Lisanne Meinen unpaid staff Research Lisanne Meinen Research team Center for Ethics Experiencing Difference. What can we learn from video games regarding the experience of psychiatric diagnoses 01/05/2020 - 30/04/2024 Abstract Video games are sometimes thought to cause aggression, isolation or menta…

Debby Van Dam associate professor - education coordinator Research Debby Van Dam Research team Experimental Neurobiology Unit (ENU) Expertise Animal modelling of disorders with neurological symptomatology Cognitive and behavioral alterations in Alzheimer’s disease and related neurodegenerative dis…

Gerrit Verhoeven associate professor Research Gerrit Verhoeven Research team Centre for Urban History Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Henry van de Velde Expertise Gerrit Verhoeven is a FED-tWIN assistant professor in cultural heritage and history. At the UAntwerpen, he teaches courses on…

Peter Petré professor Research Peter Petré Research team Grammar and Pragmatics Antwerp Centre for Digital humanities and literary Criticism (ACDC) Expertise Language change. Broad expertise on, mostly, English (all periods, both at the aggregate level and that of individual mental grammars), but …

An Wouters associate professor - project coordinator Research An Wouters Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise * Coordinator of research lines focussing on targeted and combination therapy * Basic and translational research focussed on innovative combination strategies with …

Peter De Deyn emeritus with assignment Research Peter De Deyn Research team Experimental Neurobiology Unit (ENU) Expertise 1) Metabolic and neurochemical analyses 2) Behavioural phenotyping of mouse models and preclinical evaluation of symptomatic and preventive therapeutic interventions in validate…

Filip Lardon full professor - dean Research Filip Lardon Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise The Center for Oncological Research (CORE) has research expertise in personalized cancer medicine, with emphasis on 1) developing novel and more effective therapeutic strategies; 2…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences PhD Defences 2023 PhD Defences 2023 Improved diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis: from implementation of simple phenotypic testing to whole genome sequencing - Elisa Ardizzoni (21/12/2023) Elisa Ardizzoni 21 December 2023, 4:15pm - 6:15pm Aula …

Vincent Segers professor - fund. clinical researcher Research Vincent Segers Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Cardiovascular diseases (CARDIOVASC) Expertise The main focus of our research is communication between endothelial cells and cardiomyocytes. More specifically, we are interested i…

Kristien Hens professor Research Kristien Hens Research team Center for Ethics Expertise Ethical issues related to genetics, reproductive medicine, feminism, disability studies and neurodiversity (autism, ADHD). Advancing Health Equity Through Microbiome-Centric and Multidisciplinary Research.(U-MaM…

Gilles De Keulenaer professor Research Gilles De Keulenaer Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Expertise Force-length transducers for cardiovascular and pharmacological research (heartmuscle mechanics). Understanding the Effects of Heart Failure Treatments on Cancer Growth. 01/11/2023 - 31/1…

Joke Hadermann full professor Research Joke Hadermann Research team Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) Expertise Crystal structure characterisation of materials (with a focus on perovskite based materials and lithium battery cathode materials) using electron crystallography. Resolving…

Jonas Schoelynck associate research professor Research Jonas Schoelynck Research team Ecosphere Expertise In my research I focus on the BIO in biogeochemistry. This means that I study the interaction of plants and animals with their environment, and in particular chemical and geomorphological proces…

Peter Aerts emeritus with assignment Research Peter Aerts Research team Functional Morphology Expertise Kinesiological analyses. Belgian Alliance for Biomechanics. 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2029 Abstract The Belgian Alliance for Biomechanics (BAB) originates from the fundamental belief that the science of …

Centre for Ethics search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Virtues: A Special Kind of Thick Concepts - A research on thick concepts and virtues based on Iris Murdoch. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Virtues such as courage and honesty have long been central to ethical thought, guiding m…

Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts search menu search content PhD defences Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research ÎNTERZONE (architecture of the ritual space) - Bart Van Dijck (7/11/2025) Bart Van Dijck 7 November 2025, room K 2.1, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, A…

Center for Oncological Research search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Overcoming fundamental hurdles for future development of novel and highly effective targeted and personalized pancreatic cancer therapies. 01/01/2026 - 30/09/2029 Abstract Pancreatic cancer is till today the deadlie…

Grammar and Pragmatics search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Profiling L2 English Writing: Crafting Learner Corpus-Derived Descriptor Scales for Functional Adequacy, Accuracy, Syntactic Complexity, and Lexical Diversity. 01/12/2025 - 30/11/2029 Abstract This project offers a novel, mu…

OPEN Research Network search menu search content Guest lectures Guest lectures Every three months we invite an expert in the field to deliver a guest lecture on a topic relevant to Media Accessibility. These lectures are streamed live through Zoom and members have the opportunity to ask questions at…

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…

Patrick Meire emeritus occasional assignment Research Patrick Meire Research team Ecosphere Expertise Ecological investigations in aquatic and wetland ecosystems. Vegetation mapping. Physico-chemical and biological (BBI) analysis of water quality. Research of the impact of the Sigma plan (OMES), dre…

Centre for Urban History search menu search content Academic Projects - Centre for Urban History Ongoing projects Worth the gamble? Tourism and the embeddedness of gambling in seaside resorts: the case of Ostend at the Belgian coast (1878-1930). 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract This research examine…

Electron microscopy for materials science search menu search content Projects ERC projects at EMAT Ongoing projects Resolving Evolving Aspects of Crystal Structure Transformations (REACT). 01/12/2025 - 30/11/2030 Abstract Knowing the crystal structure at unit cell level is crucial for understanding …