Congratulations dr. Oerlemans!

March 25th 2019, Eline Oerlemans finalised her PhD about ‘Topical Lactobacillus applications for modulation of the vaginal and skin microbiota’ with a public defence. In this thesis the aim was to gain insight in the microbiome of different nongastrointestinal conditions. The following research questions were addressed: Which novel insights can microbiome analysis provide us about the …

Congratulations dr. Broeckx!

On the 21nd of March 2019, Géraldine Broeckx finalised her PhD entitled ‘ Optimizing the spray drying of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG as an important step towards the development of successfull pharmabiotics’ with a public defence.  This PhD was a unique collaboration between her promotors prof. Filip Kiekens for the formulation and prof. Sarah Lebeer for …

Comparing the healthy nose and nasopharynx microbiota reveals continuity as well as niche- specificity

How can bacteria in the respiratory tract maintain our health and prevent infections from occurring? To answer this question, a better characterization of the collection of bacteria that are present in this human body niche is necessary. A good starting point is the identification of all bacteria that are present under healthy conditions. Therefore, we …

Applying for a PhD at the University of Antwerp?

We always welcome applications by students who want to obtain their own funding for a PhD study in line with the existing topics, alone or in cooperation with other universities or companies. In the Lab for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) of prof. Sarah Lebeer, possible PhD research topics include (but are not limited to) …