Science International Collen-Francqui Professor Dr. Richard Shine International Collen-Francqui Professor Dr. Richard Shine Each year the Francqui Foundation attributes Francqui Chairs to Belgian universities. In that way national or international Professors can be invited as guest lecturers. This a…

Science Collen-Francqui Research Inaugural Lecture - Prof Bert Maes Collen-Francqui Research Inaugural Lecture - Prof Bert Maes Sustainable chemistry: a game changer? Collen-Francqui Research Professor 2019-2022 Bert Maes Rector Herman Van Goethem , Vice-rector for Research Ronny Blust and Vice-rect…

Medicine and Health Sciences Collen-Francqui 2018-2019 Sabina De Geest Collen-Francqui 2018-2019 Sabina De Geest Collen-Francqui Chair Sabina De Geest Sabina De Geest, a Professor of Nursing and Director of the Institute of Nursing Science and Chair of the Department of Public Health of the Faculty …

Francqui-Foundation The aim of the Francqui Foundation is to encourage the prestige of desinterested fundamental research. To this end, the Foundation grants researchers four types of chairs: Two types for professors external to UAntwerp: The domestic Francqui Chair, awarded to a professor from anot…

Medicine and Health Sciences Activities Activities Honorary degrees 2024 Prof. Christopher Butler Honorary degrees 2022 Prof Şahin - prof Türeci Honorary degrees 2021 Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish Honorary degrees 2019 Prof Larson - Dr Mukwege Collen-Francqui 2018-2019 Prof Sabina De Geest Cookie prrefer…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Class of excellence David Ellsworth Global Change Ecology organizes class of excellence with David Ellsworth David Ellsworth (Western Sydney University) was awarded an International Collen-Francqui Professor-Chair earlier this year, because of his exp…

Science Celebration Lecture 25 May 2023 Celebration Lecture 25 May 2023 Cane toad wars To conserve biodiversity, we need first to understand how populations function in nature. In his talk, Prof. Rick Shine will describe long-term studies that have provided such an understanding, and have provided t…

Science Class of Excellence II 18 April 2023 Class of Excellence II 18 April 2023 As International Collen-Francqui Chair, Prof. Rick Shine will give a series of Classes of Excellence. This second class will focus, first, on the importance of non-model organisms in evolutionary ecological studies and…

Nicolaas De Vries unpaid guest prof. Publications Nicolaas De Vries Predicting complete concentric collapse at the palatal level during drug-induced sleep endoscopy : an analysis of 1761 cases Source Sleep and breathing - ISSN 1520-9512-29:1 (2025) p. 1-10 Author(s) Emily Schoustra, M. Leentjens, J.…

VAXINFECTIO search menu search content International Francqui-Chair Prof. Dr. Philippe De Wals Introduction At the suggestion of the universities, the Francqui Foundation awards a number of Francqui Chairs every year. For the academic year 2020-2021, the Faculty of Mecines and Health Sciences awarde…

Science Class of Excellence I 21 March 2023 Class of Excellence I 21 March 2023 As International Collen-Francqui Chair, Prof. Rick Shine will give a series of Classes of Excellence. The topic of the first class centres around the role of rapid evolution in global change crisis and mitigation. Based …

Experimental Neurobiology Unit search menu search content Computational Neurology Prof. Rose Bruffaerts The group’s research mission is to use neuroimaging & neurophysiology in human participants to develop individual-level markers of cognition which are measures of meaningful neural processes. Ou…

Stijn Verleden associate research professor Research Stijn Verleden Research team Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC) Expertise Binnen onze onderzoeksgroep verzamelen en preserveren we volledige longen binnen onze biobank. Deze biobank bevat normale (controle) longen, maa…

Chris Van Ginneken full professor - vice-rector Research Chris Van Ginneken Research team Comparative Perinatal Development (CoPeD) Expertise Histological techniques, anatomical preparations and raising neonatal/juvenile piglets – feed research. Functional Anatomy using Classical and Cutting-Edge …

Rose Bruffaerts tenure track asst. professor Research Rose Bruffaerts Research team Experimental Neurobiology Unit (ENU) Expertise -Neuroimaging and neurophysiology expertise in human participants (healthy and patient populations) -Computational modelling of internal representations of knowledge in …

Shoubhik Das assistant professor Research Shoubhik Das Research team Organic synthesis (ORSY) Expertise My current research is based on the development of homogeneous and heterogeneous metal-free photocatalysts for the utilization of small molecules such as O2, CO2 molecules and to valorize biomass …

Tinne Dilles professor Research Tinne Dilles Research team Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC) Expertise Prof. Dr. Tinne Dilles holds a Master's degree in Nursing and Midwifery (University of Antwerp, 2007) and a PhD in Medical Sciences (University of Antwerp, 2011). During her doctora…

Experimental Neurobiology Unit search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Language in vivo and in silico: understanding the neural dynamics of language comprehension in the ageing brain through computational linguistics. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract The global population is ageing at a…

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…

Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre search menu search content Projects - ASTARC Ongoing projects Unlocking the Molecular Secrets of Pancreatic Cancer: A Multi-Omics and Live-Cell Imaging Approach to Understanding Tumor Microenvironment Crosstalk and Therapeutic Target Identificat…

Centre for Research and Innovation in Care search menu search content Research Research projects Ongoing projects Improving the detection of clinical deterioration in hospitalised adults and children using the Nurse Intuition Patient Deterioration Scale (NIPDS). 01/12/2025 - 30/11/2029 Abstract Pati…

Raoul Van Damme full professor Research Raoul Van Damme Research team Functional Morphology Expertise The study of adaptation of 'complex' systems in animals, specifically reptiles and amphibians. 'Complex' should be read as: consisting of several bodily parts, employed to perform several tasks, and…

Philippe Beutels full professor Research Philippe Beutels Research team Centre for Health Economics Research and Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CHERMID) Expertise Methods for disease burden, population health impact and health economic evaluation (including health-related quality of life, cost-ef…

Pierre Van Damme emeritus with assignment Research Pierre Van Damme Research team Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV) Expertise -conduct of phase I, II, III and IV clinical trials with emphasis on vaccine trials -protocol writing -scientific writing -project management, with emphasis on i…

Functional Morphology search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects Functional morphology. 01/10/2025 - 30/09/2030 Abstract As a researcher at the Laboratory for Functional Morphology, I study how the anatomy and mechanical properties of animal bodies are adapted to the functions the…