Studying with a functional impairment Do you suffer from AD(H)D and have difficulty planning your studies? Do you suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome and need help balancing studying and rest? Do you need assistive software for dyslexia? Students with a functional impairment can request special fac…

Joey De Pauw predoc researcher FWO Research Joey De Pauw Research team ADReM Data Lab (ADReM) Qualitative Evaluation of Machine Learning Models. 01/11/2020 - 31/10/2024 Abstract A common and recently widely accepted problem in the field of machine learning is the black box nature of many algorithms.…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content Are back problems not only for older people? Are back problems not only for older people? So, why do I already suffer from low back pain at a young age? This is a very common question in the young dance world. Low back problems are a very common problem in…

Greta Klejborowska postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Greta Klejborowska Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Expertise I am a PhD chemist particularly interested in medicinal chemistry with broad experience in organic synthesis (small molecules, natural product derivatives, tumour-targetin…

Info for companies search menu search content Exact sciences License offers Extraction of high resolution information from coarsely sampled data Researchers at the University of Antwerp developed a sub-Nyquist regular sampling scheme that delivers superresolution output using a combination of recent…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Workshop on Hypertension Workshop on Hypertension in Uganda At the end of January 2015 a three-day workshop took place in Uganda on hypertension, for healthcare workers and the government. Research conducted by the University of Antwerp and the Make…

Britt Opdebeeck postdoc researcher FWO Research Britt Opdebeeck Research team Expertise Arterial media calcification is a severe cardiovascular complication in elderly and patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), diabetes and osteoporosis. This disease is a master of camouflage by disguising itse…

Arjan den Dekker senior researcher Research Arjan den Dekker Research team Vision lab Expertise Arjan den Dekker’s research focuses on new developments in the domain of model-based measurement, aiming at quantitative measurements of physical parameters with the highest attainable accuracy and prec…

Antwerp Interdisciplinary Platform for Research into Inequality search menu search content AIPRIL Doctoral Training Series on Inequality Research The AIPRIL Doctoral Training Series on Inequality Research is dedicated to advancing the understanding of inequality issues across various disciplines and…

Lab for Equilibrium Investigations and Aerospace search menu search content The vestibular apparatus Summary To understand why some people suffer from vertigo and other dizziness complaints, we study the working mechanisms of the vestibular organ, as well as the effects of drugs on vestibular functi…

Milan Wouters predoc researcher FWO Research Milan Wouters Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: analysis of the in vitro and in vivo anti-biofilm capacity of cecropin-based coatings on endotracheal tubes. 01/11/2022…

Movement Antwerp search menu search content What motivates exercise behavior in patients with chronic pain? What motivates exercise behavior in patients with chronic pain? Do you know the guidelines for physical activity? The WHO suggests: - to do at least 150-300 minutes of moderate-intensity or at…

Jaro Vanderghinste predoc researcher FWO Research Jaro Vanderghinste Research team Organic synthesis (ORSY) Novel Heterogeneous Photocatalysts for Selective C-H bond Oxygenations. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract C-H bond oxygenation reactions are highly important as they increase the accessibility …

μNEURO search menu search content The power of PET imaging An introduction by Franziska, Liesbeth and Jordy The Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp (MICA) has the goal to take (pre)clinical molecular imaging to the next level. Watch the video to get a glimpse of the research activities of the PhD stud…

Biochemical Wastewater Valorization and Engineering search menu search content Highlighted publication Granulation strategies applied to a full scale industrial treatment plant About one third of the industrial activated sludge (AS) plants worldwide suffer from bad settling sludge, often caused by f…

Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group search menu search content Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is a group of slowly progressing peripheral neuropathies. Over 2,5 million people suffer from CMT neuropathy, but most CMT therapeutic studies are in a laboratory or pre-clin…

Jan Potters postdoc researcher FWO Research Jan Potters Research team Centre for Philosophical Psychology Expertise History and philosophy of the sciences, specifically focused on experimentation and 19th and early twentieth century physics. Also history of philosophy of science (in particular Kuhn)…

Wouter Lemoine doctoral scholarship holder Research Wouter Lemoine Research team Internet Data Lab (IDLab) Collaborative Robot Swarms Powered by Ambient Energy (AmbientSwarms). 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2027 Abstract Swarm robotics enables large groups of robots to collaborate on complex tasks. An importan…

Liedewei Van de Vondel predoc researcher FWO Research Liedewei Van de Vondel Research team Peripheral Neuropathies Group Neuro-spectrinopathies: approaching the phenotypical heterogeneity issue 01/11/2020 - 31/10/2024 Abstract Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies have resulted in the accumu…

Antwerp Centre of Evolutionary Demography search menu search content ACED - Completed granted projects Oxytocine and affiliative behavior in humans: An fMRI study 01/07/2011 - 30/06/2015 Abstract The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) has been shown to play a crucial role in establishing trust and cooperati…

Jessica Rosenblum doctoral scholarship holder Research Jessica Rosenblum Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) A transcriptome-directed approach to brain malformations. 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract Malformations of cortical development (MCD) are a heterogenous group of brain malformati…

Anna Jansen associate professor - fund. clinical researcher Research Anna Jansen Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) A transcriptome-directed approach to brain malformations. 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract Malformations of cortical development (MCD) are a heterogenous group of brain ma…

Joris De Man project coordinator Research Joris De Man Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) The role of afferent nerves in the pathogenesis of postinflammatory gastrointestinal motility and sensitivity disturbances in the rat. 01/10/2010 - 30/09/2012 Abstract Inflamma…

Genevieve Diedericks project coordinator Research Genevieve Diedericks Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise I'm a postdoctoral research fellow at the Svardal lab, University of Antwerp (Belgium). My research interests center around population genetics, and the interface between…

Laura Mariën predoc researcher FWO Research Laura Mariën Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Improving diagnostic accuracy and follow-up of neuroendocrine neoplasms through detection of (epi)genetic biomarkers in liquid biopsies using novel technological platforms. 01/11/2022 - 31…