MEET OUR TEAM

Principle Investigator

Elfride De Baere

Phone: +32(0)93325186
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Postdoctoral Researchers

Miriam Bauwens

Phone: +32(0)93321358
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Mattias Van Heetvelde

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Eva D'haene

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Doctoral Researchers

Munevver Burcu Cicekdal

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Manon Bouckaert

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Edith De Bruycker

Phone: +32(0)92249860
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Alexandre Segers

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Charlotte Matton

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Eline Van Vooren

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Lieselot Vincke

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Hannes Syryn

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Kyana Van Acker

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Eline Geens

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Nelson Martins

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Lab Technicians

Esperanza Daal

Phone: +32(0)93321343
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Julie Van De Velde

Phone: +32(0)93321343
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Quinten Mahieu

Phone: +32(0)93321343
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Senior Collaborators (RARE-MED consortium)

Kris Vleminckx

Phone: +32(0)93313760
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Frauke Coppieters

Phone: +32(0)93325882
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Sarah Vergult

Phone: +32(0)9335189
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Research Associates

Hannah Verdin

Phone: +32(0)93323972
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Marieke De Bruyne

Phone: +32(0)93320595
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Stijn Van De Sompele

Phone: +32(0)93329116
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Project Manager

Karolien Aelbrecht

Phone: +32(0)93329619
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Master students

Student	Study programme	Year	Research topic
Laura De Cock	Biomedical Sciences	2024	Optimization of novel granulosa cell models to study FOXL2, a key factor in ovarian development and maintenance
Tibo Van Hoorde	Biomedical Sciences	2025	Deciphering the pathogenic effect of variants of uncertain significance (VUS) in RPE65, a target for gene therapy
Emma Claeys	Bio Engineering	2025	3D genome topology and multi-omics in granulosa cells to decipher the regulation of FOXL2, a key factor in ovarian development and maintenance

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Bachelor students

Student	Study programme	Year	Research topic
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