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Living donation - prospective sampling | IBB-Neurobiobank | University of Antwerp
IBB-Neurobiobank search menu search content Living donation - prospective sampling What can you expect from the examination and the storage of your body material/data? It is highly likely that increasing knowledge about the mechanisms causing these neurodegenerative or neuromuscular diseases will ev…
Research topics | Medical Genetics | University of Antwerp
Medical Genetics search menu search content Research topics Research topics The research focus of MEDGEN can broadly be defined as the elucidation of the genetic mechanisms causing congenital anomalies and heritable connective tissue disorders with focus on cardiovascular, growth and osteoarticular …
Research Vanesa Nozal García | Vanesa Nozal García | University of Antwerp
Vanesa Nozal García postdoc researcher FWO Research Vanesa Nozal García Research team Medical Biochemistry Expertise Medicinal chemistry focused on targeted protein degradation. Design and synthesis of compounds that destine a protein of interest to degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome system …
Research Johan Saenen | Johan Saenen | University of Antwerp
Johan Saenen unpaid guest prof. Research Johan Saenen Research team Cardiovascular diseases (CARDIOVASC) New and safer tools to cure cardiac arrhythmias through genetic-manipulation-free photothermal stimulation and enhanced photothermal ablation of cardiomyocytes. 01/01/2019 - 31/10/2019 Abstract C…
Research Ayşe Candayan Niron | Ayşe Candayan Niron | University of Antwerp
Ayşe Candayan Niron senior researcher Research Ayşe Candayan Niron Research team VIB CMN - Molecular Neurogenomics Expertise I am a human geneticist specialized in neuromuscular diseases. I have broad experience in second- and third-generation sequencing analyses, cellular and molecular biology, a…
Research Wim Wuyts | Wim Wuyts | University of Antwerp
Wim Wuyts associate professor Research Wim Wuyts Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise The research activities are mainly situated in the field of human genomics. The main goal of our research is to increase the knowledge of human genetic disorders, including their cause, disease mechani…
Research Aleksandra Nijak | Aleksandra Nijak | University of Antwerp
Aleksandra Nijak unpaid staff Research Aleksandra Nijak Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Genomics and innovative induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) modeling to improve understanding of pathomechanisms underlying Brugada syndrome (BrS). 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2020 Abstract Brugada syndrome (BrS)…
Publications Vicky De Winter | Vicky De Winter | University of Antwerp
Vicky De Winter Publications Vicky De Winter Small heat shock proteins operate as molecular chaperones in the mitochondrial intermembrane space Source Nature cell biology - ISSN 1465-7392-25 (2023) p. 467-480 Author(s) Elias Adriaenssens, Bob Asselbergh, Pablo Rivera-Mejías, Sven Bervoets, Leen Ven…
Research Dogan Akdeniz | Dogan Akdeniz | University of Antwerp
Dogan Akdeniz doctoral scholarship holder Research Dogan Akdeniz Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Development of an innovative hiPSC-derived cardiac-microtissue-based functional assay to determine the pathogenicity of genetic variants with uncertain significance identified in patients with in…
Research Lieselot Croes | Lieselot Croes | University of Antwerp
Lieselot Croes unpaid staff Research Lieselot Croes Research team Investigation of DFNA5 as potential biomarker and tumour suppressor gene in 4 solid tumour types. 01/10/2016 - 30/09/2019 Abstract This research project focuses on DFNA5 based upon strong indications for its role as tumour suppressor …
Research Ritesh Kumar Singh | Ritesh Kumar Singh | University of Antwerp
Ritesh Kumar Singh principal research fellow Research Ritesh Kumar Singh Research team Internet Data Lab (IDLab) Sustainable and Energy Neutral Soil Sensing. 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025 Abstract Greenhouse gas emission is causing the Earth's climate to deteriorate at an alarming rate. Greenhouse gas tra…
Research Albena Jordanova | Albena Jordanova | University of Antwerp
Albena Jordanova full professor Research Albena Jordanova Research team VIB CMN - Molecular Neurogenomics Investigation of NGS-intractable mutational classes in peripheral neurodegeneration 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Many Mendelian diseases have benefited from next-generation sequencing (NGS) …
Research Silke Peeters | Silke Peeters | University of Antwerp
Silke Peeters postdoc researcher FWO Research Silke Peeters Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Our research is focused on the elucidation of the genetic mechanisms causing congenital anomalies and heritable connective tissue disorders with focus on cardiovascular -and growth disorders…
