Our group members
Assistant Professor Dr. Ruslan I. Dmitriev
(Head of the group)
Microscopist ('FLIM gypsy'), visionary, developer and user of innovative biosensors for the tissue engineered constructs and biomaterials. Google Scholar
Postdoctoral Researcher / FLIM microscope support officer
Microscopist, molecular biologist, biochemist and organoid expert.
Michael Vaughan
Physiology and neural organoids support
(joint projects with Prof. S. Vergult, FunGen lab)
Johanna Aernoudt
Technical officer, Manager (part-time)
Cell culture, finance and administration
Magali Meul
Technical officer (part-time)
Bacterial work, molecular cloning, bioprinting and materials characterisation
Angela Debruyne
Ph.D. student, Assistant 'AAP'
Biosensors, microscopy, 3D tissue models, bioprinting
Nore Van Loon
Ph.D. student (jointly with Prof. S. Vergult, FunGen lab)
iPSC, neural organoids, medical genetics, imaging
Hang Zhou
Ph.D. student (FLIMagin3D project)
Organoids, FLIM, 3D microscopy, mitochondrial dynamics & nanoplastics
Michele Cervellera
Ph.D. student (FLIMagin3D project)
FLIM-FRET, live cell imaging, biosensors
Gabriele Ferrari
Ph.D. student (FLIMagin3D project)
FLIM, imaging hypoxia, multicellular spheroids
Students:
Arne Noppe (co-supervised with Prof. P. Van Liedekerke)
Ann-Sophie Vermeir (jointly with Prof. S. Rajasekharan)
Raymond De Mol (jointly with Prof. S. Rajasekharan)
Alex Hilven (jointly with Prof. P. Dubruel)
Kato Willems (jointly with Prof. P. Dubruel)
Dylan Lava (joint project with Rousselot)
Julide Asildas (joint project with Rousselot)
Luna Verstraeten
Zoe Victor (joint project with BIO-INX)
Britt Goubert (jointly with Prof. N. De Geyter)
Summer Pandelaere (jointly with Prof. N. De Geyter)
Former members and alumni
Nina Heymans (2022-2023)
Dr. Samaneh Hashemikia (2022-23)
Chris Vercruysse (2020-2022)
PhD students
Dr. Lise De Moor (2021)
MSc students
Nursah Kaya (co-supervised with Prof. W. De Spiegelaere) (2024)
Lenie Vanhove (jointly with Rousselot) (2024)
Robin Vanhoeijen (co-supervised with Profs. R. Hoogenboom, B. Devriendt and T. Sedlacik) (2024)
Nette Rogier (co-supervised with Profs. R. Hoogenboom, B. Devriendt and T. Sedlacik) (2024)
Laure Vandegehuchte (co-supervised with Prof. S. Rajasekharan) (2024)
Louis Mallentjer (2023)
Camille Vermeiren (2023)
Lisse Frans (co-supervised with Prof. J. van Hengel) (2023)
Winter Vandenberghe (2022)
Sophie D'Haese (co-supervised with Prof. S. Van Vlierberghe, 2022)
Ebru Uchuyuck (co-supervised with Prof. D. Krysko, 2022)
Laura Govaert (co-supervised with Prof. P. Dubruel, 2022)
Emma De Coene (co-supervised with Prof. A. Baeyens, 2022)
Laura Meyers (2021)
Robin Colenbier (2021)
Karen De Man (2021)
Valerie Stragier (2021)
Metabolic Imaging Group, University College Cork:
PhD students
Dr. Neil O'Donnell (graduated in 2019, PhD student during 2014-2018)
Dr. James Jenkins (graduated in 2016, PhD student during 2013-2016)
Dr. Bernhard Mueller (TU Graz, visiting PhD student, summer 2016)
Undergraduate students
Shane O'Carroll (4th year B.Sc. student 2018, volunteer student in 2019)
John Downey (4th year B.Sc. student 2019)
Cathal Cusack (4th year B.Sc. student 2018)
Shannen Ruane (4th year B.Sc. student 2018)
Ute Nimitz (4th year B.Sc., Physics student 2017)
Paddy Hegarty (4th year B.Sc. student 2016)
Robert Bagnall (4th year B.Sc. student 2014)
Ciara Coughlan (4th year B.Sc. student 2014)
Aidann O'Neill (4th year B.Sc. student 2014)