Projects
- Development of an iPSC-cardiomyocyte model to study the molecular mechanisms of cardiac arrhytmias
- Identification of novel genes for the Brugada Syndrome using a combination of linkage and WGS data
- Identification of genetic modifiers for the Brugada Syndrome using a combination of RNA-seq and WGS data
- Characterization of novel genes and modifiers for the Brugada Syndrome in iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes
Field of expertise
- Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)
- iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes
- WES/WGS
- Linkage analysis
- Cardiac arrhythmia
Degrees
- Doctor of Biomedical Sciences, 2009, University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Master of Biomedical Sciences, 2003, University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences, 2001, University of Antwerp, Belgium