Iris Cornet hoofddocent Microbial oils / Iris Cornet Engineering solutions for the conversion of harmful phenolic wastewater into oil To enable zero waste processes by 2050, wastewater treatment plants will be transformed into resource recovery facilities. This means that the solids and solutes pres…

Charlotte Goethals doctoral scholarship holder Research Charlotte Goethals Research team Laboratory for Experimental Hematology (LEH) Molecular, cellular and functional characterisation of VZV and HSV-1 neuro-immune pathology using human iPSC-derived immunocompetent neurospheroids. 01/11/2025 - 31/1…

Politics & Public Governance search menu search content About Us Politics & Public Governance (PPG) is one of the four research groups from the Department of Political Sciences of the UAntwerp (Faculty of Social Sciences). Our research is focused on three axes: Diversity and equality in politics & p…

Bio-Imaging Lab search menu search content Neurodegeneration Neuro(de)generation The aim of this team is to define in vivo, quantifiable and sensitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) markers that allow early detection of neurodegenerative proteineopathies. Hereto, rodent models of Huntington’s an…

Elise Van Breedam senior researcher Research Elise Van Breedam Research team Laboratory for Experimental Hematology (LEH) Expertise Development and characterization of a 3D neurospheroid model for ischemic stroke research. In this context, I gained experience in: (1) 2D and 3D cell culture (incl. st…

Wiebren Tjalma full professor Research Wiebren Tjalma Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise Breast cancer: clinical and translational research - Breast cancer related lymphedema - Axillary surgery - Breast surgery - Mammary gland - Lobular carcinoma - Secondary prevention: t…

Iris Cornet associate professor Microbial oils / Iris Cornet Engineering solutions for the conversion of harmful phenolic wastewater into oil To enable zero waste processes by 2050, wastewater treatment plants will be transformed into resource recovery facilities. This means that the solids and solu…

Biochemical Wastewater Valorization and Engineering search menu search content Microbial oils Engineering solutions for the conversion of harmful phenolic wastewater into oil To enable zero waste processes by 2050, wastewater treatment plants will be transformed into resource recovery facilities. Th…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Nature-based solutions Nature-based solutions The Global Change Ecology Centre has a strong focus on research on nature-based solutions. A prime example is our strong involvement in research on the Sigmaplan, the large scale wetland restoration progra…

Elien Van Campen doctoral scholarship holder Research Elien Van Campen Research team Cell death signaling (CDS) Nephrectomy-induced regeneration: a new mechanistic paradigm to promote renal repair. 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract Our kidneys play a crucial role in body homeostasis, i.e. they provid…

Sarah Lebeer ERC Proof of Concept Grant 2024 Valorization of Lactobacilli and their Antimicrobial Peptides for Reproductive and Intimate Health Enhancement (VALERIE) In an era marked by escalating concerns over antibiotic and antimycotic resistance as the next major global pandemic, the need to expl…

Severien Van Keer assistant professor - postdoc researcher FWO Research Severien Van Keer Research team Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV) Expertise With a master in Biomedical Sciences and PhD in Medicine and Health Sciences from the University of Antwerp, Severien is continuing her wor…

Bartaku Vandeput postdoc researcher FWO Research Bartaku Vandeput Research team Center for Ethics Expertise `Koelleven´is a project featuring the exploration of the ethics of attunement, - deep listening in the context of the microbiota in hyperboloid cooling towers of electric energy facilities. T…

Enya Arconada Nuin predoc researcher FWO Research Enya Arconada Nuin Research team Laboratory of Medical Microbiology (LMM) POEMBAKterie: Citizen Science to define the urban kitchen sink microbiome. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract People are frequently exposed to bacteria in the urban environment. …

Politics & Public Governance search menu search content Mission statement Contemporary politics and public governance tend to become complex as they need to respond to (a) the increasing diversity of citizens and society, (b) the multi-level and multi-actor nature of policymaking and implementation.…

Karel In't Hout professor Research Karel In't Hout Research team Applied mathematics Expertise Analysis and development of numerical methods for time-dependent differential equations with applications to financial mathematics. Numerical analysis and simulation of exotic energy derivatives. 01/01/202…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Involved research groups in GOVTRUST GOVTRUST combines expertise from four participating research groups: Antwerp Centre of Evolutionary Demography (Faculty of Business and Economics) Government & Law (Faculty of Law) Politics & Public Governa…

Centre Pieter Gillis search menu search content Pieter Gillis lecture Every year, Centre Pieter Gillis organizes a Pieter Gillis lecture, focusing on active pluralism, the meaning of life, and living together in plural, democratic societies. Hereto, an established international speaker is invited. I…

Sandra Van Puyvelde associate professor - guest professor Research Sandra Van Puyvelde Research team Laboratory of Medical Microbiology (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…

Camille Allonsius project coordinator Research Camille Allonsius Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Exploration of synthetic communities as a tool to modulate the vaginal microbiome. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract…

Mojca Strazisar domain coord.- head of service Research Mojca Strazisar Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Neuromics Support Facility (NSF). 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2026 Abstract The primary mission of the Neuromics Support Facility (NSF) is to provide technological support a…

Peter De Rijk external postdoc researcher Research Peter De Rijk Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Expertise In a previous position I set up a database of ribosomal RNA sequences and their structure, and wrote software for the management of this database and for predict…

Benjamin Vervaet assistant professor Research Benjamin Vervaet Research team Cell death signaling (CDS) Molecular approach to unravel etiology and mechanism in chronic interstitial nephritis in agricultural communities. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract In the last 30 years, a worldwide increase in c…

Xaveer Van Ostade professor Research Xaveer Van Ostade Research team Cell death signaling (CDS) Expertise Purification and characterisation of proteins, proteomes and protein complexes. Involvement of (flavo)proteins in quantum biological processes. Strengthening Phytopharmaceutical and OMICs Resear…

Geert Baggerman unpaid staff Research Geert Baggerman Research team Ecosphere A mass spectromic approach to identify novel components of a key complex involved in auditory hair cell function, analysis of their interactions and functional characterisation. 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025 Abstract This projec…