https://www.ibd-leuven.com/news daily 0.75 2026-03-28 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/news/ibd-patintendag-2026 monthly 0.5 2026-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/5f36f42b-5734-4c6c-a30d-033761a9fe7c/flyer.png News - Save the date IBD Patiëntendag Plexus zorgnetwerk - 20 maart 2027 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/news/ccare-nieuwsbrief monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/8552927a-fb25-41d0-842a-ec7a8fe6e826/Cover-NB2.jpg News - Ccare Nieuwsbrief - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/news/microbiota-in-uz-leuven monthly 0.5 2022-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1642068598272-1S65MVOI418MYIIG6GUZ/darmfloraadobestock_319484629_converted.jpg News - Microbiota in UZ Leuven https://www.ibd-leuven.com/news/blog-post-one-rrn3h monthly 0.5 2021-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1610013699784-K0AEWW3UOGJEMHOUMKNA/Rutgeerts+Paul+Eng-1.jpg News - In memoriam Professor Paul Rutgeerts - It is with great sadness that we learned about the unexpected passing of em. Prof. Dr. Paul Rutgeerts on 12 September 2020. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail daily 0.75 2026-03-29 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/sverine-vermeire-md-phd monthly 0.5 2024-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/35e3b251-10f2-4fef-babb-f6fe77b7cfc5/24GHB-68.jpg Medical Staff Detail - Séverine Vermeire, MD, Phd Séverine Vermeire obtained her MD from KU Leuven in 1995 and a PhD at the same University in 2001. She further trained at the Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, Paraguay (1993), at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics in Oxford, UK (1997-1998) and at the Montreal General Hospital McGill University Canada in 2000–2001. She is staff member at the Gastroenterology & Hepatology Department of the University Hospital Leuven and Full Professor of Medicine at the KU Leuven. Since 2021, she is Research Director of Biomedical Sciences at KU Leuven. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/marcferrante monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/64d89ede-3c7f-431a-b134-e7a94e454734/127846_1.jpg Medical Staff Detail - Marc Ferrante, MD, PhD Prof. Dr. Marc Ferrante is full professor at KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium) and staff member of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University Hospitals Leuven since 2012. He is a lecturer for the students of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine, and coach of the clinical fellows in training. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/joo-sabino-md-phd monthly 0.5 2024-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/288fa43f-5c31-4cfd-83af-be7ad031bc3c/24GHB-101.jpg Medical Staff Detail - João Sabino, MD, PhD Prof. Dr. João Sabino is assistant professor at KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium) and staff member of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University Hospitals Leuven since 2019. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/bram-verstockt-md-phd monthly 0.5 2026-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/b352d7f1-c9ca-4d2c-ac43-9bf162ebc398/Bram.jpg Medical Staff Detail - Bram Verstockt, MD Phd Bram Verstockt, MD, PhD, is a principal investigator and assistant professor at KU Leuven, and a staff member of the IBD team within the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at University Hospitals Leuven since 2021. He provides comprehensive care for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), leads the multidisciplinary IBD clinic in close collaboration with the colorectal surgeons and the entire IBD team, and drives the implementation of intestinal ultrasound (IUS) within the Leuven IBD unit. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/ilse-hoffman-md-phd monthly 0.5 2024-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/01ed8bfc-2095-4662-bc0a-aa299b7905a7/24GHB-169.jpg Medical Staff Detail - Ilse Hoffman, MD, PhD Professor Ilse Hoffman is a pediatric gastroenterologist with a special interest in feeding problems, gastro - intestinal motility and inflammatory bowel disease. She is head of the Pediatric Gastroenterology Department at the University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium and medical coordinator of the Pediatric Research Unit at the University Hospitals Leuven. