Ina Benoy unpaid staff Research Ina Benoy Research team Laboratory of cell biology and histology Making cervix cancer screening accessible through self sampling in an intercultural context. 01/01/2020 - 31/08/2022 Abstract In this project we want to decrease the morbidity and mortality of cervical c…

Joseph Merregaert emeritus occasional assignment Research Joseph Merregaert Research team Expertise Generation of trangenic mouse lines (overexpression, knock-out, knock-in). Protective effect of the extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) against epidermal basement membrane damage: proof of concept. …

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content qPCR advantages in research 07/07/2021 - Martina (ESR #2) To monitor the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and the number of infections, Health and Sanitary organizations have adopted several measures to counteract the pandemic, including test…

David D'Haese spec. staff member - expert Publications David D'Haese Effects of climate warming and species richness on photochemistry of grasslands Source Physiologia plantarum - ISSN 0031-9317-131:2 (2007) p. 251-262 Author(s) Birgit Gielen, Kim Naudts, David D'Haese, Catherine Lemmens, Hans de Bo…

Vincent Timmerman full professor Research Vincent Timmerman Research team Peripheral Neuropathies Group Expertise The Peripheral Neuropathy Group has expertise in mapping and identifying genes, and in studying the effect of mutations on the normal functioning of genes via neuronal and non-neuronal c…

Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group search menu search content Expertise Bekaert Bieke My PhD research project focused on CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in the mouse/human germline and human pluripotent disease stem cell models targeting genes related to infertility. Currently, I am working as a post-doc…

Translational Neurosciences search menu search content Oral and maxillofacial surgery Members ZAP Prof. dr. Nasser Nadjmi BAP Dr. Geert Van Hemelen Dr. Jan Van de Perre Research Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in the treatment of alveolar cleft defects PhD A. Khojasteh (jan 2013) In samenwerking met S…

Erik Fransen associate professor - project coordinator Research Erik Fransen Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise I have a background in Biomedical sciences, obtained a PhD in genetics and an additional master (ManaMa) in statistical data-analysis. Recently I obtained an advanced bachel…

Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre search menu search content Malignant hyperthermia Malignant hyperthermia. ‘Malignanthyperthermia’ (MH) is a life-threatening, potentially fatal complication ofgeneral anesthesia triggered by the commonly used inhalational anesthesics andsucc…

Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre search menu search content Molecular genetics - current research Molecular genetic detection of susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia in Belgian families L Heytens Responsible Research Group Maligne Hyperthermia University of Antwerp C Van Br…

Wouter De Coster postdoc researcher FWO Research Wouter De Coster Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Expertise Genetics, nanopore, long-read sequencing, DNA, structural variation, human genome Investigation of the role of a TMEM106B AluYb8 insertion-deletion polymorphism…

Steven Van Laere professor - project coordinator Research Steven Van Laere Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise Translational Cancer Research, particularly involving the study of human material (i.e. blood, tissue and single cells) using high-throughput profiling technologi…

Patrick Cras emeritus with assignment Research Patrick Cras Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Expertise Neuropathology of human and animal nervous system, immunohistochemistry of nervous system specific proteins, immunodiagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid, enzyme linked immunoassay protein…

Luc Moens emeritus occasional assignment Research Luc Moens Research team Expertise - in vitro expression of hemo-proteins in E. coli - protein purification and characterisation - protein sequencing - molecular biological techniques (PCR, cloning, hybridisation, celculture etc). Ion mobility high re…

Els Prinsen full professor Research Els Prinsen Research team Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES) Expertise My expertise on targeted metabolomics lays in the development of physicochemical analytical techniques, e.g. UPLC-MS/MS for the identification and quantification of hormone…

Lut Van Laer associate professor Research Lut Van Laer Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise My expertise is situated within cardiogenetics, more specifically within molecular cardiogenetics. Cardiogenetics include the following disorders: thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection, primary…

Guy Van Camp full professor Research Guy Van Camp Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise For several decades, Guy Van Camp has a strong international reputation is in the field of hereditary hearing loss, with a main emphasis on nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing impairment and otoscleros…

Zwi Berneman emeritus occasional assignment Research Zwi Berneman Research team Laboratory for Experimental Hematology (LEH) Expertise Flow cytometry and sorting, electroporation of mammalian cells. Culture, genetic modification and neural differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells. Therapeutic d…

Steven Van Cruchten professor Research Steven Van Cruchten Research team Comparative Perinatal Development (CoPeD) Expertise xxxxxxx Functional Anatomy using Classical and Cutting-Edge Techniques (FAC²ET). 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2029 Abstract To maximise collaboration between departments and institutes…

Nathalie Cools research leader - professor - vice-dean Research Nathalie Cools Research team Laboratory for Experimental Hematology (LEH) Expertise Flow cytometry is a widely used technique that allows the simultaneous and multi-parameter analysis of physical and biochemical characteristics of a pop…

Jean-Pierre Timmermans emeritus with assignment Research Jean-Pierre Timmermans Research team Laboratory of cell biology and histology Expertise The interfaculty research group ‘Cell Biology and Histology’ which I am leading, has the responsibility to enlarge the core facility ‘Biomedical micr…

Kristel Sleegers full professor Research Kristel Sleegers Research team VIB CMN - Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease Expertise Kristel Sleegers, MD PhD, is an expert in the complex genetics of Alzheimer's disease. With a background in medicine and genetic epidemiology she combines state-of-the-art mo…

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…

CoPeD search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Functional Anatomy using Classical and Cutting-Edge Techniques (FAC²ET). 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2029 Abstract To maximise collaboration between departments and institutes within the field of functional anatomy, we set-up the research network "F…

Rosa Rademakers full research professor Research Rosa Rademakers Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Expertise Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) represents 10-20% of all dementias and is clinically important because of its early onset and its dramatic impact on core human qua…