People

• Academic staff
• Researchers
• Guest researchers
• Students
• Technical and administrative staff
• Free associates of the lab

Academic staff

Prof. Jozef Vanden Broeck
Head of the lab
Office Z.I.
Tel. +32 16 32 39 78, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail: jozef.vandenbroeck@bio.kuleuven.be

Prof. Edward Blumenthal 
Guest professor (Marquette University, Milwaukee WI - US

Researchers

Dr. Liesbeth Badisco
Postdoctoral researcher
Office Z.I. 91.44
Tel. +32 16 32 39 04, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail: liesbeth.badisco@bio.kuleuven.be

Dr. Bert Breugelmans
Postdoctoral Researcher
Office Z.I. 91.44
Tel. +32 16 32 39 04, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail: bert.breugelmans@bio.kuleuven.be

Dr. Heleen Verlinden
Postdoctoral Reseacher
Office Z.I. 91.53
Tel. +32 16 32 39 00, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail: heleen.verlinden@bio.kuleuven.be

Senne Dillen
PhD student
Office Z.I.
Tel. +32 16 32 39 00, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail: senne.dillen@bio.kuleuven.be

Jornt Spit
PhD student
Office Z.I.
Tel. +32 16 32 39 00, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail: jornt.spit@bio.kuleuven.be

Hans-Peter Vandersmissen
PhD Student
Office Z.I. 91.44
Tel. +32 16 32 39 04, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail: hanspeter.vandersmissen@bio.kuleuven.be

Pieter Van Wielendaele
PhD Student
Office Z.I. 91.43
Tel. +32 16 32 39 05, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail: pieter.vanwielendaele@bio.kuleuven.be

Rik Verdonck
PhD student
Office Z.I.
Tel. +32 16 32 39 00, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail: rik.verdonck@bio.kuleuven.be

Rut Vleugels
PhD student
Office Z.I.
Tel. +32 16 32 39 00, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail: rut.vleugels@bio.kuleuven.be

Niels Wynant
PhD student
Office Z.I.
Tel. +32 16 32 39 00, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail: niels.wynant@bio.kuleuven.be

Sven Zels
PhD student
Office Z.I.
Tel. +32 16 32 39 00, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail: sven.zels@bio.kuleuven.be

Guest researchers

• Edward Blumenthal - guest professor (Marquette University, Milwaukee WI - USA)
• Neil Audsley (Food and Environment Research Agency, York, UK)
• Mercedes Ruiz Estévez (Department of Genetics, University of Granada, Spain)
• Dulce Santos (Center of Genetics and Biotechnology, UTAD, Portugal)

Students

• Crabbé Katleen
• Lenaerts Cynthia
• Van der Steen Sam

• Vanden Bergh Willem
• Van Lommel Florian

• Adriaens Carmen
• Behets Jasper
• Boudewijns Robbert
• Hermans Wim
• Jans Karel
• Raymenants Niels
• Stevens Elisa
• Van der Gucht Winke

Technical and administrative staff

Johny Gijbels
Lab Technician
Office Z.I. 00.11
Tel. +32 16 32 39 17, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail: johny.gijbels@bio.kuleuven.be

Joost Van Duppen
Lab Technician
Office Z.I. 91.44
Tel. +32 16 32 39 04, Fax +32 16 32 39 02
E-mail:joost.vanduppen@bio.kuleuven.be

Free associates of the lab

Dr. Elisabeth Marchal

Dr. Gert Simonet

Dr. Tom Van Loy

Dr. Matthias Van Hiel

Dr Vincent Van Hoef