Publications and communications of Anaïs Boutsen

Laguesse, S., Charlet-Briart, M., Van Hees, L., Oskera, L., Boutsen, A., Bonafina, A., Lavergne, A., Reyskens, C., Close, R., Epifanova, E., Helgueta Romero, S., Didone, V., Tielens, S., studer Michele, & Nguyen, L. (10 February 2026). NR2F1 is a Cross-Species Mediator of Cerebral Cortex Defects Induced by Fetal Alcohol Intoxication [Paper presentation]. European Winter congress on Brain Research, Diablerets, Switzerland.

Charlet-Briart, M., Van Hees, L., Stoufflet, J., Oskera, L., Boutsen, A., Tielens, S., Laguesse, S., & Nguyen, L. (28 November 2025). NR2F1 is a Cross-Species Mediator of Cerebral Cortex Defects Induced by Fetal Alcohol Intoxication [Paper presentation]. GIGA NEURODAY, Liège, Belgium.

Reyskens, C., Boutsen, A., Nian, F.-S., Coumans, B., Krusy, N., Epifanova, E., Tielens, S.* , & Nguyen, L.*. (28 November 2025). Deciphering the role of EIF2S3 and TMEM167 during cerebral corticogenesis - in health and in disease- [Poster presentation]. GIGA- NEURO DAY.
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Bonafina, A., Boutsen, A., Coumans, B., Tielens, S., Kune, C., Javier Torrent, M., Le Bail, R., Mazzucchelli, G., Carsten Janke, Cappello Silvia, Espuny Camacho, I. M., & Nguyen, L. (15 October 2025). CCP1 contributes to human cortical interneuron migration revealing species specific features [Poster presentation]. Microtubuli in Neurons 2025, Germany.

Charlet-Briart, M., Van Hees, L., Stoufflet, J., Oskera, L., Boutsen, A., Tielens, S., Laguesse, S., & Nguyen, L. (12 September 2025). DECIPHERING HOW PRENATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE IMPAIRS SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX DEVELOPMENT AT SINGLE CELL LEVEL [Paper presentation]. GIGA DAY, Liège, Belgium.

Reyskens, C., Boutsen, A., Niam, F.-S., Coumans, B., Krusy, N., Epifanova, E., Tielens, S.* , & Nguyen, L.*. (12 September 2025). Deciphering the role of EIF2S3 and TMEM167 during cerebral corticogenesis - in health and in disease- [Poster presentation]. GIGA-DAY, Liège, Belgium.
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Tielens, S., Boutin, C., Huysseune, S., Thelen, N., Charlet-Briart, M., Reyskens, C., Oskera, L., Boutsen, A., Mateo-Sanchez, S., Delacroix, L., Labedan, P., Thiry, M., Malgrange, B., Chariot, A., Tissir, F., Creppe, C., Seuntjens, E., Laguesse, S., & Nguyen, L. (2025). Loss of Elp3 impairs the maturation tempo of brain ependymal cells. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/328565. doi:10.1101/2025.01.07.631730

Boutsen, A., Bonafina, A., & Nguyen, L. (28 October 2024). Deciphering how interneurons control cerebral cortex morphogenesis - From mouse to human assembloids - [Paper presentation]. GIGA - Neurosciences.

Boutsen, A., Bonafina, A., Coumans, B., Javier Torrent, M., Tielens, S., Kune, C., Mazzucchelli, G., & Nguyen, L. (15 October 2024). Deciphering how interneurons control cerebral cortical morphogenesis - from mouse to human assembloids - [Poster presentation]. EMBO Workshop : Unlocking human brain complexity using 3D culture and single-cell omics, Capri, Italy.

Tielens, S.* , Boutin Camille* , Huysseune, S.* , Thelen, N., Charlet-Briart, M., Reyskens, C., Oskera, L., Boutsen, A., Mateo Sanchez, S., Delacroix, L., Labedan Paul, Thiry, M., Malgrange, B., Chariot, A., Tissir Fadel, Creppe, C., Seuntjens, E., Laguesse, S.* , & Nguyen, L.*. (23 September 2024). Elp3 controls the maturation tempo of brain ependymal cells via NOTCH signaling [Poster presentation]. 25th Biennial meeting of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience, Montpellier, France.
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Boutsen, A., Bonafina, A., Coumans, B., & Nguyen, L. (07 June 2024). Modelling crosstalk between immature neural cells in human cerebral assembloids [Poster presentation]. Spring meeting of the Royal Belgian Society for Cell and Developmental Biology (RBSCDB) : Focus on Organoids, Leuven, Belgium.

Nicolas, E., Simion, P., Guérineau, M., Terwagne, M., Colinet, M., Virgo, J., Lingurski, M., Boutsen, A., Dieu, M., Hallet, B., & Van Doninck, K. (22 November 2023). Horizontal acquisition of a DNA ligase improves DNA damage tolerance in eukaryotes. Nature Communications, 14 (1), 7638. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-43075-8

Boutsen, A., Bonafina, A., & Nguyen, L. (30 October 2023). Deciphering how interneurons control cerebral cortex morphogenesis - From mouse to Human assembloids - [Paper presentation]. GIGA - Neurosciences.

Bonafina, A., Boutsen, A., Coumans, B., Tielens, S., Close, R., Kune, C., Javier Torrent, M., Le Bail, R., Firquet, A., Mazzucchelli, G., Carsten, J., Cappello, S., Perrier d'Hauterive, S., Espuny Camacho, I. M., & Nguyen, L. (01 September 2023). Modeling cortical interneuron migration in brain assembloids from patients presenting CCP1 mutation [Poster presentation]. GIGA Day 2023.

Laguesse, S., Van Hees, L., Stoufflet, J., Charlet-Briart, M., Boutsen, A., & Nguyen, L. (01 September 2023). Prenatal alcohol exposure impairs mouse somatosensory cortex development by delaying projection neurons migration [Paper presentation]. European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism meeting, Graz, Austria.

Boutsen, A., Bonafina, A., & Nguyen, L. (09 May 2023). Cell migration shapes cerebral cortex morphogenesis and function [Paper presentation]. GIGA - Stem Cells.

Laguesse, S., Van Hees, L., Stoufflet, J., Charlet-Briart, M., Boutsen, A., & Nguyen, L. (12 September 2022). Prenatal alcohol exposure impairs mouse somatosensory cortex development by delaying projection neurons migration [Paper presentation]. European Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Conference, Arendal, Norway.