Lucia Buccioli predoc researcher FWO Research Lucia Buccioli Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Identification of novel treatment targets through improved pathomechanistic insight in IPO8 deficient aortopathy. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is an abnormal wideni…

Jens Boyen postdoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Jens Boyen Copepod phylogenomics supports Canuelloida as a valid order separate from Harpacticoida Bron Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - ISSN 1055-7903-206 (2025) p. 1-9 Auteur(s) James P. Bernot, Sahar Khodami, Jens Boyen, Marleen De Troch, Geoffrey…

Maria Batuk docent - senior onderzoeker Publicaties Maria Batuk Structural distortions and magnetic ordering in AeFeOCuCh (Ae = Ca, Sr; Ch = S, Se) oxide chalcogenides Bron Inorganic chemistry - ISSN 0020-1669-65:28 (2026) p. 16505-16517 Auteur(s) Robert D. Smyth, Bradley C. Sheath, Lemuel E. Crents…

Maxim van Hoek predoc researcher FWO Research Maxim van Hoek Research team VIB CMN - Microglia and Inflammation in Neurological Disorders (MIND) lab Defining the impact of the iPSC-derived human microglial secretome in Alzheimer's disease employing ER-mediated TurboID proximity labelling in vivo. 01…

Liesbeth Rooms unpaid staff Research Liesbeth Rooms Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Finalizing CNV-WebStore, an integrated platform for analysis, storage and interpretation of clinically relevant structural genomic variation. 01/09/2011 - 31/08/2012 Abstract CNV-WebStore is a software packag…

Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) search menu search content Experimental models Gastroenterology models: MNU-Helicobacter pylori mouse model for gastric cancer (C57BL/6; wildtype & Muc13 KO, Muc1 KO mice) DSS colitis model (C57BL/6; wildtype & Muc13 KO, Muc1 KO mice) TNBS co…

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…

Theory and Spectroscopy of Molecules and Materials (TSM²) search menu search content Competitive Noncovalent Interactions - TSM² Competitive Noncovalent Interactions A halogen bond (XB) is a noncovalent interaction between a covalently bonded halogen atom and an electron rich moiety in the same or…

Electron microscopy for materials science search menu search content Covers Pattern Formation by Electric-Field Quench in a Mott Crystal // Nicolas Gauquelin, Daen Jannis, Johan Verbeeck et all // cover Gert De Bont // Nano Letters 09/2023 Chiral SeededGrowth of Gold Nanorods Into Fourfold Twisted N…

Jens Boyen postdoc researcher FWO Publications Jens Boyen Copepod phylogenomics supports Canuelloida as a valid order separate from Harpacticoida Source Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - ISSN 1055-7903-206 (2025) p. 1-9 Author(s) James P. Bernot, Sahar Khodami, Jens Boyen, Marleen De Troch, Ge…

Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) search menu search content NAFLD Head: prof dr Sven Francque Prof dr. Luisa Vonghia Steatosis and portal hypertension – role of autophagy and ER stress Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasingly recognized as an important sou…

Theory and Spectroscopy of Molecules and Materials (TSM²) search menu search content Self-Association - TSM² Self-Association Solutions in liquefied inert gases have proven to be an ideal medium to study molecular complexes held together by weak and medium-strong interactions. They create a weakly…

Maria Batuk assistant professor - senior researcher Publications Maria Batuk Structural distortions and magnetic ordering in AeFeOCuCh (Ae = Ca, Sr; Ch = S, Se) oxide chalcogenides Source Inorganic chemistry - ISSN 0020-1669-65:28 (2026) p. 16505-16517 Author(s) Robert D. Smyth, Bradley C. Sheath, L…

Axel Degrande doctoral scholarship holder Research Axel Degrande Research team Lower limb instability: the missing link between knee and ankle. 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2027 Abstract Sport injuries account for 10-20% of all acute injuries treated in the emergency room. From this, the most common injuries …

Lynn Roth associate 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…

Medical Biochemistry search menu search content Thymus specific serine protease (TSSP) The thymus specific serine protease or TSSP was identified in the late 90’s by two different laboratories1,2. It is the third member of the S28 group of serine proteases, the first member being Prolyl Carboxypep…

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…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Closed projects Monitoring and management of patients with HIV in Africa Abstract Within this project the management of patients with HIV in South Africa will be studied. Intervention studies will be performed to define the value of weight monitorin…

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. Sander Eens (2026): The …

Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) search menu search content Steatosis and portal hypertension – role of autophagy and ER stress Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasingly recognized as an important source of liver-related morbidity and mortality, taking epid…

Info for companies search menu search content Life sciences License offers New lead compounds for dry eye disease and validated dry eye rat model The University of Antwerp has developed a new lead compound and a validated rat model for dry eye disease (DED). Pharmaceutical companies looking for a pr…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content Brain activity to understand balance control and control of walking Brain activity to understand balance control and control of walking Adequate balance control is necessary in all types of daily life activities. For example when you walk in the park, you …

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…

Joseph Merregaert emeritus occasional assignment Research Joseph Merregaert Research team Expertise Generation of trangenic mouse lines (overexpression, knock-out, knock-in). Protective effect of the extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) against epidermal basement membrane damage: proof of concept. …

Emilie Cardon senior researcher Research Emilie Cardon Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Research on acute psycho-educational interventions for distress in tinnitus - targeting early acute treatment (RAPID-TREAT). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2029 Abstract Object Acute tinnitus (AT), defined as …