Catarina Cruz Vaz
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 lab pioneered the discovery of gut-derived BEV in the bloodstream of patients with disrupted intestinal barrier permeability, including cancer patients and HIV patients) (Tulkens et al., Gut, 2020).
During my PhD, I will explore BEV traits in human body fluids and correlate these findings with the clinical status of cancer patients.
Biography
- 2011-2014: BSc in Biochemistry (University of Porto)
- 2014-2016: MSc in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences (University of Porto)
- 2024-present: PhD student, Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Research (Ghent University)
Contact & links
- Lab address:
Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Research,
Dept of Radiation Oncology and Experimental Cancer Research,
Campus UZ Gent, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, The Core, ingang 37, 9000 Gent, Belgium - Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Research
- X (former Twitter)
- Catarina Cruz is interested to receive invitations for presentations or talks