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Bio-Imaging Lab search menu search content Tilapia brain atlas Fish atlas The African cichlid Oreochromis mossambicus (Mozambique tilapia) has been used as a model system in a wide range of behavioural and neurobiological studies. The increasing number of genetic tools available for this species, to…

Marcus Kaji postdoc researcher FWO Research Marcus Kaji Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Expertise This research requires the culturing of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) and differentiation into excitatory cortical-like neurons. Spontaneous, electrical- and drug-…

Lien Acke unpaid staff Research Lien Acke Research team Product development Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) The use of 3D technology for the restoration of complex cultural heritage objects. 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2023 Abstract Fragile and very detailed cultural heritage objects, such as scu…

Joëlle Roenen Research Joëlle Roenen Research team An aid for defecation in perineal descent. 01/05/2024 - 30/04/2025 Abstract The planned project is a continuation to the thesis project of Kaat Robberechts (academic year 2022-2023), in which a tool (Femiset) was developed to alleviate defecation …

Sylvie Van den Broeck unpaid staff Research Sylvie Van den Broeck Research team An aid for defecation in perineal descent. 01/05/2024 - 30/04/2025 Abstract The planned project is a continuation to the thesis project of Kaat Robberechts (academic year 2022-2023), in which a tool (Femiset) was develop…

Geert Keteleer technologisch ontwikkelaar Manuals & 3D-models Geert Keteleer For 3D-editing and 3D-printing Introduction This page contains 3D-models and manuals on 3D-printing. I developed these methods and models for use in our own laboratory, for our Ultimaker2 printers, so they work well for us.…

Laboratory of Experimental Hematology search menu search content Automated ELISA Spot Counter Automated ELISA Spot Counter Introduction to EliSpot The Enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISPOT) assay is a common method for monitoring immune responses in humans and animals. The ELISPOT assay is based…

Janne Heirman predoc researcher FWO Research Janne Heirman Research team ADReM Data Lab (ADReM) Molecular Discovery in Untargeted Metabolomics through Advanced Data Science and Machine Learning 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Although our capacity for molecular discovery from biological samples via…

A-PECS search menu search content Unique air filter Filter purifies air in unique way UAntwerp researchers develop groundbreaking air purification system with hybrid technology COVID taught us that the air quality in closed spaces deteriorates quickly. Ventilation systems provide a constant supply o…

Jennifer Thewissen tenure track asst. professor Research Jennifer Thewissen Research team Grammar and Pragmatics Expertise Jennifer Thewissen specialises in learner corpus research and second language acquisition. She actively researches the concept of accuracy and its development across proficiency…

Info for companies search menu search content Exact sciences License offers Teaching intelligent robots the art of delegation Leveraging parallelization for reinforcement learning systems in distributed environments. The University of Antwerp has developed a novel computer procedure that allows the …

Trijntje Cornelissens emeritus occasional assignment Research Trijntje Cornelissens Research team Engineering Management Expertise My research is situated in Supply Chain and Operations Management and addresses the alignment of the design of the facilities and planning of the operations of an indust…

Kristel De Vis education coordinator Research Kristel De Vis Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Developing an Art Conservation Education and Research program at Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia. 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2027 Abstract The objective is to develop an Art Conservation e…

Dirk Vissers professor Research Dirk Vissers Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Expertise Lifestyle and health. Measuring physical activity in children and adults with obesity and diabetes. Quantitative and qualitative research about physical activity and lifestyle in internal disorders. Multid…

Alexandra Vermandel associate professor Research Alexandra Vermandel Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Sexual well-being of young people in times of widespread pornography use (SWYPPE). 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2028 Abstract Since the rise of freely accessible pornographic streaming websites, porn c…

Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content 27 February 2024 from 12:30 until 14:00 (CET) From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism: human, nature and materials in the sand and stone supply chain in Bukavu, DRC Sara Geenen, Bossissi Nkuba, and Divin-Luc Bikubanya Bukavu’s population ha…

From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism search menu search content From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism Aiming for sustainable urbanization and better labor & environmental protection in Bukavu This project explores the value chain of sand and stones manually extracted from Lake Kivu, transpo…

INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content A big challenge despite a simple electrical signal 17/03/2021 - Haibo (ESR #3) The picture shows an electrical signal recorded from human heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes). Interestingly, these cardiomyocytes have been derived from human induc…

B-MAGIC search menu search content Collections Belgian Collections magic lantern / projection lantern / optical lantern / glass plates / diapositives Within the B-magic project, numerous collections with glass slides and magic lanterns have been consulted at archives, museums, schools and research i…

UAntwerp Style Guide search menu search content LaTeX Are you using LaTeX? You can update your distribution to our house style. You can do this in two ways: either by updating the uantwerpendocs package to version 4.9. (or higher) using your package manager or by downloading the TDS package from the…

Deregistration of residence permit for students Upon departure or a few days earlier, you have to deregister yourself as a resident of Belgium. Exception: if you have applied for Bijlage 33 (annex 33), you do not have to deregister. Reason being that your main address is abroad Procedure: Deregistra…

Luna De Bruyne tenure track asst. professor Research Luna De Bruyne Research team Centre for Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics (CLiPS) Expertise Computational linguistics, natural language processing and digital text analysis. Special interest in emotion analysis. Emo…

Centre for Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, and Sociolinguistics search menu search content CLiPS Technical Report Series (CTRS) CLiPS Technical Report Series (CTRS) This page contains all issues of the CLiPS Technical Report Series (CTRS) as published by the CLiPS Research Center from …

Niels Komen associate professor Research Niels Komen Research team Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC) Expertise A few years ago we have erected ReSURG as a research unit within the department of abdominal surgery, as part of ASTARC. This group aims to perform surgical re…