Gert-Jan Vanaken senior onderzoeker Publicaties Gert-Jan Vanaken Towards a neurodiversity-affirmative conceptualisation of psycho-education in the context of autism Bron Research in autism spectrum disorders - ISSN 1750-9467-114 (2024) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) Lies Van Den Plas, Gert-Jan Vanaken, Jean Stey…

Delphine Jacobs onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Delphine Jacobs Parents' multi-layered expectations when requesting an Autism Spectrum Disorder assessment of their young child : an in-depth interview study Bron BMC psychiatry-20:1 (2020) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) Delphine Jacobs, Jean Steyaert, Kris Dier…

Imane Kostet postdoc researcher FWO Research Imane Kostet Research team Centre for Research on Environmental and Social Change Expertise Imane Kostet conducts research on symbolic boundaries in super-diverse societies, with a focus on ‘ethnicisation’ of social differences. In May 2022, she defen…

Gert-Jan Vanaken senior researcher Publications Gert-Jan Vanaken Towards a neurodiversity-affirmative conceptualisation of psycho-education in the context of autism Source Research in autism spectrum disorders - ISSN 1750-9467-114 (2024) p. 1-11 Author(s) Lies Van Den Plas, Gert-Jan Vanaken, Jean St…

Delphine Jacobs unpaid staff Publications Delphine Jacobs Parents' multi-layered expectations when requesting an Autism Spectrum Disorder assessment of their young child : an in-depth interview study Source BMC psychiatry-20:1 (2020) p. 1-11 Author(s) Delphine Jacobs, Jean Steyaert, Kris Dierickx, K…

Emanuela Pasciuto associate professor - research leader 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 previous…

Kristien Hens professor Research Kristien Hens Research team Center for Ethics Expertise Ethical issues related to genetics, reproductive medicine, feminism, disability studies and neurodiversity (autism, ADHD). Advancing Health Equity Through Microbiome-Centric and Multidisciplinary Research.(U-MaM…

Geert Vandeweyer unpaid staff Research Geert Vandeweyer Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Analysis of genomic (re)sequencing data in the context of medical genetics. This comprises analysis of raw data, variant annotation and interpretation, building automated analysis pipelines and …

Amelia Zanchi doctoral scholarship holder Research Amelia Zanchi Research team VIB CMN - Neuroimmunology Exploring the role of T cells in the ADNP deficiency model of syndromic autism. 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2027 Abstract Loss-function mutations in the Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) g…

Imane Kostet postdoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Imane Kostet The (in)visibilisation of 'ethnicity', 'race' and 'culture' as constructs of difference in Global North autism disparities research Bron Autism - ISSN 1362-3613- (2025) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) Imane Kostet Citatielink (Un)doing reflexivity : white …

Frank Kooy emeritus with assignment Research Frank Kooy Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise We have decades of expertise in the discovery of novel genetic intellectual disability and autism . disorders. For some of these disorders, we have performed deep-phenotyping in large patient co…

Imane Kostet postdoc researcher FWO Publications Imane Kostet The (in)visibilisation of 'ethnicity', 'race' and 'culture' as constructs of difference in Global North autism disparities research Source Autism - ISSN 1362-3613- (2025) p. 1-11 Author(s) Imane Kostet Citation link (Un)doing reflexivity …

COMPOST Collective search menu search content Let us introduce you to our team members! To find out more about a researcher, click on their picture to open their University of Antwerp researcher page. Kristien Hens Kristien Hens is professor of philosophy at the University of Antwerp. She loves micr…

Nele Brusselaers hoogleraar Publicaties Nele Brusselaers Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of pre-operative genetic testing for thyroid cancer on fine needle aspiration cytology specimens : a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy Bron Discover Oncology - ISSN 2730-6011-16:1 (202…

Nele Brusselaers professor Publications Nele Brusselaers Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of pre-operative genetic testing for thyroid cancer on fine needle aspiration cytology specimens : a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy Source Discover Oncology - ISSN 2730-6011-16:1 (2…

Gert Verschraegen professor Research Gert Verschraegen Research team Centre for Research on Environmental and Social Change Expertise Research and policy advice on science-society interactions. Research and policy advice on cultural change and cultural diversity Theory of society The visa process ou…

Centre for Ethics search menu search content Dissertations Dissertations Current PhD projects Sofie Avery: A just response to sexual harassment in academia Advisors: Katrien Schaubroeck (Centre for Ethics), Sarah Van de Velde (Department of Sociology), Sigrid Sterckx (Ghent University) Ina Devos: Be…

Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts search menu search content The Forest School Symposium 27 November 2025 - Middelheim Museum ARIA HeARTS (University of Antwerp) and CORPoREAL (Royal Conservatoire Antwerp) are pleased to invite you to the symposium 'The Forest School: at the intersection of dr…

Centre for Philosophical Psychology search menu search content Reconceiving Perception Reconceiving Perception The aim of this conference is to bring together views on perception of a relational, pragmatic and embodied variety. By comparing and contrasting these different accounts, their strengths a…

Metrodora search menu search content Research Interdisciplinary Research Projects Neurodiversity and Videogames Videogames are an experiential medium par excellence. However, in engagement with atypical experiences regarding neurodiversity (expressed in embodied phenomena such as perception, sociabi…

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 …

Centre for Ethics search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Virtues: A Special Kind of Thick Concepts - A research on thick concepts and virtues based on Iris Murdoch. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Virtues such as courage and honesty have long been central to ethical thought, guiding m…

Lisanne Meinen unpaid staff Research Lisanne Meinen Research team Center for Ethics Experiencing Difference. What can we learn from video games regarding the experience of psychiatric diagnoses 01/05/2020 - 30/04/2024 Abstract Video games are sometimes thought to cause aggression, isolation or menta…

Mathijs van der Lei researcher Publications Mathijs van der Lei From discovery to innovative translational approaches in 80 years of fragile X syndrome research Source Biomedicines - ISSN 2227-9059-13:4 (2025) p. 1-27 Author(s) Mathijs van der Lei, Frank Kooy Citation link Cognitive deficits in huma…

Marek Wojciechowski unpaid staff Publications Marek Wojciechowski Awaiting the first locally-acquired human West Nile Virus Infecion in Belgium Source Belgian Journal of Paediatrics - ISSN 2566-1558-27:2 (2024) p. 97-101 Author(s) Marek Wojciechowski, Tine Boiy, Koen Vanden Driessche Citation link S…