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Post-doctoral Fellowships
PhD Theses
Master Students
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Post-doctoral Fellowships

Name
Year
Research topic
Frauke Coppieters
2011-2014
Genetic and functional characterization of modifier alleles in retinal ciliopathies
Frauke Coppieters
2014-2017
Exploring the role of non-coding variation in inherited retinal dystrophies: NMNAT1 regulatory mutations as a proof of concept
Kristof Van Schil
2017-2019
Unraveling the role of retinal cis-regulatory elements of the USH2A gene, located in an ultraconserved genomic regulatory block
Dorien Baetens
2018-2020
“SeXXy genes”: unraveling the molecular pathways behind XX disorders of sex development

PhD Theses

Name
Year
Research topic
Diane Beysen
2007
New insights in the molecular pathogenesis of the blepharophimosis syndrome (BPES)
Barbara D'haene
2010
The study of long-range genetic defects in human transcription factor related disorders
Frauke Coppieters
2011
Identification and characterization of molecular defects underlying retinal dystrophies
Hannah Verdin
2014
Novel insights into the molecular pathogenesis of three monogenic developmental conditions
Caroline Van Cauwenbergh
2017
Novel genes and mechanisms underlying autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa and allied retinal dystrophies
Basamat Almoallem
2017
Unraveling the molecular basis of genetically heterogeneous developmental eye disorders
Delfien Bogaert
2017
Molecular diagnosis of Common Variable Immunodeficiency and related antibody disorders : an integrated immunological and genetic approach
Kristof Van Schil
2017
NXT-EYE: integrative strategy to elucidate hidden genetic variation in inherited retinal diseases
Dorien Baetens
2017
SeX(X)y genes: unraveling the molecular pathways behind XX disorders of sex development
Miriam Bauwens
2018
Missing heritability in inherited blindness: ABCA4-associated disease as a model
Sarah Naessens
2019
Recurrent coding and rare non-coding targets for treatment in inherited retinal diseases
Marlies Saelaert
2020
Disclosing incidental and secondary findings in clinical genomics: professional practice, patient experience and ethical reflection
Giulia Ascari
2020
CIL-EYE: functional characterization of potential ciliary genes involved in syndromic inherited retinal diseases

Master Students

Name
Year
Study program
Research topic
Yana Novikova
2011
Bioscience Engineering
Characterization of regulatory and genic deletions of the FOXL2 locus in human developmental disorders
Timothy Barclay
2012
Medicine
Unraveling the molecular pathogenesis of developmental glaucoma
Elize Vantroys
2013
Biomedical Sciences
Transcriptome and identity-by-descent filtering of exome data for the identification of a novel disease gene in primary congenital glaucoma
Liza Borms
2013
Industrial Sciences: Biochemistry
Study of the regulatory landscape of SHOX in a population of molecularly unsolved patients with LWD and ISS
Erina De Thaye
2014
Biomedical Sciences
Non-coding variation in the molecular pathogenesis of recessive disorders: the ABCA4 gene and Stargardt disease as a model
Ibran Mertens
2014
Industrial Sciences: Biochemistry
Mutation screening of FOG2 in a 46,XY DSD patientcohort and identification of new candidate genes through IBD-mapping
Maxim Van Panteghem
2015
Biomedical Sciences
NXT-EYE: integrative exome sequencing for gene identification in recessive retinal dystrophies
Malaïka Vander Linden
2015
Biomedical Sciences
Homozygosity mapping and exome sequencing for the genetic characterization of 46,XY disorders of sex development
Santusha Prija Bihari
2016
Biomedical Sciences
NXT-DSD: Next-generation sequencing technologies for the genetic characterization of disorders of sex development (DSD) and primary ovarian insufficiency
Magalie De Meyer
2016
Biomedical Sciences
 
Levi Hoste
2016
Medicine
Unravelling the genetic and molecular basis of primary immune deficiencies associated with T helper 17 defects
Gamze Kanatlar
2016
Biomedical Sciences
Identification and functional characterization of non-coding variants in Stargardt disease
Niels De Vriese
2017
Bioscience engineering
NXT-DSD: Next-generation sequencing technologies for the genetic characterization of disorders of sex development (DSD)
Laurien Ruysschaert
2017
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Antisense oligonucleotide therapy in hereditary blindness
Tasmien Couchement
2017
Bioscience Engineering
Functional characterization of non-coding variations in Stargardt disease, the most prevalent hereditary retinal disorder
Julie Van De Velde
2018
Industrial Sciences: Biochemistry
Identification and functional characterization of non-coding variations of the FOXL2 locus in BPES
Laurens Lambrechts
2018
Bioscience Engineering
Identification of a novel disease gene for autosomal recessive retinal disease using an integrated approach of homozygosity mapping and next generation sequencing in consanguineous families
Marieke Vromman
2018
Biomedical Sciences
Antisense oligonucleotide therapy for inherited retinal disease
Julien Derolez
2018
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Exploring the genetic heterogeneity of inherited retinal disease using next-generation sequencing strategies
Nina Lambrechts
2018
Biomedical Sciences
Functional characterization of a novel missense mutation in the ciliopathy-associated gene CEP78
Sara Cottyn
2019
Biomedical Sciences
Antisense oligonucleotide therapy in hereditary blindness
Sofie Hoogstoel
2019
Biomedical Sciences
Functional characterization of RCBTB1, a novel disease gene for inherited blindness
Rani Six
2019
Biomedical Sciences
Identification and functional characterization of non-coding regulatory mutations in hereditary blindness
Manon Bouckaert  
2020
Biomedical Sciences
 Evaluation of novel antisense oligonucleotides to treat inherited blindness
Thijs Van der Snickt
2020
Biomedical Sciences
Exploring the Mutational Spectrum of North Carolina Macular Dystrophy by Next-Generation Sequencing and Chromosome Conformation Capture
Arend Vancraeynest
2020
Biomedical Sciences
In vivo assessment of known and novel disease genes implicated in inherited blindness using a genetic Xenopus tropicalis model

Bachelor Students

Name
Year
Study program
Research topic
Núria Gruartmoner Roura
2016
Biotechnology
Identification of a novel disease gene for autosomal recessive retinal blindness by combining homozygosity mapping and next-generation sequencing in consanguineous families
Hannes Van Landeghem
2019
Biomedical Laboratory Technology
Modelling hereditary blindness in Xenopus tropicalis via CRISPR/Cas9
Celia Van Duyse
2019
Pharmaceutical and Biological Laboratory Technology
Identification and functional characterization of non-coding variants of the FOXL2 region in BPES
Jani Stevens
2020
Pharmaceutical and Biological Laboratory Technology
Molecular genetic screening in patients with anterior segment dysgenesis or primary congenital glaucoma
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