prof. Lieve Brochez (MD, PhD)
CRIG group leader
Head of clinic - Dermatology (UZ Gent)
Full professor (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UGent)
Member of CRIG steering committee - vice-chairperson
Member of steering committee of ION Gent (Immuno-Oncology Network Gent)
President of BADO (Belgian Association of Dermato-Oncology)
Research focus
- Tumor immunology with focus on melanoma and indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase
- Skin cancer epidemiology and prevention strategies
- Skin cancer detection / imaging techniques
- Special interest in Dermato-oncology and tumor immunology
- Special domains: melanoma, dermoscopy, skin cancer research (melanoma, dermoscopy, skin cancer screening), nonmelanoma skin cancer, cutaneous lymphoma, rare skin cancers, skin toxicity of oncological treatments, skin cancer in patients under immunomodulating treatments
- expertise in immuno-monitoring (blood and tissue)
Research team
- dr. Isabelle Hoorens (MD, PhD) - post-doctoral fellow
- dr. Marc Haspeslagh (PhD) - post-doctoral fellow
- Annabel Meireson - doctoral fellow
- dr. Eva Hulstaert (MD) - doctoral fellow
- dr. Sofie Mylle (MD) - doctoral fellow
- Veronique Clauwaert - doctoral fellow
- Els Van Maelsaeke - lab technician
Contact & links
- Dermatology Research Unit, MRB2 - UZ Gent
- LinkedIn