Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology search menu search content Translational gut and lung research Running research topics: Mrg receptors in GI neuro-immune communication Mas-related gene receptors as new mediators of gastro-intestinal neuro-immune communication Neuro-immune communication in th…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Gut microbiota of urban birds - Evolutionary Ecology Group (EVECO) Gut microbiota of urban birds Junk-food has negative effects on the gut microbiota of urban birds The specificities of life in cities can induce a number of modifications …

Jonas Torfs postdoc researcher FWO Research Jonas Torfs Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Exploring ecological processes shaping the vaginal microbiome in a sexually fluid great ape (Pan paniscus) 01/10/2025 - 30/09/2028 Abstract The human vaginal microbiome i…

Nicky Staes postdoc researcher FWO Research Nicky Staes Research team Behavioural Ecology & Ecophysiology Expertise I apply behavioral neurogenetics techniques to investigate the evolution of the primate social brain. My research focuses mainly on great apes, with a special focus on bonobos and chim…

Wouter Hendrycks onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Wouter Hendrycks A first characterisation of the microbiome and bacterial metabolic functions of Dacus vertebratus (Diptera, Tephritidae) in agroecological and conventional farming Bron Journal of applied entomology - ISSN 0931-2048-149:8 (2025) p.…

Sebastiaan De Schepper TT. asst. research professor Research Sebastiaan De Schepper Research team VIB CMN - Laboratory For Gut-Immune-Brain Axis Research Expertise My research expertise centres on tissue-resident macrophages, immune cell trafficking, neuroimmune interactions, and peripheral contribu…

Peter Verstraelen principal research fellow Research Peter Verstraelen Research team Laboratory of cell biology and histology Expertise - The study of neurodegeneration in in vitro cell culture models using quantitative fluorescence microscopy and high-content screening - Studying the role of the mi…

Nele Mullens onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Nele Mullens Microbiomes, management and phylogeny : a genomic investigation of African insects of agricultural importance Bron Antwerpen, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 2025,193 p. Auteur(s) Nele Mullens, Hannes Svar…

Sheila Orwa predoc researcher FWO Research Sheila Orwa Research team Global Health Institute (GHI) Early-Life Exposure to Antibiotics and Proton Pump Inhibitors: Utilization Patterns, Microbiome Impact, and Short-Term Health Outcomes. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Early-life exposure to antibioti…

Nicky Staes postdoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Nicky Staes A comprehensive atlas of the bonobo gut bacteriome and its associated host and exposome factors Bron Cell reports - ISSN 2211-1247-44:8 (2025) p. 1-21 Auteur(s) Jonas Torfs, Mélodie Kreyer, Stijn Wittouck, Sarah Ahannach, Barbara Fruth, Sarah …

Jonas Torfs postdoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Jonas Torfs A comprehensive atlas of the bonobo gut bacteriome and its associated host and exposome factors Bron Cell reports - ISSN 2211-1247-44:8 (2025) p. 1-21 Auteur(s) Jonas Torfs, Mélodie Kreyer, Stijn Wittouck, Sarah Ahannach, Barbara Fruth, Sarah …

Nikita Hanning senior onderzoeker Onderzoek Nikita Hanning Onderzoeksgroep Centrum voor Evaluatie van Vaccinaties (CEV) Effect van het moduleren van de integriteit van de darmbarrière in het prikkelbare darm syndroom: een translationele aanpak. 01/10/2018 - 31/10/2019 Abstract Prikkelbare darm synd…

Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology search menu search content Master thesis subjects 2025 — 2026 NEURODEGENERATION Unraveling the cellular and systemic effects of serum amyloids along the gut-brain axis in Alzheimer’s disease Tutor: Aurélie Hofkens - Promoters: Peter Verstraelen, Winnok D…

Nikita Hanning senior researcher Research Nikita Hanning Research team Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV) Effect of modulation of the integrity of the intestinal barrier in irritable bowel syndrome: a translational approach. 01/10/2018 - 31/10/2019 Abstract Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)…

Nele Brusselaers professor Research Nele Brusselaers Research team Global Health Institute (GHI) Expertise I am a clinical epidemiologist with as main research interests the long-term effects of commonly prescribed drugs such as antibiotics and gastric-acid suppressors, potentially through interacti…

Aurélie Hofkens predoc researcher FWO Research Aurélie Hofkens Research team Laboratory of cell biology and histology Unravelling pathogenic immune signalling pathways along the microbiome-gut-brain axis. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Recent discoveries have overturned the long-standing belief …

Dominik Popowski postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Dominik Popowski Research team Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis - Pharmaceutical Technology (NatuRAPT) Expertise LC-HRMS food products/raw materials profiling metabolite identification phytochemical screening Caco-2 permeability m…

Isabel Erreygers doctoral scholarship holder Research Isabel Erreygers Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) The importance of metabolites of beneficial microbiota members in the vagina and gut for systemic health. 01/12/2025 - 31/12/2026 Abstract The central aim …

Caroline Dricot researcher Research Caroline Dricot Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Genetic screening, analysis and engineering of vitamin production in non-gut lactobacilli. 01/11/2021 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Vitamin producing microorganisms are emerging as a…

Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology search menu search content Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology Upcoming event: (see agenda below) Register for "From Histology to Mechanisms" Emeritus celebration of prof. dr. Jean-Pierre Timmermans Agenda "From Histology to Mechanisms" Session 1 Chair: …

Ali Mohaghegh Toosi doctoral scholarship holder Research Ali Mohaghegh Toosi Research team Comparative Perinatal Development (CoPeD) Does biological sex determine the outcome of early life adverse events? What a leaky gut has to say? 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2027 Abstract The central objective of this pro…

Wouter Hendrycks unpaid staff Publications Wouter Hendrycks A first characterisation of the microbiome and bacterial metabolic functions of Dacus vertebratus (Diptera, Tephritidae) in agroecological and conventional farming Source Journal of applied entomology - ISSN 0931-2048-149:8 (2025) p. 1207-1…

Heiko De Schepper assistant professor Research Heiko De Schepper Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Expertise 1. During my medical training, I participated in several experiments focusing on the characterization of neurotransmitters in motility of the mouse small in…

Christophe Casteleyn guest professor Research Christophe Casteleyn Research team Comparative Perinatal Development (CoPeD) Expertise My research aims to investigate the influences of different weaning and rearing strategies on the development of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) in the pigle…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Flexigut FLEXiGUT: The Flemish exposome project How do our surroundings influence our health? In the simplest terms, health is the total sum of the effect of genes, behaviour, and surroundings. But of course, we cannot just change our genes. Therefore,…