Niké Guilbert
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 blood circulation of patients with a disrupted intestinal barrier (including cancer patients and HIV patients) (Tulkens et al., Gut, 2020).
During my PhD, I will explore BEV traits in human body fluids, namely stool and blood samples, to gain unprecedented insights in the biology and function of BEV within their natural context.
Biography
- 2016-2019: Bachelor in Bioscience Engineering (Ghent University) obtained with great distinction.
- 2019-2021: Master in Bioscience Engineering, Cell and Gene Biotechnology (Ghent University) obtained with greatest distinction.
- 2021-2022: PhD student, Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Research (Ghent University)
- 2022-present: PhD fellowship fundamental research from FWO
Key publications
- Identification and validation of extracellular vesicle reference genes for the normalization of RT‐qPCR data. JOURNAL OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES. 2024;13(4).
Contact & links
- Lab address:
Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Research,
Department of Human Structure and Repair,
Campus UZ Gent, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, The Core, ingang 37, 9000 Gent, Belgium - LECR - Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Research
- X(former Twitter): @GuilbertNike
- Niké Guilbert is interested to receive invitations for presentations or talks