Lab
Callewaert Lab
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Statement of Research Interest
The Callewaert Lab focuses on the clinical and molecular delineation of Mendelian connective tissue disorders, intellectual disability syndromes, and congenital cardiopathies. His team pursues to elucidate the underlying pathophysiology of diverse monogenic conditions using cellular systems and animal models (zebrafish and mice models).
Bert Callewaert (MD, 2004, PhD 2010) is pediatrician and clinical geneticist. He is appointed associate professor in human genetics at Ghent University and Head of Clinic at the Center for Medical Genetics of the Ghent University Hospital. He is a Senior Clinical Investigator of the Research Foundation – Flanders. He is active in societal outreach through national (BeSHG) and international (Cutis laxa internationale, A Twist of Fate-ATS, Myhre professional advisory board) organizations and active in organization of patient care (ERN-Skin, ITHACA, VNZZ-huid).
Bert Callewaert (MD, 2004, PhD 2010) is pediatrician and clinical geneticist. He is appointed associate professor in human genetics at Ghent University and Head of Clinic at the Center for Medical Genetics of the Ghent University Hospital. He is a Senior Clinical Investigator of the Research Foundation – Flanders. He is active in societal outreach through national (BeSHG) and international (Cutis laxa internationale, A Twist of Fate-ATS, Myhre professional advisory board) organizations and active in organization of patient care (ERN-Skin, ITHACA, VNZZ-huid).
Lab Members
| Beyens, Aude Graduate Student | del Rocio Pérez Baca, Maria Graduate Student | Guerreiro Santana Ramos Da Silva, Marta Graduate Student |
| Hamerlinck, Lisa Graduate Student | Verlee, Maxim Graduate Student | De Saffel, Hanna Research Staff |
| Tapaneeyaphan, Piyanoot Research Staff | Vanhooydonck, Michiel |