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/karen-van-hoeve-md-phd monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625132595924-U1SCP7WMEYGDH31E1ZN6/KarenVanHoeve.jpg Medical Staff Detail - Karen van Hoeve, MD, Phd Karen van Hoeve attained her medical degree summa cum laude in 2009 and completed her training in paediatrics at the University Clinic Leuven in 2014. Over the next three years, she pursued training in two paediatric subspecialisations, first in paediatric nephrology and subsequently in paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition under the mentorship of Prof Dr. Ilse Hoffman at the University Clinic Leuven. She then obtained her Belgian board certification in paediatric gastroenterology in 2017. In May 2020, she successfully defended her PhD thesis at the Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University of Leuven under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Séverine Vermeire. Her scientific work has focused on the role of therapeutic drug monitoring and mucosal healing in improving long-term outcome in paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease. She joined the paediatrics staff at the University Clinic Leuven in 2019, with a multifaceted clinical expertise. Her research interest primarily centred on optimising outcomes for paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease. She is member of the Scientific Committees of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), the Belgian IBD Research and Development (BIRD) group and the Belgian Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and nutrition (BeSPGHAN). https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/andre-dhoore-md-phd monthly 0.5 2021-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625132284937-UQADFUNKSZ05TO2BZOKF/AndreDhoore.jpg Medical Staff Detail - Andre D’Hoore, MD, PhD D’Hoore André graduated as MD at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium in 1988. He became surgeon in 1994 and joined the staff of Abdominal Surgery at the University Clinic Leuven. He received an international postgraduate training in colorectal surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Fort Lauderdale, St. Mark’s Hospital in London and the Hôpital Cantonal in Geneva. In 2000 he became a European Board Qualified Surgeon in ColoProctology. In 2007 he obtained his PhD. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/gabriele-bislenghi-md-phd monthly 0.5 2021-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625132636707-933W34AM27O2X4346S9B/GabrielleBislenghi.jpg Medical Staff Detail - Gabriele Bislenghi, MD Gabriele Bislenghi graduated as medical doctor at the Università degli Studi di Milano in 2009. He trained as abdominal surgeon in Milan and Leuven. In 2015 he became abdominal surgeon in Italy. In 2017 he was recognized as general surgeon in Belgium. He further specialized in colorectal surgery during a two-years fellowship under mentorship of professor D’Hoore and prof. Wolthuis. Since 2019 he is staff member at the department of abdominal surgery in Leuven with specific interest in colorectal disease. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/albert-wolthuis-md-phd monthly 0.5 2021-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625132323898-LU0IL69PWA0E0GMDD7N2/AlbertWolthuis.jpg Medical Staff Detail - Albert Wolthuis, MD, PhD Albert Wolthuis graduated as medical doctor at the Catholic University of Leuven in 2002. He trained as a general surgeon in Bonheiden (Belgium), Exeter (United Kingdom), and Leuven. In 2008 he became surgeon and he further specialized in abdominal surgery under professor F. Penninckx and professor A. D’Hoore. He became a colorectal surgeon in 2011 and is currently a staff member at the department of abdominal surgery in Leuven specialized in minimally invasive techniques. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/dirk-vanbeckevoort-md monthly 0.5 2021-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625132368899-XRUPDF1H8X68N3SS26H3/DirkVanbeckevoort.jpg Medical Staff Detail - Dirk Vanbeckevoort, MD Dirk Vanbeckevoort graduated in 1989 as MD at the KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. As a staff member in the department of Radiology at the University Hospitals Leuven he performs research on pelvic floor imaging and imaging of bile and pancreatic ducts; in particular magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreaticography (MRCP). https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/ragna-vanslembrouck-md monthly 0.5 2022-10-31 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/didier-bielen-md-phd monthly 0.5 2023-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/e44946d5-e871-46d1-afd9-ad7418845eb6/Bielen_Didier.jfif Medical Staff Detail - Didier Bielen, MD, PhD https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/gert-de-hertogh-md-phd monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1610103193891-2KJ8KZ5ZAS7UFK92XKZL/gert_de_hertogh.jpg Medical Staff Detail - Gert De Hertogh, MD, PhD https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff-detail/christophe-claessens-md monthly 0.5 2021-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625132413148-IU35QQRZC3SYWDTL21M5/ChristopheClaessens.jpg Medical Staff Detail - 