The Great Corona Study search menu search content Results survey 20 For one in four income decreased due to corona September 24th 2020 More and more participants of UAntwerp’s Great Corona Study are in quarantine Twenty-four per cent of respondents said that their income will have decreased in 202…

Emma Keizer predoc researcher FWO Research Emma Keizer Research team Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) Combining electrode structuring and battery pressure management towards fast charging applications of high energy density lithium-ion batteries. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract The proj…

Céline Wessa predoc researcher FWO Research Céline Wessa Research team Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI) Predictive enrichment strategies for immune-targeted interventions in depression. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract BACKGROUND: 30% of Major Depression Disorder patien…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Mitchel Guzman Assessing current treatment of non-complicated malaria in endemic areas of Peru Global efforts in the fight against malaria in the last 20 years have decreased morbidity and mortality by 30 and 50% respectively, but progress towards e…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Julia MWESIGWA Spatial and temparal dynamics of malaria before and after mass drug administration at the community level in The Gambia The global burden of malaria decreased substantially between 2000 to 2018, including in The Gambia, thanks to the …

Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content 19 December 2023 from 12:30 until 14:00 (CET) Jobs & violence: evidence from a policy experiment in DR Congo Nik Stoop and Marijke Verpoorten We investigate the impact of a sudden surge in labor demand on violent events in North-Kivu province o…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Poster on prevalence of respiratory viruses before and during the COVID pandemic In September, LAB-Net colleague Katherine Loens presented a poster at the European Society for Clinical Virology 2024 conference in Frankfurt, Germany. The s…

Lab for Equilibrium Investigations and Aerospace search menu search content Clinical vestibular research Vestibular implant Vestibular dysfunction, especially in combination with auditory dysfunction, increases the risk of falling, which has many detrimental consequences like (hip)fractures, hospita…

Elissa Embrechts postdoc researcher FWO Research Elissa Embrechts Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Expertise Elissa Embrechts is a physiotherapist and obtained her Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy at UAntwerp in 2018. She continued her academic career with a PhD …

Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) search menu search content Nephrology Head: prof dr Hans de Fijter Lab of Nephrology In clinical practice, many diseases remain challenging to diagnose correctly, therefore the nephrology department is continuously looking for ways to improve…

Michiel Voeten unpaid staff Publications Michiel Voeten Doxapram versus placebo in preterm newborns : a study protocol for an international double blinded multicentre randomized controlled trial (DOXA-trial) Source Trials - ISSN 1745-6215-24:1 (2023) p. 1-13 Author(s) Jarinda A. Poppe, Robert B. Fli…

Gwen Van Nuffelen assistant professor Publications Gwen Van Nuffelen Acoustic features of airway protective maneuvers as biomarkers of radiation-associated dysphagia and penetration/aspiration in head and neck cancer patients Source Head and neck: journal for the sciences and specialties of the head…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content ESCMID Global 2024 Recap ESCMID Global 2024, the 34th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, has come to an end. LMM colleagues were present to share the findings of their research, represent different project c…

UAntwerp Climate Team search menu search content Space, Infrastructure, Energy & Water The building patrimony of the University of Antwerp represents 19% of the university's total carbon footprint (8% is contained in renovations and new construction and 11% in energy consumption - mainly natural gas…

Andreea-Monica Marin predoc researcher FWO Research Andreea-Monica Marin Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Navigating Preterm Birth Challenges: Exploring a predictive and preventive approach through vagina microbiome modulation against preterm birth and neonat…

Applied Economic Sciences: Economic Policy Master's Thesis Economic Policy student César wrote his Thesis about the link between the financial crisis and school performance Master's Thesis Economic Policy student César wrote his Thesis about the link between the financial crisis and school perform…

Daan Nevens unpaid guest prof. Publications Daan Nevens Exploratory research : patient-reported factors contributing to decreased oral intake during radiotherapy in head and neck cancer Source Head and neck: journal for the sciences and specialties of the head and neck - ISSN 1043-3074-47:6 (2025) p…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Sabrina KITAKA Exploring the health and wellbeing of adolescents living with HIV as they grow into adulthood: Unique challenges in a low resource setting Summary Advances in early infant diagnosis of HIV infection in HIV exposed children and the inc…

Leen Van den Steen unpaid staff Publications Leen Van den Steen Exploratory research : patient-reported factors contributing to decreased oral intake during radiotherapy in head and neck cancer Source Head and neck: journal for the sciences and specialties of the head and neck - ISSN 1043-3074-47:6 …

Krystyna Szewczyk technological developer Publications Krystyna Szewczyk The importance of mechanical and biological cues of tympanic membrane grafts to ensure optimal regeneration Source Biomaterials advances - ISSN 2772-9508-159 (2024) p. 1-15 Author(s) Oriana Nobus, Laurens Parmentier, Pieter Liv…

Ecoplan search menu search content Flemish context Flemish Context The Flemish region has one of the highest population densities in Europe, large urban and industrial areas, one of the most dense traffic networks of the world and intensive agriculture as a dominating land use. Biodiversity in Fland…

Biochemical Wastewater Valorization and Engineering search menu search content Lignocellulose Pretreatment & Bioconversion Microbial detoxification, a new step in the biorefinery? It may soon be possible to convert toxic phenols released during the use of lignocellulose biomass in biorefineries into…

Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Climate changes in Alpine flora Heat and drought can trigger persistent changes in Alpine flora UAntwerp researchers study impact of warming and drought in the Alps The summer of 2018 was exceptionally warm and dry in large parts of Europe. Again. Thi…

Iris Cornet associate professor Lignocellulose Pretreatment & Bioconversion / Iris Cornet Microbial detoxification, a new step in the biorefinery? It may soon be possible to convert toxic phenols released during the use of lignocellulose biomass in biorefineries into raw materials for paints, printi…

Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Verbruggen Erik Basalt addition improves the performance of young grassland monocultures under more persistent weather featuring longer dry and wet spells Reynaert, Simon; Vienne, Arthur; de Boeck, Hans; D'Hose, Tommy; Janssens, Ivan; Nijs, Iva…