Maxim Le Compte doctoral scholarship holder Research Maxim Le Compte Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Rationally designed drug combination screen in more physiologically relevant in vitro organoid models: can we improve personalized therapy for pancreatic cancer? 01/11/2020 - 31/…

Elly Marcq unpaid staff Research Elly Marcq Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise My translational research focusses on the development of new combination strategies for the treatment of human malignant pleural mesothelioma. Both in vitro and in vivo research is used to unra…

Dorien Mabille postdoc researcher FWO Research Dorien Mabille Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) The role of tissue sanctuary niches in naturally transmitted Trypanosoma infections. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2026 Abstract African trypanosomiasis is a tsetse fly trans…

Julie Cools predoc researcher FWO Research Julie Cools Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Small-Molecule ERBB4 Agonists to Treat Heart Failure 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Despite recent therapeutic advances, chronic heart failure (CHF) remains a common and fatal condition. Patients wit…

Yentl Jacobs doctoral scholarship holder Research Yentl Jacobs Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Scrutinizing the immunological impact of γδ T cells during African trypanosomiasis. 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2028 Abstract African trypanosomiasis is a tsetse fly tra…

Gedrag- en neuro-economie zoeken menu zoek inhoud fMRI study on decision-making and oxytocin Study on decision-making and oxytocin We investigate if the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) known to moderate social behaviour, influences strategic decision making in social dilemmas by facilitating the integrat…

Sophie Rovers doctoral scholarship holder Research Sophie Rovers Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Preclinical investigation of immunotherapy and VEGF-targeted therapy in combination with voluntary exercise as novel treatment strategy for malignant pleural mesothelioma. 01/10/2021…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Equality, representativeness and citizen-government relations Summary Investigating trust in government raises the question: trust by whom? Although Western governments attempt to ensure that all citizens can trust their government by ensuring…

Danijela Bataveljic senior researcher Research Danijela Bataveljic Research team Experimental Neurobiology Unit (ENU) Expertise During my postdoctoral training in Rouach lab, my research was focused on the role of astrocytes in the pathophysiology of Fragile X syndrome (FXS), a common inherited form…

Gert Van Hecken hoofddocent About me Gert Van Hecken Short Bio I am associate professor and programme director at the Institute of Development Policy (IOB), University of Antwerp, Belgium, and associate researcher at Nitlapan-UCA (Universidad Centroamericana), Nicaragua. I hold a PhD in Development …

Global Health Institute search menu search content Yves JACKSON Chagas disease in non-endemic countries: Experience from Geneva, Switzerland Thesis summary Introduction: Chagas disease is considered one of the most neglected tropical diseases. This chronic protozoan infection with Trypanosoma cruzi …

Global Health Institute search menu search content Kevin Peterson Optimalisation of HIV care in West Africa Thesis summary This thesis focuses on opportunities to improve HIV care in West Africa. Although the roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa has been highly successful H…

Alvaro Baeza Garcia TT. asst. research professor Research Alvaro Baeza Garcia Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise In vitro and In vivo models for the assessment of T cell responses- In vitro and in vivo models of cancer and parasitic infectious diseas…

Jan van Meerbeeck emeritus with assignment Research Jan van Meerbeeck Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise High-end comprehensive GCxGC-QTOF-MS research facility for volatile and semivolatile compounds (GALILEO). 01/06/…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content In the press OAE-related news in the press Our research on Nodding syndrome has been covered extensively in the media: Nodding syndrome: pathology and prevention – an interview with Robert Colebunders (Infectious Diseases Hub 16/02/2017…

Vaccinology | Summer School | Antwerp Summer University search menu search content Programme overview Summer School on Vaccinology 2025 Vaccines are one of the most effective health interventions ever developed. Immunization is a safe and effective way to protect people against several diseases. The…

Experimental Neurobiology Unit search menu search content Expertise The ENU team members each are specialized in different topics but collaborate actively. Bataveljic Danijela During my postdoctoral training in Rouach lab, my research was focused on the role of astrocytes in the pathophysiology of F…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Relations between public actors within and across governments Summary In recent decades, European governments have become more internally fragmented and have transferred substantial competences to organizations on the EU level. This new public…

Sarah Hendrickx education coordinator Research Sarah Hendrickx Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise My PhD research focussed on unraveling the phenotypic and genotypic differences associated with drug resistance in Leismania parasites. To achieve this …

Gert Van Hecken associate professor About Gert Van Hecken Gert Van Hecken Short Bio I am associate professor and programme director at the Institute of Development Policy (IOB), University of Antwerp, Belgium, and associate researcher at Nitlapan-UCA (Universidad Centroamericana), Nicaragua. I hold …

Centrum voor Gerechtelijke Geneeskunde zoeken menu zoek inhoud Publicaties Lijst van wetenschappelijke publicaties Centrum Gerechtelijke Geneeskunde Van Hoyweghen, A.J., Jacobs, W., Op de Beeck, B., Parizel, P.M. (2014) Can post-mortem CT reliably distinguish drowning and non drowning asphyxiation? …

Bart Cuypers unpaid staff Research Bart Cuypers Research team ADReM Data Lab (ADReM) Expertise Dr. Bart Cuypers (Msc. 2013, PhD 2018) is FWO post-doc and a bioinformatics scientist who uses multi 'omic and machine learning methods to unravel the molecular biology and drug-resistance mechanisms of pa…

Christophe Deben assistant professor - senior researcher Research Christophe Deben Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise 1) CORE The Center for Oncological Research (CORE) has research expertise in personalized cancer medicine, with emphasis on 1) developing novel and more e…

Steven Staelens 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 process…

Jan Vermorken emeritus occasional assignment Research Jan Vermorken Research team Expertise - cell culture - pharmacological analyses Colorectal cancer: biological factors as molecular markers for a more targeted therapy. 01/10/2009 - 30/09/2011 Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the third mos…