Four professors, assisted by permanent staff, post-doctoral researchers, and PhD Students collaborate together in our lab. We frequently host visiting scientists and students from Belgium and many other countries. Depending on the time of the year we are 30 to 40 people.

Academic staff

• Prof. Stefaan De Smedt , lab director
• Prof. Kevin Braeckmans , co-director & Group leader Biophotonic Research
  
• Prof. Katrien Remaut, Group Leader Ocular Delivery
• Prof. Koen Raemdonck, Group Leader Lung Delivery
• Prof. Hristo Svilenov
• Prof. Félix Sauvage
• dr. Ine Lentacker, P.I. Vaccine Delivery
• Em. Prof. Jo Demeester

Post-doctoral Fellows

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• Dr. Karen Peynshaert
• Dr. Herlinde De Keersmaecker
• Dr. Rein Verbeke
• Dr Deep Punj
• Dr. Qiaoyu Liu

Graduate Students

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• Helena Braet
• Cristina Muntean
• Sofie Meulewaeter
• Helena Vanluchene
• Dominika Berdecka
• Jielin Wang
• Yanou Engelen
• Ilia Goemaere
• Charlotte Hinnekens
• Lore Herman
• Inès De Hoon
• Kaat De Clerck
• Ragna Haegebaert
• Ilke Aernout
• Bernd Vanmeerhaeghe
• Laure Harinck
• Sarah Goddaer
• Pouria Ramezani
• Marcel Passon
• Michaela Cohrs
• Emma De Coster
• Margo De Velder
• Aliona Debisschop
• Baihao Huang
• Tao Lu
• Chloë De Clercq
• Thomas Ehouarne
• Amin Ahmad

Technical Staff

• Dr. Bart Lucas
• Hilde Verhaeghe

Administrative Staff

• Ilse Dupon
• Katharine Wullaert

Former (post)doctoral Staff

• Jana Ramon
• Bram Bogaert (joined eTheRNA after PhD)
• Elnaz Shaabani
• Maryam Sharifiaghdam
• Julián Mejia Morales (postdoctoral fellow National Autonomous University of Mexico)
• Mike Wels (joined Syngenta after PhD  )
• An-Katrien Minnaert (joined Axes Health after PhD)
• Gaëlle Houthaeve (joined EG after PhD)
• Joke Deprez (joined UZ after PhD)
• Dawei Hua (joined Grandpharma (Nanjing, China) after PhD)
• Laurens Raes (joined Pfizer after PhD)
• Thijs Van de Vyver (joined Pfizer after PhD)
• Ranhua Xiong (professor at Nanjing Forestry University - China)
• Jelter Van Hoeck (joined Pfizer after PhD)
• Heleen Dewitte (joined ArgenX after PhD and post-doc)
• Toon Brans (joined Lambda-X)
• Stephan Stremersch (joined Eurofins Amatsi Analytics after PhD and post-doc)
• Roberta Guagliardo (joined GSK after PhD)
• Heyang Zhang (joined University Leiden after PhD)
• Jing Liu (joined Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou after PhD)
• Pieterjan Merckx (joined ChemTech Life Sciences after PhD)
• Aranit Harizaj (joined Trince after PhD)
• Molood Shariati (joined Trince after PhD)
• Silke Roovers (joined Eurofins Amatsi Analytics after PhD)
• Joke Devoldere (joined Astrazeneca after PhD)
• Eline Teirlinck (joined Purna after PhD)
• Rein Verbeke (postdoctoral fellow Ghent University after PhD)
• Lotte Vermeulen (joined Pfizer after PhD)
• Karen Peynshaert (FWO postdoctoral fellow Ghent University after PhD)
• Elisa Zagato (joined Pauwels Consulting after PhD)
• Rita Sobral Santos (postdoctoral fellow University Porto after PhD)
• Lynn De Backer (joined Alcon after PhD)
• Freya Joris (joined Pfizer after PhD)
• George Dakwar (joined Amatsigroup after PhD)
• Sangram Keshari Samal (professor at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
• Ranhua Xiong (professor at Nanjing Forestry University - China)
• Laura Wayteck (joined Anacura after PhD)
• Koen Rombouts (joined Pfizer after PhD)
• Ine De Cock (joined Amatsigroup after PhD)
• Heleen Dewitte (FWO postdoctoral fellow Ghent University after PhD)
• Hendrik Deschout (postdoctoral fellow University Göteborg)
• Katrien Forier (joined MSD Belgium after PhD)
• Joanna Reymann (joined CureVac AG after postdoc)
• Stefaan Soenen (professor at University of Leuven)
• Oliwia Andries (joined Perrigo Company after PhD)
• Thomas Martens (joined Amatsigroup after PhD)
• Bart Geers  (senior scientist-entrepreneur at Ghent University)
• Geertrui Tavernier (medical writer after PhD)
• Nathalie Symens (science teacher after PhD)
• Marie-Luce De Temmerman (joined Methapharma after PhD)
• Chaobo Huang (professor at Nanjing Forestry University - China)
• Broes Naeye (joined Ablynx after PhD)
• Dries Vercauteren (joined Pfizer Biotech after PhD)
• Kevin Buyens (joined JSR Micro NV after PhD)
• Stefaan Derveaux (joined Nucleomics Core after PhD)
• Farzaneh Fayazpour (joined Flemish Institute of Biotechnology (VIB) after PhD)
• Liesbeth Peeters (joined VAPH after PhD)
• Koen Raemdonck (professor at Ghent University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
• Roos Vandenbroucke (professor at Ghent University, Faculty of Sciences)
• T. Van Thienen (joined Notraffic after PhD)
• Bruno De Geest (professor at Ghent University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
• Barbara Stubbe (joined FAGG after PhD)
• Katrien Remaut (professor at Ghent University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
• Ine Lentacker (senior scientist at Ghent University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
• Kevin Braeckmans (professor at Ghent University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
• Els Van Rompaey (joined Janssen Pharmaceutica after PhD)
• Niek Sanders (professor at Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
• Tom Meyvis