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Principle Investigator  

Principle Investigator
Senior Collaborators
Post-doctoral Researchers
PhD Students
Lab Technicians
Research Associates
Project Manager
Master Students
Bachelor Students
Elfride De Baere
Elfride De Baere
Phone: +32(0)93325186
E-mail: Elfride.DeBaere@UGent.be

Senior Collaborators  

Kris Vleminckx
Kris Vleminckx
Phone: +32(0)93313760
E-mail: Kris.Vleminckx@UGent.be
Frauke Coppieters
Frauke Coppieters
Phone: +32(0)93325882
E-mail: Frauke.Coppieters@UGent.be
Sarah Vergult
Sarah Vergult
Phone: +32(0)9335189
E-mail: Sarah.Vergult@UGent.be

Post-doctoral Researchers  

Miriam Bauwens
Miriam Bauwens
Phone: +32(0)93321343
E-mail: Miriam.Bauwens@UGent.be
Mattias Van Heetvelde
Mattias Van Heetvelde
Phone: +32(0)93321951
E-mail: Mattias.VanHeetvelde@UGent.be
Eva D'haene
Eva D'haene
Phone: +32(0)93325189
E-mail: Eva.Dhaene@UGent.be
Sofia Papadimitriou
Sofia Papadimitriou
Phone: +32(0)933251951
E-mail: Sofia.Papadimitiou@UGent.be

PhD Students  

Víctor López Soriano
Víctor López Soriano
Phone: +32(0)93321342
E-mail: Victor.LopezSoriano@UGent.be
Marjolein Carron
Marjolein Carron
Phone: +32(0)93313762
E-mail: Marjolein.Carron@UGent.be
Munevver Burcu Cicekdal
Münevver Burcu Cicekdal
Phone: +32(0)93313762
E-mail: MunevverBurcu.Cicekdal@UGent.be
Alfredo Dueñas Rey
Alfredo Dueñas Rey
Phone: +32(0)93321342
E-mail: Alfredo.DuenasRey@UGent.be
Manon Bouckaert
Manon Bouckaert
Phone: +32(0)93321342
E-mail: Manon.Bouckaert@UGent.be
Edith De Bruycker
Edith De Bruycker
Phone: +32(0)92249860
E-mail: Edith.DeBruycker@UGent.be
Alexandre Segers
Alexandre Segers
Phone: +32(0)93321344
E-mail: Alexandre.Segers@UGent.be
Charlotte Matton
Charlotte Matton
Phone: +32(0)93321343
E-mail: Charlotte.Matton@UGent.be
Lieselot Vincke
Lieselot Vincke
Phone: +32(0)93325XXXX
E-mail: Lieselot.Vincke@UGent.be
Hannes Syryn
Hannes Syryn
Phone: +32(0)933251951
E-mail: Hannes.Syryn@UGent.be
Eline Van Vooren
Eline Van Vooren
Phone: +32(0)93321343
E-mail: Eline.VanVooren@UGent.be

Lab Technicians  

Julie Van De Velde
Julie Van De Velde
Phone: +32(0)93321343
E-mail: juvdveld.VanDeVelde@UGent.be
Quinten Mahieu
Quinten Mahieu
Phone: +32(0)93321343
E-mail: Quinten.Mahieu@UGent.be
Hanne Lenaerts
Hanne Lenaerts
Phone: +32(0)93321343
E-mail: ​Hanne.Lenaerts@UGent.be

Research Associates  

Hannah Verdin
Hannah Verdin
Phone: +32(0)93323972
E-mail: Hannah.Verdin@UGent.be
Marieke De Bruyne
Marieke De Bruyne
Phone: +32(0)93320595
E-mail: ​Marieke.Debruyne@UGent.be
Lies Vantomme
Lies Vantomme
Phone: +32(0)93321343
E-mail: Lies.Vantomme@UGent.be
Maria del Rocio Pérez Baca
Maria del Rocio Pérez Baca
Phone: +32(0)93321343
E-mail: Mariadelrocio.Perezbaca@UGent.be
Lisa Hamerlinck
Lisa Hamerlinck
Phone: +32(0)93321343
E-mail: Lisa.Hamerlinck@UGent.be
Emma Delanote
Emma Delanote
Phone: +32(0)93321343
E-mail: Emma.Delanote@UGent.be

Project Manager  

Karolien Aelbrecht
Karolien Aelbrecht
Phone: +32(0)93329619
E-mail: Karolien.Aelbrecht@UGent.be

Master Students  

Student
Study programme
Year
Research topic
Fien Devlieger
Biomedical Sciences
2023
Antisense oligonucleotide-based downregulation of the G56R pathogenic variant causing NR2E3-associated autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa
Jente Debouvere
Biomedical Sciences
2023
Deciphering the pathogenic effect of variants of uncertain significance (VUS) in RPE65, a target for gene therapy
Astrid Rombouts
Biomedical Sciences
2023
An integrated approach to uncover missing heritability in inherited forms of blindness
Kyana Van Acker
Biomedical Sciences
2023
Development of a novel ASO-based gene therapy to treat inherited blindness

Bachelor Students  

Student
Study programme
Year
Research topic
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