UAntwerpen Faculteit FBD

Faculty Focus

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Wetenschapspodcast van de Faculteit Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen van de Universiteit Antwerpen.

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Research Talks #10 - Olivier Beyens: "Simply stated, I use computer simulations to design a molecule that could be used for a new therapy." | Live from the 2024 FFBD Faculty Research Day 22.11.2024 10:11

Welcome to the Faculty Focus podcast, live from the annual Faculty Research Day of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences. Phd researcher Olivier Beyens' topic of today is: Computational design of novel DPP8 and DPP9 inhibitors using cosolventmolecular dynamics simulations.

Research Talks #9 - Emile Verhulst: "The longer the therapeutic compound can stay in the tumor, the bigger the effect." | Live from the 2024 FFBD Faculty Research Day 22.11.2024 10:36

Welcome to the Faculty Focus podcast, live from the annual Faculty Research Day of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences. Phd researcher Emile VErhulst's topic of today is: FromTarget to Therapy: FAP Inhibitors and Their Potential in Cancer Theranostics.

Research Talks #8 - Laura Mariën: "On average, it takes five years for patients with a neuroendocrine neoplasm to receive the correct diagnosis." | Live from the 2024 FFBD Faculty Research Day 19.11.2024 7:41

Welcome to the Faculty Focus podcast, live from the annual Faculty Research Day of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences. Phd researcher Laura Mariën's topic of today is: Improving Diagnostic Accuracy and Follow-up of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms using two novel technological platforms.

Research Talks #7 - Prof. Michaela Prothiwa: "We need alternative strategies to address antibiotic-resistant infections, one of which is targeting bacterial virulence." | From the 2024 FFBDResearchDay 19.11.2024 6:35

Welcome to the Faculty Focus podcast, live from the annual Faculty Research Day of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences. Michaela Prothiwa is Assistant Professor, specialized in Chemical Biology at the Group of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Antwerp. Her research focuses on applying chemical biology to understand immune-pathogen interactions. Her topic of tod...

Research Talks #6 - Kayhan Ilbeigi: "We aim to provide life-saving drugs while safeguarding the environment, embracing the One Health principle." | Live from the 2024 FFBD Faculty Research Day 14.11.2024 11:56

Welcome to the Faculty Focus podcast, live from the annual Faculty Research Day of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences. Phd researcher Kayhan Ilbeigi's topic of today is: Innovative strategies in the development of nucleoside-based therapeutics for animal trypanosomiasis: expanding the focus from efficacy to environmental safety.

Research Talks #5 - Rosanne Verboven: "Unlike stress, inflammation or an unhealthy diet, age alone does not make the gut barrier leakier." | Live from the 2024 FFBD Faculty Research Day 14.11.2024 9:48

Welcome to the Faculty Focus podcast, live from the annual Faculty Research Day of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences. Phd researcher Rosanne Verboven talks about: Low-grade mucosal inflammation in aged SAMP8 mice blunts recovery after DSS-induced colitis.

Research Talks #4 - Celeste Laureyssen: "Alzheimer’s is such a heterogenic disease, that only targeting amyloids is not enough. It’s a start." | Live from the 2024 FFBD Faculty Research Day 14.11.2024 12:29

Welcome to the Facuty Focus podcast, live from the annual Faculty Research Day of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences. Phd researcher Celeste Laureyssen's topic of today is: Beyond the usual suspects: genetic exploration of Alzheimer’s disease hallmark and co-morbid neuropathological lesions.

Research Talks #3 - Prof. Hans De Loof: "We have very good drugs, but they are used in a bad or extremely bad way." | Live from the 2024 FFBD Faculty Research Day 14.11.2024 14:42

Welcome to the Faculty Focus podcast, live from the annual Faculty Research Day of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences. Professor Hans De Loof works as an Associated Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Antwerp. His topic of today is: From Research to Real World Impact in Pharmaceutical Care.

Research Talks #2 - Vanesa Nozal García: A new approach to treat acute myeloid leukemia. 18.06.2024 11:38

Dr. Vanesa Nozal García , from Valladolid in Spain, works as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp . Under supervision of Professor Pieter Van Der Veken in the Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry , she researches Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and focusses on a new methodology: targeted protein degradation.

Research Talks #1 - Jolien Diddens: Kunnen zebravinken ons helpen om levenslang te leren? 30.01.2024 12:21

Je hebt meer gemeen met een zebravink dan je op het eerste zicht zou denken. Wetenschapper in de biochemie Jolien Diddens onderzocht voor haar doctoraat aan de Universiteit Antwerpen naar het belang van DNA-methylatie bij het sluiten van de kritische periode waarin zebravinken hun zang leren. ‘Er zijn veel gelijkenissen tussen de ontwikkeling van zang bij vinken en spraak bij mensen’, aldus Jolien...