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Melissa Nigro https://www.ibd-leuven.com/clinical-trial-unit-detail/blog-post-title-one-rptz7-kl33n monthly 0.5 2021-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625134007691-GACFU90LP2STXKHTE3ZW/JulieThijs.jpg Clinical trial unit Detail - Julie Thijs https://www.ibd-leuven.com/clinical-trial-unit-detail/blog-post-title-one-rptz7 monthly 0.5 2021-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625134053746-5Z1L8NS63TCMXT0W9LT2/GanelSChops.jpg Clinical trial unit Detail - Ganel Schops https://www.ibd-leuven.com/infusion-unit-detail daily 0.75 2024-01-23 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/infusion-unit-detail/inge-pypops monthly 0.5 2024-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625133483601-XACZP7R0H3CE3KDETKKU/IngePypops.jpg Infusion Unit Detail https://www.ibd-leuven.com/infusion-unit-detail/kathleen-vekemans monthly 0.5 2021-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625133539422-SEAK7W9F7ACOMM309X17/KathleenVekemans.jpg Infusion Unit Detail - 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Vera Ballet https://www.ibd-leuven.com/institutional-collaborations-detail daily 0.75 2021-07-02 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/institutional-collaborations-detail/v0ewbycz78tx0osgy69yfey5gmc6qp monthly 0.5 2021-07-05 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/institutional-collaborations-detail/blog-post-title-one-y5sg2-2lnf8-ggjc4-t445k-tpehg monthly 0.5 2021-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1608037821616-V035EPJE3KQ2NXBCQ3FT/isabel_cleynen.jpg Institutional Collaborations Detail - Isabelle Cleynen, PhD https://www.ibd-leuven.com/institutional-collaborations-detail/blog-post-title-one-y5sg2-2lnf8-ggjc4-t445k monthly 0.5 2021-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1608037792144-A1Z8DYPT5JRH80RES9HY/frans_schuit.jpg Institutional Collaborations Detail - Frans Schuit, MD, PhD https://www.ibd-leuven.com/institutional-collaborations-detail/blog-post-title-one-y5sg2-2lnf8-ggjc4 monthly 0.5 2021-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1608037752695-IBQQPZO2CXIPV9J2JTKA/christine_breynaert.jpg Institutional Collaborations Detail - Christine Breynaert, MD, PhD https://www.ibd-leuven.com/institutional-collaborations-detail/blog-post-title-one-y5sg2-2lnf8 monthly 0.5 2021-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1608037640390-UZYO85O44KXYCX453BN7/xavier_bossuyt.jpg Institutional Collaborations Detail - Xavier Bossuyt, MD, PhD https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail daily 0.75 2026-03-28 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/tuurabts monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/65f3ac74-66d4-4687-b288-4584a503786c/Tuur.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Tuur Abts - After earning a professional BSc in Biomedical Laboratory Technology, Tuur completed an MSc in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in clinical sciences at KU Leuven. Throughout his academic journey and research experience, including his current PhD in Cognitive Neurosciences, he has cultivated a deep passion for clinical research and body-brain interactions. As an intern researcher at LaBGAS, he contributed to large clinical studies within the MoodBugs project, culminating in a thesis on the immune-modulating effects of dietary fiber and short-chain fatty acids on mood via the microbiota-gut-brain axis. Building on this foundation, his PhD research explores the gut-immune-brain axis and its role in fatigue in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, aiming to unravel the complex interplay between the gut microbiome, immune system, and brain, and their impact on fatigue in IBD patients. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/louisderluyn monthly 0.5 2026-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/072ef9ea-944b-4186-aca9-b2069ba266a3/127833_Louis.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Louis Derluyn - Louis graduated medical school at the Catholic University of Leuven in 2023 after which he started his residency in internal medicine in AZ Delta Roeselare. In October 2025 he started his PhD in our IBD-research team, focusing on stricturing disease and postoperative recurrence after small bowel resection in patients with Crohn’s disease. Using state of the art techniques, such as epigenomic and transcriptomic analysis, he examines the triggers both inside and outside the intestinal wall for these disease complications. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/anna-teresa-d-hooghe monthly 0.5 2026-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/9e52bd60-d363-4e5a-9148-70cd842c3881/127831_Anna+Teresa_1+%28002%29.