Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content LAB-Net assists in reducing neonatal infections The NeoDeco study, led by Fondazione Penta EST, is creating an impact in neonatal care. This innovative study investigates whether optimised kangaroo care can reduce severe infections, sepsi…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content ADEQUATE and PRUDENCE studies: ready for sample shipment Recruitment for the VALUE-Dx studies, ADEQUATE and PRUDENCE, was successfully concluded in January 2024. Now, LAB-Net is ready to ship the samples from local sites to the central la…

IBB-Neurobiobank search menu search content Why register as a donor? donating your tissue for scientific research The Born-Bunge Institute (IBB) at the University of Antwerp wants to assist you, via your treating physician, by developing new research methods or by making a definite neuropathological…

Tom Vermeulen senior researcher Research Tom Vermeulen Research team Primary and interdisciplinary care Antwerp (ELIZA) Expertise In this line of research we look for the determinants of psychological vulnerability/mental vitality in older adults (80+). In addition to a quantitative component, in wh…

Joëlle Roenen Research Joëlle Roenen Research team An aid for defecation in perineal descent. 01/05/2024 - 30/04/2025 Abstract The planned project is a continuation to the thesis project of Kaat Robberechts (academic year 2022-2023), in which a tool (Femiset) was developed to alleviate defecation …

Sylvie Van den Broeck unpaid staff Research Sylvie Van den Broeck Research team An aid for defecation in perineal descent. 01/05/2024 - 30/04/2025 Abstract The planned project is a continuation to the thesis project of Kaat Robberechts (academic year 2022-2023), in which a tool (Femiset) was develop…

Info for companies search menu search content Life sciences License offers A mucin mRNA isoform-based biomarker approach to advance precision medicine in diseases characterized by mucosal barrier dysfunction The University of Antwerp has developed a technology for use in diagnosis, monitoring and/or…

Medical Genetics search menu search content Research Vision Research Vision MEDGEN already has a world-class reputation and expertise in genetics in different rare disease groups with shared challenges and opportunities. A first commonality is that the clinical spectrum of these disorders ranges fro…

Centre for Evaluation of Vaccination search menu search content Vaccine preventable diseases and pregnancy Ongoing research Our research on vaccine preventable diseases and pregnancy includes a range of themes, such as experiments describing the presence and persistence of maternal passively acquire…

Alexandra Vermandel associate professor Research Alexandra Vermandel Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Sexual well-being of young people in times of widespread pornography use (SWYPPE). 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2028 Abstract Since the rise of freely accessible pornographic streaming websites, porn c…

Erik Fransen associate professor - project coordinator Research Erik Fransen Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise I have a background in Biomedical sciences, obtained a PhD in genetics and an additional master (ManaMa) in statistical data-analysis. Recently I obtained an advanced bachel…

Centre for Evaluation of Vaccination search menu search content Polio research - Centre for Evaluation of Vaccinations Candidate polio vaccines are safe and immunogenic The Lancet reports on a unique polio studio by the University of Antwerp Findings from the first-in-human study of a new polio vacc…

Niels Komen associate professor Research Niels Komen Research team Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC) Expertise A few years ago we have erected ReSURG as a research unit within the department of abdominal surgery, as part of ASTARC. This group aims to perform surgical re…

Lukas Van Campenhout tenure track asst. professor Research Lukas Van Campenhout Research team Product development Expertise Testing both pragmatic and hedonic quality of digital products and systems is part of my field of expertise. Pragmatic quality involves the usability and utility of digital pro…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Zerihun Zerdo Zeleke Perceptions and impact of malaria health education in school children; Challenges in malaria control & elimination in Arba Minch, SNNPR, Ethiopia PhD summary Introduction Malaria remains a public health problem in economically d…

Research Group Product Development search menu search content Embodied Interaction Lab The Language of Things, Physical Values in a Digital World. Context Topics Services Projects Related courses Team Associations & partners Contact Context The things that surround us, the objects and artefacts, spe…

Marc Peeters full professor Research Marc Peeters Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise My expertise is in the field of oncology or cancer research. It is mainly focused on clinical translational research. This domain is very broad and ranges from bio-research to clinical st…

Annemieke Smet associate research professor Research Annemieke Smet Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Expertise Unravel the mucin mRNA isoform landscape and its alternative splicing machinery in barrier-related diseases. Study the role of mucin mRNA isoform signall…

Medical Genetics search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Elucidating the TGFß paradox in aortic aneurysmal disease: unveiling the role of endothelial cells and nitric oxide. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Impaired TGFß signaling is a defining feature of thoracic aortic aneurysm and …

Guy Van Camp full professor Research Guy Van Camp Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise For several decades, Guy Van Camp has a strong international reputation is in the field of hereditary hearing loss, with a main emphasis on nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing impairment and otoscleros…

Benedicte De Winter full professor Research Benedicte De Winter Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Expertise - Visceral pain - Inflammation - ileus - irritable bowel syndrome - IBS - inflammatory bowel disease - IBD - sepsis - experimental and clinical translational…

Medicine and Health Sciences Public defences 2021 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research Public defences 2021 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research The role of the primary health care system in prevention, control and elimination of …

Center for Oncological Research search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Tackling delayed diagnosis and therapy resistance in pleural mesothelioma: identification of biomarkers and molecular therapeutic targets. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is a rare and hig…