Meet the faces behind the science The Bart De Strooper’s Lab can only thrive thanks to the dedication and commitment of its people, no matter what their function or seniority. Meet the team members who contributes to our breakthrough science. Team Amaia Arranz Staff Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Sriram Balusu Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Sarah Borrie Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Sara Calafate Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Wei-Ting Chen Staff Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Eliane Cherretté Adm/log/fin support VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Iordana Chrysidou Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Katleen Craessaerts Staff employee VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Bart De Strooper Group Leader VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Isabelle Degors Staff employee VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Nicola Fattorelli Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email nfattorelli nicolafattorelli Mark Fiers Staff Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Ivana Geric Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email ivana-geric Véronique Hendrickx Lab Technician VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Katrien Horré Staff employee VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Pengfei Hou Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Tom Jaspers Lab Technician VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Marta Koper Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Ashley Lu Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Renzo Mancuso Group Leader VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology +32 3 265 11 10 Contact by email Anna Martinez Muriana Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Sulieman Minhas Lab Technician VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Sebastiaan Moonen Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Martine Noblet Lab support VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Rafaela Policarpo Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Pranav Preman Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Laura Rué Cabré Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Inmaculada Sanjuan Ruiz Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Lutgarde Serneels Staff Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Disha Shah Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Susanne Rianneke Sierksma Staff Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email An Snellinx Staff employee VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Dries T'Syen Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Nicola Thrupp Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Veerle van Lieshout Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Hannah Walgrave Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Leen Wolfs Lab Technician VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Yessica Wouters Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Pooya Zakeri Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email Xu Zhang Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Amaia Arranz Staff Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Sriram Balusu Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Sarah Borrie Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Sara Calafate Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Wei-Ting Chen Staff Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Eliane Cherretté Adm/log/fin support VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Iordana Chrysidou Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Katleen Craessaerts Staff employee VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Bart De Strooper Group Leader VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Isabelle Degors Staff employee VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Nicola Fattorelli Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email nfattorelli nicolafattorelli
Mark Fiers Staff Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Ivana Geric Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email ivana-geric
Véronique Hendrickx Lab Technician VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Katrien Horré Staff employee VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Pengfei Hou Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Tom Jaspers Lab Technician VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Marta Koper Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Ashley Lu Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Renzo Mancuso Group Leader VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology +32 3 265 11 10 Contact by email
Anna Martinez Muriana Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Sulieman Minhas Lab Technician VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Sebastiaan Moonen Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Martine Noblet Lab support VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Rafaela Policarpo Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Pranav Preman Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Laura Rué Cabré Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Inmaculada Sanjuan Ruiz Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Lutgarde Serneels Staff Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Disha Shah Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Susanne Rianneke Sierksma Staff Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
An Snellinx Staff employee VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Dries T'Syen Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Nicola Thrupp Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Veerle van Lieshout Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Hannah Walgrave Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Leen Wolfs Lab Technician VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Yessica Wouters Ph.D. Student VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Pooya Zakeri Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email
Xu Zhang Post-doctoral Scientist VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research +32 16 37 31 02 Contact by email