Tobie Vermant
CRIG member
Doctoral fellow – Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Research (LECR) – Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University
Principal Investigator: prof. An Hendrix (PhD)
Research focus
Bacteria release bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEV), which are nanometer-sized membrane particles transporting nucleic acids, metabolites, proteins and endotoxins. Recently, my host laboratory made a groundbreaking discovery by identifying gut bacteria-derived BEV in the bloodstream of patients with compromised intestinal barriers, such as those with cancer or HIV (Tulkens et al., Gut, 2020). During my PhD, I aim to investigate the role of BEVs in anti-tumor immunity and their effects on immunotherapy.
Biography
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical and Biological Laboratory Sciences (2018-2021, Karel de Grote College Hoboken)
- Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Science (2021-2023, University of Antwerp)
- Master’s degree in Molecular Biology (2023-2025, Free University of Brussels)
Contact & links
- Lab address:
Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Research,
Department of Human Structure and Repair,
Campus UZ Gent, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, The Core, entrance 37, 9000 Gent, Belgium - Tobie Vermant is interested to receive invitations for presentations or talks