Servan Rooker hoofddocent Publicaties Servan Rooker A "people-like-me" approach to predict individual recovery following lumbar microdiscectomy and physical therapy for lumbar radiculopathy Bron The spine journal - ISSN 1529-9430-25:5 (2025) p. 1006-1017 Auteur(s) Stijn J. Willems, Andrew J. Kittels…

Evelyn Pauwels onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Evelyn Pauwels Effects of weight change and weight cycling on lung function in overweight and obese adults Bron Annals of the American Thoracic Society - ISSN 2329-6933-21:1 (2024) p. 47-55 Auteur(s) Kevin De Soomer, Hilde Vaerenberg, Joost J. Weyler…

Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) search menu search content Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolic Diseases Head: Prof. dr. Christophe De Block The main study topics of this unit focus on diabetes, obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Diabetes and the Belgian Diabetes Regis…

Servan Rooker associate professor Publications Servan Rooker A "people-like-me" approach to predict individual recovery following lumbar microdiscectomy and physical therapy for lumbar radiculopathy Source The spine journal - ISSN 1529-9430-25:5 (2025) p. 1006-1017 Author(s) Stijn J. Willems, Andrew…

Kevin De Soomer praktijkassistent Publicaties Kevin De Soomer New reference values for the 6-minute walk distance in a European population across the full adult age range Bron Respiratory medicine - ISSN 0954-6111-245 (2025) p. 1-7 Auteur(s) Kevin De Soomer, Kaat Geubels, Hilbert Mendoza, Reinier We…

Ellie Oostveen onbezoldigd gastprofessor Publicaties Ellie Oostveen New reference values for the 6-minute walk distance in a European population across the full adult age range Bron Respiratory medicine - ISSN 0954-6111-245 (2025) p. 1-7 Auteur(s) Kevin De Soomer, Kaat Geubels, Hilbert Mendoza, Rein…

Lien Desteghe assistant professor Research Lien Desteghe Research team Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC) Cardiovascular diseases (CARDIOVASC) Expertise Research in clinical cardiology with a focus on: - Integrated care for patients with cardiovascular diseases - Advanced practice nur…

Ann Verhaegen onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Ann Verhaegen Basal metabolic rate using indirect calorimetry among individuals living with overweight or obesity : the accuracy of predictive equations for basal metabolic rate Bron Clinical nutrition ESPEN - ISSN 2405-4577-59 (2024) p. 422-435 Auteu…

Christophe De Block full professor Research Christophe De Block Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Expertise type 1 diabetes continue glucose monitoring autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes Elucidating the contribution of NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) and …

Evelyn Pauwels unpaid staff Publications Evelyn Pauwels Effects of weight change and weight cycling on lung function in overweight and obese adults Source Annals of the American Thoracic Society - ISSN 2329-6933-21:1 (2024) p. 47-55 Author(s) Kevin De Soomer, Hilde Vaerenberg, Joost J. Weyler, Evely…

Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content PhD Sara Valckx Maternal Metabolic Disorders and Fertility: insights into the effect of a changed maternal micro-enviroment on follicular growth, the acquisition of oocyte developmental compentece and subsequent embryo quality Sara Va…

Patricia Van de Walle education supervisor Research Patricia Van de Walle Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Expertise My research is situated in the neuromotor pediatric rehabilitation, more specific in children with cerebral palsy and Dravet syndrome. I mainly focus on functional mobility, mo…

Natalia Torres Velderrain doctoral scholarship holder Research Natalia Torres Velderrain Research team The Unhealthy Tasty Intuition: Nature or Nurture. 01/08/2023 - 31/07/2027 Abstract Previous research has shown that the belief that taste and healthiness in food are negatively correlated, that is,…

Wendy Hens teaching assistant Research Wendy Hens Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Expertise Research techniques: -cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET) -submaximal exercise tests -strength tests -biometry -MR Spectroscopy to evaluate ectopic fat desposition in adults Behandeltechnieken -outp…

Ellie Oostveen unpaid guest prof. Publications Ellie Oostveen New reference values for the 6-minute walk distance in a European population across the full adult age range Source Respiratory medicine - ISSN 0954-6111-245 (2025) p. 1-7 Author(s) Kevin De Soomer, Kaat Geubels, Hilbert Mendoza, Reinier …

Kevin De Soomer teaching assistant Publications Kevin De Soomer New reference values for the 6-minute walk distance in a European population across the full adult age range Source Respiratory medicine - ISSN 0954-6111-245 (2025) p. 1-7 Author(s) Kevin De Soomer, Kaat Geubels, Hilbert Mendoza, Reinie…

Cardiovascular Diseases search menu search content Microvascular dysfunction in adults with a congenital heart disease and the effect of exercise training (MICONEX) It has been shown that adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) have a lower functional capacity, reduced quality of life and worse …

Barbara Briers professor Research Barbara Briers Research team Marketing Expertise Barbara Briers is Professor of Marketing at the University of Antwerp, and affiliated Professor at Ghent University. She holds a PhD in Marketing from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the Univer…

Ann Verhaegen unpaid staff Publications Ann Verhaegen Basal metabolic rate using indirect calorimetry among individuals living with overweight or obesity : the accuracy of predictive equations for basal metabolic rate Source Clinical nutrition ESPEN - ISSN 2405-4577-59 (2024) p. 422-435 Author(s) Kr…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Eric MAIMELA Development of an integrated relevance-based management model for chronic non-communicable diseases and their risk factors, in a rural area of Limpopo Province, South Africa Abstract The aim of this study was to develop an integrated ev…

Annelies Van Eyck unpaid staff - guest prof. external funds Research Annelies Van Eyck Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Expertise My research mainly focusses on translational studies in pediatrics where I emphasize on: Obstructive sleep apnea, Obesity and the meta…

Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content Egg cels and your diet Your egg cell feels what you eat UAntwerp study shows that high-fat and high-sugar diets lower egg cell quality For some time, fertility centres have been reporting that obese women have a harder time getting pr…

Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) search menu search content Pediatrics Head: prof dr Stijn Verhulst The department of pediatrics performs both clinical and fundamental research in several domains, namely pediatric pulmonology, nephrology, metabolic diseases and gastroenterol…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content PhD thesis - MOVANT Defended Name Title Date Ides Kris Assessing respiratory physical therapy using functional respiratory imaging. 06.03.2015 Michiels Sarah Tinnitus and the Cervical spine. The role of the physical therapist in diagnosis and management of…

Stijn Verhulst full professor - fund. clinical researcher Research Stijn Verhulst Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Advancing Health Equity Through Microbiome-Centric and Multidisciplinary Research.(U-MaMi). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Research into health and…