Members

Staff:

Prof. dr. Filip De Keyzer

Post-doctoral Researchers:

dr. Bert Van Der Cruyssen

PhD Students:

dr. Vanessa Smith

dr. Jens Van Praet

Saskia Decuman

Xavier Janssens

Technicians:

Melissa De Decker 

Research Projects

Research Project 1: Systemic sclerosis

• Cohort study of patients with systemic sclerosis: phenotypical description, prognostic factors
• Validation and clinical significance of capillaroscopy in patients with systemic sclerosis
• Identification and clinical significance of autoantibodies in patients with systemic sclerosis
• Anti-B cell therapy in early systemic sclerosis
• Systemic sclerosis and labor  

 Research Project 2: Rheumatoid arthritis

• Cohortstudies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis under biological therapy
• Antibodies against citrullinated proteins/peptides
• Functional incapacities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

 Research Project 3: IMID autoantibodies

• Scleroderma-related antibodies
• Antinuclear antibodies
• Antibodies against citrullinated proteins/peptides

Complete publication list 

Techniques and Infrastructure

• Capillaroscopy
• Infrastructure for detection and identification of IMID-associated antibodies (focus on antinuclear antibodies and antibodies against citrullinated proteins/peptides)