Geert Behets unpaid staff Research Geert Behets Research team The role of sclerostin in vascular calcification and the calcification paradox: necassary research for development of safe therapies to treat mineralization defects in bone and vessels. 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2018 Abstract The current project…

Michel Haagdorens unpaid staff Research Michel Haagdorens Research team Tissue engineering in Ophthalmology: Regenerating the Anterior Cornea using Self-Aligning Human Recombinant Collagen nanoscaffolds and Corneal Epithelial Stem Cells. 01/10/2016 - 30/09/2018 Abstract The overall aim of this proje…

Translational Neurosciences search menu search content Research - Ophthalmology Research Since 2007, the Laboratory of Ophthalmology (UA) has collaborated with the Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine and the Department of Ophthalmology, UZA on the project “Translational research in o…

Marie-Jose Tassignon emeritus occasional assignment Research Marie-Jose Tassignon Research team Expertise Lens and lens capsule Biometry Epidemiology of refraction and biometry Physiological optics Keratoconus IOL exchange Glaucoma Densitometry Quality of vision Artificial iris Floaters Macular edem…

Sara Van Acker senior researcher Research Sara Van Acker Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Tissue engineering for conjunctival reconstruction: Introducing selfassembled collagen-like-peptide scaffolds for the expansion of human conjunctival-derived cells in a xeno-free and serum-free e…

Nadia Zakaria unpaid guest prof. Research Nadia Zakaria Research team Cobioto, Corneale Biopsy Tool. 06/03/2017 - 05/03/2018 Abstract Keratitis, or an inflammation of the cornea, is a common eye disease in which a biopsy of the cornea is required to determine its underlying cause which can range fro…

Michel Haagdorens unpaid staff Publications Michel Haagdorens Immunocytochemical characterization of ex vivo cultured conjunctival explants ; marker validation for the identification of squamous epithelial cells and goblet cells Source Frontiers in Medicine - ISSN 2296-858X-10 (2023) p. 1-7 Author(s…

Pauline De Kinderen predoc researcher FWO Research Pauline De Kinderen Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) The study and therapeutic targeting of endoplasmic reticulum stress in hereditary chondrodysplasias. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Chondrodysplasias refer to a large and heterogeneous gr…

Info for companies search menu search content Life sciences License offers CELOX membrane fixation system The University of Antwerp has developed CELOX, an innovative device to handle and fixate membrane-shaped biological tissue for in vitro research use. The membrane fixation system enables a faste…

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content Arterial Motives? 31/03/2021 - Callan (ESR#10) Safety pharmacology is an essential part of drug development aiming to identify, evaluate and investigate undesirable properties of a drug primarily prior to clinical trials. Successful screening st…

Carina Koppen professor Research Carina Koppen Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Expertise The Antwerp Research Group for Ocular Science (ARGOS) focuses on translational research of the anterior segment of the eye using techniques of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. We con…

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 …

Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology search menu search content PhD theses Cell Biology & Histology List of PhD theses Freya Molenberghs: "Crossing the nuclear envelope border: Systematic single cell analysis of early human papillomavirus infection", (2022) Auchi Inalegwu: "Comprehensive transcr…

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. …

Ingrid De Meester full professor Research Ingrid De Meester Research team Medical Biochemistry Expertise The overall focus of the research group is the study of Structure-function relationship of proteins among which enzymes, by using a combination of protein chemistry, biophysical techniques, and s…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content Why frozen shoulder should already be treated in the early phase Why frozen shoulder should already be treated in the early phase Frozen shoulder is a debilitating and annoying disorder and this may be an understatement. Frequently, in the early stage, gen…

Medical Biochemistry search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects FAPI-PLA: Accelerating the preclinical development of fibroblast-activation protein (FAP)-targeted theranostics through a highly interdisciplinary in vitro platform. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Fibroblast activation prote…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content Post-surgical Scars and Their Impact on Patients A Holistic Approach in Clinical Practice By: Jill Meirte, MOVANT Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (REVAKI), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium; Oscare, a research …

Marc De Broe emeritus with assignment Research Marc De Broe Research team Cell death signaling (CDS) Molecular approach to unravel etiology and mechanism in chronic interstitial nephritis in agricultural communities. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract In the last 30 years, a worldwide increase in chro…

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…

Translational Neurosciences search menu search content Research Projects This page lists our research projects. Contents are generated automatically from the central research databases. Ongoing projects From prototype to validation: The first cornea-on-chip for ocular drug discovery and irritation t…

Lynn Roth TT. asst. research professor Research Lynn Roth Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Expertise The Laboratory of Physiopharmacology has a major track record in cardiovascular disease. Our research involves the morphological and hemodynamic changes that occur during vascular ageing a…

Aline Verstraeten associate research professor Research Aline Verstraeten Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise I commit to doing (functional) genomics research in the field of connective tissue disorders, most prominently thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection as well as skeletal dyspl…

Adrian Covaci full professor Research Adrian Covaci Research team Toxicological Centre Expertise The Toxicological Center has built up in the last 20 years expertise related to analytical toxicology, forensic toxicology and environmental toxicology research field. More specifically, the expertise of…

Medicine and Health Sciences Public defences 2019 Public defences 2019 Which positive factors determine attractiveness to General Practice and retention in Clinical Practice? - Bernard Le Floch (20/12/2019) Bernard Le Floch 20 December 2019 Supervisors: Prof L. Peremans, Prof H. Bastiaens, Prof T. M…