On Friday 24 October 2025  the faculty organises  its 14th  Research Day, during which research in the life sciences will be discussed. It concerns research in pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical sciences, biochemistry & biotechnology and veterinary sciences. Recently appointed professors will present their research and advanced PhD-students their research results.

1st Master students are required to attend the whole day, 2nd Master students are only required to attend the presentations in the afternoon. Your attendance will be registered.

When?

Friday 24 October 2025

Where?

Universiteit Antwerpen
Campus Drie Eiken
Aula Fernand Nedée (building Q)
Universiteitsplein 1
2610 Wilrijk

Route description

Information sessions Master students & Poster session research groups

 During the ongoing poster session students can consult the research groups' posters. From 10 am till  12 pm  the participating research groups will be represented by a member of the group.

All sessions take place in building Q on Campus Drie Eiken.

8.45 - 9.45 a.m.                Meet and greet (M. Eyckmans), Q004

9.00  - 10.30 a.m.             Toelichting BOF Zaaifinanciering (Maarten Weynen), Q003

9.00 - 10.00 a.m.             Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Promotiezaal                                                

                                              Master thesis with internship - internship abroad - Erasmus                                                 

10.00 - 11.00 a.m.           Biomedical Sciences, Q&A, Promotiezaal                                                

                                               Research project and Master thesis with traineeship - studying abroad                                                 

 9.00 - 10.00 a.m.          Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aula Q001                                                

                                             Master thesis (K. Foubert)                                                 

10.00 - 11.00 a.m.        Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aula Q001                                                

                                           Advanced Master programmes: Doctoral Training (M. Berg), Hospital    Pharmacy ( I. De  Meester), Industrial Pharmacy (F. Kiekens) , Laboratory Medecine (I. De Meester)

Research day 2025, presentations

The research day takes place in Aula Q001 on Campus Drie Eiken.

13h00:   Prof. dr P. Cos,  vice- dean, Welcome

Session 1: chair : Prof. Dr. Winnok De Vos

13h10-13h40: “Harnessing the therapeutic potential of brain resident T cells to reduce neuroinflammation“, Prof. dr.  Emanuela Pasciuto

13h40-13h55: “Chemical exposure in childhood: A study on possible exposure sources and health effects”, Fatima den Ouden (PhD-student Department Pharmaceutical Sciences)

13h55-14h10: “Elucidating the role of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) peptide p27 and N-glycans in this peptide“, Lotte Jacobs (PhD-student Department Biomedical Sciences)

14h10-14h25: “Elucidating the drivers of cell state plasticity in glioblastoma with image-based contextual cell profiling”,  Sarah De Beuckeleer (PhD-student Department Biomedical Sciences)

14h25 -14h55: “Natural products for human health ”, Prof. dr. E. Tuenter

15h-15h30:  break

Session 2: chair: Prof. Dr. A. Covaci

15h30-16h00: " Inside the living brain: how in vivo imaging advances our understanding of neurological disorders", Prof. dr. D. Bertoglio

16h-16h15: “Lysosomal failure triggers microglial degeneration and accelerates neurodegenerative pathology”, ​Paula Polanco (PhD-student Department Biomedical Sciences)

16h15-16h30: “Production of follicles from oogonial stem cells: a long-awaited solution for fertility preservation and restoration”, Rita de Sousa (PhD-student Department Veterinary Sciences)

16h30-16h45:"Spray freeze drying as a novel drying process for the formulation of probiotic powders containing lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG’’,  Arthur Steegmans (PhD-student Department Pharmaceutical Sciences)      

16h45:  Prof. dr. P. Bols, dean, Closing remarks