3-Dimensional DYnamic MOrphology using X-rays (3D2YMOX) search menu search content 3D-kinematics kinematic analyses using biplanar x-ray videos Synchronised biplanar x-ray videos can be used to quantify three-dimensional movement. This can either be done by tracking the position of small radio-opaqu…

Patricia Van de Walle onderwijsbegeleider Publicaties Patricia Van de Walle Investigation of gait characteristics and kinematic deviations in rare genetic disorders with instrumented gait analysis Bron Journal of intellectual disability research - ISSN 0964-2633-69:5 (2025) p. 383-392 Auteur(s) Esra…

Emmanuel Audenaert onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Emmanuel Audenaert Understanding load distribution in high tibial osteotomies : an inverse Discrete Element Analysis approach Bron Clinical biomechanics - ISSN 0268-0033-133 (2026) p. 1-9 Auteur(s) Aline Van Oevelen, Kate Duquesne, M. Huys, A. Bu…

Gerrit Beemster full professor - vice-dean Research Gerrit Beemster Research team Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES) Expertise Plant Growth analysis: We investigate the effect of environmental conditions (mainly drought, temperature, CO2) and genetic differences on the growth of…

Anke Van Bladel docent Publicaties Anke Van Bladel Visual perturbation training to reduce visual dependency in Parkinson's disease : a randomized controlled trial Bron PLoS ONE - ISSN 1932-6203-21:3 (2026) p. 1-18 Auteur(s) Remco J. Baggen, Anke Van Bladel, Maarten R. Prins, Jennifer Stappers, Joke …

Multidisciplinary Motor Centre Antwerp (M²OCEAN) search menu search content Research topics Research topics Research is performed in humans, from children to elderly, in physiological, pathological and specific conditions. Topics of interest are: Balance and Postural Control All motor skills requir…

An-Sofie Schoonjans onbezoldigd gastprofessor Publicaties An-Sofie Schoonjans Memantine treatment in individuals with GRIN gain-of-function variants is associated with improvements in behavior, development, and seizure frequency Bron Epilepsia - ISSN 0013-9580-67:4 (2026) p. 1961-1974 Auteur(s) Maik…

Kristiaan D'Aout unpaid guest prof. Research Kristiaan D'Aout Research team Functional Morphology Analysis of the foot using finite-element modelling 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2012 Abstract The technique of finite-element modeling will be applied to a complex biological structure: the human foot. After con…

Multidisciplinary Motor Centre Antwerp (M²OCEAN) search menu search content Research Infrastructure Research Infrastructure In order to get a full image of the progress and control of movements, kinematic data obtained from optometric and/or electromagnetic movement registration have to be combined…

Aleksandra Lelek postdoc researcher FWO Research Aleksandra Lelek Research team Particle Physics Group Expertise My main field of interest is the proton structure. Since my bachelor studies I’ve been working on phenomenology of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), which describes the interactions between…

Sam Van Wassenbergh associate research professor Sam Van Wassenbergh Mechanisms of mouth opening and hyoid depression In a detailed analysis of the movements by the complexly interconnected skeletal elements of the feeding system, we try to gain some insight in the mechanics of prey capture in this …

Hamada Abd Elgawad assistant professor - guest lecturer Research Hamada Abd Elgawad Research team Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES) Expertise My research interest lies in plant growth and metabolism. Understanding plant growth is crucial to improve growth and yield, and becomes…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content M²OCEAN Movement analysis lab In the movement analysis lab, the movement pattern of different (patient) populations can be characterized. A combination of kinematic data with force measurements and muscle activation patterns provides a complete image of t…

Patricia Van de Walle education supervisor Publications Patricia Van de Walle Investigation of gait characteristics and kinematic deviations in rare genetic disorders with instrumented gait analysis Source Journal of intellectual disability research - ISSN 0964-2633-69:5 (2025) p. 383-392 Author(s) …

Amélie Chevalier tenure track asst. professor Research Amélie Chevalier Research team Co-Design of Cyber-Physical Systems (Cosys-Lab) Expertise The research of Professor Chevalier is described as Control-systems co-design for biomechanics. Here, electromechanical machines are designed to be used i…

Emmanuel Audenaert unpaid staff Publications Emmanuel Audenaert Anatomy, biomechanics and function of the hip capsule : a narrative review from a surgeons perspective Source Clinical biomechanics - ISSN 0268-0033-127 (2025) p. 1-8 Author(s) Weilong Xu, Armin Omidvar Ghaziani, Vikas Khanduja, Christo…

Amélie Chevalier tenure track asst. professor Publications Amélie Chevalier Influencing factors in knee kinematics following posteriorly stabilized knee arthroplasty : a comprehensive analysis Source Acta orthopaedica Belgica - ISSN 0001-6462-91:2 (2025) p. 133-145 Author(s) L. Stroobant, M. Verst…

Info for companies search menu search content Exact sciences License offers Cyclome: Racing bike handlebar for force measurements on an indoor bike trainer Cyclome is a racing bike handlebar for an indoor bike trainer. The handlebar measures magnitude and direction of upper limb forces exerted by th…

Axel Degrande doctoral scholarship holder Research Axel Degrande Research team Co-Design of Cyber-Physical Systems (Cosys-Lab) Lower limb instability: the missing link between knee and ankle. 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2027 Abstract Sport injuries account for 10-20% of all acute injuries treated in the emer…

An-Sofie Schoonjans unpaid guest prof. Publications An-Sofie Schoonjans Final analysis from an open-label extension study of fenfluramine for the treatment of seizures in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome : long-term impact on patients and caregivers Source Epilepsy and behavior - ISSN 1525-5050-173 (2025) p.…

Functional Morphology search menu search content Do otters move like no ott(h)er? The kinematics of mustelid locomotion Promoter: Leonard Dewaele Co-promoter: Sam Van Wassenbergh Supervisor: Tim De Ridder Subject: Mustelids (weasels & allies) are a diverse clade of carnivoran mammals with a wide arr…

Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Meet the teams MST consolidates expertise in microbiology, biotechnology, and data science to better understand microbial activity and microbial ecology. Six teams collaborate across the Departments of Biology, Bio-engineering, and Computer Sci…

Jeroen Aeles unpaid staff Research Jeroen Aeles Research team Functional Morphology Expertise I am a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Antwerp, working on our EU-funded project I-MUSCLE. We aim to reveal the functional relation between 3D muscle shape changes and muscle force. By c…

Info for companies search menu search content Exact sciences License offers CYCLOME: Racing bike handlebar for force measurements on an indoor bike trainer Cyclome is a racing bike handlebar for an indoor bike trainer. The handlebar measures magnitude and direction of upper limb forces exerted by th…

8th International Digital Human Modeling Symposium search menu search content Giacomo Palmieri Abstract The digital transition is an accelerating trend common to many fields of human life. Just as informatic and IoT systems have spread in recent years to become large-scale consumer goods, so robots …