Prof. dr. Werend BOESMANS

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Prof. dr. Werend BOESMANS

Associate Professor

Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences
Capacity group Neurosciences
Research group Neurosciences
Biomedical Research Institute

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Research

Discipline codes: Gastro-enterology (03011001), Developmental neuroscience (03012303), Neurophysiology (03012306), Pathophysiology (03013006), Biophotonics (02070103)

Supervised PhDs

Gastrointestinal function, enteric neuron connectivity, and microbiome analysis in a mouse model for major mental illness.

Kinga Réka Tasnády for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Promotor

Role of noncoding RNAs in the function of glial cells of the enteric nervous system

Amy Holland for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Promotor

The impact of the gut mycobiome on multiple sclerosis

Alessio Cardilli for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Copromotor

The Physiology of mucosal Enteric Glia

Gabriele Sanchini for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Promotor

Neuronal control of gut regeneration: a (r)evolutionary question?

Charlotte Segnana for the title Doctor of Sciences: Biology (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Copromotor

View all 9 supervised PhD's of Prof. dr. Werend BOESMANS

The role of DNA repair protein Apex1 in enteric nervous system development and function

Lobke Mombeek for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Copromotor

miRNA regulation of the reactivity and neurogenic potential of enteric glial cells

Reindert Jehoul for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Promotor

MicroRNA regulation of enteric glial cell reactivity in gastrointestinal health and disease.

Jorunn Vranken for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (doctorate in progress)

Supervised as Promotor

Neural Regulation of Colorectal Cancer: Implications for Immunomodulation

Meike Thijssen for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences in 2025

Supervised as Promotor

View all 9 supervised PhD's of Prof. dr. Werend BOESMANS

Publications

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Projects

20 research projects have been found

View all 20 UHasselt research projects of Prof. dr. Werend BOESMANS

Gut-organ axes in health and disease (Research)

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2029

Resolution of genomic stress as a mechanism to avert gut disorders involving enteric nervous system defects (Research)

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

MicroRNA regulation of enteric glial cell reactivity in gastrointestinal health and disease. (Research)

01/11/2024 - 31/10/2028

MicroRNA regulation of enteric glial cell reactivity in gastrointestinal health and disease. (Research)

01/11/2024 - 31/10/2028

Cutting-edge technology: expanding research horizons with a laser capture microscope (Research)

01/05/2024 - 30/04/2028

The role of the DNA repair protein Apex1 in enteric nervous system development and function (Research)

01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027

The role of the DNA repair protein Apex1 in enteric nervous system development and function (Research)

01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027

Neural control of gut regeneration: a (r)evolutionary question? (Research)

01/11/2022 - 31/10/2027

miRNAs in control of the regenerative features of foamy phagocytes in multiple sclerosis (Research)

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2026

Neural control of gut regeneration: a (r)evolutionary question? (Research)

01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026

MicroRNA regulation of enteric glia phenotype and function (Research)

01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026

MULTISCALE - The UHasselt MultiScale Optical Imaging Core: Infrastructure for nano- to centimeter length scale microscopy and analysis of 'big' 4D datasets (Research)

01/05/2022 - 30/04/2026

MULTISCALE - Infrastructure for nano- to centimeter length scale microscopy and big data analysis of optical imaging data (Research)

01/04/2022 - 31/03/2026

Characterization of human enteric glia subtypes and function in patient-derived samples (Research)

17/10/2024 - 31/03/2025

Gut-organ axes in health and disease (Research)

01/01/2020 - 31/12/2024

Collen-Francqui Start-up Grant 2021 - 2024 (Research)

01/09/2021 - 31/08/2024

Collen Francqui Start-up Grant 2021 - 2024 Werend Boesmans (Research)

01/09/2021 - 31/08/2024

Coordination of intrinsic neural network connectivity in the gut by enteric glial DISC1 (Research)

01/01/2020 - 31/12/2023

The role of the DNA repair protein Apex1 in enteric nervous system development and function (Research)

01/11/2022 - 31/10/2023

Neuronal control of gut regeneration: a (r)evolutionary question? (Research)

