universiteit antwerpen - Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences

Research clusters and research teams

Research clusters and research teams are organized within the departmental structure of the faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary sciences. Three departments are established: the departments of Pharmaceutical sciences (PHAS), Biomedical sciences (BMS) and Veterinary sciences (VETS).

Department of Pharmaceutical sciences

Research group	Spokesperson	Other tenured academic members
Human physiology and pathophysiology	Prof. Dr. G. De Keulenaer
Mass spectrometry	Prof. Dr. M. Claeys
Medical Biochemistry	Prof. Dr. D. Hendriks	Prof. Dr. I. De Meester, Prof. Dr. A-M Lambeir
Medicinal chemistry	Prof. Dr. K. Augustyns	Prof. Dr. P. Van der Veken
Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene *	Prof. Dr. L. Maes	Prof. Dr. K. Andries, Prof. Dr. P. Cos
Nutrition and functional food science	Prof. Dr. N. Hermans	Prof. Dr. Luc Pieters
Pharmacognosy and phytochemistry	Prof. Dr. L. Pieters	Prof. Dr. S. Apers
Physiopharmacology	Prof. Dr. H. Bult	Prof. Dr. G. De Meyer, Prof. Dr. W. Martinet
Technology and biopharmacy	Prof. Dr. A. Ludwig
Toxicology	Prof. Dr. H. Neels

* Interdepartmental research group

Department of Biomedical sciences

Research group	Spokesperson	Other tenured academic members
Bio-imaging	Prof. Dr. A. Van der Linden	Prof. Dr. M. Verhoye
Human anatomy and embryology
Medical genetics	Prof. Dr. G. Van Camp	Prof. Dr. W. Van Hul, Dr. F. Kooy
- Hereditary bone disorders	Prof. Dr. W. Van Hul
- Hereditary hearing impairment	Prof. Dr. G. Van Camp
- Hereditary mental retardation	Dr. F. Kooy
Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene *	Prof. Dr. L. Maes	Prof. Dr. K. Andries, Prof. Dr. P. Cos
Microtomography	Prof. Dr. N. De Clerck
Molecular biophysics, physiology and pharmacology	Prof. Dr. D. Snyders
Molecular biotechnology	Prof. Dr. J. Merregaert
Molecular genetics (VIB8 / Institute Born Bunge)	Prof. Dr. C. Van Broeckhoven
- Applied molecular genomics	Prof. Dr. J. Del-Favero
- Neurodegenerative brain research	Prof. Dr. C. Van Broeckhoven	Prof. Dr. M. Cruts, Prof. Dr. S. Kumar-Singh
- Neurogenetics	Prof. Dr. P. De Jonghe	Prof. Dr. A. Jordanova
- Peripheral neuropathies	Prof. Dr. V. Timmerman
Neurochemistry and behavior (Institute Born Bunge)	Prof. Dr. P.P. De Deyn	Prof. Dr. B. Marescau
Neuropharmacology	Prof. Dr. E. Nouwen
Protein science, proteomics and signalling	Prof. Dr. S. Dewilde	Prof. Dr. W. Vanden Berghe, Prof. Dr. X. Van Ostade
Theoretical neurobiology	Prof. Dr. E. De Schutter, Prof. Dr. M. Giugliano

* Interdepartmental research group

Department of Veterinary sciences

Research group	Spokesperson	Other tenured academic members
Biochemistry and food analysis	Prof. Dr. G. Van Dessel	Prof. Dr. M. Hesta
Cell biology and histology	Prof. Dr. J.-P. Timmermans	Prof. Dr. D. Adriaensen, Prof. Dr. F. Van Meir
Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene *	Prof. Dr. L. Maes	Prof. Dr. K. Andries, Prof. Dr. P. Cos, Prof. Dr. D. Van den Berghe
Veterinary anatomy, embryology and general pathology	Prof. Dr. A. Weyns	Prof. Dr. C. Van Ginneken
Veterinary physiology	Prof. Dr. P. Bols	Prof. Dr. J. Leroy

* Interdepartmental research group