Medicine and Health Sciences New immune cell therapy New immune cell therapy New immune cell therapy destroys tumours' defensive shield UAntwerp researchers make breakthrough in fight against pancreatic and colorectal cancer Tumours in the pancreas or colon are often shielded by a layer of connectiv…

Kirsten Maertens docent - senior onderzoeker Onderwijs Kirsten Maertens 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Summer School on Vaccinology Summer School on Vaccinology Studiegidsnr: 2000GGWVAC Master of Leading International Vaccinology Education Immune system in early life, pregnant women and eld…

Leading International Vaccinology Education Study programme Study programme 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 2019-2020 2025-2026 Semester 1: Barcelona Immunology 15 ECTS-credits Dynamics of innate and adaptive immunity Course code: 2001FBDLIV Semester: 1E SEM Contact hours…

Nathalie Cools onderzoeksleider - hoogleraar - vicedecaan Over Nathalie Cools Nathalie Cools Prof. dr. Nathalie Cools currently is appointed with a 50% assistant professorship at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Antwerp and is senior lead scientist of the Immune Regul…

Integrated Personalized and Precision Oncology Network search menu search content Novel combination strategies with immunotherapy IPPON preclinically and clinically investigates combining immune stimulation with immune checkpoint blockade to further boost the antitumor immunity by acting on differen…

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…

Danielle Delombaerde onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Danielle Delombaerde Cardiovascular toxicities in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors : multicenter study using natural language processing on Belgian hospital data Bron ESMO Real World Data and Digital Oncology - ISSN 294…

Laboratory of Experimental Hematology search menu search content Discover our interests The Laboratory of Experimental Hematology has built up a track record on the development of cellular immunotherapies in the context of cancer and autoimmune diseases as well as stem cell research. Within these th…

Sara Nullens onbezoldigd gastprofessor Onderzoek Sara Nullens Onderzoeksgroep Laboratorium Experimentele geneeskunde en Pediatrie (LEMP) Karakterisering en modulatie van de enterische neuro-immune omgeving gedurende sepsis-geïnduceerde ileus. 26/11/2015 - 31/12/2016 Abstract Ileus is een klinische …

Pierre Van Damme emeritus met opdracht Onderwijs Pierre Van Damme 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Infectieziekten 1 Infectieziekten 1 Studiegidsnr: 1020GENGE1 Bachelor in de geneeskunde Infectieziekten 2 Infectieziekten 2 Studiegidsnr: 1027GENGE2 Bachelor in de geneeskunde Summer School on V…

Céline Wessa predoc researcher FWO Research Céline Wessa Research team Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI) Predictive enrichment strategies for immune-targeted interventions in depression. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract BACKGROUND: 30% of Major Depression Disorder patien…

Center for European Philosophy search menu search content The Enchanted World of Medieval Europe (2018) The Enchanted World of Medieval Europe: Immune to Deconstruction? A study day organized by the Center for European Philosophy When? Friday 23 November 2018, 13:00-20:00 Where? University of Antwer…

Eline Berghmans unpaid staff Research Eline Berghmans Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise Immune checkpoint immunotherapy (ICI) is a promising treatment of cancer patients suffering from e.g. non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, this therapy is only successful in 2…

Elly Marcq unpaid staff Research Elly Marcq Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise My translational research focusses on the development of new combination strategies for the treatment of human malignant pleural mesothelioma. Both in vitro and in vivo research is used to unra…

Tim Rietberg doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Tim Rietberg Dynamic immune dysregulation in severe mental illness : exaggerated innate and attenuated adaptive immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination Bron Brain, behavior, & immunity : health - ISSN 2666-3546-49 (2025) p. 1-9 Auteur(s) Tim Rietb…

Lieselot Croes onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Lieselot Croes Cracking the code of a correlate of protection against SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection in cancer patients. Bron Scientific reports - ISSN 2045-2322-15:1 (2025) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Yana Debie, Irene García-Fogeda, Lander Willem, Ella R…

Minne Van Den Noortgate onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Minne Van Den Noortgate Immune dysregulation in psychiatric disorders with and without exposure to childhood maltreatment : a transdiagnostic stratified meta-analysis Bron Brain, behavior, and immunity - ISSN 1090-2139-127 (2025) p. 193-204 …

Evelien Smits full research professor About Evelien Smits Evelien Smits Contact Campus Drie Eiken Show email address Tel. +3232652654 Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL Did you know that we have a natural defense mechanism against cancer? Our immune system! As research professor in tumor immunol…

Kirsten Maertens assistant professor - senior researcher Education Kirsten Maertens 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Summer School on Vaccinology Summer School on Vaccinology Course code: 2000GGWVAC Master of Leading International Vaccinology Education Immune system in early life, pregnant wo…

Jonas Van Audenaerde senior researcher Research Jonas Van Audenaerde Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise My research is focused on the development of novel combination immunotherapies for different cancer types. Regarding the cancer types, my expertise is concentrated on p…

Emanuela Pasciuto associate professor - research leader Research Emanuela Pasciuto Research team VIB CMN - Neuroimmunology Expertise The Neuroimmunology lab studies the complex interactions between the immune and nervous systems. Immune-dependent processes are involved in diseases that were previous…

Jasper Van Haver unpaid staff Research Jasper Van Haver Research team Laboratory of cell biology and histology Role of enteric Neuro-Immune units in mucosal homeostasis. 01/10/2020 - 30/09/2024 Abstract One of the major concerns in gastro-intestinal medicine is to understand how in the mucosal envir…

Centre for Evaluation of Vaccination search menu search content EU JAV - Curriculum Curriculum on Vaccinology for healthcare providers and health students The modular curriculum (shown below) should be seen as an aid for curriculum managers to create an optimal training, to improve the knowledge and…

Manuel Morrens gewoon hoogleraar Publicaties Manuel Morrens Exploring the impact of perceived parenting, interparental dynamics, and childhood traumatic experience on BDSM interests Bron Archives of sexual behavior - ISSN 0004-0002- (2025) p. Auteur(s) Ilona De Zeeuw, Jasmine Andries, Violette Coppe…

Violette Coppens hoofddocent - gastprofessor externe fondsen Publicaties Violette Coppens Exploring the impact of perceived parenting, interparental dynamics, and childhood traumatic experience on BDSM interests Bron Archives of sexual behavior - ISSN 0004-0002- (2025) p. Auteur(s) Ilona De Zeeuw, J…