Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre search menu search content Surgery Surgery THORACIC SURGERY Staging and diagnostic Mediastinoscopy, re-mediastinoscopy, anterior mediastinoscopy, thoracoscopy (VATS) Treatment Primary lungtumors, lungmetastases, infections en congenitale disorde…

Quanyi Yu doctoral scholarship holder Research Quanyi Yu Research team Molecular Imaging and Radiology (MIRA) TheraCuSe: Developing a theranostic 64Cu/67Cu pretargeting strategy for CD70 expressing solid tumors. 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2027 Abstract Ondanks vooruitgang in kankerbehandelingen blijft er ee…

Anne Sieben onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Anne Sieben Large-scale CSF proteome profiling identifies biomarkers for accurate diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia Bron Molecular neurodegeneration - ISSN 1750-1326-20:1 (2025) p. 1-17 Auteur(s) Yanaika S. Hok-A-Hin, Lisa Vermunt, Carel F.W. Peeters…

Joe Ibrahim senior researcher Research Joe Ibrahim Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Characterizing (Epi)Genetic Drivers of Tumor Pathogenesis in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors through a Multi-Omics Long-Read Sequencing and Machine Learning Approach. 01/04/2025 - 30/03/2026 Abstract Pancreat…

Tias Verhezen unpaid staff Research Tias Verhezen Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Unlocking the potential of CAR NK cells in solid tumor therapy through metabolic intervention. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Cell and gene therapies are revolutionizing the way cancer is treated…

Lenny Coppens doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Lenny Coppens Protocol for xenografting of BxPC-3 pancreatic tumors using a chorioallantoic membrane model Bron STAR protocols - ISSN 2666-1667-5:2 (2024) p. 1-16 Auteur(s) Robin Colenbier, Lenny Coppens, Tine Logghe, Eke van Zwol, Jean-Pierre Timmermans, …

Medical Biochemistry search menu search content Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) Fibroblast activation protein (FAP), also known as seprase, is a post-prolyl proteolytic enzyme with both endopeptidase and dipeptidyl peptidase activity. FAP is typically highly expressed in 90% of all epithelial tu…

Tine Logghe onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Tine Logghe Protocol for xenografting of BxPC-3 pancreatic tumors using a chorioallantoic membrane model Bron STAR protocols - ISSN 2666-1667-5:2 (2024) p. 1-16 Auteur(s) Robin Colenbier, Lenny Coppens, Tine Logghe, Eke van Zwol, Jean-Pierre Timmermans,…

Martijn Willemsen predoc researcher FWO Research Martijn Willemsen Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Potent intra-tumoral autophagy blocking with kinase PROTACs and inhibitors. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Abstract In tumors, autophagy acts as a survival mechanism that protects tumor cells from cy…

Robin Colenbier doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Robin Colenbier Protocol for xenografting of BxPC-3 pancreatic tumors using a chorioallantoic membrane model Bron STAR protocols - ISSN 2666-1667-5:2 (2024) p. 1-16 Auteur(s) Robin Colenbier, Lenny Coppens, Tine Logghe, Eke van Zwol, Jean-Pierre Timmerma…

Paul Van Schil emeritus occasional assignment Research Paul Van Schil Research team Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC) Expertise Experimental and clinical expertise in isolated lung perfusion in vivo (only available as cooperative research project). Translational researc…

Tuhina Khan postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Tuhina Khan Research team Restoring the Immune Response in Glioblastoma by Microglial-Targeting of Autophagy Inhibitors (MiTAI). 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2027 Abstract Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive type of brain cancer that kills around 15,000 peop…

Kim Caluwaerts onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Kim Caluwaerts WT1-mRNA dendritic cell vaccination of patients with glioblastoma multiforme, malignant pleural mesothelioma, metastatic breast cancer, and other solid tumors : type 1 T-lymphocyte responses are associated with clinical outcome Bron Jo…

Evelien Smits gewoon hoogleraar Publicaties Evelien Smits Unmasking tumor antigens : immunopeptidomics and the role of human neutrophil peptides in lung cancer immunity Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp,XVI, 259 p. Auteur(s) Daniel Flender, Geert Baggerman, Evelien Smits Citatielink Dose-dependent…

Filip Vanhoenacker onbezoldigd gastprofessor Publicaties Filip Vanhoenacker Cyste van het ligamentum flavum : een zeldzaam letsel van de wervelkolom Bron Ortho-rhumato - ISSN 1379-8928-23:5 (2025) p. 33-34 Auteur(s) Floris Dieusaert, Stephanie Vanden Bossche, Filip Vanhoenacker Citatielink Kyste du …

Sasha libbrecht onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Sasha libbrecht PSMA-positive bone lesions unmasked : systemic mastocytosis mimicking metastatic prostate cancer Bron European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging - ISSN 1619-7070- (2025) p. Auteur(s) Ine Van Thielen, Rosina Dewaide, M…

Anne Sieben unpaid staff Publications Anne Sieben Large-scale CSF proteome profiling identifies biomarkers for accurate diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia Source Molecular neurodegeneration - ISSN 1750-1326-20:1 (2025) p. 1-17 Author(s) Yanaika S. Hok-A-Hin, Lisa Vermunt, Carel F.W. Peeters, Emma …

Priyanka Shaw gespecialiseerd med.- expert Onderzoek Priyanka Shaw Onderzoeksgroep Expertise From beginning of my research career to till date, I studied the novel combination strategies for the treatment of solid tumors. In particular, my research focuses on repurposing of existing non-cancer drugs…

An Wouters associate professor - project coordinator Research An Wouters Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise * Coordinator of research lines focussing on targeted and combination therapy * Basic and translational research focussed on innovative combination strategies with …

Liesbeth Vanherp onderzoeksmanager Publicaties Liesbeth Vanherp Tracking brain maturation in vivo : functional connectivity, white matter integrity, and synaptic density in developing mice Bron EBioMedicine - ISSN 2352-3964-115 (2025) p. 1-16 Auteur(s) Charissa Millevert, Nicholas Vidas-Guscic, Mohi…

Mania De Praeter onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Mania De Praeter Total cranial vault remodelling versus minimally invasive suturectomy with postoperative helmet therapy in sagittal craniosynostosis Bron Journal of craniofacial surgery - ISSN 1049-2275-36:1 (2025) p. 172-176 Auteur(s) Leonie Witt…

Anke de Groot doctoral scholarship holder Research Anke de Groot Research team FAPI-PLA: Accelerating the preclinical development of fibroblast-activation protein (FAP)-targeted theranostics through a highly interdisciplinary in vitro platform. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Fibroblast activation …

Annemiek Snoeckx associate professor Research Annemiek Snoeckx Research team Molecular Imaging and Radiology (MIRA) Expertise Radiology expert, dedicated to chest imaging. Clinical and research focus is imaging of thoracic oncology: lung cancer, early lung cancer and pulmonary nodules, lung cancer s…

Evelien Smits full research professor Research Evelien Smits Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise Tumor immunology and cancer immunotherapy Basic, translational and clinical research to develop effective novel combination therapies to treat hematological malignancies and so…

Jorrit De Waele doctor assistent Publicaties Jorrit De Waele Towards improved NK cell therapy for solid tumors : a mitochondrial approach Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,185 p. Auteur(s) Tias Verhezen, Evelien Smits, An Wouters, Jorrit De Waele Citatielin…