Research focus | Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group | University of Antwerp
Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group search menu search content Research focus The peripheral nervous system (PNS) exchanges motor, sensory and autonomic information between the central nervous system (CNS) and the limbs, organs and tissues. A series of biological and environmental conditions, such …
Discover our interests | Laboratory of Experimental Hematology | University of Antwerp
Laboratory of Experimental Hematology search menu search content Discover our interests The Laboratory of Experimental Hematology has built up a track record on the development of cellular immunotherapies in the context of cancer and autoimmune diseases as well as stem cell research. Within these th…
Research Maaike Alaerts | Maaike Alaerts | University of Antwerp
Maaike Alaerts assistant professor - senior researcher Research Maaike Alaerts Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise My research aims to further elucidate the genetics and molecular pathomechanisms underlying inherited cardiac arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies, discover new therapeutic ta…
Cardiovascular Diseases | Cardiovascular Diseases | University of Antwerp
Cardiovascular Diseases search menu search content Cardiovascular Diseases About The research group of Cardiovascular Diseases is headed by prof. dr. Hein Heidbuchel. Together with Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) and Physiopharmacology (FYSFAR), this group is member of the Genetics, Pharmacology and Physi…
Research Groups | Genomics in Medicine - GENOMED | University of Antwerp
Genomics in Medicine - GENOMED search menu search content Research Groups Cognitive Genetics (COGNET) Prinicipal Investigator: Frank Kooy General goals for this research line are: - to identify genes implicated in intellectual disability - to explore the phenotypic consequences of mutations in these…
Research Navid Hasheminejad | Navid Hasheminejad | University of Antwerp
Navid Hasheminejad postdoc researcher FWO Research Navid Hasheminejad Research team Sustainable Pavements and Asphalt Research (SuPAR) Expertise - Non-destructive testing: conducting experiments to inspect mechanical components and evaluate the properties of a material without causing any damages. -…
Research Margarida Florindo Espadinha | Margarida Florindo Espadinha | University of Antwerp
Margarida Florindo Espadinha senior researcher Research Margarida Florindo Espadinha Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) DPP9 degradation-induced pyroptosis for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (DPP9-TACDrug). 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2025 Abstract Dipeptidyl-peptidase 9 (DPP9) is a proline-select…
Research Sarah Hendrickx | Sarah Hendrickx | University of Antwerp
Sarah Hendrickx education coordinator Research Sarah Hendrickx Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise My PhD research focussed on unraveling the phenotypic and genotypic differences associated with drug resistance in Leismania parasites. To achieve this …
Research Danny Cassimon | Danny Cassimon | University of Antwerp
Danny Cassimon Research Danny Cassimon Research team Development processes, actors and policies Expertise How can international financial inflows (financial globalisation) be best used to promote development in the Global South? How to adequately provide sufficient finance to reach the 'Sustainable …
Research Josephina Meester | Josephina Meester | University of Antwerp
Josephina Meester assistant professor - postdoc researcher FWO Research Josephina Meester Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise I am currently doing research in the field of skeletal dysplasia and thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection. These two groups of diseases are related in the co…
Research Marije Meuwissen | Marije Meuwissen | University of Antwerp
Marije Meuwissen associate professor Research Marije Meuwissen Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) A transcriptome-directed approach to brain malformations. 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract Malformations of cortical development (MCD) are a heterogenous group of brain malformations, which represe…
Research projects | Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group | University of Antwerp
Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group search menu search content Research projects Ongoing projects Axonal degeneration in peripheral neuropathies: from the molecular mechanisms to the therapeutic approach. 01/11/2024 - 30/04/2025 Abstract Axonal degeneration is a common endpoint in peripheral neurop…