Business Economics Meet our alumni Find out where their degree brought them Meet our alumni Find out where their degree brought them If you choose to study Business Economics, you'll become a global student and citizen. Over the past decade, we've had graduates from 59 different countries such as Vi…

Thierry Backeljau emeritus occasional assignment Research Thierry Backeljau Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise My research focusses on taxonomy, phylogeny and population genetics of animals, and in particular of molluscs. Yet, other taxa, such as flatworms (Platyhelminthes), …

Lauren Van den Broeck doctoral scholarship holder Research Lauren Van den Broeck Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Identification and validation of Leishmania infantum genes affecting sand fly vector transmission. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Leishmania p…

Tom Vanden Berghe hoofddocent Publicaties Tom Vanden Berghe Intrinsic temperature increase drives lipid metabolism towards ferroptosis evasion and chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer Bron Nature communications - ISSN 2041-1723-15:1 (2024) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) Vincent de Laat, Halit Topal, Xand…

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 …

Laura Dirkx postdoc researcher FWO Research Laura Dirkx Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) A quest for mechanisms and biomarkers of post-treatment relapse during visceral leishmaniasis. 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2027 Abstract In the last decade, stem cells have been …

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…

Tom Vanden Berghe associate research professor Publications Tom Vanden Berghe Intrinsic temperature increase drives lipid metabolism towards ferroptosis evasion and chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer Source Nature communications - ISSN 2041-1723-15:1 (2024) p. 1-11 Author(s) Vincent de Laa…

Ayşe Candayan Niron senior researcher Research Ayşe Candayan Niron Research team VIB CMN - Molecular Neurogenomics Expertise I am a human geneticist specialized in neuromuscular diseases. I have broad experience in second- and third-generation sequencing analyses, cellular and molecular biology, a…

Global Health Institute search menu search content UAntwerp scientists achieve breakthrough in river epilepsy research 'Nodding syndrome is only the tip of the iceberg' At an international workshop, UAntwerp and the World Health Organisation shared some groundbreaking insights into river epilepsy. T…

Guy Caljon research professor Research Guy Caljon Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise - In vitro and in vivo preclinical models of parasitic infectious diseases - Natural parasite transmission models using insect vectors - Imaging methods to study inf…

Arvid Suls research manager Research Arvid Suls Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Currently, I am the research manager of the Genomics in Medicine (GENOMED) consortium. I'm a molecular geneticist with more than 10 years expertise in next-generation sequencing, bio-informatics and gen…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Malviya PARITOSH Management of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India Thesis summary Background and rationale Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is a chronic infectious disease which poses a public health problem in the Indian sub…

Global Health Institute search menu search content South Sudan Nodding Syndrome: a trans-disciplinary approach to identify the cause and decrease the incidence of river epilepsy (NSETHIO) Abstract: Nodding syndrome (NS) is a neurological, incurable syndrome, currently affecting mainly children betwe…

Geneeskunde en Gezondheidswetenschappen Rivierepilepsie Rivierepilepsie “Knikkebolziekte blijkt maar topje van de ijsberg te zijn” Wetenschappers UAntwerpen boeken doorbraak in onderzoek naar rivierepilepsie Tijdens een internationale workshop deelden UAntwerpen en de Wereldgezondheidsorganisati…

BIODIV-AFREID search menu search content Movies Releasing bats Crossing river Collecting flies Living in Inkanamongo (DRC) Measuring bats Trapping squirrels with local traps Expedition Inkanamongo Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are necessary for the proper functioning of the web…

Annemiek Snoeckx associate professor Research Annemiek Snoeckx Research team Molecular Imaging and Radiology (MIRA) Expertise Radiology expert, dedicated to chest imaging. Clinical and research focus is imaging of thoracic oncology: lung cancer, early lung cancer and pulmonary nodules, lung cancer s…

Bedrijfswetenschappen en Economie Alumna Ting Zheng “Inspired by Antwerp, created in Beijing and powered in Milan" Alumna Ting Zheng “Inspired by Antwerp, created in Beijing and powered in Milan" Meet Ting from Beijing, China. She is the founder of a marketing agency called RedderUp, which helps…

Louis Maes emeritus with assignment Research Louis Maes Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise - Antioxidant evaluation of pure compounds and extracts. - Integrated antimicrobial (bacteria, fungi, yeasts and parasites) screening and profiling of pure com…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Midge monitoring along the Zeeschelde: short summary Midges Midges are small (1-5 mm) slender to robust, often dark-colored mosquitoes that are related to lake flies. 167 species occur naturally in Belgium, both stinging and non-stinging. 16 species are observed …

Rivierepilepsie zoeken menu zoek inhoud Lopende projecten over knikkebolziekte - Global Health Institute Nodding Syndrome: a trans-disciplinary approach to identify the cause and decrease the incidence of river epilepsy (NSETHIO) Abstract: Nodding syndrome (NS) is a neurological, incurable syndrome,…

Pieter Van Dyck assistant professor Research Pieter Van Dyck Research team Molecular Imaging and Radiology (MIRA) Expertise Prof. dr. Pieter Van Dyck is vice-chair of the radiology department at the Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) specialized in musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging. He has large clinical…

Rose Bruffaerts tenure track asst. professor Research Rose Bruffaerts Research team Experimental Neurobiology Unit (ENU) Expertise -Neuroimaging and neurophysiology expertise in human participants (healthy and patient populations) -Computational modelling of internal representations of knowledge in …

Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Surveillance of RSV Evolution: Unravelling RSV Dynamics in the Era of Novel Prophylactics. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is, globally, a prominent cause…

Tommas Ellender associate professor Research Tommas Ellender Research team Experimental Neurobiology Unit (ENU) Expertise The overall aim of our group is to understand how neuronal circuits form early in development, as well as the processes that lead to malfunction or degeneration of these circuits…