Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) search menu search content Intensive care Head: prof de Philippe Jorens Main research topics: The main study topics of this unit are dedicated to the use of sewage to estimate whole population illicit drug use; in vivo migration and different…

Tim Boogaerts postdoc researcher FWO Research Tim Boogaerts Research team Toxicological Centre Expertise Dr. Tim Boogaerts (TB) obtained a Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Drug Development at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences at the University of Antwerp in 2…

Giulia Poma research manager Research Giulia Poma Research team Toxicological Centre Expertise Dr. Giulia Poma completed her PhD in Environmental Sciences at the Water Research Institute of the Italian National Research Council (IRSA-CNR) and the University of Milano-Bicocca in March 2014. Her resea…

Tim Boogaerts postdoc researcher FWO About Tim Boogaerts Tim Boogaerts Contact Campus Drie Eiken Show email address Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL Tim Boogaerts works at the Toxicological Centre on the analysis of influent wastewater on human health biomarkers (e.g. pharmaceuticals, environm…

Giulia Poma onderzoeksmanager Onderzoek Giulia Poma Onderzoeksgroep Toxicologie Expertise Dr. Giulia Poma voltooide haar doctoraat in milieuwetenschappen aan het Water Research Institute van de Italiaanse Nationale Onderzoeksraad (IRSA-CNR) en de Universiteit van Milaan-Bicocca in maart 2014. Haar o…

Allen Jun Anies onbezoldigd medewerker Onderzoek Allen Jun Anies Onderzoeksgroep Ecosphere Ontwikkeling van actief-passieve bemonsteringsstrategieën (APS) voor dynamische speciatieanalyse en ecotoxiciteitsevaluatie van psychoactieve stoffen en metabolieten daarvan in afvalwater. 01/11/2021 - 31/10/…

Naomi De Roeck gespecialiseerd med.- expert Publicaties Naomi De Roeck Monitoring community use of benzodiazepines through wastewater‐based epidemiology Bron Drug testing and analysis - ISSN 1942-7603- (2025) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Maarten Quireyns, Tim Boogaerts, Natan Van Wichelen, Diāna Vanaga‐Ar…

Natan Van Wichelen mandaatassistent Publicaties Natan Van Wichelen Comparing the applicability of de facto population markers for spatiotemporal trend analysis in wastewater-based epidemiology Bron Journal of hazardous materials - ISSN 0304-3894-496 (2025) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Maarten Quireyns, Tim Boo…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Sample preparation Different sample preparation techniques commonly used for the analyses at the Toxicological centre are described below. Soxhlet Extraction In Soxhlet extraction, a solid sample is extracted at a high temperature with an organic solve…

Allen Jun Anies unpaid staff Research Allen Jun Anies Research team Ecosphere Development of active-passive sampling (APS) strategies for dynamic speciation analysis and ecotoxicity evaluation of psychoactive substances and their metabolites in wastewater. 01/11/2021 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Wastewater…

Natan Van Wichelen grad. teaching & research ass. Publications Natan Van Wichelen Comparing the applicability of de facto population markers for spatiotemporal trend analysis in wastewater-based epidemiology Source Journal of hazardous materials - ISSN 0304-3894-496 (2025) p. 1-12 Author(s) Maarten …

Naomi De Roeck spec. staff member - expert Publications Naomi De Roeck Monitoring community use of benzodiazepines through wastewater‐based epidemiology Source Drug testing and analysis - ISSN 1942-7603- (2025) p. 1-12 Author(s) Maarten Quireyns, Tim Boogaerts, Natan Van Wichelen, Diāna Vanaga‐…

Raewyn Town guest prof. external funds Research Raewyn Town Research team Ecosphere Expertise environmental physical chemistry, electrochemistry, nanoparticle reactivity, measurement and modelling of dynamic chemical speciation, bioavailability and bioaccumulation Coulter Counter. 01/06/2025 - 31/05…

Alexander van Nuijs research professor Research Alexander van Nuijs Research team Toxicological Centre Expertise Expertise in development and validation of bioanalytical assays to detect endogenous and exogenous substances in biological matrices. Assays are based on chromatographic separation couple…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Poster presentations Poster presentations 2025 ICCE 2025 conference, Belgrade, Serbia, 8/06-12/06, 2025. Kajtazi, L. Belova, G. Poma, C. Gao, Y. Huang, A.Covaci. Longitudinal exposomics for maternal and foetal health linked to adverse birth outcomes Po…

Raewyn Town gastprofessor externe fondsen Onderzoek Raewyn Town Onderzoeksgroep Ecosphere Expertise fysische chemie, elektrochemie, reactiviteit van nanodeeltjes, modellering van dynamische chemische speciatie, biobeschikbaarheid en bioaccumulatie Coulter Counter. 01/06/2025 - 31/05/2027 Abstract Di…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Analytical testing of per- and polyfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS) and their transformation products in electrical and electronic waste (E-PFAStest). 01/09/2026 - 31/08/2028 Abstract Phones, tablets, and flat screens h…

Alexander van Nuijs hoogleraar Onderzoek Alexander van Nuijs Onderzoeksgroep Toxicologie Expertise Expertise in het ontwikkelen en valideren van bioanalytische assays om endo- en exogene substantie in biologische matrices op te sporen. Assays zijn gebaseerd op chromatografische scheidingstechnieken …

Beckett and Intertextuality search menu search content Call for papers Samuel Beckett’s works are highly intertextual. Allusions abound to Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe and Proust, but also to many other literary authors, as well as cinema or the visual arts, the Bible, popular fiction, children’s …

Adrian Covaci full professor Research Adrian Covaci Research team Toxicological Centre Expertise The Toxicological Center has built up in the last 20 years expertise related to analytical toxicology, forensic toxicology and environmental toxicology research field. More specifically, the expertise of…

Adrian Covaci gewoon hoogleraar Onderzoek Adrian Covaci Onderzoeksgroep Toxicologie Expertise The Toxicological Center has built up in the last 20 years expertise related to analytical toxicology, forensic toxicology and environmental toxicology research field. More specifically, the expertise of Pr…

Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2023 Departement Farmaceutische Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2023 Departement Farmaceutische Wetenschappen Public defence Silvia Molina Bertran 05/12/2023 - Antibacterial and insecticide activities of Persea americana Mill seeds -…

Peter Delputte professor Research Peter Delputte Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise - In vitro and in vivo pre-clinical models of (viral) infectious diseases. - pre-clinical evaluation of vaccines - Development of vaccines: inactivated, attenuated, D…

Peter Delputte hoogleraar Onderzoek Peter Delputte Onderzoeksgroep Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Parasitologie en Hygiëne (LMPH) Expertise - In vitro en in vivo pre-klinische modellen van (virale) infectieziektes - pre-klinische evaluatie van vaccins - vaccinontwikkeling: geïnactiveerde, geatte…

Ronny Blust emeritus with assignment Research Ronny Blust Research team Ecosphere Expertise - Molecular, cellular and organismal toxicity tests - Characterisation of mode of action of microcontaminants - Analysis of inorganic and organic contaminants - Chemical and biological monitoring and diagnost…