Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Genetic, Genomic and Microbiomic Studies to Understand the Dynamics and Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance NeoIPC NeoIPC will identify best practices for the prevention of infections and surveillance of resistant bacteria in neonatal int…

Hannes Svardal associate research professor Open PhD/Postdoc posititions Hannes Svardal Evolutionary population genomics The role of structural variants in the rapid evolution of biodiversity Our recent work suggests that large genomic inversions, a type of structural genetic variants, segregate in …

Jonas Lescroart onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Jonas Lescroart Genomic approaches to reconstruct the complex evolutionary history of neotropical small felids Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 2026,227 p. Auteur(s) Jonas Lescroart, Hannes Svardal, Edu…

Bart Loeys Consolidator Grant 2017 Genomic Modifiers of Inherited Aortapathy (GENOMIA) Thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the western world. As 20% of all affected individuals have a positive family history, the genetic contribution to …

Julia Camacho Garcia unpaid staff Research Julia Camacho Garcia Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Understanding the role of old genomic variation in rapid adaptation. 01/04/2019 - 31/03/2023 Abstract The 100s of closely related but ecologically diverse species of Lake Malawi cichlid f…

AyÅŸe Candayan Niron postdoc researcher FWO Research AyÅŸe 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 biolo…

Arthur Zwaenepoel postdoc researcher FWO Research Arthur Zwaenepoel Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise Evolutionary biology. Genetics. Computational biology. Analysis of population genetic/genomic data. Phylogenetics. Bayesian statistics. Limits to inference of the genetic ar…

Functional Morphology search menu search content Osteoderm evolution The genomic and ecological basis of rapid change in a functionally significant trait Project aims Osteoderms are bony elements that are expressed in the skin of a few disparate groups of tetrapods (in crocodiles, turtles, armadillo…

Hannes Svardal associate research professor Research Hannes Svardal Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise My main expertise is evolutionary genomic analysis of whole-genome sequencing data. I have been working on a variety of organisms including plants, monkeys and fishes. We al…

Els De Keyzer senior researcher Research Els De Keyzer Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise My main expertise is evolutionary genomic analysis of whole-genome sequencing data and RAD sequencing data. I have experience in population genomics analysis and metabarcoding studies. T…

Hannes Svardal associate research professor Research projects Hannes Svardal The molecular and phenotypic basis of rapid adaptation to heavy fishing Besides their role as a model system in speciation research, Lake Malawi cichlids are food for millions of people, and subject to a recent and strong i…

Anne Hebert predoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Anne Hebert Bi-allelic variants in BRF2 are associated with perinatal death and craniofacial anomalies Bron Genome medicine - ISSN 1756-994X-17:1 (2025) p. 1-16 Auteur(s) Francesca Mattioli, Rún Friðriksdóttir, Anne Hebert, Sissy Bassani, Nazia Ibrahim, …

Christopher Delgado Ratto doctor assistent - docent - senior onderzoeker Publicaties Christopher Delgado Ratto MMS Américas : a regional network for malaria molecular surveillance Bron Malaria journal - ISSN 1475-2875-25:1 (2026) p. 1-7 Auteur(s) Maria Paz Ade, Malti R. Adhin, Lily Bodinson, Caroli…

Hannes Svardal hoofddocent Publicaties Hannes Svardal Distinct genomic architectures but the same gene underlie the convergent evolution of a plant supergene Bron bioRxiv- () p. Auteur(s) Giacomo Potente, Narjes Yousefi, Rimjhim Roy Choudhury, Stefan Grob, Irina A. Gavrilina, Barbara Keller, Emilian…

Jonas Lescroart unpaid staff Research Jonas Lescroart Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) The use of alternative genomic markers to reconstruct the complex evolutionary history of neotropical small felids. 01/11/2020 - 31/10/2024 Abstract Tracing the evolutionary origin of species can b…

Marie De Smedt doctoral scholarship holder Research Marie De Smedt Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Unveiling the Hidden Human Virome: A Genomic and Spatiotemporal Approach to Viral Surveillance in Wastewater. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Wastewater-base…

Genevieve Diedericks projectcoördinator Publicaties Genevieve Diedericks Distinct genomic architectures but the same gene underlie the convergent evolution of a plant supergene Bron bioRxiv- () p. Auteur(s) Giacomo Potente, Narjes Yousefi, Rimjhim Roy Choudhury, Stefan Grob, Irina A. Gavrilina, Bar…

Henrique Leitão onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Henrique Leitão Distinct genomic architectures but the same gene underlie the convergent evolution of a plant supergene Bron bioRxiv- () p. Auteur(s) Giacomo Potente, Narjes Yousefi, Rimjhim Roy Choudhury, Stefan Grob, Irina A. Gavrilina, Barbara …

Sophie Gresham unpaid staff Research Sophie Gresham Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Charting the genomic landscape of hybridisation and genetic introgression across the Lake Malawi cichlid adaptive radiation. 01/11/2019 - 31/10/2024 Abstract Recent genome studies suggest that hybrid…

Samuel Coenen gewoon hoogleraar Onderzoek Samuel Coenen Onderzoeksgroep Eerstelijns - en interdisciplinaire zorg Antwerpen (ELIZA) Laboratorium voor Medische Microbiologie (LMM) Expertise Translationeel en multidisciplinair onderzoek van infectieziekten en antibioticagebruik in de eerste lijn, met b…

Sandra Van Puyvelde hoofddocent - gastprofessor Onderzoek Sandra Van Puyvelde Onderzoeksgroep Laboratorium voor Medische Microbiologie (LMM) Expertise Prof. Sandra Van Puyvelde joined the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology at UA as an Assistant Professor in 2019. She received her MSc and PhD degree …

Geert Vandeweyer unpaid staff Research Geert Vandeweyer Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Analysis of genomic (re)sequencing data in the context of medical genetics. This comprises analysis of raw data, variant annotation and interpretation, building automated analysis pipelines and …

Michaël Meeus doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Michaël Meeus Genomic diversity in felids correlates with range and density, not census size Bron Conservation genetics - ISSN 1566-0621-26:5 (2025) p. 873-890 Auteur(s) Michaël Meeus, Jonas Lescroart, Hannes Svardal Citatielink Meer van deze auteur Coo…

Valentina Burskaia unpaid staff Research Valentina Burskaia Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise Stunning beauty of living creatures raises an inevitable question: how is it made? According to the second law of thermodynamics, in a closed system entropy always increases irrever…

GenPath Africa New consortium aims to better diagnose, monitor and clinically manage current and future epidemics in Africa The University of Antwerp is proud to announce its pivotal role in the newly launched project GenPath Africa (“Genomic Surveillance to control pathogen infections in Africa