Lisa Van Linden predoc researcher FWO Research Lisa Van Linden Research team Functional Morphology Poor but prosperous: how island biota survive genetic impoverishment. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Although often genetically impoverished due to founder effects, inbreeding, genetic drift, and seq…

Ellen Steenackers gespecialiseerd med.- expert Publicaties Ellen Steenackers A mosaic variant in CTNNB1/β-catenin as a novel cause for osteopathia striata with cranial sclerosis Bron The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - ISSN 0021-972X-109:7 (2024) p. 1891-1898 Auteur(s) Yentl Huyb…

Albena Jordanova full professor Research Albena Jordanova Research team VIB CMN - Molecular Neurogenomics Expertise Genetic, genomics, transcriptomics, cell biology, molecular biology studies and multi-omics integration of data captured from human samples and model organisms (yeast, Drosophila, iPSC…

Lucia Buccioli predoc researcher FWO Research Lucia Buccioli Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Identification of novel treatment targets through improved pathomechanistic insight in IPO8 deficient aortopathy. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is an abnormal wideni…

Ellen Steenackers spec. staff member - expert Publications Ellen Steenackers A mosaic variant in CTNNB1/β-catenin as a novel cause for osteopathia striata with cranial sclerosis Source The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - ISSN 0021-972X-109:7 (2024) p. 1891-1898 Author(s) Yentl Hu…

Adrem Data Lab search menu search content Bio-Informatics Significant Subgraph Miner The Significant Subgraph Miner (SSM) is an algorithm to find subgraphs in a single graph that are significantly associated with a set of vertices. It can handle a large variety of graph dataset types and vertex sele…

Medical Genetics search menu search content Research topics Research topics The research focus of MEDGEN can broadly be defined as the elucidation of the genetic mechanisms causing congenital anomalies and heritable connective tissue disorders with focus on cardiovascular, growth and osteoarticular …

Arvid Suls onderzoeksmanager Onderzoek Arvid Suls Onderzoeksgroep Medische Genetica (MEDGEN) Expertise Ik ben de onderzoeksmanager van het Genomics in Medicine (GENOMED) consortium. Ik ben een moleculair geneticus met meer dan 10 jaar ervaring in next-generation sequencing, bio-informatica en modell…

Arvid Suls research manager Research Arvid Suls Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Currently, I am the research manager of the Genomics in Medicine (GENOMED) consortium. I'm a molecular geneticist with more than 10 years expertise in next-generation sequencing, bio-informatics and gen…

Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre search menu search content Malignant hyperthermia Malignant hyperthermia. ‘Malignanthyperthermia’ (MH) is a life-threatening, potentially fatal complication ofgeneral anesthesia triggered by the commonly used inhalational anesthesics andsucc…

Aline Verstraeten associate research professor Research Aline Verstraeten Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise I commit to doing (functional) genomics research in the field of connective tissue disorders, most prominently thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection as well as skeletal dyspl…

Ilse Luyckx senior researcher Research Ilse Luyckx Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Projects: • Unravelling the pathological key events underlying SMAD6-deficiency in patients with bicuspid aortic valve-related aortopathy • Unravelling the genetic architecture of (bicuspid aorti…

Josephina Meester assistant professor - postdoc researcher FWO Research Josephina Meester Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise I am currently doing research in the field of skeletal dysplasia and thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection. These two groups of diseases are related in the co…

Hannes Svardal associate research professor Research Hannes Svardal Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise My main expertise is evolutionary genomic analysis of whole-genome sequencing data. I have been working on a variety of organisms including plants, monkeys and fishes. We al…

Wim Van Hul full professor Research Wim Van Hul Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Genetic analyses of obesity and comorbidities and skeletal dysplasias Precision Medicine Technologies (PreMeT) 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2026 Abstract Precision medicine is an approach to tailor healthcare ind…

Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2020 Departement Biomedische Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2020 Departement Biomedische Wetenschappen Een multi-omics benadering om risicofactoren voor obesitas en geassocieerde leverpathologie te bestuderen - Sara Diels (18/12/202…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences Defences 2020 Attented a phd of find the archive of concluded doctoral research Defences 2020 Attented a phd of find the archive of concluded doctoral research A multi-omics approach to elucidate risk factors for obesity and associated liver patholo…

Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group search menu search content Research projects Ongoing projects Macrophages in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 1A neuropathy: key players in repair or drivers of disease pathology? 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT1A) is the most common her…

Bart Loeys full research professor Research Bart Loeys Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) An induced pluripotent stem cell-derived aorta-on-a-chip platform for Loeys-Dietz syndrome modeling. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) refers to progressive enlargement of the…

Raoul Van Damme full professor Research Raoul Van Damme Research team Functional Morphology Expertise The study of adaptation of 'complex' systems in animals, specifically reptiles and amphibians. 'Complex' should be read as: consisting of several bodily parts, employed to perform several tasks, and…

Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2024 Doctoraten 2024 Ontwikkeling van spoiled gradiënt echo sequenties voor MRI-relaxometrie - Marco Andrea Zampini (12/12/2024) Marco Andrea Zampini 12 december 2024, 16u30 - 18u30 Auditorium O3 (CDE) Promotoren: Marleen Ver…

Medicine and Health Sciences Public defences 2022 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research Public defences 2022 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research Improving dysphagia care in head and neck cancer patients treated with radiotherapy -…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences PhD Defences 2024 PhD Defences 2024 Development of spoiled gradient echo sequences for MRI relaxometry - Marco Andrea Zampini (12/12/2024) Marco Andrea Zampini 12 December 2024, 4:30pm - 6:30pm Auditorium O3 (CDE) Promoters: Marleen Verhoye, Jan Sij…

Medical Genetics search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects An induced pluripotent stem cell-derived aorta-on-a-chip platform for Loeys-Dietz syndrome modeling. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) refers to progressive enlargement of the thoracic aorta. It often…

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…