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…

Get to know UAntwerp search menu search content Master of Biology Alexander | United States of America 'A European view on my field of study will make me a better biologist' Alexander in the Master of Biology: Biodiversity, Conservation and Restoration If someone had told me three years ago that I w…

Get to know UAntwerp search menu search content Advanced Master of Development Evaluation and Management Maaz | Afghanistan One day my knowledge will contribute greatly to Afghanistan! Maaz Momond arrived in Belgium in 29 June 2015 to apply for political asylum, and now lives in Antwerp with his wif…

Lieselotte Van Bockstal principal research fellow Research Lieselotte Van Bockstal Research team Comparative Perinatal Development (CoPeD) Expertise My research activities are focused on translational research on intrauterine growth restriction using the pig as an animal model. Intrauterine growth r…

Wim De Kesel predoc researcher FWO Research Wim De Kesel Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Sylvatic cycle of arboviruses in African wildlife. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Arthropod borne viruses (arboviruses) rely on hematophagous arthropods as a vector for the transmission to a v…

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content Previous editions Discover the previous editions of our Air Transport Colloqium Air Transport 2020 - 11 December COVID-19 and the Belgian air transport sector: Enabler or disabler towards a sustainable and resilient aviation sector? The air…

Behavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology search menu search content Vacancies Current PhD positions Infection dynamics in the Anthropocene - tracking super spreaders and infection hotspots in the urban jungle Urban landscapes provide substantial challenges for wildlife. They not only expose animals to …

Geobiology search menu search content The electrical organism Cable bacteria have a strange and intriguing metabolism, where different cells cooperate via electrical currents to ensure the energy supply of the multicellular organism. We want to understand know how this “electrical metabolism” fu…

Stijn Wittouck postdoc researcher FWO Research Stijn Wittouck Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Expertise My area of expertise is computational microbiology, more specifically the analysis of genome, amplicon and metagenome sequencing data of bacteria with the…

Jari Temmermans predoc researcher FWO Research Jari Temmermans Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Entomovectoring of lactic acid bacteria to control Botrytis cinerea on strawberries. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The phytopathogenic fungus, Botrytis cinerea,…

Cassandra Present predoc researcher FWO Research Cassandra Present Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Immunogenicity and therapeutic vaccine capacity of Leishmania quiescence antigens. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis is a major neglecte…

Anna Pia Piscitelli predoc researcher FWO Research Anna Pia Piscitelli Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Resistance, tolerance and avoidance as strategies against multiple infections in Mastomys natalensis: a role of personality? 01/11/2021 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Animals have evolved t…

Sergei Grintsevich predoc researcher FWO Research Sergei Grintsevich Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Cell-type specific delivery of autophagy inducers as a strategy to address localized autophagy impairment in disease 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Autophagy is a ubiquitous physiological …

Leonard Dewaele Deep time, multi-proxy investigation of the locomotion and feeding adaptations of aquatic carnivorans Research Leonard Dewaele Research team Functional Morphology Expertise I am the lead researcher for the BELSPO FED-tWIN MEATLOAF project: the evolutionary shift of Meat-EATing mammal…

Antwerp Centre for Entrepreneurship Research search menu search content Ongoing PhD project October 2019 – September 2023 Strategic change in family firms: antecedents and consequences of strategic change from a change readiness perspective Abstract In order to survive, closely held family firms f…

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content Air Transport Colloquium Online Guest Lecture: Strategies for a future resilient Belgian air transport sector. A dream or a reality? 10 December 2021 The air transport sector is an indispensable, yet vulnerable industry. This has been demon…

Antwerp Centre for Entrepreneurship Research search menu search content Ongoing granted project 01/10/2019 – 30/09/2023 Strategic change in family firms: antecedents and consequences of strategic change from a change readiness perspective Abstract In order to survive, closely held family firms fac…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Sabrina KITAKA Exploring the health and wellbeing of adolescents living with HIV as they grow into adulthood: Unique challenges in a low resource setting Summary Advances in early infant diagnosis of HIV infection in HIV exposed children and the inc…

Valentin Adrian Kiss doctoral scholarship holder Research Valentin Adrian Kiss Research team Behavioural Ecology & Ecophysiology Infection dynamics in the Anthropocene - tracking super spreaders and infection hotspots in the urban jungle. 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract Human population levels are …

Antwerp Centre for Entrepreneurship Research search menu search content SBO project “Strategic change in family businesses” – follow up the results! “How can family firms successfully deal with change?” This is the central question of the SBO project on “Strategic change in family busine…

Ontwerpwetenschappen Doctoral Day 2024 Join the 7th edition of the FOW Doctoral Day Doctoral Day 2024 Join the 7th edition of the FOW Doctoral Day 3 December 2024, 11.45 - 16.05 a.m. Hof van Liere, Stadscampus In the research café, you will attend interactive sessions on internationalisation, the d…

Antwerp Centre of Evolutionary Demography search menu search content ACED - Completed Phd projects Studies on the strategy and performance of business incubators PhD student Johanna Vanderstraeten Promotors Prof. dr. Paul Matthyssens prof. dr. Arjen van Witteloostuijn Abstract Although new businesse…

Instituut Joodse Studies zoeken menu zoek inhoud Who Will Rescue Us? Thinking about Jewish Children’s Migrations during the Holocaust IJS/Kazerne Dossin-lezing Maandag 11 mei 2026 om 18.00 uur Prof. Dr. Laura Hobson Faure Panthéon-Sorbonne University-Paris 1 Lezing in het Engels, georganiseerd in…

Sarah De Beuckeleer predoc researcher FWO Research Sarah De Beuckeleer Research team Laboratory of cell biology and histology Cell state and patient fate Elucidating cell state plasticity in glioblastoma multiforme. 01/12/2025 - 31/12/2026 Abstract Glioblastoma is the predominant form of brain cance…

Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content PhD Anniek Bus Assessment of the effects of cryostorage on pre-antral follicle survival and preservation of intercellular connections Anniek Bus, DVM, PhD Date: 20 December 2021 at 5pm Location: ‘Promotiezaal’ (Building Q, Campus …