Cardiovascular Diseases search menu search content Mechanistic insights in mitral valve prolapse and associated left ventricular remodelling: Barlow’s Disease versus Fibroelastic Deficiency Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a frequent valvular disorder with a prevalence of 2-3% in the general populat…

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…

Melissa Van Praet predoc researcher FWO Research Melissa Van Praet Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) The role of elastin-derived peptides in the progression of arterial stiffness with a focus on autophagy inhibition as contributing mechanism. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Elastin is res…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Joseph OKEBE From control to elimination: reducing residual malaria transmission in The Gambia Summary Malaria endemic countries such as The Gambia, backed by political will and international funding, have significantly reduced the malaria burden. T…

Charlotte Jacobs doctoral scholarship holder Research Charlotte Jacobs Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Identification of endotrophin as a new key player in vascular aging. 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2027 Abstract Age-related diseases such as cardiovascular (CV) disease have a substantial impact …

Frederik Vaes doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Frederik Vaes Gasdermin D deficiency limits the transition of atherosclerotic plaques to an inflammatory phenotype in ApoE knock-out mice Bron Biomedicines - ISSN 2227-9059-10:5 (2022) p. 1-16 Auteur(s) Pauline Puylaert, Melissa Van Praet, Frederik Vaes, C…

Lynn Roth TT. asst. research professor Research Lynn Roth Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Expertise The Laboratory of Physiopharmacology has a major track record in cardiovascular disease. Our research involves the morphological and hemodynamic changes that occur during vascular ageing a…

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…

Griet Jacobs projectcoördinator Publicaties Griet Jacobs Cardiac electrophysiology studies in mice via the transjugular route : a comprehensive practical guide Bron American journal of physiology : heart and circulatory physiology - ISSN 0363-6135-323:4 (2022) p. H763-H773 Auteur(s) Kasper Favere, …

Katleen Huyghe Publicaties Katleen Huyghe Chemosensory predator detection in lacertid lizards Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 2020,268 p. Auteur(s) Charlotte Van Moorleghem, Raoul Van Damme, Katleen Huyghe Citatielink Chemosensory deficiency may render…

Melissa Van Praet predoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Melissa Van Praet The olive polyphenol hydroxytyrosol enhances autophagy and heme oxygenase-1 expression in aortic endothelial cells and reduces arterial stiffness ex vivo Bron Planta medica: natural products and medicinal plant research - ISSN 0032-0…

Charlotte Van Moorleghem onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Charlotte Van Moorleghem Proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PTR-TOF-MS) as a tool for studying animal volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions Bron -, Dryad, 2021, Auteur(s) Miguel Portillo-Estrada, Charlotte Van Mo…

Mahmoud Zaqout onderzoeksleider Publicaties Mahmoud Zaqout Evaluation of late cardiac effects after multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children Bron Frontiers in Pediatrics - ISSN 2296-2360-11 (2023) p. 1-7 Auteur(s) Rik De Wolf, Mahmoud Zaqout, Kaoru Tanaka, Laura Muino-Mosquera, Gerlant van Berl…

Nicolette Moes docent Publicaties Nicolette Moes Central nervous system manifestations of LRBA deficiency : case report of two siblings and literature review Bron BMC pediatrics - ISSN 1471-2431-23:1 (2023) p. 1-10 Auteur(s) T.C. Mangodt, K. Vanden Driessche, Koenraad Norga, Nicolette Moes, M. De Br…

Ilse Luyckx senior researcher Research Ilse Luyckx Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Projects: • Unravelling the pathological key events underlying SMAD6-deficiency in patients with bicuspid aortic valve-related aortopathy • Unravelling the genetic architecture of (bicuspid aorti…

Marije Meuwissen hoofddocent Publicaties Marije Meuwissen RNA sequencing offers new diagnostic opportunities in neurodevelopmental disorders : a systematic review Bron Genetics in medicine - ISSN 1098-3600-28:4 (2026) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Jessica Rosenblum, Ellen Rijckmans, Randy Osei, Katrien Janssens…

Jessica Rosenblum doctoral scholarship holder Publications Jessica Rosenblum "Phenotypic and genotypic insights, counseling strategies, and follow-up in 24 individuals with filamin a deficiency : findings from a retrospective cohort study" Source Acta neurologica Belgica - ISSN 0300-9009- (2025) p. …

Global Health Institute search menu search content Ermias DIRO Clinical management of Visceral Leishmaniasis in HIV Patients in Ethiopia Thesis summary The research included in this thesis aimed at investigating better management options for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in people with HIV infection. …

Andreas Gevaert assistant professor Research Andreas Gevaert Research team Cardiovascular diseases (CARDIOVASC) Expertise Heart failure, exercise physiology, cardiac imaging Cardiopulmonary exercise testing with echocardiography for early diagnosis and deep phenotyping of heart failure with preserve…

Dina De Bock onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Dina De Bock The use of Perceval valves in older patients : a systematic review Bron Reviews in cardiovascular medicine - ISSN 1530-6550-26:7 (2025) p. 1-17 Auteur(s) Ivo Deblier, Dina De Bock, Inez Rodrigus, Wilhelm Mistiaen Citatielink Mitral valve s…

An Jonckheere onbezoldigd gastprofessor Publicaties An Jonckheere Advancing neonatal screening for pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy-ALDH7A1 through combined analysis of 2-OPP, 6-Oxo-pipecolate and pipecolate in a butylated FIA-MS/MS workflow Bron International Journal of Neonatal Screening - ISSN 2409-…

Jessica Rosenblum doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Jessica Rosenblum RNA sequencing offers new diagnostic opportunities in neurodevelopmental disorders : a systematic review Bron Genetics in medicine - ISSN 1098-3600-28:4 (2026) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Jessica Rosenblum, Ellen Rijckmans, Randy Osei, Katrien …

Silvia Amor Barris senior researcher Research Silvia Amor Barris Research team VIB CMN - Molecular Neurogenomics Expertise My job consist to uncover how loss of functional HINT1 leads to a rare form of peripheral neuropathy. To do so, I work with mammalian cells and yeast to identify disease phenoty…

Ivy Cuijt Publicaties Ivy Cuijt Family-based exome sequencing identifies RBM45 as a possible candidate gene for frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Bron Neurobiology of disease - ISSN 0969-9961-156 (2021) p. Auteur(s) Julie van der Zee, Lobke Dillen, Yalda Baradaran Heravi, Hel…

Hannah Stamberger unpaid staff Research Hannah Stamberger Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Genetics of epileptic encephalopathies - from genotype-phenotype correlation to disease modeling in zebrafish 01/10/2017 - 30/09/2019 Abstract Dravet syndrome (DS) is a severe ep…