dr. Anton De Spiegeleer (MD, PhD)
MD, Assistant Clinical Head Geriatrics – Department of Geriatrics (UZ Ghent)
Principal Investigator Translational Research in Immunosenescence, Gerontology and Geriatrics (TRIGG)
Postdoctoral researcher – Laboratory of Molecular Immunology and Inflammation – UZ Ghent/VIB-UGent
Postdoctoral researcher – DruQuaR laboratory – FFW UGent
Principal Investigators: prof. Dirk Elewaut (MD, PhD) and prof. Bart De Spiegeleer (PhD)
Research focus
The TRIGG group, which emerged from a robust collaboration between the geriatric department of the Ghent University Hospital, the Rheumatology lab of Professor D. Elewaut, and the DruQuaR lab of Professor B. De Spiegeleer, is dedicated to investigating the effects of bacterial metabolites, primarily peptides, on muscle cachexia and sarcopenia, both directly and indirectly through the immune system.
Contact & links
- Geriatric department, Ghent University Hospital, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Gent
- Lab addresses :
* Laboratory of Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, MRB2,
Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Gent
* DruQuaR, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Gent
- Researchgate
- TRIGG X (former twitter)
- DruQuaR X (former twitter)
- Anton De Spiegeleer is interested to receive invitations for presentations or talks