Douwina Bosscher unpaid staff Research Douwina Bosscher Research team Development of an in vitro experimental dialysis-model with colonic-phase to simulate the metabolisation by the gut flora and the resorption of naturally occurring polyphenolic antioxidants from the human diet. 01/07/2008 - 31/12/…

Hendrik Deelstra emeritus occasional assignment Research Hendrik Deelstra Research team 01/05/2002 - 30/04/2004 Abstract Researcher(s) Promoter: De Bruyne Tess Promoter: Deelstra Hendrik Fellow: Bosscher Douwina Research team(s) Project type(s) Research Project Speciation of arseno-sugars in edible …

Timour Ichmoukhamedov postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Timour Ichmoukhamedov Research team Theory of quantum systems and complex systems Reinforcement Learning for Quantum Statistical Physics (RL4QStat). 01/09/2025 - 31/08/2027 Abstract During the last two decades, Machine Learning (ML) and A…

Helga Luku doctoral scholarship holder Research Helga Luku Research team Government and Law Continuity of civil status for mobile citizens in a diverse European Union: how to ensure through EU law a right balance between freedom of movement, fundamental rights and respect for the competences and nat…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content Can neck vibration affect postural control? Can neck vibration affect postural control? Postural control is one of the most important functions of the human body. The main goal of postural control is to keep the body in an upright and stable position. For …

Cultures of Dance search menu search content Symposium and Doctoral Seminar "Differing Bodyminds: Choreographing New Pathways" (19-21 April 2022) Symposium: 19 April 2022 - 2 to 6 pm Doctoral Seminar: 20 and 21 April 2022 Venue: OPEK (Vaartkom 4, 3000 Leuven, Belgium) Keynote speakers: Prof. Jane Ga…

Library search menu search content Regulations learning centre CMI De Parabool Campus Middelheim Art. 1 This regulation describes the internal rules that apply in the Parabool Learning Centre of the University of Antwerp on Campus Middelheim. All rules and user conditions as stated on the website, i…

Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Socratic method: questions and answers A teaching and learning talk (i.e. the Socratic method) is a highly directive, structured dialogue in which the teacher uses targeted questions in the attempt to lead students to a particular i…

Severien Van Keer assistant professor - postdoc researcher FWO Research Severien Van Keer Research team Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV) Expertise With a master in Biomedical Sciences and PhD in Medicine and Health Sciences from the University of Antwerp, Severien is continuing her wor…

Roland Caubergs emeritus occasional assignment Research Roland Caubergs Research team Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES) Expertise - Analysis of antioxidant metabolism in plants - Production in different host systems (E. coli , insect cells, yeasts) - Recombinant expression of p…

Library search menu search content Library & Archives regulations 1. Regulations At the Library Council meeting on 20 March 2023, the library regulations were established. All users are expected to comply with them. Additional regulations apply to certain areas in or belonging to the University Libr…

Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp search menu search content Projects Research Projects Below is a comprehensive overview of ongoing and finished research projects of MICA: The role of the extracellular matrix proteases MMP-9 and uPA in the development of posttraumatic epilepsy following traumatic br…

Filip Kiekens professor Research Filip Kiekens Research team Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis - Pharmaceutical Technology (NatuRAPT) Expertise research into conventional dosage forms and drug delivery systems research into products with Probiotic (Formulations and production techniques)…

Anthony Herrel unpaid staff Research Anthony Herrel Research team Functional Morphology Analysis of shape-function relations in complex muscular-sceletal systems using computer modeling and measurement of mechanical stress and strain distributions. 01/10/2010 - 30/09/2012 Abstract Darwin's finches (…

Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group search menu search content Research projects Ongoing projects Macrophages in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 1A neuropathy: key players in repair or drivers of disease pathology? 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT1A) is the most common her…

Jacques Tempere professor Research Jacques Tempere Research team Theory of quantum systems and complex systems Expertise Theoretical physics, in particular quantum mechanics and many-body physics. The main areas of application are quantum gases, superfluidity and superconductivity, the quantum theor…

Ken Op de Beeck assistant professor Research Ken Op de Beeck Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Enhancing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor management by characterizing molecular mechanisms driving tumor behavior through a multi-omics approach and identifying prognostic markers using…

Alex Vorsters TT. asst. research professor Research Alex Vorsters Research team Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV) Expertise Prof. Vorsters is involved in several vaccine preventable disease projects including the Viral Hepatitis Prevention board (www.vhpb.org). Since 2015 he coordinates…

Theory of quantum systems and complex systems search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Tuning exciton-polaritons in Van der Waals heterostructures. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract The study of excitons in two-dimensional materials is rapidly evolving, with promising applications in fiel…

Steven Staelens full professor Research Steven Staelens Research team Molecular Imaging and Radiology (MIRA) Expertise Molecular imaging using PET and SPECT. PET stands for Positron Emission Tomography and SPECT for Single Photon Emission Tomography. It allows for 3D in vivo imaging of functional pr…

Johan Meeusen full professor Research Johan Meeusen Research team Government and Law Expertise Legal consult, research projects and research and educational assistance on EU law and private international law. Enhancing International Protection and Safeguards, through a Comparative Legal Approach, fo…

Sigrid Stroobants full professor Research Sigrid Stroobants Research team Molecular Imaging and Radiology (MIRA) Alliance for multidimensional and multidisciplinary neuroscience (µNEURO). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Owing to their high spatiotemporal resolution and non-invasive nature, (bio)me…

Hans De Winter professor Research Hans De Winter Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Expertise Computational chemistry Chemoinformatics Molecular modeling Computer-aided drug design Protein structure-based drug design Quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) Cosolvent molecular dyna…

Vincent Timmerman full professor Research Vincent Timmerman Research team Peripheral Neuropathies Group Expertise The Peripheral Neuropathy Group has expertise in mapping and identifying genes, and in studying the effect of mutations on the normal functioning of genes via neuronal and non-neuronal c…

Annemieke Smet research professor Research Annemieke Smet Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Expertise Unravel the mucin mRNA isoform landscape and its alternative splicing machinery in barrier-related diseases. Study the role of mucin mRNA isoform signalling in inf…