Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Prof Sandra Van Puyvelde new co-chair of Young Academy On 8 April 2023, professors Sandra Van Puyvelde and Bart Vermang will take over the role of chairs of the Jonge Academie. Sandra is a microbiologist & researcher at the Laboratory of …

Peter De Rijk external postdoc researcher About Peter De Rijk Peter De Rijk Contact Campus Drie Eiken Show email address Tel. +3232651040 Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL My work is focused on the design, development and implementation of work-flows and software tools to enhance the research o…

Joachim Mariën assistant professor Research Joachim Mariën Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise The fundamental part of my research aims to understand under what conditions pathogen transmission is more or less efficient in wildlife populations. For most zoonotic pathogens, s…

Sandra Van Puyvelde associate professor - research leader Research Sandra Van Puyvelde Research team Laboratory of Medical Microbiology (LMM) Expertise Prof. Sandra Van Puyvelde joined the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology at UA as an Assistant Professor in 2019. She received her MSc and PhD degree…

Peter De Rijk external postdoc researcher Research Peter De Rijk Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Expertise In a previous position I set up a database of ribosomal RNA sequences and their structure, and wrote software for the management of this database and for predict…

Mojca Strazisar domain coord.- head of service Research Mojca Strazisar Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Neuromics Support Facility (NSF). 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2027 Abstract The primary mission of the Neuromics Support Facility (NSF) is to provide technological support a…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Senior Staff Em. Prof. Dr. Herman Goossens Prof. Dr. Herman Goossens graduated as a medical doctor in 1982 at the Free University of Brussels. He is Emeritus Professor of Microbiology at the UA and Director of the Dept. of Clinical Pathol…

My Ha senior researcher Research My Ha Research team Centre for Health Economics Research and Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CHERMID) Expertise cell-nanoparticle interaction, nanotoxicity, immunology, infectious diseases, paediatric rheumatology Mapping Viral and Autoantigen-Specific T Cell Reper…

Benefits of Urban Green Spaces search menu search content News Discover our activities, events, and more Citizen-science in primary school classrooms! 🐛 During April and May 2026, we teamed up with GO! Parkschool !eperman in Wilrijk for a series of fun and exciting workshops as part of our BUGS@S…

Julie van der Zee guest prof. external funds - associate professor - guest professor Research Julie van der Zee Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Julie van der Zee is an expert in the neurogenetics of frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and early-onset dementia, with a tra…

Rosa Rademakers full research professor Research Rosa Rademakers Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Expertise Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) represents 10-20% of all dementias and is clinically important because of its early onset and its dramatic impact on core human qua…

Hannes Svardal associate research professor Research Hannes Svardal Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise My main expertise is evolutionary genomic analysis of whole-genome sequencing data. I have been working on a variety of organisms including plants, monkeys and fishes. We al…

Kristel Sleegers full professor Research Kristel Sleegers Research team VIB CMN - Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease Expertise Kristel Sleegers, MD PhD, is an expert in the complex genetics of Alzheimer's disease. With a background in medicine and genetic epidemiology she combines state-of-the-art mo…

Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects Unravelling the MAIT-Microbiome Axis in the Female Genital Tract: Microbial Vitamin B2 Metabolism as a driver of Mucosal Immunity and Barrier Protection 01/10/2026 - 30/09/2029 Abstract…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Research Projects in the UAntwerp database Ongoing projects Strengthening the research potential and data reuse of a long-term database on research in free-living bird populations. 01/07/2026 - 30/06/2027 Abstract The strategic objective …

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…

VAXINFECTIO search menu search content Projects List of research projects led by VAXINFECTIO members In the following section, you can find all research projects, split up per research group. Many projects are executed by a collaboration between several VAXINFECTIO research groups. The projects are …