Vani Verma postdoc mandaat FWO Onderzoek Vani Verma Onderzoeksgroep Medicinale chemie (UAMC) Expertise Bacteriële infecties spelen een belangrijke rol in verschillende longaandoeningen, waaronder community-acquired pneumonie. Om de longen te infiltreren produceren bacteriële pathogenen talloze pro…

Koen Augustyns full professor Koen Augustyns Lectures at Scientific Symposia “Synthesis and properties of sugar modified oligonucleotides” Derde Forum der Farmaceutische Wetenschappen, Houffalize, Belgium (15-16/03/1991) “Dipeptidylpeptidase IV, a new target in the development of antidiabetic …

Michaela Prothiwa tenure track docent Onderzoek Michaela Prothiwa Onderzoeksgroep Medicinale chemie (UAMC) Expertise I am a driven scientist with a profound expertise in chemical proteomics, leading my own research group focused on unraveling the complexities of pathogen-immune system interactions. …

Karuna Adhikari senior researcher Research Karuna Adhikari Research team Molecular Imaging and Radiology (MIRA) Development of new TCO-probes and their evaluation for a novel pre-targeted intracellular PET imaging strategy. 01/11/2019 - 31/10/2023 Abstract Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging …

Vani Verma postdoc researcher FWO Research Vani Verma Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Expertise Bacterial infections play a significant role in various lung diseases, including community-acquired pneumonia. To infiltrate the lungs, bacterial pathogens produce numerous proteases that are ess…

Alba Ramos Llorca onbezoldigd medewerker Onderzoek Alba Ramos Llorca Onderzoeksgroep Medicinale chemie (UAMC) Ontwerp, synthese en biochemische evaluatie van nieuwe serine protease activiteit gebaseerde probes. 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2022 Abstract Serine proteasen zijn een subgroep van de protease famil…

Julian Lüken predoc researcher FWO Research Julian Lüken Research team Vision lab Fast physics-based spatial reconstruction of atom probes. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Atom probe tomography (APT) is a nanoscale destructive material analysis method in which a sample is evaporated in a high ele…

Karuna Adhikari senior onderzoeker Onderzoek Karuna Adhikari Onderzoeksgroep Moleculaire Beeldvorming en Radiologie (MIRA) Ontwikkeling van niewe TCO-probes en hun evaluatie voor pre-targeted intracellulaire PET beeldvorming strategie. 01/11/2019 - 31/10/2023 Abstract Beeldvorming van radio-isotoop …

Sarah Van der Reysen doctoraatsbursaal Onderzoek Sarah Van der Reysen Onderzoeksgroep Medicinale chemie (UAMC) Modulatie van cathepsine activiteit door pathogene bacteriën. 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026 Abstract We zullen onderzoeken hoe sommige schadelijke bacteriën het immuunsysteem kunnen omzeilen en…

Medicinal Chemistry search menu search content Teams and expertise Prof. Koen Augustyns Koen Augustyns (°13/09/1965) obtained his Master and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the KU Leuven, Belgium in 1988 and 1992 respectively. After postdoctoral stays at the University of Antwerp, Belgium and the…

Gebremedhin Solomon Hailu postdoctoraal bursaal Onderzoek Gebremedhin Solomon Hailu Onderzoeksgroep Medicinale chemie (UAMC) Bedreigde Wetenschappers/Scholars at Risk 2023-2024. 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2024 Abstract Het project beoogt de ontwikkeling van de eerste chemische probes voor het IgA1-protease …

Louis Lauwerys doctoraatsbursaal Onderzoek Louis Lauwerys Onderzoeksgroep Moleculaire Beeldvorming en Radiologie (MIRA) Ontwikkeling van nieuwe caspase-3 PET-tracers voor beeldvorming van respons op immunotherapie. 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2025 Abstract Caspases spelen een centrale rol in apoptose. Recent…

Gebremedhin Solomon Hailu postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Gebremedhin Solomon Hailu Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Development of photoactive affinity probes for profiling of Streptococcus pneumoniae IgA1 protease 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2024 Abstract The project aims to develop the fir…

Michaela Prothiwa TT. asst. research professor Research Michaela Prothiwa Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Expertise As a dedicated scientist with deep expertise in chemical proteomics, I lead a research group at the forefront of exploring host-pathogen interactions. Just three years after o…

Filipe Elvas tenure track docent Onderzoek Filipe Elvas Onderzoeksgroep Moleculaire Beeldvorming en Radiologie (MIRA) Expertise Ontwikkeling en validatie van radiofarmaca die niet-invasieve en longitudinale diagnose van ziekten in het hele lichaam kunnen vaststellen en therapeutische respons kunnen …

Alba Ramos Llorca unpaid staff Research Alba Ramos Llorca Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Design, Synthesis and Biochemical evaluation of novel serine protease activity-based probes. 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2022 Abstract Serine proteases are a subgroup of the protease family involved in several …

Sigrid Stroobants gewoon hoogleraar Onderzoek Sigrid Stroobants Onderzoeksgroep Moleculaire Beeldvorming en Radiologie (MIRA) Alliantie voor multidimensionale en multidisciplinaire neurowetenschappen (µNEURO). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Met dank aan hun hoge spatiotemporele resolutie en niet-…

Electron microscopy for materials science search menu search content Magnetism in materials Magnetism in materials Magnetic materials rely on the ordering of the magnetic moments of their constituent atoms which leads to a specific response of the material when applying e.g. an external field. Many …

Sarah Van der Reysen doctoral scholarship holder Research Sarah Van der Reysen Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Modulation of cathepsin activity by pathogenic bacteria. 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026 Abstract We will investigate how some harmful bacteria can evade the immune system and cause infect…

Medicinal Chemistry search menu search content Technology development Activity-based probes in bioimaging We were the first to report on small, irreversible uPA inhibitors with nanomolar potency and a surprising selectivity against highly related enzymes such as tPA, plasmin, thrombin and fXa. Selec…

Sigrid Stroobants full professor Research Sigrid Stroobants Research team Molecular Imaging and Radiology (MIRA) Alliance for multidimensional and multidisciplinary neuroscience (µNEURO). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Owing to their high spatiotemporal resolution and non-invasive nature, (bio)me…

Nicolò Filippi predoc mandaat FWO Onderzoek Nicolò Filippi Onderzoeksgroep Medicinale chemie (UAMC) Ontwikkeling van selectieve remmers en activiteitsgebaseerde probes voor dipeptidyl peptidase 9 (DPP9). 01/11/2021 - 31/10/2025 Abstract DPP9 is een cytosol protease dat verwant is aan, onder andere…

Medicinal Chemistry search menu search content News January 30, 2024 Congratulations to Karuna Adhikari for successfully defending her PhD on January 30, 2024. Topic: "Design, synthesis, and evaluation of trans-cyclooctene (TCO) and cis- dioxolane fused TCO (d-TCO) probes for bioorthogonal pretarget…

Nicolò Filippi predoc researcher FWO Research Nicolò Filippi Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Discovery of highly selective inhibitors and activity-based probes for dipeptidyl peptidase 9 (DPP9). 01/11/2021 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Dipeptidyl peptidase 9 (DPP9) is a cytosolic serine protease.…

Louis Lauwerys doctoral scholarship holder Research Louis Lauwerys Research team Molecular Imaging and Radiology (MIRA) Development of novel caspase-3 PET radiotracers for imaging immunotherapy responses. 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2025 Abstract Caspases are well known for their role as executioners of apop…