Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content RodentGate Future rodent management for pig and poultry health Apart from consuming and spoiling animal feed, and damaging infrastructure in and around buildings, rodents are a considerable threat to animal and human health. They can caus…

Judith Derdelinckx unpaid staff Research Judith Derdelinckx Research team Towards a "negative" cellular vaccine for the treatment of multiple sclerosis: counter-acting epitope spreading for long-lasting tolerance induction using mRNA-electroporated tolerogenic dendritic cells. 01/01/2016 - 30/09/201…

Centre for Evaluation of Vaccination search menu search content News Archive Launch of VAXVOX VAXVOX - Science Talks meets the urgent need for a scientific organization that serves as a credible reference point on vaccines-related issues. By spreading scientific core messages, VAXVOX intends to rais…

Science Spin-offs Spin-offs Valorisation is a key aspect of research at the Faculty of Science. In this context spinoff companies are of importance. Spinoffs are academic companies that transform scientific knowledge into applications for commercial use. The spinoffs of the Faculty of Science are: I…

Arts & Media Archaeology search menu search content Dag van de Wetenschap 27 November 2022 - Cinema SciFair Date: 27 November 2022 Time: 10h-17h Location: Lange Winkelstraat, 2000 Antwerp Learning at the fair? It might seem impossible now, but it was very commonplace in the nineteenth century! Scien…

Arts & Media Archaeology search menu search content Science Day at the Antwerp Zoo 26 November 2023 - Cinema SciFair Location: Antwerp Zoo, Koningin Astridplein 20-26, 2018 Antwerp Time: 10 am - 5 pm Entrance: free, no reservation required. The Dutch version of this text can be found on the Science …

Business and Economics Alechia meet our alumni assocation Alechia meet our alumni assocation The faculty has its own alumni association, Alechia, which stands for Alumni Economie en Handelsingenieur Antwerpen (Alumni of Economics and Business Engineering in Antwerp). This association was founded as …

Government and Law search menu search content Chelsea Stevens Chelsea Stevens is a PhD researcher funded by the Antwerp Health Law and Ethics Chair looking at the legal status of the medical director at the hospital: towards a higher quality of care. Prior to this, she graduated, with honours, from …

IDLab search menu search content OCTA OCTA is a dynamic Internet of Things (IoT) platform that focuses on energy-aware applications. The hardware platform exists out of a main board and shields. The user can customize the platform by adding shields, which can be wireless technologies, sensors or act…

Arts & Media Archaeology search menu search content Wetenschap Centraal: Spectacular Science at the Fair 14 December 2022 - Permeke library Date: Wed. 14 December 2022 Time: 19h30-22h Location: Permeke Library, De Coninckplein 25-26, 2060 Antwerp Free admission. Register via www.permeke.org Watch th…

Vincent Sluydts expert Research Vincent Sluydts Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Biodiversity Conservation to Mitigate the risks of emerging infectious diseases (BCOMING). 01/08/2022 - 31/07/2026 Abstract Biodiversity loss in hotspots of biodiversity is, among other socio-ecological …

Research Group Product Development search menu search content Service design Service design is about creating and improving all aspects of the service experience, including the customer journey, touchpoints, and underlying processes. True service designers believe in beauty in all its forms, hope to…

Jolien Perneel predoc researcher FWO Research Jolien Perneel Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics TMEM106B in vesicle trafficking and biology as shared disease modifying mechanism across multiple disorders. 01/11/2021 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Frontotemporal lobar degeneration…

Yasmine Nicolaes predoc researcher FWO Research Yasmine Nicolaes Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Treatment failure in leishmaniasis: host sanctuary sites and parasite quiescence. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a lethal paras…

Raphael De Cock unpaid staff Publications Raphael De Cock Across the firefly-verse : comparison of niche suitability of an exotic firefly in its native and colonized range Source Journal of insect conservation - ISSN 1366-638X-28:1 (2024) p. 43-56 Author(s) Diego Gil-Tapetado, Marcel Koken, Raphaël…

Research Group MIOS search menu search content Online violence ‘Young people in Belgium regularly commit and fall victim to online violence’ Study shows young people do not know how to respond or where to find support Researchers from the University of Antwerp, UCLouvain and the Université Sain…

Silke Mortelmans doctoral scholarship holder Research Silke Mortelmans Research team Investigating the impact of inflammasome-induced pyroptosis on visceral leishmaniasis in mice. 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract The Nlrp3 inflammasome is a protein complex that responds to microbial structures leadi…

Master of Epidemiology Epidemiology From theory to practice with a solid methodologic foundation Epidemiology From theory to practice with a solid methodologic foundation How fast is the coronavirus spreading, and how can we slow it down? What makes people sick? Certain genes? Certain behaviour? Env…

Biomedical Sciences Learning outcomes Dutch-taught Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences Learning outcomes Dutch-taught Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences 1. The Bachelor understands the basic disciplines supporting the life sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics) and can solve biomedical problem…

Michel Walrave full professor COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps Michel Walrave Stimulating Adoption of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps To decrease the spreading of the COVID-19 virus, applications have been developed that trace contacts with COVID-19 infected individuals and warn those who are at risk of …

Centre for Evaluation of Vaccination search menu search content Building trust, managing risk around vaccines: from trials to delivery Short Course - 9-12 July 2024 Overview Although most people vaccinate, some groups or individuals delay or refuse vaccines. Episodes of public concerns about vaccine…

Arts Grootstad - Research axes Faculty of Arts Grootstad - Research axes Faculty of Arts Metropolitan cities The city ('grootstad' in Dutch) is increasingly perceived as a spatial complex that offers solutions for tomorrow's problems. Worldwide more and more people live in urbanised areas, which has…

Classic and Modern Methods of Epidemiology Classic and Modern Methods of Epidemiology Micro-credential Classic and Modern Methods of Epidemiology Micro-credential Why? • How fast is a newly emerging virus spreading and how can we slow it down? • What makes people sick? Certain genes? Certain beh…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Disseminating the research findings to the participant population The University of Antwerp and the University of Kinshasa, respectively Sponsor and Principal Investigator of the Ebola vaccine trial (EBOVAC3), jointly organized a Dissemination Confe…

Arts and Media Archaeology | Summer School | Antwerp Summer University search menu search content Public keynote Machiko Kusahara "'Were We Born to Play?': Centuries of Itinerant Performers in Japan" Date: 6 Sept. 2023 Time: 4.00 - 5.00 pm Location: University of Antwerp city campus, s.R.007 (Rodest…