Medicine and Health Sciences

Selective pulmonary artery perfusion combined with blood flow occlusion as a novel treatment for lung malignancies - Erik Claes (11/03/2026)

Erik Claes

  • 11 March 2026
  • Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Venue: Campus Drie Eiken - building Q - D.Q.002
  • PhD defence
  • Supervisors: prof. J. Hendriks and prof. S. Verleden

Design and evaluation of novel PET strategies to evaluate immunotherapy response - Louis Lauwerys (23/02/2026)

Louis Lauwerys

  • 23 February 2026
  • Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Venue: Campus Drie Eiken - building O - D.O.1
  • PhD defence
  • Supervisors: prof. F. Elvas and prof. P. Van Der Veken

Rationally designed drug combination screen in more physiologically relevant in vitro organoid models: can we improve personalized therapy for pancreatic cancer? - Maxim Le Compte (28/01/2026)

Maxim Le Compte

  • 28 January 2026
  • Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Venue: Campus Drie Eiken - building Q - D.Q.002
  • PhD defence
  • Supervisors: prof. C. Deben, prof. G. Roeyen and prof. M. Peeters

Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) for internees: Effectivity on forensic and non-forensic outcome and Substance Use as a factor related to outcome - Thomas Marquant (27/01/2026)

Thomas Marquant

  • 27 January 2026
  • Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Venue: Campus Drie Eiken - building Q - D.Q.002
  • PhD defence
  • Supervisors: prof. K. Goethals and em.prof. B. Sabbe

Health Technology Assessment of a decision support system to tackle antimicrobial resistance - Erinn D'hulster (27/01/2026)

Erinn D'hulster

  • 27 January 2026
  • Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Venue: KULeuven, Aula O&N5, 04.112, ON5 Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven
  • Joint PhD defence
  • Supervisors:prof.  J. Verbakel, prof. J. Luyten, prof. S. ANthierens and prof. S. Coenen

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and lactation: towards an ideal maternal vaccine platform? - Larissa De Brabandere (22/01/2026)

Larissa De Brabandere

  • 22 January 2026
  • Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Venue: Campus Drie Eiken - building Q - D.Q.002
  • PhD defence
  • Supervisors: prof. K. Maertens and prof. P. Van Damme

Investigating colistin (hetero)resistance and the impact of decolonization strategies on resistance emergence in multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae - Sahaya Glingston Rajakani (19/01/2026)

Sahaya Rajakani

  • 19 January 2026
  • Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Venue: online​
  • PhD defence
  • Supervisors: prof. S. Malhotra and dr. G. Glupczynski

The Immunomodulatory Effects of Exercise in Viral and Vaccine-Associated Myocarditis - Sander Eens (09/01/2026)

Sander Eens

  • 9 January 2026
  • Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Venue: Campus Drie Eiken - building O - D.O.4
  • PhD defence
  • Supervisors: prof. PJ. Guns, prof. H. Heidbuchel, prof. T. Roskams