Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content MA-XRF scans get under the skin of Rubens' second wive 'The Fur' by P.P. Rubens: MA-XRF scanning reveals a 'suggestive' fountain Our MA-XRF scanner paid a visit to Vienna in the summer of 2014. A multidisciplinary team of s…

Janne Wouters predoc researcher FWO Research Janne Wouters Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Investigating the induction, location and maturation of skin-resident memory T cells in human immunity after yellow fever vaccination strategies. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2…

Thies Gehrmann senior researcher Research Thies Gehrmann Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Investigating the impact of urban-associated factors on the skin microbiome. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Urbanization is a key global trend. Despite its many advant…

Nicole Berens-Riha assistant professor Research Nicole Berens-Riha Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise Clinical studies (cross-sectional, cohort) on leishmaniasis, malaria, Chagas, mpox Vaccine studies (investigator and pharma-driven, phase I-IV) Diag…

Jan Verstockt senior researcher Research Jan Verstockt Research team Industrial Vision Lab (InViLab) Infrared thermography as a novel tool for early skin cancer detection and characterization. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract The early detection of skin cancer not only enhances survival rates but al…

Margo Hiel predoc researcher FWO Research Margo Hiel Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Investigating the impact of urban-associated factors on the skin microbiome. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Urbanization is a key global trend. Despite its many advantages…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Ilan SCHWARTZ Emergomyces africanus: a new cause of opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts Abstract Emergomyces africanus is a dimorphic fungus reported from South Africa in 2013 (as Emmonsia sp.) as a cause of invasive fungal disease (…

Julien Lambert emeritus with assignment Research Julien Lambert Research team The role of dendritic cells in alopecia areata. 01/08/2018 - 31/07/2020 Abstract Abstract: Role of dendritic cells in alopecia areata Alopecia areata (AA) is an inflammatory skin condition where spot-wise baldness occurs o…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content LAB-Net assists in reducing neonatal infections The NeoDeco study, led by Fondazione Penta EST, is creating an impact in neonatal care. This innovative study investigates whether optimised kangaroo care can reduce severe infections, sepsi…

Simon Baeckens Research associate Research Simon Baeckens Research team Functional Morphology Expertise Simon Baeckens is an organismal and evolutionary biologist interested in the speed and predictability of evolution. His research integrates behavioural, ecological, functional morphological, and p…

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Movement Antwerp search menu search content MetaMove MetaMove – Movement and metabolic processes – measuring and unraveling the role of metabolic processes, muscle & skin adaptation and blood & lymph vessels in functioning in health and disease Key-words: Metabolism, Inflammation, Muscle and ski…

Joseph Merregaert emeritus occasional assignment Publications Joseph Merregaert Extracellular matrix protein 1, a direct targeting molecule of parathyroid hormonerelated peptide, negatively regulates chondrogenesis and endochondral ossification via associating with progranulin growth factor Source T…

Irina Spacova tenure track asst. professor Research Irina Spacova Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Expertise Prof. Spacova investigates beneficial microorganisms found at the interface between the human body and the environment, especially in nature, the huma…

Q-INSPEX search menu search content Cases Non-contact moisture content analysis Our innovative spectral analysis technique enables the precise, non destructive water content determination of powders with an expected error <1% (g/g x 100) FWO SBO project: Foodphase Next generation X-ray phase contras…

Charlotte Van Moorleghem unpaid staff Research Charlotte Van Moorleghem Research team Functional Morphology Chemicals in nature: a means to fight disease. 04/01/2021 - 30/09/2021 Abstract A global increase in lethal fungal infections of both animals and plants threatens biodiversity. Therefore, rese…

Ulrike Van Daele associate professor - vice-dean Research Ulrike Van Daele Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Expertise Translational and clinical research in patients with burns and scars. Metabolic changes: Severe burned patients undergo rapid increases in metabolism (hypermetabolism) and inc…

Ivo Dewit tenure track asst. professor Research Ivo Dewit Research team Product development Expertise In an ever-growing experience economy, I advocate that services can and should be designed with the same care as products, with the goal of maximizing the customer experience, journey and all touchp…

Athina Van Gasse unpaid guest prof. Research Athina Van Gasse Research team Deciphering the complexity of peanut allergy: shifting paradigms about basophilic activation and inhibition mechanisms. 01/10/2018 - 30/09/2020 Abstract IgE-mediated peanut allergy starts with a sensitization phase that is c…

Margo Hagendorens associate professor Research Margo Hagendorens Research team Study of the skin microbiome and the potential of topical probiotics in atopic dermatitis. 01/01/2021 - 30/04/2025 Abstract Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin that occurs in about 20% of …

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content A Europe-wide push to improve care for premature babies New study explores benefits of kangaroo care on reducing infections in NICUs Padova, 4 June 2024 - A new European multicenter study, named NeoDeco, will investigate whether optimised…

Literary and Theatrical Studies search menu search content Sacrificial Narratives The Literary and Theatrical Section’s Cross-sectional Panel Academia Europaea 29th Annual Conference 2017 Chair: Vladimir Biti Sacrificial narratives are one of the most persistent and cross-cultural forms in which t…

Amber Hadermann senior researcher Research Amber Hadermann Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise My research focuses on the filarial virus–parasite–host complex, integrating parasite viromics, genomics, and diagnostic innovation to strengthen onchocerciasis control and e…

The Antwerp Social Lab search menu search content Empatica wristbands Empatica E4 The Empatica E4 wristband is a wearable research device that offers real-time physiological data acquisition. This device is equipped with: PPG sensor: measures heart rate variability through blood volume pulse EDA sen…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content MOVANT labs Movant labs M2OCEAN (Movement analysis lab) M2RUN (Exercise physiology & metabolic lab) M²SENS (Sensoric functioning lab) Besides these three research laboratories, MOVANT has access to different testing facilities for specific pathologies thr…