Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Researchers from UAntwerp publish new study on antibiotic resistance genes Antibiotic resistance is a global threat that claims high morbidity, mortality and economic costs. It is aggravated by the global dissemination of human and animal…

Medical Genetics search menu search content Research topics Research topics The research focus of MEDGEN can broadly be defined as the elucidation of the genetic mechanisms causing congenital anomalies and heritable connective tissue disorders with focus on cardiovascular, growth and osteoarticular …

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…

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…

Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group search menu search content Expertise Bekaert Bieke My PhD research project focused on CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in the mouse/human germline and human pluripotent disease stem cell models targeting genes related to infertility. Currently, I am working as a post-doc…

Sigri Beckers onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Sigri Beckers Rare heterozygous PCSK1 variants in human obesity : the contribution of the p.Y181H variant and a literature review Bron Genes - ISSN 2073-4425-13:10 (2022) p. 1-10 Auteur(s) Evelien Van Dijck, Sigri Beckers, Sara Diels, Tammy Huybrechts…

Sahaya Glingston Rajakani onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Sahaya Glingston Rajakani Assessment of colistin heteroresistance among multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from intensive care patients in Europe Bron Antibiotics - ISSN 2079-6382-13:3 (2024) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Anouk Braspen…

Vincent Timmerman full professor Research Vincent Timmerman Research team Peripheral Neuropathies Group Expertise The Peripheral Neuropathy Group has expertise in mapping and identifying genes, and in studying the effect of mutations on the normal functioning of genes via neuronal and non-neuronal c…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Emmanuel Rivière Towards an improved understanding of rare variants in Mycobacterium tuberculosis candidate resistance genes PhD summary Supervisor(s) Prof. Annelies Van Rie Prof. Kris Laukens Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are…

Carole Faghel unpaid staff Research Carole Faghel Research team Laboratory for Experimental Hematology (LEH) Identification of genes for monogenic and multifactorial forms of otosclerosis. 01/01/2002 - 30/09/2002 Abstract Hearing impairment is a frequent handicap that can have profound social and ps…

Hannah Stamberger unpaid staff Research Hannah Stamberger Research team VIB CMN - Applied and Translational Neurogenomics Genetics of epileptic encephalopathies - from genotype-phenotype correlation to disease modeling in zebrafish 01/10/2017 - 30/09/2019 Abstract Dravet syndrome (DS) is a severe ep…

Neurogenetics Group search menu search content Research - Neurogenetics Group Ongoing projects Past projects Strengthening the Sfax University expertise for diagnosis and management of epilepctic encephalopathies (SEED). 01/10/2019 - 31/01/2023 Abstract Epileptic encephalopathies (EE) are heterogene…

Wim Wuyts associate professor Research Wim Wuyts Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise The research activities are mainly situated in the field of human genomics. The main goal of our research is to increase the knowledge of human genetic disorders, including their cause, disease mechani…

Arvid Suls research manager Research Arvid Suls Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Currently, I am the research manager of the Genomics in Medicine (GENOMED) consortium. I'm a molecular geneticist with more than 10 years expertise in next-generation sequencing, bio-informatics and gen…

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…

Peripheral Neuropathy Research Group search menu search content Research focus The peripheral nervous system (PNS) exchanges motor, sensory and autonomic information between the central nervous system (CNS) and the limbs, organs and tissues. A series of biological and environmental conditions, such …

Lauren Van den Broeck doctoral scholarship holder Research Lauren Van den Broeck Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Identification and validation of Leishmania infantum genes affecting sand fly vector transmission. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Leishmania p…

Lut Van Laer associate professor Research Lut Van Laer Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise My expertise is situated within cardiogenetics, more specifically within molecular cardiogenetics. Cardiogenetics include the following disorders: thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection, primary…

David Crosiers assistant professor Research David Crosiers Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Expertise Clinical neurology, neurogenetics, molecular genetics, movement disorders, neurodegenerative brain diseases, Parkinson's disease, dystonia, tremor Clinical and genetic epidemiology of…

Wim Van Hul full professor Research Wim Van Hul Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Expertise Genetic analyses of obesity and comorbidities and skeletal dysplasias Precision Medicine Technologies (PreMeT) 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2026 Abstract Precision medicine is an approach to tailor healthcare ind…

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…

Kirsten Van Rossem unpaid staff Research Kirsten Van Rossem Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Identification of Converging Molecular Pathways Across Chromatinopathies with Cognitive Defects. 01/11/2019 - 31/10/2024 Abstract Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) are disorders which affect learning…

Genomics in Medicine - GENOMED search menu search content Mission Our Mission The GENOMED excellence consortium conducts genetic and translational research on rare and common genetic disorders. • Identification of genetic causes or risk factors • Functional analysis of identified mutants/causal …

Genomics in Medicine - GENOMED search menu search content Research Groups Cognitive Genetics (COGNET) Prinicipal Investigator: Frank Kooy General goals for this research line are: - to identify genes implicated in intellectual disability - to explore the phenotypic consequences of mutations in these…

μNEURO search menu search content Peripheral Neuropathies group µNEURO member: Prof. dr. Vincent Timmerman (co-promotor µNEURO) The Peripheral Neuropathies Group is a research group of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences. By use of molecular biology tools, the team a…