Kathleen Vercauteren departementshoofd Publicaties Kathleen Vercauteren The influence of body size, condition index and tidal exposure on the variability in metal bioaccumulation in **Mytilus edulis** Bron Environmental pollution - ISSN 0269-7491-144:1 (2006) p. 272-279 Auteur(s) Valentine Mubiana K…

Lidia Carotenuto postdoctoraal bursaal Publicaties Lidia Carotenuto KCNQ2 Loss-of-Function variants disrupt neuronal maturation via early hyperexcitability followed by maladaptive network remodeling Bron - (2025) p. 1-42 Auteur(s) Nina Dirkx, Mark Kaji, Els De Vriendt, G. Carleo, F. Miceli, Bob Asse…

Kathleen Vercauteren head of department Publications Kathleen Vercauteren The influence of body size, condition index and tidal exposure on the variability in metal bioaccumulation in **Mytilus edulis** Source Environmental pollution - ISSN 0269-7491-144:1 (2006) p. 272-279 Author(s) Valentine Mubia…

Lidia Carotenuto postdoctoral scholarship hold. Publications Lidia Carotenuto KCNQ2 Loss-of-Function variants disrupt neuronal maturation via early hyperexcitability followed by maladaptive network remodeling Source - (2025) p. 1-42 Author(s) Nina Dirkx, Mark Kaji, Els De Vriendt, G. Carleo, F. Mice…

Martijn Willemsen predoc researcher FWO Research Martijn Willemsen Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Potent intra-tumoral autophagy blocking with kinase PROTACs and inhibitors. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Abstract In tumors, autophagy acts as a survival mechanism that protects tumor cells from cy…

FASS-Food EU search menu search content Results Results of the top-down research approach Policy blockers and enablers relevant for the consolidation and scaling up of FASS Food supply chains in the EU Through a series of international workshops gathering representatives from civil society organizat…

FASS-Food EU search menu search content Workshops FASS-Food EU organized and coordinated in 4 workshops with Brussels-based organizations and institutions. In addition, it has contributed to the organization of local workshops led by the pilot cases. The Brussels-based events were participatory work…

FASS-Food EU search menu search content Methodology FASS-Food research explores how alternative food systems – particularly, short and collaborative food chain initiatives – at the local level develop and work to establish healthy, sustainable and fair food systems. This is done through a multip…

Marcus Kaji postdoc researcher FWO Research Marcus Kaji Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Expertise This research requires the culturing of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) and differentiation into excitatory cortical-like neurons. Spontaneous, electrical- and drug-…

FASS-Food EU search menu search content EU policy level In response to global policy developments including the Sustainable development Goals (SDGs) and the outcomes of the UN’s 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), the European Commission launched Food 2030, its research and innovation policy f…

Christina Makoundou MSCA Postdoctoral fellow Research Christina Makoundou Research team Sustainable Pavements and Asphalt Research (SuPAR) Expertise I am a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Post-Doctoral Fellow, specialised in sustainable alternative pavement materials. My primary focus is on developing and p…

FASS-Food EU search menu search content Objectives Funded under the University of Antwerp’s IOF-SBO funding scheme, the FASS-Food EU research project aims at contributing to address the challenges that prevent the consolidation of fair, accessible, short and sustainable European food chains. The p…

Steve Paulussen professor Research Steve Paulussen Research team Antwerp Media in Society Centre (AMSoC) Expertise Social scientific research into media production, journalism pracitces, characteristics of news and changing news consumption patterns. Publications on online journalism, working condit…

Geneeskunde en Gezondheidswetenschappen Cancer Research Day UAntwerp 6 October 2023 - 9:30 - CDE Building Q, D.Q.002 Cancer Research Day UAntwerp 6 October 2023 - 9:30 - CDE Building Q, D.Q.002 Technology in Oncology Registration is closed - if you still want to participate, email us! Location: Camp…

Karolien Poels full professor Research Karolien Poels Research team Media, ICT and interpersonal relations in Organisations and Society (MIOS) Expertise Karolien Poels is actively involved in different national and international research projects involving online (commercial) media environments and …

Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre search menu search content Malignant hyperthermia Malignant hyperthermia. ‘Malignanthyperthermia’ (MH) is a life-threatening, potentially fatal complication ofgeneral anesthesia triggered by the commonly used inhalational anesthesics andsucc…

Sarah Weckhuysen associate professor - fund. clinical researcher Research Sarah Weckhuysen Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Expertise The focus of my research group is the elucidation of the molecular basis of genetic epilepsies. State-of-the-art genetic strategies resulted in the ide…

Research Group MIOS search menu search content Our projects Ongoing projects Scientific Chair "International Francqui Professor 2024-2026" (Prof. dr. Peter J. Schulz). 01/02/2026 - 30/06/2026 Abstract This project is funded by an International Francqui Professor Chair grant, awarded to Prof. Dr. Pet…

Wim Martinet full professor Research Wim Martinet Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Expertise Research in the Laboratory of Physiopharmacology is focusing on the morphological and haemodynamic changes that occur during the development and rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. Various experim…

Wim Van den bergh professor Research Wim Van den bergh Research team Sustainable Pavements and Asphalt Research (SuPAR) Expertise Expertise Advanced Asphalt Modeling: Developing an integrated deformation model incorporating aging, self-healing, cracking, and climate effects. Recycling & Bio-based Ma…

Steven Gillis emeritus occasional assignment - emeritus with assignment Research Steven Gillis Research team Centre for Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics (CLiPS) Expertise Language acquisition Language learing Language in deaf children with a cochlear implant Multilin…

Paul Van Royen emeritus with assignment Research Paul Van Royen Research team Primary and interdisciplinary care Antwerp (ELIZA) Expertise - Interprofessional collaboration - medical decision making, clinical reasoning - healthcare organisation and quality improvement - academic detailing and educat…

Lieven Bervoets gewoon hoogleraar Onderzoek Lieven Bervoets Onderzoeksgroep Ecosphere Expertise Sinds meer dan 30 jaar voer ik vooral veld-ecotoxicologisch onderzoek uit naar de bio-beschikbaarheid en de effecten van micropolluenten op zowel aquatische als terrestrische organismen. We kijken daarbij…

Guido De Meyer full professor Research Guido De Meyer Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Expertise Our research involves the morphological and haemodynamic changes that occur during the development and rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. Various experimental models have been established in …

Lieven Bervoets full professor Research Lieven Bervoets Research team Ecosphere Expertise For more than 30 years, I have mainly been carrying out field ecotoxicological research on the bioavailability and effects of micropollutants on both aquatic and terrestrial organisms. We mainly look at the eff…