On Friday 27 October 2023  the faculty organises  its 13h  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.

When?

Friday 27 October 2023

Where?

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

Route description

Programma 2023

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.

9 - 10 a.m.: Biochemistry & Biotechnology, PromotiezaalResearch project and Master thesis with traineeship - studying abroad                                        

10 - 11 a.m.: Biomedical Sciences, PromotiezaalMaster thesis with internship - internship abroad - Erasmus                                                 

9 - 10 a.m.: Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aula FNMaster thesis (K. Foubert, H. De Loof)                                      

10 - 11 a.m.: Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aula FN

Advanced Master programmes: Doctoral Training (W. Martinet), Hospital Pharmacy (I. De  Meester), Industrial Pharmacy (F. Kiekens), Advanced Master of Laboratory Medicine (I. De Meester)

Presentations Research Day 2023

13h00:   Prof. dr. Chris Van Ginneken,  vice- dean

                Welcome

Session 1:

13h10-13h40: “Generation of oocytes from stem cells, an ambitious game changer for fertility preservation, in both animals and humans”,  Prof. dr  Ruth Appeltant

13h40-13h55: “A Trojan horse strategy to make tumors ferroptosis sensitive”, Ine Koeken (PhD-student Department Biomedical Sciences)

13h55-14h10: “Evaluation of functional and molecular markers of doxorubicin-induced cardiovascular toxicity”, Matthias Bosman  (PhD-student Department Pharmaceutical Sciences)

14h10-14h25 : “Risk factors associated with severe rsv infection in infants: what is the role of viral co-infections?” Kim Stobbelaar (PhD-student Department Biomedical Sciences)

 14.25 – 14.55: “Dissecting the role of human microglia in neurodegeneration”, Prof. dr. Renzo Mancuso

15h-15h30:  break

Session 2:

15h30-16h00: " Pyroptosis in Infections and Auto-inflammatory Diseases", Prof. dr. Andy Wullaert

16h-16h15: “Phytochemical and analytical investigations on Maca (Lepidium meyenii)”, Ngoc Thao Tien LE (PhD-student Department Pharmaceutical Sciences)

15h15-16h30: “The impact of drenching on the pre-weaning resilience of low birth weight piglets”, Kevin Van Tichelen  (PhD-student Department Veterinary Sciences)

16h30-16h45: " IMPRESS: Improved Methylation Profiling using Restriction Enzymes and smMIP sequencing, Combined with a New Biomarker Panel, Creating a Multi-Cancer Detection Assay”, Thomas Vanpoucke (PhD-student Department Biomedical Sciences)      

16h45:  Prof. dr. Koen Augustyns, dean

               Closing remarks

Questions?

Leen Caslo
Tel. 03/265 2734