Antwerp Doctoral School search menu search content Joint or double PhD Joint, double or multiple PhD A joint, a double or a multiple PhD is a PhD that is prepared at two or three universities (in Belgium or abroad). The minimum requirement is that the PhD researcher conducts at least six months of r…

Kristin Vanlommel Graduate teaching & research assistant at the Institute of Education and Information Sciences Kristin: "I really like the combination of research and education." “As a graduate teaching & research assistant, you spend half your time working on your PhD and the remainder of your t…

Advanced master of Laboratory Medicine Learning outcomes Learning outcomes 1. The Master integrates the acquired knowledge, insights and practical skills in the domain of clinical chemistry, the domain of haematology and the domain of microbiology in order to fulfill the function of clinical biologi…

Sarah Weckhuysen associate professor - fund. clinical researcher Publications Sarah Weckhuysen KV7.2 channel dysfunction delays neuronal maturation and undermines early network development in a hiPSC model of KCNQ2-DEE Source Neurobiology of disease - ISSN 0969-9961-216 (2025) p. 1-15 Author(s) Fili…

Honorary degrees search menu search content Honorary degrees 2019 Thursday, 4 April 2019 On Thursday 4 April 2019 the University of Antwerp confered its honorary degrees on four eminent scientists and Nobel Peace Prize winner 2018 Dr Denis Mukwege. The ceremony was preceded by master classes led by …

Cedric Jenart tenure track asst. professor Research Cedric Jenart Research team Government and Law Expertise My expertise can be described as public law in general, which includes constitutional law (state institutions, human rights and federalism) and administrative law (e.g. the Council of State).…

Honorary degrees search menu search content Honorary degrees 2015 As of Wednesday 1 April, five top international scientists are entitled to use the title of honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp. The honorary degree for general merit was awarded to the Dutch artist Marlene Dumas. F.l.t.r: Pr…

Thierry Backeljau emeritus occasional assignment Research Thierry Backeljau Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise My research focusses on taxonomy, phylogeny and population genetics of animals, and in particular of molluscs. Yet, other taxa, such as flatworms (Platyhelminthes), …

Jan Velaers emeritus occasional assignment Research Jan Velaers Research team Expertise Constitutional law: fundamental rights and freedoms, federal institutions, state reform, judicial protection, multilevel constitutionalism Language rights, policies and practices in linguistically diverse societi…

Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Laukens Kris Fractionated irradiation of MCF7 breast cancer cells rewires a gene regulatory circuit towards a treatment resistant stemness phenotype Inalegwu, Auchi; Cuypers, Bart; Claesen, Jürgen; Janssen, Ann; Coolkens, Amelie; Baatout, Sara…

Institute of Jewish Studies search menu search content UCSIA/IJS Chair 2018-2019: Prof. dr. Claude B. Stuczynski UCSIA/IJS Chair 2018-2019: Prof. dr. Claude B. Stuczynski During the academic year 2018-2019, the 11th edition of this initiative, Prof. dr. Claude B. Stuczynski (Bar-Ilan University) wil…

Translational Neurosciences search menu search content Publications Books, Compilations, and Scientific Publications ♦ Reference Books and Compilations ♦ Written by members of Translational Neurosciences, or to which they contributed as co-authors. 📕 Marijke Dieltjens, Marc Braem Syntax & Gra…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Marc TAHITA Case management and control of malaria in pregnancy: Case of Burkina Faso Summary Background and rationale Malaria, the most common human parasitic disease, is both preventable and treatable, but continues to disproportionately affect ch…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences Defences 2019 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Defences 2019 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences What contribute to human exposure to organophosphate esters flame retardants? An experimental approach - Fuchao Xu (16/12/2019) Fuchao Xu 16 Dece…

Joke Bilcke Research Joke Bilcke Research team Centre for Health Economics Research and Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CHERMID) Expertise I have extensive expertise in health economic evaluations, in particular on how to account for uncertainty in such analyses, and how to interpret results with …

Antwerp Unit for Data Analysis and Computation in Immunology and Sequencing search menu search content Publications - AUDACIS Publications Note: only publications that have been accepted are shown. Related to TCR data modeling M.K. Ha, A. Postovskaya, M. Kuznetsova, P. Meysman, V. Van Deuren, S. Van…

Filip Kiekens professor Research Filip Kiekens Research team Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis - Pharmaceutical Technology (NatuRAPT) Expertise research into conventional dosage forms and drug delivery systems research into products with Probiotic (Formulations and production techniques)…

Julie van der Zee guest prof. external funds - associate professor - guest professor Research Julie van der Zee Research team VIB CMN - Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease Expertise Julie van der Zee is an expert in the neurogenetics of frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and early-onset de…

Olivier Vanderveken fund. clinical researcher - full professor - vice-dean Research Olivier Vanderveken Research team Primary and interdisciplinary care Antwerp (ELIZA) Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Advancing Health Equity Through Microbiome-Centric and Multidisciplinary Research.(U-MaMi). 01/01…

International Design Workshop Week search menu search content Workshops #1 (t)Active Routes by Stijn Rybels “tactive”| adjective; engaged in active travel through tactical interventions MAPPING THE ROUTES; ACTIVE TRAVEL FROM A CHILD’S PERSPECTIVE Children are faced with a number of spatial (an…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences PhD defences 2025 PhD defences 2025 Integrated approaches for diagnosis and regional transmission control of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Rwanda - Isabel Cuella Martin (23/10/2025) Isabel Cuella Martin 23 October 2025, 4pm - 6pm Aula Janssen…

Annelies Van Rie full professor Research Annelies Van Rie Research team Social Epidemiology & Health Policy (SEHPO) Global Health Institute (GHI) Expertise Epidemiology Public Health Implementation research Global Health Infectious disease epidemiology Tuberculosis HIV Whole genome sequencing Tuberc…

Medicine and Health Sciences Public defences 2020 Public defences 2020 Improving the evidence base of health interventions in humanitarian crises - Julita Gil Cuesta (21/12/2020) Julita Gil Cuesta 21 December 2020 Time: 4 PM - 6 PM. Online defence Supervisors: Em.Prof. R. Colebunders, dr. F. Vogt an…

Sarah Lebeer full research professor Research Sarah Lebeer Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Expertise Bacteria-host interaction for beneficial microbes and probiotics (lactobacilli in gut, vagina, ...) Microbial analyses and identification (Microbiome researc…

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…