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Anna-Teresa D’Hooghe https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/elisabeth-eggermont monthly 0.5 2026-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1770998526629-0E36Y5Z12AZJ95FVOKIZ/129150_Elisabeth.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Elisabeth Eggermont https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/lorenzo-giorio-k7zz6 monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1602f881-eed4-4e9a-b468-6dd45d148baa/Lorenzo.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Lorenzo Giorio - Lorenzo Giorio graduated in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology at the University of Trieste (Italy) in December 2021. During his studies, he completed an internship at the IRCCS Burlo Garofolo Hospital in Trieste, where he focused on testing the effects of immunosuppressive drugs on intestinal organoids derived from pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Motivated by this experience and convinced that patient-derived organoids would play a key role in advancing our understanding of gastrointestinal diseases, he reached out to the IBD group in Leuven, where he could work as an international research fellow thanks to an Erasmus+ grant. In September 2022, Lorenzo started his PhD at KU Leuven, focusing on developing an IBD-specific pre-clinical model for drug screening. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/an-outtier monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/09120e8f-ab0a-4367-93e4-8fb5cac405a7/24GHB-19.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - An Outtier, MD - An Outtier graduated medical school at the Catholic University of Leuven in 2015 and started working as the study physician for the IBD clinical trial team of the University Hospitals Leuven. Our IBD clinical team is currently involved in around 25 actively recruiting studies for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Since 2022 she is also performing a doctoral research around improving clinical trials for inflammatory bowel diseases under supervision of prof. Marc Ferrante. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/an-outtier-tlyyp monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/a1db37ff-f0bf-4eac-b04a-dad7dcc0e202/Sybren_R.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Sybren Rinckhout - Sybren Rinckhout graduated in Biomedical Sciences at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) in June 2024. During his Master, he completed an internship at the Laboratory of Brain-Gut Axis studies (LaBGAS), where he investigated the role of colonic butyrate on the stress response. Intrigued by gut-brain axis research, he characterized the gut-brain axis in an animal model of irritable bowel syndrome during his master thesis, where he gained additional experience in brain imaging techniques. In October 2024, he started his PhD at the IBD Leuven group and LabGas, where he investigates the role of the gut-immune-brain axis in IBD-related fatigue. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/nasim-sadat-seyed-tabib monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625733144111-FPD0XSYF8SXSHG9431U1/GHB-17.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Nasim Sadat Seyed Tabib https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/lorenzo-giorio monthly 0.5 2026-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1770996827371-AU846M3JS9JG2ERPZVHD/130236.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Manon Vanhaverbeke https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/caitlin-van-de-perre monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/5c73b6fd-656f-4057-8322-52e4a060e75a/127842+%281%29_Caitlin.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Caitlin Van de Perre - Caitlin graduated in Biomedical Sciences at the Catholic University of Leuven in June 2025. During her master, she specialized in the field of basic and translational sciences. In October 2025, she started her PhD at the IBD research team, where she focuses on decoding epithelial keratinization transition in perianal Crohn's Disease fistulas. She uses patient-derived organoids, multi-omics and aims to develop a fistula-on-a-chip model. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/eva-vissers monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/3f001b97-ef00-4548-af4f-8b66a71e8d83/24GHB-8.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Eva Vissers - Eva graduated in Biomedical Sciences at the Catholic University of Leuven in June 2022. During her master, she specialized in the field of nutrition. She was already welcomed in the IBD research team as a master thesis student under supervision of Judith Wellens. After this educational year, she was happy to continue this research as a PhD student. Her research project focuses on the role of ultra-processed foods in the development and disease course of IBD. Make it stand out . https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/saeed-abdurahiman monthly 0.5 2024-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/cd12c1af-8d3c-444d-bda7-9a049e3002da/24GHB-262.