Experimental Neurobiology Unit search menu search content Neuronal Circuit Research Prof. Tommas Ellender The overall aim of our group is to understand how neuronal circuits form early in development and the processes that can lead to malfunction or degeneration of these circuits later in life. We e…

Master of Biomedical Sciences: Neurosciences Master of Biomedical Sciences: with specialisation Neurosciences Master of Biomedical Sciences: with specialisation Neurosciences Your programme The Biomedical Sciences programme trains highly skilled scientists who are able to conduct research in a wide …

Yana van de Poll doctoraatsbursaal Onderzoek Yana van de Poll Onderzoeksgroep Experimentele Neurobiologie Groep (ENU) Understanding brain circuits through neuronal embryonic progenitor origin. 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract Het vermogen van de hersenen om informatie te verwerken en ons gedrag te s…

Master of Biomedical Sciences: Neurosciences Master of Biomedical Sciences: with specialisation Neurosciences Master of Biomedical Sciences: with specialisation Neurosciences Your programme The Biomedical Sciences programme trains highly skilled scientists who are able to conduct research in a wide …

Vincent Timmerman full professor Research Vincent Timmerman Research team Peripheral Neuropathies Group Expertise The Peripheral Neuropathy Group has expertise in mapping and identifying genes, and in studying the effect of mutations on the normal functioning of genes via neuronal and non-neuronal c…

Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group search menu search content Expertise Bekaert Bieke My PhD research project focused on CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in the mouse/human germline and human pluripotent disease stem cell models targeting genes related to infertility. Currently, I am working as a post-doc…

Marcus Kaji postdoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Marcus Kaji KCNQ2 Loss-of-Function variants disrupt neuronal maturation via early hyperexcitability followed by maladaptive network remodeling Bron - (2025) p. 1-42 Auteur(s) Nina Dirkx, Mark Kaji, Els De Vriendt, G. Carleo, F. Miceli, Bob Asselbergh, Pete…

Peter Verstraelen doctor assistent Publicaties Peter Verstraelen KCNQ2 Loss-of-Function variants disrupt neuronal maturation via early hyperexcitability followed by maladaptive network remodeling Bron - (2025) p. 1-42 Auteur(s) Nina Dirkx, Mark Kaji, Els De Vriendt, G. Carleo, F. Miceli, Bob Asselbe…

Marlies Verschuuren Research Marlies Verschuuren Research team Short circuits in the neuronal network. A role for B-type lamins? 01/10/2017 - 30/09/2019 Abstract Long-term adaptations of the brain, such as memory formation, rely on a delicate dialogue between neurons that is typified by intensive re…

Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology search menu search content Cell biology of cancer and neurodegeneration/aging Accelerated Aging Diseases Running research topics: Progeroid disorders Laminopathies are genetic diseases that target specific tissues such as adipose, muscle or nerves, but can al…

Biljana Ermanoska postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Biljana Ermanoska Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Evaluation of neuronal defects as potential therapeutic targets in Drosophila and human neuronal cell models of α-spectrinopathies 01/09/2025 - 31/08/2027 Abstract The cytoske…

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-…

Claudio D'Incal senior researcher Research Claudio D'Incal Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Axonal transport defects as shared mechanism in cerebral palsy-related disorders – a functional approach. 01/10/2025 - 30/09/2026 Abstract Cerebral palsy (CP) comprises a group of non-progres…

Rita Cacace external postdoc researcher Research Rita Cacace Research team VIB CMN - Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease Expertise Dr. Rita Cacace holds a PhD in biomedical sciences and studies Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Her work focuses on understanding the functional consequences o…

Nele Peeters Publicaties Nele Peeters Brain transcriptomics highlight abundant gene expression and splicing alterations in non-neuronal cells in aFTLD-U Bron Acta neuropathologica - ISSN 1432-0533-150:1 (2025) p. 1-17 Auteur(s) Sara Alidadiani, Júlia Faura Llorens, Sarah Wynants, Nele Peeters, Marl…

Noortje Zonnekein predoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Noortje Zonnekein KCNQ2 Loss-of-Function variants disrupt neuronal maturation via early hyperexcitability followed by maladaptive network remodeling Bron - (2025) p. 1-42 Auteur(s) Nina Dirkx, Mark Kaji, Els De Vriendt, G. Carleo, F. Miceli, Bob Assel…

Stephan Missault stafmedewerker Publicaties Stephan Missault A consensus protocol for functional connectivity analysis in the rat brain Bron Nature neuroscience - ISSN 1097-6256-26 (2023) p. 673-681 Auteur(s) Joanes Grandjean, Gabriel Desrosiers-Gregoire, Cynthia Anckaerts, Diego Angeles-Valdez, Fad…

Winnok De Vos hoogleraar Publicaties Winnok De Vos C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansions impair microglial response in ALS Bron Nature neuroscience - ISSN 1097-6256-28 (2025) p. 2217-2230 Auteur(s) Pegah Masrori, Baukje Bijnens, Laura Fumagalli, Kristofer Davie, Suresh Kumar Poovathingal, Tim Mee…

Els De Vriendt Publicaties Els De Vriendt KCNQ2 Loss-of-Function variants disrupt neuronal maturation via early hyperexcitability followed by maladaptive network remodeling Bron - (2025) p. 1-42 Auteur(s) Nina Dirkx, Mark Kaji, Els De Vriendt, G. Carleo, F. Miceli, Bob Asselbergh, Peter Verstraelen,…

Lidia Carotenuto postdoctoraal bursaal Publicaties Lidia Carotenuto KCNQ2 Loss-of-Function variants disrupt neuronal maturation via early hyperexcitability followed by maladaptive network remodeling Bron - (2025) p. 1-42 Auteur(s) Nina Dirkx, Mark Kaji, Els De Vriendt, G. Carleo, F. Miceli, Bob Asse…

Innovative therapies and biomarker research for hearing loss search menu search content Developmental Neurobiology Unit University of Liège About the Developmental Neurobiology Unit The Developmental Neurobiology Unit focuses on understanding and repairing the nervous system, with two main research…

Sarah Weckhuysen associate professor - fund. clinical researcher Research Sarah Weckhuysen Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Expertise The focus of my research group is the elucidation of the molecular basis of genetic epilepsies. State-of-the-art genetic strategies resulted in the ide…

Miranda Lastra Osua predoc researcher FWO Research Miranda Lastra Osua Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Deciphering the role of TMEM106B in neurodegeneration using a humanized cortical neuronal xenotransplantation model. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Abstract TMEM106B haplot…

Sara Alidadiani doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Sara Alidadiani Methylome analysis of FTLD patients with TDP-43 pathology identifies epigenetic signatures specific to pathological subtypes Bron Molecular neurodegeneration - ISSN 1750-1326-20:1 (2025) p. 1-27 Auteur(s) Cristina Vicente, Tejasvi Niranja…

Sarah Weckhuysen hoofddocent - fundamenteel klinisch navorser Publicaties Sarah Weckhuysen KV7.2 channel dysfunction delays neuronal maturation and undermines early network development in a hiPSC model of KCNQ2-DEE Bron Neurobiology of disease - ISSN 0969-9961-216 (2025) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Filip Rosa…