Prof. dr. Jef HOOYBERGHS

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Campus Diepenbeek
Gebouw D
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Prof. dr. Jef HOOYBERGHS

Professor

Faculty of Sciences
Capacity group Physics
Research group Theory lab
Data Science Institute

Membership

President Capacity Group Board FYS

Research

Discipline codes: Statistical physics (01030307), Bioinformatics and computational biology not elsewhere classified (01060399), Bio-informatics and computational biology not elsewhere classified (03010299), Molecular biophysics (03020402)

Supervised PhDs

Thermodynamic and mechanical properties of nucleic acids

Yannick Stulens for the title Doctor of Sciences: Physics (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Promotor

Unravelling membrane processes in organic solvents by data-driven modelling

Pieter-Jan Piccard for the title Doctor of Sciences: Physics (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Promotor

Thermal-probing microdevices to unravel phase separating condensates involved in neurodegeneration

Lambert-Paul Jorissen for the title Doctor of Engineering Technology (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Copromotor

Flexible transparent electrodes: from ITO to ICO, a theoretical case study

Gijs Vanoppen for the title Doctor of Sciences: Physics (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Copromotor

Concept development of stochastic impedance and its lab-on-chip application to monitor DNA hybridization

Branko Meeus for the title Doctor of Sciences: Physics (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Copromotor

View all 10 supervised PhD's of Prof. dr. Jef HOOYBERGHS

Structuromics@UHasselt - Experimental and theoretical platform for unravelling the spatiotemporal organization of biomolecular assemblies

Jonas Vandevenne for the title Doctor of Engineering Technology (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Copromotor

Multi-omics data analyses and integration in precision health

Dries Heylen for the title Doctor of Sciences in 2025

Supervised as Promotor

DNA Nanotechnology: The Development of Multi-Functional Hybridization Sensors

Brittany Mueller for the title Doctor of Sciences in 2024

Supervised as Promotor

Targeted detection of nucleic acid mutations for improved lung cancer diagnostics in liquid biopsies

Rebekka Van Hoof for the title Doctor of Sciences in 2023

Supervised as Promotor

Proteome Analysis, Fast and Slow

Joris Van Houtven for the title Doctor of Sciences in 2021

Supervised as Copromotor

View all 10 supervised PhD's of Prof. dr. Jef HOOYBERGHS

Publications

View all UHasselt publications by Prof. dr. Jef HOOYBERGHS

Projects

18 research projects have been found

View all 18 UHasselt research projects of Prof. dr. Jef HOOYBERGHS

Structuromics@UHasselt - Experimental and theoretical platform for unravelling the spatiotemporal organisation of biomolecular assemblies (Research)

01/05/2025 - 30/04/2030

IOF mandate Data Science Institute (DSI) 2024-2028 (Research)

01/01/2024 - 31/12/2028

Thermal-probing microdevices to unravel phase separating condensates involved in neurodegeneration (Research)

01/11/2024 - 31/10/2028

Thermal-probing microdevices to unravel phase separating condensates involved in neurodegeneration (Research)

01/11/2024 - 31/10/2028

Concept development of stochastic impedance and its lab-on-chip application to monitor DNA hybridization (Research)

01/10/2024 - 30/09/2028

ELIXIR Infrastructure for Data and Services to strengthen Life-Sciences Research in Flanders (Research)

01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026

Flexibele transparante elektroden: van ITO tot ICO, een theoretische casestudy (Research)

16/11/2024 - 15/11/2026

Unravelling membrane processes in organic solvents by data-driven modelling. (Research)

16/11/2022 - 15/11/2026

Thermodynamic and mechanical properties of nucleic acids (Research)

01/07/2022 - 30/06/2026

Unveiling molecular interactions through temperature-controlled microfluidic devices and fluorescence microscopy (Research)

01/10/2023 - 30/09/2025

16/12/2020 - 15/01/2025

C-EMPOWER - Socio-technological multi-level analysis of citizen empowerment for governance of personal health data in data-driven technologies (Research)

01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024

Development of multicomponent hybridization sensors for highly selective nucleic acid detection (Research)

01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024

Cross-omics data analyses and integration in precision health. (Research)

16/12/2020 - 15/12/2024

BASELINE: BiomArkers to predict complex diseases EarLy IN lifE (Research)

01/10/2015 - 31/12/2019

Sensor development for targeted detection of DNA mutations in extracellular vesicles (Research)