01/11/2021 - 30/10/2022

View all 20 UHasselt research projects of Prof. dr. Werend BOESMANS

Education

Involved in the following courses

Academic year 2025 - 2026

3979

Advanced Light Microscopy

Co-lecturer

3950

Experimental Design in Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease

Member of the teaching team

3953

Laboratory animal sciences

Member of the teaching team

3954

Laboratory animal sciences: theoretical basis

Member of the teaching team

3980

Milestone papers in biomedical research

Co-lecturer

3980

Milestone papers in biomedical research

Member of the teaching team

5483

Multidisciplinary biomedical research

Member of the teaching team

9023

Research track: neurosciences

Member of the teaching team

3623

The digestive system

Coordinating lecturer

Academic year 2024 - 2025

3979

Advanced Light Microscopy

Co-lecturer

3950

Experimental Design in Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease

Member of the teaching team

3953

Laboratory animal sciences

Member of the teaching team

3954

Laboratory animal sciences: theoretical basis

Member of the teaching team

3980

Milestone papers in biomedical research

Member of the teaching team

3747

Multidisciplinary biomedical research

Member of the teaching team

3955

Research track: neurosciences

Member of the teaching team

3623

The digestive system

Coordinating lecturer

Werend BOESMANS

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Gebouw C
Office BMO-C002

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Prof. dr. Werend BOESMANS

About Me

Research

Supervised PhDs

Gastrointestinal function, enteric neuron connectivity, and microbiome analysis in a mouse model for major mental illness.

Role of noncoding RNAs in the function of glial cells of the enteric nervous system

The impact of the gut mycobiome on multiple sclerosis

The Physiology of mucosal Enteric Glia

Neuronal control of gut regeneration: a (r)evolutionary question?

The role of DNA repair protein Apex1 in enteric nervous system development and function

miRNA regulation of the reactivity and neurogenic potential of enteric glial cells

MicroRNA regulation of enteric glial cell reactivity in gastrointestinal health and disease.

Neural Regulation of Colorectal Cancer: Implications for Immunomodulation

Publications

Projects

Gut-organ axes in health and disease (Research)

Resolution of genomic stress as a mechanism to avert gut disorders involving enteric nervous system defects (Research)

MicroRNA regulation of enteric glial cell reactivity in gastrointestinal health and disease. (Research)

MicroRNA regulation of enteric glial cell reactivity in gastrointestinal health and disease. (Research)

Cutting-edge technology: expanding research horizons with a laser capture microscope (Research)

The role of the DNA repair protein Apex1 in enteric nervous system development and function (Research)

The role of the DNA repair protein Apex1 in enteric nervous system development and function (Research)

Neural control of gut regeneration: a (r)evolutionary question? (Research)

miRNAs in control of the regenerative features of foamy phagocytes in multiple sclerosis (Research)

Neural control of gut regeneration: a (r)evolutionary question? (Research)

MicroRNA regulation of enteric glia phenotype and function (Research)

MULTISCALE - The UHasselt MultiScale Optical Imaging Core: Infrastructure for nano- to centimeter length scale microscopy and analysis of 'big' 4D datasets (Research)

MULTISCALE - Infrastructure for nano- to centimeter length scale microscopy and big data analysis of optical imaging data (Research)

Characterization of human enteric glia subtypes and function in patient-derived samples (Research)

Gut-organ axes in health and disease (Research)

Collen-Francqui Start-up Grant 2021 - 2024 (Research)

Collen Francqui Start-up Grant 2021 - 2024 Werend Boesmans (Research)

Coordination of intrinsic neural network connectivity in the gut by enteric glial DISC1 (Research)

The role of the DNA repair protein Apex1 in enteric nervous system development and function (Research)

Neuronal control of gut regeneration: a (r)evolutionary question? (Research)

Education

Involved in the following courses

Academic year 2025 - 2026

Advanced Light Microscopy

Experimental Design in Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease

Laboratory animal sciences

Laboratory animal sciences: theoretical basis

Milestone papers in biomedical research

Milestone papers in biomedical research

Multidisciplinary biomedical research

Research track: neurosciences

The digestive system

Academic year 2024 - 2025

Advanced Light Microscopy

Experimental Design in Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease

Laboratory animal sciences

Laboratory animal sciences: theoretical basis

Milestone papers in biomedical research

Multidisciplinary biomedical research

Research track: neurosciences

The digestive system

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