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Saeed Abdurahiman - Saeed Abdurahiman completed his PhD on immune-stromal interaction in intestinal inflammation using analysis of novel high dimensional omics assays on human tissues. As a postdoc at IBD Leuven he will use computational biology methods to integrate large multiomic datasets to unravel IBD patient heterogeneity in pursuit of the overarching goal of achieving precision medicine in IBD. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/kaline-arnauts monthly 0.5 2024-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/5fd0cb01-0e97-4a6a-b618-d82824fa5bdb/24GHB-255.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Kaline Arnauts, PhD - Kaline graduated in Biomedical Sciences at the Transnational University Limburg (UHasselt-Maastricht University) in 2016, and performed part of her training at the Autonomous University of Madrid (2015). From 2017-2021, she investigated ‘The interaction between intestinal epithelial cells and microbiota in inflammatory bowel diseases’ during her PhD at the IBD research group under supervision of Prof. Ferrante, Prof. Verfaillie and Prof. Sabino. After her PhD, she performed an eight months research stay at McGill University, Montréal, Canada on the topic of microfluidics and advanced cellular microenvironments. Upon her return, Kaline is focusing on the development of patient derived organoid models to unravel mechanisms underlying IBD. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/sara-deleu monthly 0.5 2024-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625733249165-41GG8POGJF2MZ93OQG0U/GHB-82.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Sara Deleu,PhD https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/liselotte-fierens monthly 0.5 2024-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/fb14de27-6933-4c66-b724-e044527e961f/24GHB-43.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Liselotte Fierens, PhD - Liselotte Fierens successfully graduated from the Catholic University of Leuven as a biomedical scientist with specialisation in management and communication in June 2019. As the subject of her master thesis, she chose to investigate the collaboration between the general practitioner and the gastroenterologist in the treatment of patients with IBD. After a pleasant and educational year, she decided to stay in the Leuven IBD group to start a PhD. In this PhD Liselotte is managing several projects that all relate to quality of care for patients with IBD. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/sare-verstockt monthly 0.5 2026-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1770997508352-IV9U3XMNN9FCMS66WN50/129144_Sare3.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Sare Verstockt, PhD - Sare Verstockt completed her Master in Biomedical Sciences at KU Leuven in 2015. She opted for the Minor Research, Communication and Management, to learn about the broader picture of scientific research including healthcare economics, marketing and management. Further sparked by her interest in translational research, she started her PhD at the Department of Human Genetics, during which she focused on the early molecular events in the pathogenesis of IBD. After her PhD, the complexity of IBD and many unmet medical needs such as prevention of post-operative recurrence, motivated her to tackle IBD from new angles. She therefore started a postdoctoral position in the Leuven IBD group, and obtained a junior postdoctoral fellowship from The Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). She is currently investigating the molecular fingerprints inside and outside the intestinal wall, to identify early triggers of postoperative recurrence in Crohn’s disease. In addition, she is coordinator of a Belgian, multicentric biobank of newly diagnosed patients: the Prognostic biobANk of paTients witH Early cRohn's or colitis (PANTHER) cohort. She received recognition for her work both at national (ie. Belgian IBD patient association [CCV], Belgian IBD Research and Development (BIRD) group) and international level (ie. the European Crohn’s and Colitis organization). https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/elke-piters monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/d357758c-7cd6-45a0-8c63-d6b6871384a8/24GHB-97.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Elke Piters https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/arno-cuvry monthly 0.5 2024-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/f3911ecd-bdb5-4f81-8280-3d5ea23c7099/24GHB-257.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Arno Cuvry https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/helene-blevi monthly 0.5 2024-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/ec7f1690-cdb2-451b-9e16-6b71cc89e7f9/24GHB-237.