Biophysics and Biomedical Physics search menu search content Fluorescent optical-sectioning tomograph Fluorescent optical-sectioning tomograph Our optical-sectioning microscope creates virtual sections through biomedical specimens of several tens of millimeters with 5 µm resolution. Specimens need …

Yentl Van Rymenant onbezoldigd medewerker Onderzoek Yentl Van Rymenant Onderzoeksgroep Medische biochemie Het ontwikkelen van specifieke reagentia en methoden voor de evaluatie van FAP als een predictieve/ prognostische biomerker in kanker. 01/11/2019 - 31/10/2023 Abstract Immunotherapie is een veel…

Jonas Cassimon predoc researcher FWO Research Jonas Cassimon Research team Intelligence in PRocesses, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents (iPRACS) Design for circularity: fluorescent tagging of polyols to aid polyurethane recycling. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Polyurethane (PU) foams are all around…

Stefanie De Winter postdoc researcher FWO Research Stefanie De Winter Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) The Loss of Original Experience due to Ageing in Color Field Painting: Towards an Interdisciplinary Reconstruction of Art Method (IRECONA). 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2025 Abstract…

Dorien Schepers postdoc researcher FWO Research Dorien Schepers Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise I use zebrafish as a model to study the genetics of human hereditary disorders. Therefore, I introduce mutations, identified in patients, into the zebrafish genome using the CRISPR/Cas9 …

Justine Verbiest doctoral scholarship holder Research Justine Verbiest Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Elucidating the TGFß paradox in aortic aneurysmal disease: unveiling the role of endothelial cells and nitric oxide. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2028 Abstract Impaired TGFß signaling is a defining…

Izabela Majewska doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Izabela Majewska Mesoporous MCM-48 and MCM-41 silicas modified with copper by ADP method as effective catalysts for low-temperature NH3-SCR : the role of synthesis conditions and associated reactions Bron Catalysts - ISSN 2073-4344-15:6 (2025) p. 1-19 A…

Dorien Schepers postdoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Dorien Schepers An NGS-based approach for precise and footprint-free CRISPR-based gene editing in human stem cells Bron Methods: a companion to methods in enzymology - ISSN 1046-2023-241 (2025) p. 33-42 Auteur(s) Bert Vandendriessche, Jolien Huyghebaer…

Ewa Sieliwonczyk unpaid staff Research Ewa Sieliwonczyk Research team Optical mapping of in vivo cardiac mechanics in zebrafish: exploring the pathogenesis and mode of inheritance in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. 01/10/2020 - 30/09/2022 Abstract Sudden death in the young is …

Medical Biochemistry search menu search content Molecular interaction service The Biomolecular Interaction Platform (BIP) The Biomolecular Interaction Platform (BIP) at the University of Antwerp consists of several complementary state-of-the-art methodologies for the verification and in-depth charac…

Cardiovascular Diseases search menu search content FACSCanto II Flow Cytometer FACSCanto II cytometer (BD) The BD FACSCanto II system supports multicolor analysis of up to six fluorescent markers and two scatter parameters per assay. The system consists of a benchtop flow cytometer, a selfcontained …

Izabela Majewska doctoral scholarship holder Publications Izabela Majewska Mesoporous MCM-48 and MCM-41 silicas modified with copper by ADP method as effective catalysts for low-temperature NH3-SCR : the role of synthesis conditions and associated reactions Source Catalysts - ISSN 2073-4344-15:6 (20…

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…

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Dorien Schepers postdoc researcher FWO Publications Dorien Schepers An NGS-based approach for precise and footprint-free CRISPR-based gene editing in human stem cells Source Methods: a companion to methods in enzymology - ISSN 1046-2023-241 (2025) p. 33-42 Author(s) Bert Vandendriessche, Jolien Huyg…

Dogan Akdeniz researcher Research Dogan Akdeniz Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Development of an innovative hiPSC-derived cardiac-microtissue-based functional assay to determine the pathogenicity of genetic variants with uncertain significance identified in patients with inherited cardiac a…

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content News & Events December 2021: Gerrit Verhoeven on Tourism by train in FARO (article in Dutch) December 2021: Ehab Alemam successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled: Cleaning of Wall Paintings by Polyvinyl alcohol–Borax/Agarose (PVA–…

Yentl Van Rymenant unpaid staff Research Yentl Van Rymenant Research team Medical Biochemistry Development of tools and methods for the evaluation of FAP as a predictive/prognostic biomarker in cancer. 01/11/2019 - 31/10/2023 Abstract Immunotherapy shows great potential in the treatment of cancer. U…

Geert Van der Snickt research professor Research Geert Van der Snickt Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS) Expertise Geert Van der Snickt received his Master in Conservation-Restoration in 2003 at the University of Antwerp. Shortly a…

Maaike Alaerts assistant professor - senior researcher Research Maaike Alaerts Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise My research aims to further elucidate the genetics and molecular pathomechanisms underlying inherited cardiac arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies, discover new therapeutic ta…

FACSUA search menu search content Panel design Fluorofinder University of Antwerp Designing experiments can be a long and difficult process without the right tools. FluoroFinder simplifies complex experiment design by having integrated tools such as a comprehensive antibody search tool, interactive …

Ilke De Boeck senior researcher Research Ilke De Boeck Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Expertise My expertise focuses on exploring the potential of beneficial bacteria or probiotics for the upper respiratory tract. This includes the isolation and screening o…

Laboratory of Experimental Hematology search menu search content Automated ELISA Spot Counter Automated ELISA Spot Counter Introduction to EliSpot The Enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISPOT) assay is a common method for monitoring immune responses in humans and animals. The ELISPOT assay is based…

Sarah De Beuckeleer predoc researcher FWO Research Sarah De Beuckeleer Research team Laboratory of cell biology and histology Cell state and patient fate Elucidating cell state plasticity in glioblastoma multiforme. 01/12/2025 - 31/12/2026 Abstract Glioblastoma is the predominant form of brain cance…