemaker H., Zahn R. & Callendret B. (2020), Non-human primate to human immunobridging to infer the protective effect of an Ebola virus vaccine candidate, NPJ VACCINES : .
- Geeraerts E., Claes M., Dekeyster E., Salindas-Navarro M., Groef L. de, Haute C. van den, Scheyltjens I, Baekelandt V., Arckens L. & Moons L. (2019), Optogenetic stimulation of the superior colliculus confers retinal neuroprotection in a mouse glaucoma model, Journal of Neuroscience 39(12): 2313-2325.
- Elens I., Dekeyster E.A.G., Moons L. & D’Hooge R. (2018), Methotrexate affects cerebrospinal fluid folate and Tau levels and induces late cognitive deficits in mice, Neuropharmacology 404: 62-70.
- Geeraerts E., Dekeyster E.A.G., Gaublomme D., Salinas-Navarro M., Groef L. de & Moons L. (2016), A freely available semi-automated method for quantifying retinal ganglion cells in entire retinal flatmounts, Experimental Eye Research 147: 105-113.
- Groef L. de, Dekeyster E., Geeraerts E., Salinas-Navarro M. & Moons L. (2016), Differential visual system organization and susceptibility to experimental models of optic neuropathies in three commonly used mouse strains, Experimental Eye Research 145: 235-247.
- Houcke J. van, Groef L. de, Dekeyster E.A.G. & Moons L. (2015), The zebrafish as a gerontology model in nervous system aging, disease, and repair, Ageing Research Reviews 24: 358-368.
- Dekeyster E.A.G., Geeraerts E., Mebis C., Buyens T., Salinas-Navarro M., Groef L. de & Moons L. (2015), Tackling glaucoma from within the brain: an unfortunate interplay of BDNF and TrkB, PLoS ONE 10(11): e0142067.
- Dekeyster E.A.G., Aerts J., Valiente-Soriano F.J., Groef L. de, Salinas-Navarro M., Vidal-Sanz M., Arckens L. & Moons L. (2015), Ocular hypertension results in retinotopic alterations in the visual cortex of adult mice, Current Eye Research 40(12): 1269-1283.
- Verslegers M., Hove I. van, Dekeyster E.A.G., Gantois I., Hu T., D'Hooge R., Arckens L. & Moons L. (2014), MMP-2 mediates Purkinje cell morphogenesis and spine development in the mouse cerebellum, Brain Structure and Function 220: 1601-1617.
- Groef L. de, Hove I. van, Dekeyster E.A.G., Stalmans I. & Moons L. (2014), MMPs in the neuroretina and optic nerve: modulators of glaucoma pathogenesis and repair? , Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 55(3): 1953-1964.
- Verslegers M., Hove I. van, Buyens T., Dekeyster E.A.G., Knevels E. & Moons L. (2013), Identification of MMP-2 as a novel enhancer of cerebellar granule cell proliferation, Molecular Cellular Neurosciences 57: 63-72.
- Groef L. de, Hove I. van, Dekeyster E.A.G., Stalmans I. & Moons L. (2013), MMPs in the trabecular meshwork : promising targets for future glaucoma therapies? , Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 54(12): 7756-7763.
- Groef L. de, Dekeyster E., Gaublomme D. & Moons L. (2012), Glaucoma from eye to brain: are MMP-2 and MMP-14 involved?, Bulletin de la Société Belge d'Ophthalmology & Visual Science 320: 35-36.