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Meet the faces behind the science

The Diether Lambrechts Lab can only thrive thanks to the dedication and commitment of its people, no matter what their function or seniority. Meet the team members who contributed to our breakthrough science.

Team

Diether Lambrechts - Group Leader

Full Professor, Dept. of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Belgium since 2019

Science Director, VIB - KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology since 2015

Associate Professor, Dept. of Oncology, KU Leuven, Belgium, 2012-2015

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oncology, KU Leuven, Belgium, 2009-2012

VIB Group leader since January 2008

Lab Management

Name
Ingrid Arijs
Function
Research Manager
Name
Veerle Lauwers
Function
Management Assistant

Scientific Staff

Name
Ayse Bassez
Name
Bram Boeckx
Name
Pieter Busschaert
Name
Gino Philips
Name
Tom Venken
Name
Sylvia Ujwary

Postdoctoral Fellows

Name
Jieyi Xiong
Name
Razgar Rahmani
Name
Orian Bricard

PhD Students

Name
Amelie Franken
Name
Francesca Lodi
Name
Ling Wang
Name
Aurelie Mechels
Name
Sam Vanmassenhove
Name
Heesoo Song

Co-supervised PhD Students

Name
Elena Donders
Name
Dries Deleersnijder
Name
Laura Elst
Name
Linqian (Jenny) Weng
Name
Tina Laga
Name
Simon Feys
Name
Kaat Vandermaesen
Name
Frederik Peeters
Name
Toon Van de Putte

Other co-supervised PhD students: Wout de Wispelaere

Lab technicians

Name
Rogier Schepers
Name
Thomas Van Brussel
Name
Evy Vanderheyden

Master Students

Name
David Dubronyi