01/12/2017 - 31/10/2019

Cellular interaction mechanisms of nanoparticles for medical use (Research)

15/01/2015 - 14/07/2019

BOF PhD: Label free imaging of nanoparticles for a study of their impact on biological processes in dendritic cells. (Research)

01/10/2012 - 30/09/2016

View all 18 UHasselt research projects of Prof. dr. Jef HOOYBERGHS

Education

Involved in the following courses

Academic year 2025 - 2026

5405

Bachelor Project

Co-lecturer

4672

Fundamentals of materials physics

Coordinating lecturer

3991

Physics and Life

Coordinating lecturer

1442

Quantum Mechanics 1

Coordinating lecturer

1807

Quantum Mechanics 2

Coordinating lecturer

4913

Master's thesis

Member of the teaching team

3761

Optics

Co-lecturer

3364

Statistical Physics

Coordinating lecturer

Academic year 2024 - 2025

4672

Fundamentals of materials physics

Coordinating lecturer

3991

Physics and Life

Coordinating lecturer

1442

Quantum Mechanics 1

Coordinating lecturer

1807

Quantum Mechanics 2

Coordinating lecturer

3364

Statistical Physics

Coordinating lecturer

4856

Stochastic Processess in Physics

Coordinating lecturer

Jef HOOYBERGHS

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Prof. dr. Jef HOOYBERGHS

Membership

Research

Supervised PhDs

Thermodynamic and mechanical properties of nucleic acids

Unravelling membrane processes in organic solvents by data-driven modelling

Thermal-probing microdevices to unravel phase separating condensates involved in neurodegeneration

Flexible transparent electrodes: from ITO to ICO, a theoretical case study

Concept development of stochastic impedance and its lab-on-chip application to monitor DNA hybridization

Structuromics@UHasselt - Experimental and theoretical platform for unravelling the spatiotemporal organization of biomolecular assemblies

Multi-omics data analyses and integration in precision health

DNA Nanotechnology: The Development of Multi-Functional Hybridization Sensors

Targeted detection of nucleic acid mutations for improved lung cancer diagnostics in liquid biopsies

Proteome Analysis, Fast and Slow

Publications

Projects

Structuromics@UHasselt - Experimental and theoretical platform for unravelling the spatiotemporal organisation of biomolecular assemblies (Research)

IOF mandate Data Science Institute (DSI) 2024-2028 (Research)

Thermal-probing microdevices to unravel phase separating condensates involved in neurodegeneration (Research)

Thermal-probing microdevices to unravel phase separating condensates involved in neurodegeneration (Research)

Concept development of stochastic impedance and its lab-on-chip application to monitor DNA hybridization (Research)

ELIXIR Infrastructure for Data and Services to strengthen Life-Sciences Research in Flanders (Research)

Flexibele transparante elektroden: van ITO tot ICO, een theoretische casestudy (Research)

Unravelling membrane processes in organic solvents by data-driven modelling. (Research)

Thermodynamic and mechanical properties of nucleic acids (Research)

Unveiling molecular interactions through temperature-controlled microfluidic devices and fluorescence microscopy (Research)

Cooperation agreement between Hasselt University and VITO concerning the PhD of Dries Heylen related to "X omics data analysis and integration in precision health". (Research)

C-EMPOWER - Socio-technological multi-level analysis of citizen empowerment for governance of personal health data in data-driven technologies (Research)

Development of multicomponent hybridization sensors for highly selective nucleic acid detection (Research)

Cross-omics data analyses and integration in precision health. (Research)

BASELINE: BiomArkers to predict complex diseases EarLy IN lifE (Research)

Sensor development for targeted detection of DNA mutations in extracellular vesicles (Research)

Cellular interaction mechanisms of nanoparticles for medical use (Research)

BOF PhD: Label free imaging of nanoparticles for a study of their impact on biological processes in dendritic cells. (Research)

Education

Involved in the following courses

Academic year 2025 - 2026

Bachelor Project

Fundamentals of materials physics

Physics and Life

Quantum Mechanics 1

Quantum Mechanics 2

Master's thesis

Optics

Statistical Physics

Academic year 2024 - 2025

Fundamentals of materials physics

Physics and Life

Quantum Mechanics 1

Quantum Mechanics 2

Statistical Physics

Stochastic Processess in Physics

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