Projects per year
Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Science, Development of a predictive Monte Carlo code for the survival curves of in vitro irradiated cells: application to A549 non-small lung cancer cells and endothelial cells , University of Namur
Award Date: 30 Sept 2013
External positions
Post doc, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1 Sept 2014 → 31 Aug 2015
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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PFAS-B: Experimental validation and modeling of a treatment system for the removal of eternal pollutants from different matrices (water and activated carbon) by the combined use of electron beam and biological action with regeneration of filter media.
Heuskin, A.-C. (PI) & Tonneau, R. (Researcher)
1/10/24 → 30/09/28
Project: Research
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TargFerroSensitRT: Targeting ferroptosis resistance to increase sensitivity of cancers to radiotherapy
SOUNNI, N. E. (PI), Heuskin, A.-C. (CoPI) & Opele-Navenge, K. (Researcher)
1/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
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Metabolic control of different responses of human cancer cells to X-ray and proton radiotherapy
Hardy, E. (PI), Heuskin, A.-C. (Supervisor) & Sterpin, E. (Co-supervisor)
2/11/21 → …
Project: PHD
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Investigation of the beam parameters to trigger the FLASH effect with a proton beam.
Schoenauen, L. (PI), Heuskin, A.-C. (Supervisor) & Lucas, S. (Co-supervisor)
15/09/20 → 31/08/26
Project: PHD
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Rotifers in space: transcriptomic response of the bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga aboard the International Space Station
Moris, V. C., Bruneau, L., Berthe, J., Coos, R., Baselet, B., Heuskin, A.-C., Caplin, N., Demets, R., Krause, J., Zuijderduijn, L., Tortora, A., Herova, M., Penninckx, S., Parmitano, L., Tabury, K., Baatout, S., Van Doninck, K. & Hespeels, B., 1 Jul 2025, In: BMC biology. 23, 1, p. 182 182.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Senescence Under the Lens: X-ray vs. Proton Irradiation at Conventional and Ultra-High Dose Rate
De Meester, M.-E., Paulus, H., Michiels, C., Heuskin, A.-C. & Debacq-Chainiaux, F., 1 Nov 2025, In: Radiation Research. 204, 5, p. 467-476 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ant-icipating the fallout: a study on the radioresistance of the black garden ant Lasius niger
Vastrade, M., Cornet, V., Heuskin, A.-C. & Hespeels, B., 3 Oct 2024, In: Belgian Journal of Zoology. 154, p. 161-178 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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C. elegans: A potent model for high-throughput screening experiments investigating the FLASH effect.
Schoenauen, L., Stubbe, F.-X., Van Gestel, D., Penninckx, S. & Heuskin, A.-C., Mar 2024, In: Clinical and translational radiation oncology. 45, p. 100712 100712.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Correction to: Adineta vaga under fire: simulating the impact of radiation (Hydrobiologia, (2023), 10.1007/s10750-023-05324-1)
Perrot, A., Hespeels, B., Van Doninck, K. & Heuskin, A. C., Jul 2024, In: Hydrobiologia. 851, 12-13, p. 3183 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Datasets
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Additional file 3 of Rotifers in space: transcriptomic response of the bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga aboard the International Space Station
Moris, V. C. (Contributor), Bruneau, L. (Contributor), Berthe, J. (Contributor), Coos, R. (Contributor), Baselet, B. (Contributor), Heuskin, A.-C. (Contributor), Caplin, N. (Contributor), Demets, R. (Contributor), Krause, J. (Contributor), Zuijderduijn, L. (Contributor), Tortora, A. (Contributor), Herova, M. (Contributor), Penninckx, S. (Contributor), Parmitano, L. (Contributor), Tabury, K. (Contributor), Baatout, S. (Contributor), Van Doninck, K. (Contributor) & Hespeels, B. (Contributor), Figshare, 2025
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.29455804
Dataset
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INSPIRE UNamur WP10 dataset
Anne-Catherine, H. (Creator), Hespeels, F. (Contributor) & Penninckx, S. (Contributor), Zenodo, 28 Apr 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4724698, https://zenodo.org/record/4724698
Dataset
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INSPIRE UNamur WP7 dataset
Anne-Catherine, H. (Creator), Biela, E. M. (Contributor) & Penninckx, S. (Contributor), Zenodo, 26 Apr 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4719408, https://zenodo.org/record/4719408
Dataset
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Additional file 4 of Back to the roots, desiccation and radiation resistances are ancestral characters in bdelloid rotifers
Hespeels, B. (Contributor), Fontaneto, D. (Contributor), Cornet, V. (Contributor), Penninckx, S. (Contributor), Berthe, J. (Contributor), Bruneau, L. (Contributor), Larrick, J. W. (Contributor), Rapport, E. (Contributor), Bailly, J. (Contributor), Debortoli, N. (Contributor), Iakovenko, N. (Contributor), Janko, K. (Contributor), Heuskin, A.-C. (Contributor), Lucas, S. (Contributor), Hallet, B. (Contributor) & Van Doninck, K. (Contributor), Figshare, 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22625101
Dataset
Prizes
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Colloquium on The Physics of Living Systems: IBA Award
Heuskin, A.-C. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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8th BHTC Workshop
Heuskin, A.-C. (Member of Organizing Committee)
12 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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European Radiation Research Society (ERRS) Annual Meeting
Heuskin, A.-C. (Contributor)
2 Sept 2025 → 4 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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FLASH Workshop 2025: The role of Oxygen in FLASH radiotherapy
Heuskin, A.-C. (Participant)
1 Jul 2025 → 3 Jul 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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2025 Télévie Seminar
Heuskin, A.-C. (Participant)
29 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Sweeping LET: Exploring UHDR Irradiation Parameters and FLASH Effect Occurrence on C. elegans and Tumor Spheroids
Heuskin, A.-C. (Speaker)
4 Dec 2024 → 6 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Thesis
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Contribution à la mise au point d'un dispositif expérimental d'irradiation in vitro de cellules: étude des caractéristiques d'un faisceau large de particules a et premières irradiations
Heuskin, A.-C. (Author), Lucas, S. (Supervisor), Terwagne, G. (Jury), Lepere, M. (Jury) & Michiels, C. (Jury), 2009Student thesis: Master types › Master in Physics
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Development of a predictive Monte Carlo code for the survival curves of in vitro irradiated cells: application to A549 non-small lung cancer cells and endothelial cells
Heuskin, A.-C. (Author), Lucas, S. (Supervisor), Michiels, C. (Co-Supervisor), Houssiau, L. (Jury), BAATOUT, S. (Jury), Féron, O. (Jury) & COSTES, S. (Jury), 30 Sept 2013Student thesis: Doc types › Doctor of Sciences
Press/Media
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University of Namur Reports Findings in Oncology (The oxygen puzzle in FLASH radiotherapy: A comprehensive review and experimental outlook)
Heuskin, A.-C., Lucas, S. & Michiels, C.
23/10/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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New Biology Findings from University of Namur Published (Back to the roots, desiccation and radiation resistances are ancestral characters in bdelloid rotifers)
Hespeels, B., Heuskin, A.-C., Lucas, S. & Cornet, V.
21/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Journée internationale des femmes et des filles de science – Soirée de vulgarisation organisée par le Confluent des Savoirs.
11/02/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities