CORE TEAM
Principal Investigator
Fransiska Malfait
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📧 Fransiska.Malfait@ugent.be
✆ +32 9 332 3603 ORCID 0000-0002-5010-0304 Twitter malfaitcmgg LinkedIn Fransiska Malfait |
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Lab Technicians
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Karolien Aelbrecht
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Nathalie Schelpe
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CMGG COLLABORATORS
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Andy Willaert
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PhD DISSERTATIONS
Name |
Year |
Research topic |
Promoters |
Delfien Syx |
2015 |
Exposing molecular culprits in heritable connective tissue disorders. |
Anne De Paepe Fransiska Malfait |
Sanne D'hondt |
2017 |
Type III Collagen a major collagen with major issues. |
Fransiska Malfait Mathieu Bertrand Sophie Janssens |
Tim Van Damme |
2019 |
The Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes expanding, redefining and reviewing the spectrum. |
Fransiska Malfait Anne De Paepe |
Stijn De Baets |
2020 |
Participation in people with the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders. |
Dominique Van de Velde Patrick Calders Fransiska Malfait |
Sarah Delbaere |
2020 |
Fishing for pathogenic mechanisms underlying rare Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome subtypes. |
Fransiska Malfait Andy Willaert |
Tibbe Dhooge |
2021 |
Exploring collagen-related disorders beyond the typical clinical and molecular spectrum. |
Fransiska Malfait Delfien Syx |
Valentien Spanhove |
2021 |
Shoulder instability in patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder. |
Ann Cools Patrick Calders Fransiska Malfait |
Brecht Guillemyn |
2022 |
Next generation sequencing as a powerful tool to unravel the molecular pathogenesis of osteogenesis imperfecta. |
Fransiska Malfait Sofie Symoens |
STUDENTS
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Programme |
Research topic |
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Ilse Breusegem |
2010 – 2011 |
Master Industrial Sciences: Biochemistry |
Studie van de betrokkenheid van collageen type VI bij het Ehlers-Danlos Syndroom, klassiek type |
Sofie Symoens Delfien Syx |
Joery Verbruggen |
2011 – 2012 |
Bachelor Medicine |
Exploratie van de promoter en 3'UTR regio's van collageen type V bij klassieke Ehlers-Danlos Syndroom patiënten |
Fransiska Malfait Delfien Syx |
Thomas Vanthourout |
2013 – 2014 |
Master Industrial Sciences: Biochemistry |
Next-Generation Sequencing als tool voor het screenen van kandidaatgenen voor hypermobiele EDS |
Sofie Symoens Delfien Syx |
Maarten Ganne |
2014 – 2015 |
Master Industrial Sciences: Biochemistry |
Moleculaire analyse van kandidaatgenen voor het hypermobiel Ehlers-Danlos syndroom |
Sofie Symoens Delfien Syx |
Marlies Colman |
2014 – 2016 |
Bachelor Medicine |
Honours Programme: Study of the role of proteoglycan biosynthesis in the pathogenesis of heritable disorders of connective tissue by use of a zebrafish model. |
Fransiska Malfait Tim Van Damme Delfien Syx |
Lore Vansteelant |
2016 – 2017 |
Master Biomedical Science |
Identificatie en analyse van genetische factoren betrokken bij pijngevoeligheid |
Paul Coucke Delfien Syx |
Eva De Meulemeester |
2017 – 2018 |
Master Biomedical Sciences |
Next-generation sequencing for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome |
Fransiska Malfait Delfien Syx |
Emma Tyberghien |
2018 – 2020 |
Master Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy |
Pain in patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome |
Fransiska Malfait Inge De Wandele Marlies Colman |
Febe Vanhee |
2018 – 2020 |
Master Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy |
Pain in patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome |
Fransiska Malfait Inge De Wandele Marlies Colman |
Jordan Wullaert |
2018 – 2020 |
Master Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy |
Pain in patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome |
Fransiska Malfait Inge De Wandele Marlies Colman |
Lien Alluyn |
2018 – 2020 |
Bachelor Medicine |
Honours Programme: Fishing For Genetic Compensation in B3GALT6 knockout Zebrafish embryos |
Fransiska Malfait Sarah Delbaere |
Elina Simoen |
2019 – 2021 |
Master Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy |
Pain modulation mechanisms in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a test protocol |
Jessica Van Oosterwijck Marlies Colman Evy Dhondt |
Myrte Philippeth |
2019 – 2021 |
Master Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy |
Pain modulation mechanisms in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a test protocol |
Jessica Van Oosterwijck Marlies Colman Evy Dhondt |
Liene Rooms |
2019 – 2021 |
Master Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy |
Pain modulation mechanisms in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a test protocol |
Jessica Van Oosterwijck Marlies Colman Evy Dhondt |
Clara Vanassche |
2021 – 2022 |
Bachelor Medicine |
Klinische, genetische en pathofysiologische kenmerken van dermatosparaxis Ehlers-Danlos syndroom. Literature study |
Delfien Syx Marlies Colman |
Chloe Hanssens |
2021 – 2022 |
Bachelor Medicine |
Klinische, genetische en pathofysiologische kenmerken van dermatosparaxis Ehlers-Danlos syndroom. Literature study |
Delfien Syx Marlies Colman |
Clara Vandewalle |
2021 – 2022 |
Bachelor Medicine |
Klinische, genetische en pathofysiologische kenmerken van dermatosparaxis Ehlers-Danlos syndroom. Literature study |
Delfien Syx Marlies Colman |
Daan De Clerck |
2021 – 2022 |
Bachelor Medicine |
Literature studyKlinische, genetische en pathofysiologische kenmerken van dermatosparaxis Ehlers-Danlos syndroom. Written project |
Delfien Syx Marlies Colman |
Cristina De Petter |
2021 – 2022 |
Bachelor Medicine |
Klinische, genetische en pathofysiologische kenmerken van dermatosparaxis Ehlers-Danlos syndroom. Literature study |
Delfien Syx Marlies Colman |
Ina Decaluwe |
2021 – 2022 |
Master Biomedical Science |
Exploring the behavioural repertoire in young and adult zebrafish with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. |
Delfien Syx Zoë Malfait |
Arne Blom |
2021 – 2022 |
Master Biomedical Science |
Exploring the behavioural repertoire in young and adult zebrafish with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. |
Delfien Syx Zoë Malfait |
Hadewig Claeys |
2021 – 2022 |
Master Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy |
The association between genetic variations and experimental pain measures in chronic musculoskeletal pain patients and healthy adults: a systematic review. |
Jessica Van Oosterwijck Amber Billens Marlies Colman |
Eva Pyfferoen |
2021 – 2022 |
Master Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy |
The association between genetic variations and experimental pain measures in chronic musculoskeletal pain patients and healthy adults: a systematic review. |
Jessica Van Oosterwijck Amber Billens Marlies Colman |
Iebel Crutelle |
2021 – 2022 |
Master Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy |
The association between genetic variations and experimental pain measures in chronic musculoskeletal pain patients and healthy adults: a systematic review. |
Jessica Van Oosterwijck Amber Billens Marlies Colman |
Morgan Cordy |
2021 |
Bachelor Biotechnology |
Onderzoek naar Ehlers-Danlos Syndroom |
Delfien Syx Zoë Malfait |
Linde Viaene |
2022 |
Bachelor Biotechnology |
Molecular basis of Osteogenesis imperfecta. |
Delfien Syx Tamara Jarayseh |
Elles Panen |
2022 – 2024 |
Bachelor Medicine |
Honours Programme: Exploring the molecular alterations associated with LH1 deficiency in kEDS. |
Fransiska Malfait Delfien Syx Marlies Colman Zoë Malfait |