Cardiovascular Diseases search menu search content Mechanistic insights in mitral valve prolapse and associated left ventricular remodelling: Barlow’s Disease versus Fibroelastic Deficiency Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a frequent valvular disorder with a prevalence of 2-3% in the general populat…

Melissa Van Praet predoc researcher FWO Research Melissa Van Praet Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) The role of elastin-derived peptides in the progression of arterial stiffness with a focus on autophagy inhibition as contributing mechanism. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Elastin is res…

Lynn Roth TT. asst. research professor Research Lynn Roth Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Expertise The Laboratory of Physiopharmacology has a major track record in cardiovascular disease. Our research involves the morphological and hemodynamic changes that occur during vascular ageing a…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Joseph OKEBE From control to elimination: reducing residual malaria transmission in The Gambia Summary Malaria endemic countries such as The Gambia, backed by political will and international funding, have significantly reduced the malaria burden. T…

Charlotte Jacobs doctoral scholarship holder Research Charlotte Jacobs Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Identification of endotrophin as a new key player in vascular aging. 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2027 Abstract Age-related diseases such as cardiovascular (CV) disease have a substantial impact …

Emanuela Pasciuto associate professor Research Emanuela Pasciuto Research team VIB CMN - Neuroimmunology Expertise The Neuroimmunology lab studies the complex interactions between the immune and nervous systems. Immune-dependent processes are involved in diseases that were previously thought to be p…

Michel Haagdorens unpaid staff Research Michel Haagdorens Research team Tissue engineering in Ophthalmology: Regenerating the Anterior Cornea using Self-Aligning Human Recombinant Collagen nanoscaffolds and Corneal Epithelial Stem Cells. 01/10/2016 - 30/09/2018 Abstract The overall aim of this proje…

Diane Beysen unpaid guest prof. Publications Diane Beysen Congenital myasthenic syndromes in Belgium : genetic and clinical characterization of pediatric and adult patients Source Pediatric neurology - ISSN 0887-8994-158 (2024) p. 57-65 Author(s) Nathalie Smeets, Alexander Gheldof, Bart Dequeker, Ma…

Ilse Luyckx senior researcher Research Ilse Luyckx Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Projects: • Unravelling the pathological key events underlying SMAD6-deficiency in patients with bicuspid aortic valve-related aortopathy • Unravelling the genetic architecture of (bicuspid aorti…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Ermias DIRO Clinical management of Visceral Leishmaniasis in HIV Patients in Ethiopia Thesis summary The research included in this thesis aimed at investigating better management options for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in people with HIV infection. …

Andreas Gevaert assistant professor Research Andreas Gevaert Research team Cardiovascular diseases (CARDIOVASC) Expertise Heart failure, exercise physiology, cardiac imaging Cardiopulmonary exercise testing with echocardiography for early diagnosis and deep phenotyping of heart failure with preserve…

Silvia Amor Barris senior researcher Research Silvia Amor Barris Research team VIB CMN - Molecular Neurogenomics Expertise My job consist to uncover how loss of functional HINT1 leads to a rare form of peripheral neuropathy. To do so, I work with mammalian cells and yeast to identify disease phenoty…

Nadia Zakaria unpaid guest prof. Research Nadia Zakaria Research team Cobioto, Corneale Biopsy Tool. 06/03/2017 - 05/03/2018 Abstract Keratitis, or an inflammation of the cornea, is a common eye disease in which a biopsy of the cornea is required to determine its underlying cause which can range fro…

Hannah Stamberger unpaid staff Research Hannah Stamberger Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Genetics of epileptic encephalopathies - from genotype-phenotype correlation to disease modeling in zebrafish 01/10/2017 - 30/09/2019 Abstract Dravet syndrome (DS) is a severe ep…

Caroline Van De Heyning assistant professor Research Caroline Van De Heyning Research team Cardiovascular diseases (CARDIOVASC) Expertise Valvular heart disease Mitral regurgitation Cardiac imaging Exercise hemodynamics Cardiac fibrosis Cardiopulmonary exercise testing with echocardiography for earl…

Center for Oncological Research search menu search content TACTT Targeted and Combination Therapy Team The TACTT team focuses on developing novel, targeted anticancer strategies that specifically eliminate tumor cells and mostly leave normal, healthy cells alone. Targeted therapy is a cancer treatme…

Marie-Jose Tassignon emeritus occasional assignment Research Marie-Jose Tassignon Research team Expertise Lens and lens capsule Biometry Epidemiology of refraction and biometry Physiological optics Keratoconus IOL exchange Glaucoma Densitometry Quality of vision Artificial iris Floaters Macular edem…

Griet Jacobs project coordinator Publications Griet Jacobs Cardiac electrophysiology studies in mice via the transjugular route : a comprehensive practical guide Source American journal of physiology : heart and circulatory physiology - ISSN 0363-6135-323:4 (2022) p. H763-H773 Author(s) Kasper Faver…

Katleen Huyghe Faculty Coordinator, Faculty of Sciences Publications Katleen Huyghe Chemosensory predator detection in lacertid lizards Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 2020,268 p. Author(s) Charlotte Van Moorleghem, Raoul Van Damme, Katleen Huyghe Ci…

Nicolette Moes assistant professor Publications Nicolette Moes Central nervous system manifestations of LRBA deficiency : case report of two siblings and literature review Source BMC pediatrics - ISSN 1471-2431-23:1 (2023) p. 1-10 Author(s) T.C. Mangodt, K. Vanden Driessche, Koenraad Norga, Nicolett…

Charlotte Van Moorleghem unpaid staff Publications Charlotte Van Moorleghem Proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PTR-TOF-MS) as a tool for studying animal volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions Source -, Dryad, 2021, Author(s) Miguel Portillo-Estrada, Charlotte Van Moorleghe…

OncoProTools search menu search content DC7 Muslimbek Ismoiljonov In vivo investigation of FAP-targeting UniCAR T cell therapies combined with radio- and chemotherapy Organisation: CROmed, Hungary Supervisor: Domokos Mathé Hey! My name is Muslimbek and I am from Uzbekistan. I am a physician scienti…

Alexandra Ekshteyn predoc researcher FWO Research Alexandra Ekshteyn Research team VIB CMN - Molecular Neurogenomics Identification and therapeutic targeting of the spatial molecular signatures linked to HINT1 neuropathy. 01/11/2021 - 31/10/2025 Abstract In 2012, our research group reported that HIN…

Andy Wullaert associate professor Publications Andy Wullaert Development of human innate immune responses in a humanized mouse model expressing four human myelopoiesis transgenes Source Frontiers in immunology - ISSN 1664-3224-15 (2024) p. 1-15 Author(s) Hannah Stocks, Elisabeth De Leeuw, Bart N. La…

Tatjana Reynders unpaid staff Publications Tatjana Reynders A metformin add-on clinical study in multiple sclerosis to evaluate brain remyelination and neurodegeneration (MACSiMiSE-BRAIN) : study protocol for a multi-center randomized placebo controlled clinical trial Source Frontiers in immunology …