Boris Gilis doctoral scholarship holder Publications Boris Gilis The effect of growth inhibiting compounds of grease trap waste on Candida tropicalis ATCC 20962 Source Biochemical engineering journal - ISSN 1369-703X-195 (2023) p. 1-14 Author(s) Boris Gilis, Evelyne Waeghe, Nils Cop, Kristien De Sit…

Nele Van de Vliet Publications Nele Van de Vliet Multifactorial inhibition of Candida albicans by combinations of lactobacilli and probiotic Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3856 Source Scientific reports - ISSN 2045-2322-14:1 (2024) p. 1-11 Author(s) Irina Spacova, Camille Allonsius, Ilke De Boeck, …

Ines Tuyaerts specialist staff member Publications Ines Tuyaerts Multifactorial inhibition of Candida albicans by combinations of lactobacilli and probiotic Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3856 Source Scientific reports - ISSN 2045-2322-14:1 (2024) p. 1-11 Author(s) Irina Spacova, Camille Allonsius,…

Lieven Bervoets full professor Publications Lieven Bervoets Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in the Scheldt Estuary : insights from target, suspect and non-target screening of water, sediment and bivalves Source Environmental pollution - ISSN 0269-7491-388 (2026) p. 1-12 Author(s) Mu…

Thimo Groffen postdoc researcher FWO Publications Thimo Groffen Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in the Scheldt Estuary : insights from target, suspect and non-target screening of water, sediment and bivalves Source Environmental pollution - ISSN 0269-7491-388 (2026) p. 1-12 Author(s…

Alex Vorsters TT. asst. research professor Publications Alex Vorsters Understanding key factors affecting HPV vaccination programmes and identifying interventions to strengthen HPV vaccination programmes in LMICs Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,297 p. A…

Severien Van Keer assistant professor - postdoc researcher FWO Publications Severien Van Keer EUROArray HPV test accuracy for cervical precancer in self- vs. clinician-collected samples using the VALHUDES protocol Source Gynecologic oncology - ISSN 0090-8258-202 (2025) p. 14-23 Author(s) Eef van den…

Info for companies search menu search content Life sciences License offers Novel probiotic Lactobacillus strains for human therapeutic use and personal hygiene The University of Antwerp isolated Lactobacillus strains and identified a novel L. casei strain carrying a number of advantageous traits ind…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Publications Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in the Scheldt Estuary : insights from target, suspect and non-target screening of water, sediment and bivalves Source Environmental pollution - ISSN 0269-7491-388 (2026) p. 1-12 Author(s) Musa Bonso, …

Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Lebeer Sarah Green infrastructure and atmospheric pollution shape diversity and composition of phyllosphere bacterial communities in an urban landscape Wuyts, Karen; Smets, Wenke; Lebeer, Sarah , Samson, Roeland FEMS microbiology: ecology - ISS…

Iris Cornet associate professor BioWAVE - Industrial Biotechnology / Iris Cornet Research overview The industrial biotechnology research at BioWAVE_IB is directed to using the biorefinery approach (microorganisms, enzymes and, sometimes, chemicals) for the valorisation of industrial side-streams for…

Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Lebeer Sarah Bacterial pathogens in Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra-negative sputum samples of patients with presumptive tuberculosis in a high TB burden setting : a 16S rRNA analysis Kebede Wakjira, Abebe Gemeda, De Boeck Ilke, Gudina Esayas Kebede, Cauwe…

Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects Advancing Health Equity Through Microbiome-Centric and Multidisciplinary Research.(U-MaMi). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Research into health and well-being has historically been ne…

Applied Engineering 2023 Attend a PhD defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research 2023 Attend a PhD defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research 'Motion Profile Optimization for Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Industrial Positioning Applications' (17/11/2023) Nick Van Oost…

Surbhi Malhotra professor Research Surbhi Malhotra Research team Laboratory of Medical Microbiology (LMM) Expertise My research focuses on: (1) Investigating the impact of antibiotic use on human pathogens and commensal flora utilizing genetic, genomic and microbiomic approaches: Utilizing the oro-p…

Paul Cos full professor - vice-dean Research Paul Cos Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise In vitro and in vivo biofilm assays, Integrated antimicrobial (bacteria, fungi, yeasts and parasites) screening and profiling of pure compounds and extracts, tar…

Sarah Lebeer full research professor Research Sarah Lebeer Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Expertise Bacteria-host interaction for beneficial microbes and probiotics (lactobacilli in gut, vagina, ...) Microbial analyses and identification (Microbiome researc…

Louis Maes emeritus with assignment Research Louis Maes Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise - Antioxidant evaluation of pure compounds and extracts. - Integrated antimicrobial (bacteria, fungi, yeasts and parasites) screening and profiling of pure com…

Geobiology search menu search content Research publications Reviews and syntheses : potential and limitations of oceanic carbon dioxide storage via reactor-based accelerated weathering of limestone Source Biogeosciences - ISSN 1726-4170-22:20 (2025) p. 5557-5572 Author(s) Tom Huysmans, Filip Meysman…

Science Public defences 2019 Public defences 2019 O(N) numerical methods for investigating graphene heterostructures and moiré patterns - Miša Anđelković (19/12/2019) Miša Anđelković 19 December 2019 Supervisors: François Peeters and Lucian Covaci Department of Physics Abstract In the resear…

Herman Goossens emeritus with assignment Research Herman Goossens Research team Laboratory of Medical Microbiology (LMM) Expertise - Antibiotic sensitivity testing - Bacterial clonality - Detection of genes and novel resistance mechanisms in bacteria - Quantitative and temporal analysis of bacterial…

Integrated Molecular Plant physiology Research search menu search content Ongoing research projects Ongoing projects ROSWALL: Unraveling the molecular basis of ROS-mediated cell wall biomechanics during plant cell growth. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract My study aims to elucidate the role of reacti…

Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Unveiling the Hidden Human Virome: A Genomic and Spatiotemporal Approach to Viral Surveillance in Wastewater. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) analyzes human…

VAXINFECTIO search menu search content Projects List of research projects lead by VAXINFECTIO members In the following section, you can find all research projects, split up per research group. Many projects are executed by a collaboration between several VAXINFECTIO research groups. The projects are…