Jeroen Aeles unpaid staff Research Jeroen Aeles Research team Functional Morphology Expertise I am a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Antwerp, working on our EU-funded project I-MUSCLE. We aim to reveal the functional relation between 3D muscle shape changes and muscle force. By c…

Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre search menu search content Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Eguipment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Zebris research A computer controlled, simultaneous measurment of mobility in the vertebral column in three axes, i.e. rotation, fl…

Cardiovascular Diseases search menu search content Diagnostic Ultrasound System Diagnostic Ultrasound System (Hitachi, ALOKA) Automated Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Measurement (CIMT) The relationship between the presence of carotid atherosclerosis with increased CIMT (morphologic changes) and cor…

Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre search menu search content Molecular genetics - current research Molecular genetic detection of susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia in Belgian families L Heytens Responsible Research Group Maligne Hyperthermia University of Antwerp C Van Br…

Lab for Equilibrium Investigations and Aerospace search menu search content The vestibular apparatus Summary To understand why some people suffer from vertigo and other dizziness complaints, we study the working mechanisms of the vestibular organ, as well as the effects of drugs on vestibular functi…

Tim De Ridder predoc researcher FWO Research Tim De Ridder Research team Functional Morphology Investigating the evolution and functional morphology of aquatic locomotor adaptations in extant and extinct semi-aquatic mustelids. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Semi-aquatic mustelids have undergone a…

Labo voor evenwichtsonderzoek en aerospace zoeken menu zoek inhoud Het vestibulair systeem Samenvatting Om te begrijpen waarom mensen last hebben van duizeligheid, bestuderen we de werkingsmechanismen van het vestibulair orgaan, het effect van medicatie op vestibulaire functie en methodes voor klini…

Omar Biondo postdoc researcher FWO Research Omar Biondo Research team Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine - Antwerp (PLASMANT) Microwave plasma for efficient CO2 conversion: expanding the chemistry to improve the performance. 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2026 Abstract Plasma-based CO2 c…

Birgit Van Asbroeck predoc researcher FWO Research Birgit Van Asbroeck Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Running away from doxorubicin-induced skeletal muscle toxicity: investigating the molecular mechanisms and protective effects of physical exercise. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Doxorubi…

Physiopharmacology search menu search content Equipment and expertise Equipment The research group PhysioPharmacology has all the technology and expertise to conduct competitive research in the field of atherosclerosis and heart failure: Vascular surgery The research group has a fully equipped surgi…

Antwerps Chirurgisch Training, Anatomie en Onderzoekscentrum zoeken menu zoek inhoud Hyperthermie Maligne - ASTARC Hyperthermie Maligne de l'anesthésie l'Hyperthermie Maligne demeure un accident rare, mais gravissime. Il s'agit d'un problème uniquement liée à l'anesthésie générale qui comport…

Leonard Dewaele Deep time, multi-proxy investigation of the locomotion and feeding adaptations of aquatic carnivorans Research Leonard Dewaele Research team Functional Morphology Expertise I am the lead researcher for the BELSPO FED-tWIN MEATLOAF project: the evolutionary shift of Meat-EATing mammal…

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content The Circle of Life 20/10/2021 - Dustin (ESR #14) In today’s INSPIRE weekly post, I present the “circle of life”. This graph shows the volume and pressure relationship during a single heart beat in the left ventricle presented as a loop. A …

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content Arterial Motives? 31/03/2021 - Callan (ESR#10) Safety pharmacology is an essential part of drug development aiming to identify, evaluate and investigate undesirable properties of a drug primarily prior to clinical trials. Successful screening st…

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content When the pressure is high... 12/05/2021 - Marieke (ESR #11) In this image, you can see a blood vessel segment mounted on two glass micro-cannulae. In this set-up, the environment of the vessel is maintained under physiologically relevant conditi…

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…

Marc Braem emeritus occasional assignment Research Marc Braem Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Expertise Dynamic / cyclic loading of mini-samples at low loads and evaluation of dental damage. Development of a predictive model for endotype-based patient selection for obstructive sleep …

Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2020 Departement Farmaceutische Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2020 Departement Farmaceutische Wetenschappen Spray-dried formulation development of novel upper respiratory tract lactobacilli - Department Pharmaceutical Sciences - Ka…

Physiopharmacology search menu search content PhD theses The following PhD theses were carried out in the Laboratory of Physiopharmacology and successfully defended at the University of Antwerp to obtain the degree of Doctor in Pharmaceutical, Biomedical or Medical Sciences. Michiel Tubeeckx (2024):…

Sam Van Wassenbergh TT. asst. research professor Research Sam Van Wassenbergh Research team Functional Morphology Expertise Working as a researcher at the laboratory for Functional Morphology, I study how the anatomy and mechanical properties of the body of animals is adapted to fulfil its functions…

Jamie Maclaren postdoc researcher FWO Research Jamie Maclaren Research team Functional Morphology "The 'land-to-water' transition by herbivorous mammals: exploring locomotor functional morphology and performance. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Almost all terrestrial mammals have an innate ability …

InForMining search menu search content Gold Mining Crystallizations Global gold production touching ground Through country case studies, this project seeks to understand how the global gold production system 'crystallizes' in particular places. More precisely, the case studies analyze how the struct…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences Defences 2020 Attented a phd of find the archive of concluded doctoral research Defences 2020 Attented a phd of find the archive of concluded doctoral research Human exposure to bisphenol A and its alternatives: sources, levels, patterns and determi…

Marie-Jose Tassignon emeritus occasional assignment Research Marie-Jose Tassignon Research team Expertise Lens and lens capsule Biometry Epidemiology of refraction and biometry Physiological optics Keratoconus IOL exchange Glaucoma Densitometry Quality of vision Artificial iris Floaters Macular edem…

Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2022 Departement Farmaceutische Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2022 Departement Farmaceutische Wetenschappen Public Defence Pauline Puylaert 09/12/2022 - Prevention of atherosclerotic plaque destabilization: focus on necroptosis, py…