Bio-Imaging Lab search menu search content Neuroplasticity Study of Neuroplasticity after Spinal Cord Injury locally and in the brain Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition characterized by long-term motor and sensory neurological deficits. Although emerging therapeutic strate…

Luc De Clerck emeritus occasional assignment Research Luc De Clerck Research team Expertise Immune evaluation. Functional tests : basophil activation test, phagocytosis, chemotaxis, cytotoxicity. IgE-independent drug-induced anaphylaxis, MRGPRX2, basophils and mast cells: connecting the dots. 01/10/…

Wim Stevens emeritus occasional assignment Research Wim Stevens Research team Becton Dickinson FACSAria II: highspeed, fixed alignment benchtop cell sorter platform. 19/12/2008 - 18/12/2013 Abstract Current project concerns a new generation, user-friendly, high-speed and compact flow cytometric cell…

Claudia Schrauwen predoc researcher FWO Research Claudia Schrauwen Research team Bio-Imaging lab Establishing a multimodal preclinical imaging platform for the in vivo assessment of spinal cord injury outcome and therapeutic response. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a de…

Bio-Imaging Lab search menu search content News Marion obtained an FWO fellowship Claudia Schrauwen obtained a FWO Fellowship Her project "Establishing a multimodal preclinical imaging platform for the in vivo assessment of spinal cord injury outcome and therapeutic response". She was granted a seco…

Cosys-Lab search menu search content Wireless Power Transfer Wireless Power Transfer Since the ubiquitous implementation of wireless communication, the “last cord” that needs to be cut in order to obtain fully mobile devices is the power cord. Wireless power transfer offers the main advantage of…

Lori Berckmans predoc researcher FWO Research Lori Berckmans Research team Bio-Imaging lab Temporal profiling of neuroplasticity in the brain following spinal cord injury towards improved functional recovery. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is characterized by sen…

Lisa Bernaerts unpaid staff Publications Lisa Bernaerts Multidisciplinary approach to spinal cord stimulation for persistent spinal pain syndromes : a 65‐month integrated data collection from the Belgian Neuro‐Pain® Real‐World Data Register Source Pain Research & Management : The Journal of t…

Steven Weekx guest professor Research Steven Weekx Research team Medical Biochemistry Expertise Clinical biology (clinical pathology - laboratory medicine), with focus on diagnostics in hemato-oncology Pharmacodynamic in vitro study of the effects of growth factors and inhibitors on human adult bone…

Guy Hans professor Publications Guy Hans A systematic review of health economic studies on endotracheal tubes in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia Source Medicine: analytical reviews of internal medicine, dermatology, neurology, pediatrics and psychiatry - ISSN 1536-5964-104:32 (2025) p. 1-…

Ella Roelant unpaid staff Publications Ella Roelant Multidisciplinary approach to spinal cord stimulation for persistent spinal pain syndromes : a 65‐month integrated data collection from the Belgian Neuro‐Pain® Real‐World Data Register Source Pain Research & Management : The Journal of the C…

Dirk Lanens senior valorization manager Publications Dirk Lanens Complementary use of $T_{2}$-weighted and postcontrast $T_{1}$-and $T2^{*}$-weighted imaging to distinguish sites of reversible and irreversible brain damage in focal ischemic lesions in rat brain Source Magnetic resonance imaging - IS…

Barbara Willekens assistant professor Research Barbara Willekens Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Laboratory for Experimental Hematology (LEH) Expertise Clinical and translational research to better understand and treat neuroimmunological disorders of the central nervous system, inclu…

Danijela Bataveljic senior researcher Research Danijela Bataveljic Research team Experimental Neurobiology Unit (ENU) Expertise During my postdoctoral training in Rouach lab, my research was focused on the role of astrocytes in the pathophysiology of Fragile X syndrome (FXS), a common inherited form…

MICA-BIL Core Facility search menu search content Internal Collaborations MRI to follow-up Neuropathy of the sciatic nerve and related muscle atrophy - Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group Small animal functional and molecular imaging to characterize neurodevelopmental Epilepsy - VIB CMN Detection o…

Institute Born-Bunge search menu search content Brain donation Enabling neuropathological diagnosis and future neuroscience research Scientists want to find out what factors cause these neurodegenerative or neuromuscular diseases. This examination of body material is important for making a precise d…

Daniele Bertoglio tenure track asst. professor Research Daniele Bertoglio Research team Bio-Imaging lab Expertise My research is aimed at the application of state-of-the-art small animal translational neuroimaging tools to quantify structural, functional, and molecular changes in preclinical models …

Peter Ponsaerts professor Research Peter Ponsaerts Research team Laboratory for Experimental Hematology (LEH) Expertise Primary cell culture from mouse and human, including immune cells (dendritic cells, macrophages, T-cells) and stem cells (embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, neur…

Institute Born-Bunge search menu search content Why become a donor? Make a lasting contribution to brain research By becoming a tissue donor, you are making an extraordinary contribution to science and to future generations. The Institute Born-Bunge (IBB) conducts cutting-edge research into neurolog…

Erik Van de Kelft unpaid guest prof. Publications Erik Van de Kelft The optimal patient profile and appropriate role of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for patients with persistent spinal pain syndrome-type 1 (PSPS-T1) not suitable for spine surgery : a European modified Delphi consensus Source Journa…

Eveline Mestdagh unpaid staff Publications Eveline Mestdagh The concept of digital adaptability of nurses and midwives : a factor analysis Source Nurse education in practice - ISSN 1471-5953-86 (2025) p. 1-8 Author(s) Roxanne Bleijenbergh, Eveline Mestdagh, Bart van Rompaey, Olaf Timmermans, Yvonne …

Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre search menu search content Publications - ASTARC A systematic review of health economic studies on endotracheal tubes in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia Source Medicine: analytical reviews of internal medicine, dermatology, neurology,…

μNEURO search menu search content µNEURO Connects µNEURO Connects is a series of monthly, interactive seminars in the µNEURO Centre of Excellence. The goal: bringing researchers from different µNEURO groups together around a common topic, to get to know the recent work in other groups. 15th of …

Bio-Imaging Lab search menu search content Members Principal Investigators Supporting staff Postdoctoral fellows PhD students: Alzheimer's Disease Huntington's Disease Spinal Cord Injury Masterstudents 2025 Former Labmembers: dr. Geert De Groof dr. Ines Blockx dr. Nadja Van Camp dr. Michiel Vellema …

Debby Van Dam associate professor - education coordinator Publications Debby Van Dam Systemic inflammation as a central player in the initiation and development of Alzheimer's disease Source Immunity & ageing - ISSN 1742-4933-22:1 (2025) p. 1-26 Author(s) Irem Bayraktaroglu, Natalia Orti-Casan, Debb…