Save the date Mark your calendar! Academic Calendar Check out the academic calendar for important dates such as the start of the semester or exam periods. Survival on arrival: Dutch crash course Dutch is the official language of Flanders, the northern part of Belgium. Most people in Antwerp have a g…

Linguapolis search menu search content Survival on Arrival Dutch starter pack for international students Just before the start of the second semester, about 30 exchange students attended the Linguapolis language course 'Survival on Arrival'. This course enables them to be able to do some basic thing…

Medicinal Chemistry search menu search content Cell death/survival Necroptosis and Ferroptosis Necroptosis and ferroptosis are newly discovered modes of regulated necrosis. Necroptosis is regulated by RIP kinase 1 (RIP1) and plays a critical role in several inflammatory diseases. Furthermore, RIP1 h…

Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Survival tips for assessing large student groups 2014 in collaboration with Dr Dimitri Mortelmans (University of Antwerp) 1. Estimate how much time it will take for you to correct the exam in advance For large groups of students, yo…

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Starting at UAntwerp Get a smooth start with U stArt New student? Welcome to the University of Antwerp! Follow the directions and you'll be off to a great start. Before you come Cost of living and studying Health insurance Housing Travelling to and around Antwerp Visa On your arrival Apply for a res…

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 …

Sophie Rovers doctoral scholarship holder Research Sophie Rovers Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Preclinical investigation of immunotherapy and VEGF-targeted therapy in combination with voluntary exercise as novel treatment strategy for malignant pleural mesothelioma. 01/10/2021…

Elly Marcq unpaid staff Research Elly Marcq Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise My translational research focusses on the development of new combination strategies for the treatment of human malignant pleural mesothelioma. Both in vitro and in vivo research is used to unra…

Raoul Van Damme full professor Research Raoul Van Damme Research team Functional Morphology Expertise The study of adaptation of 'complex' systems in animals, specifically reptiles and amphibians. 'Complex' should be read as: consisting of several bodily parts, employed to perform several tasks, and…

Christophe Van Berckelaer unpaid staff Research Christophe Van Berckelaer Research team The role of infiltrating immune cells in the aggresive phenotype of inflammatory breast cancer and possible new (immuno)therapeutic targets. 01/10/2018 - 30/09/2020 Abstract IBC is characterized by a rapid onset,…

Medicinal Chemistry search menu search content UAMC Research on the therapeutic domains of inflammation, cell death/survival and infectious diseases Research focus The medicinal chemistry research of UAMC is focused on the therapeutic domains of inflammation, cell death/survival and infectious disea…

Joannes Rammeloo emeritus occasional assignment Research Joannes Rammeloo Research team Ecology of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes) on Carabidae (Coleoptera). 01/01/1994 - 31/12/1995 Abstract Study on the ecology, nutrition and pathogenity from Laboulbeniales based on quantitative analysis. Infectionfre…

Gilles De Meester unpaid staff Research Gilles De Meester Research team Functional Morphology Does being smart pay off? Fitness-consequences of behavioural flexibility in lizards in environments with different complexity. 01/10/2019 - 31/03/2022 Abstract Cognition is often described as the ability o…

Info for companies search menu search content Life sciences License offers Novel combination immunotherapy to fight pancreatic cancer A novel combination immunotherapy for solid tumours The University of Antwerp has developed a novel combination immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer and other solid tu…

Xuan Bich Trinh unpaid guest prof. Research Xuan Bich Trinh Research team The role of infiltrating immune cells in the aggresive phenotype of inflammatory breast cancer and possible new (immuno)therapeutic targets. 01/10/2018 - 30/09/2020 Abstract IBC is characterized by a rapid onset, redness and s…

Jonas Van Audenaerde senior researcher Research Jonas Van Audenaerde Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise My research is focused on the development of novel combination immunotherapies for different cancer types. Regarding the cancer types, my expertise is concentrated on p…

Antwerp Centre for Entrepreneurship Research search menu search content 2016 Entry mode research and SMEs: a review and future research agenda Bruneel J. and De Cock R. (2016). Entry mode research and SMEs: a review and future research agenda. Journal of Small Business Management. 54: 135–167. Cit…

Evelien Smits 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 solid t…

Laurie Freire Boullosa unpaid staff Research Laurie Freire Boullosa Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Rationally designed drug combination screen with the drug repurposing candidate Auranofin using patientderived NSCLC and PDAC 3D organoids. 01/11/2022 - 30/04/2023 Abstract Non-sm…

Biostatistics Programme info Micro-credential: Biostatistics Programme info Micro-credential: Biostatistics Study load: 7 ECTS credits Language of instruction: English Location: Campus Drie Eiken Faculty: Faculty of Science Course content The biostatistics course focuses on the application of differ…

Liesbeth Vanheeswijck predoc researcher FWO Research Liesbeth Vanheeswijck Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Development of a novel treatment strategy combining cell therapy with immune priming for paediatric high-grade gliomas. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Paediatric high-gra…

Lieselotte Van Bockstal principal research fellow Research Lieselotte Van Bockstal Research team Comparative Perinatal Development (CoPeD) Expertise translational research to study human gastro-intestinal diseases The hippocampus as key to study sex differences in the neurodevelopment of IUGR piglet…

Andreas Domen unpaid staff Research Andreas Domen Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Targeting Polo-like kinase 1 for treatment of NSCLC patients: focus on the induction of cellular senescence, the TP53 status and hypoxia. 01/10/2018 - 30/09/2022 Abstract Non-small cell lung cancer…

Peter Van Dam professor Research Peter Van Dam Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Expertise Translational investigations in breat and cervical cancer Immune environment in inflammatory breast cancer and cervical cancer Effect of Denosumab on the immune environment of cervical cance…