Kathleen Deiteren guest professor Research Kathleen Deiteren Research team Medical Biochemistry Molecular characterisation of carboxypeptidase M, an extracellular membrane-bound peptidase involved in the tissue-specific response toward biologically active peptides. 01/10/2006 - 30/09/2008 Abstract C…

Anne-Marie Lambeir emeritus occasional assignment Research Anne-Marie Lambeir Research team Expertise - Prolyl oligopeptidase in the central nervous system and prolyl oligopeptidase inhibitors: new therapeutic strategies in neurodegenerative disease and Carboxypeptidase M: substrates and interaction…

Andy Wullaert associate professor Research Andy Wullaert Research team Cell death signaling (CDS) Expertise My research group investigates the function of cytosolic protein complexes termed inflammasomes that play important roles in immune responses. Inflammasome activation happens through a sensor …

Kaat Kehoe guest professor Research Kaat Kehoe Research team Prolylcarboxypeptidase in body weight control: a role for peripheral peptide cleavage? 01/10/2014 - 30/09/2016 Abstract In a first part of the project we will investigate the protein expression and enzymatic activity of PRCP in the circula…

Dirk Hendriks emeritus occasional assignment Research Dirk Hendriks Research team Expertise Biological markers of affective disorders. Analysis of drugs and metabolites concentrations in biological matrices (serum, plasma, urine). Support maintenance scientific equipment (Medical Biochemistry). 01/0…

Medical Biochemistry search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Understanding antibody-VSG interactions and early VSG expression patterns in the context of human African trypanosomiasis diagnosis. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), caused by Trypanosoma b…

Medical Biochemistry search menu search content Enzymology Prof. Anne-Marie Lambeir is well recognized for her expertise in enzymology. She accepted invitations not only for teaching enzyme kinetics, but also to participate in multidisciplinary projects on protein engineering, enzyme design and drug…

Medical Biochemistry search menu search content Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) Fibroblast activation protein (FAP), also known as seprase, is a post-prolyl proteolytic enzyme with both endopeptidase and dipeptidyl peptidase activity. FAP is typically highly expressed in 90% of all epithelial tu…

A-PECS search menu search content Particulate matter Particle analysis on urban green: a record of urban particulate matter pollution As an alternative to airborne samples collected via high-volume samplers or impactors, urban green is herein used as a recorder of atmospheric particle pollution. Pla…

A-PECS search menu search content Screen printing facilities Screen printing consists on a printing technique that uses a screen to transfer ink to a substrate. The screen has a mesh where a pattern was drawn; in this mesh there are parts that allow the passage of ink (mesh image) and others that ar…

Cell Death Signaling search menu search content Teams Our Cell Death Signaling research group integrates following research lines: Ferroptosis Signaling - Tom Vanden Berghe The lab investigates mechanisms, diagnostics, and intervention strategies related to critical illnesses, brain injuries, kidney…

Artem Kulago unpaid staff Research Artem Kulago Research team Direct alkylation of saturated cyclic amines via catalytic C-H functionalization (DASCA). 01/03/2013 - 28/02/2015 Abstract The project aims to develop truly practical and scalable synthetic methods with a broad functional group compatibil…

A-PECS search menu search content Material research For our material research, we have the following equipment available: Contact Angle Goniometer Drop contact angle Stylus Profiler (DektaXT) Surface profiling, step height layer thickness, surface roughness Drying stoves and Furnaces FTIR Spectromet…

Rokaya Ahmad doctoral scholarship holder Publications Rokaya Ahmad Long-term hematopoietic stem cells trigger quiescence in Leishmania parasites Source PLoS pathogens - ISSN 1553-7374-20:4 (2024) p. 1-21 Author(s) Laura Dirkx, Sara Van Acker, Yasmine Nicolaes, João Luís Reis Cunha, Rokaya Ahmad, R…

Antwerp Centre of Evolutionary Demography search menu search content ACED - Selected publications - 2017 2017 Full bibliographies of all ACED members can be found on individual member pages in the members section. Selected peer reviewed scientific publications: 1. Top Management Team Behavior Buyl T…

Dominik Halter TT. asst. research professor Research Dominik Halter Research team Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) Expertise My research focuses on advancing electrocatalytic strategies for the synthesis of chemical energy carriers and value-added products beyond H2 production or CO2 red…

Marie-Berthe Maes unpaid staff Research Marie-Berthe Maes Research team Human DPPII : biochemical and enzymological characterization. 01/10/2004 - 30/09/2006 Abstract Researcher(s) Promoter: De Meester Ingrid Fellow: Maes Marie-Berthe Research team(s) Medical Biochemistry Project type(s) Research Pr…

Science Professor Luis M. Liz-Marzán Honorary degree in Sciences 2023 Professor Luis M. Liz-Marzán Honorary degree in Sciences 2023 In recognition of his expertise in the synthesis, characterisation and application of plasmonic metal nanoparticles. - Centre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials…

Karthick Raj Ag postdoc researcher FWO Publications Karthick Raj Ag AuCu bimetallic nanocluster-modified titania nanotubes for photoelectrochemical water splitting : composition-dependent atomic arrangement and activity Source Nanoscale - ISSN 2040-3364-17:2 (2025) p. 833-845 Author(s) Vana Chinnaba…

Zehao Li predoc researcher FWO Research Zehao Li Research team Biochemical Wastewater Valorization & Engineering (BioWaVE) AGS-MBR, the continuous-flow, aerobic granular sludge membrane bioreactor for industrial wastewater treatment. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract More efficient, compact, and less…

Dominik Halter TT. asst. research professor Publications Dominik Halter Generative deep learning pipeline yields potent gram-negative antibiotics Source JACS Au - ISSN 2691-3704-5:9 (2025) p. 4249-4259 Author(s) Martin F. Kollen, Maximilian G. Schuh, Robin Kretschmer, Joshua Hesse, Dominik Schum, Ju…

Medical Biochemistry search menu search content Profiling of serine protease activity Serine proteases are involved in many pathophysiological conditions throughout the human body (e.g. irritable bowel syndrome, acute lung injury, cancer, viral infections, …). As the lack of insight in the underly…

Zehua Tao senior researcher Research Zehua Tao Research team Computational materials modelling for nanoscience and innovative technologies (COMMIT) Light Control at the Nanoscale: Realization of Novel Hyperbolic Shear Polaritons in Twisted Photonic Heterostructures. 01/10/2025 - 30/09/2026 Abstract …

Gabriele Ellena predoc researcher FWO Research Gabriele Ellena Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Selection and cultivation of Microbe-Based Food Supplements on extraterrestrial environments to support human life on the Moon and Mars 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2025 Abs…

Sara Van Acker unpaid staff Publications Sara Van Acker Effect of Leishmania infantum infection on B cell lymphopoiesis and memory in the bone marrow and spleen Source The FASEB journal - ISSN 0892-6638-38:16 (2024) p. 1-14 Author(s) Laura Dirkx, Marlotte Loyens, Sara Van Acker, Dimitri Bulté, Math…