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Helene Blevi https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/tamara-coopmans monthly 0.5 2024-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/2ed26eec-c09d-4292-a7bd-601aa67b93b3/24GHB-234.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Tamara Coopmans https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/kirsten-rems monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/82e4f6a9-ef15-41a6-bc76-0a2f3f435a1c/Margot.png Targid Research Center Detail - Margot Desmet https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/sophie-organe monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/cd15f4ee-1162-44ef-9590-179dedc9876b/24GHB-221.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Sophie Organe https://www.ibd-leuven.com/targid-research-center-detail/kirsten-rems-mex39 monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/af943ba6-5df2-458b-b24d-9d7012e5de43/Maja.jpg Targid Research Center Detail - Maja Tubak https://www.ibd-leuven.com/international-research-fellows-detail daily 0.75 2021-06-30 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/international-research-fellows-detail/marco-moretti-md monthly 0.5 2021-06-30 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/international-research-fellows-detail/blog-post-title-one-y3mhy monthly 0.5 2021-06-30 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/international-research-fellows-detail/blog-post-title-two-ahf3c monthly 0.5 2021-06-30 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/international-research-fellows-detail/blog-post-title-three-8wgfg monthly 0.5 2021-06-30 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/international-research-fellows-detail/blog-post-title-four-bnjs4 monthly 0.5 2021-06-30 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/ibd-dieticians-detail daily 0.75 2024-05-08 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/ibd-dieticians-detail/blog-post-title-one-py2dk monthly 0.5 2024-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/a46ea833-9918-419f-8913-1839e8ee1f5b/24GHB-93.jpg IBD Dieticians Detail - Sien Hoekx - Sien Hoekx started working as a clinical dietitian at UZ Leuven in September 2019. While completing her Master of Science in healthcare management and policy at Ghent University, she gained experience in different fields of clinical nutrition. Since February 2021 she became part of the Leuven IBD unit as a specialized IBD dietitian, where she focusses both on evidence based, personalised nutritional care in patients and clinical research on nutrition in IBD, under supervision of Professor Sabino. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/ibd-dieticians-detail/blog-post-title-two-t9j5s monthly 0.5 2024-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/8200031d-0d8a-4924-baef-9f981218155c/24GHB-78.jpg IBD Dieticians Detail - Julie Vanderstappen - Julie Vanderstappen started as a clinical dietitian at the University Hospital of Leuven in 2013. She gained experience in several fields of clinical nutrition with a special interest in gastro-enterology and abdominal surgery. Since 2021 she is a specialized inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) dietitian for the Leuven IBD unit. Together with her colleagues of the IBD nutrition team, she focusses on both personalized nutritional care of patients and research on nutrition in IBD. In 2023 she became a member of the dietitians committee of the European Crohn and Colitis Organisation. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/ibd-psychologist-detail daily 0.75 2025-02-26 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/ibd-psychologist-detail/bep-keersmaekers monthly 0.5 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/94070685-c0cf-4ffe-8d1e-4690a1dcfc1c/24GHB-113.jpg IBD-psychologist Detail - Bep Keersmaekers https://www.ibd-leuven.com/ibd-projectmanager-detail daily 0.75 2025-09-11 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/ibd-projectmanager-detail/blog-post-title-one-j7p87 monthly 0.5 2025-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/9e6f00a1-d3a9-4235-9744-c04864bc4acf/Afbeelding1.jpg IBD-projectmanager detail - IBD-projectmanagers - Make it stand out Dorien Beeckmans & Stephanie Braems https://www.ibd-leuven.com/home daily 1.0 2025-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625153105073-XSBQCBKS8X47J9UMQ5JA/GHB-208.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625134630037-GVUSZRFCW95BXMO11UGZ/GHB-370.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625134764776-5GCBFHJUZ6J1PLXIZE3Y/GHB-367.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625134686102-90MACZ5ETNRERJHXXN01/GHB-355.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/12d3c886-fc9f-4aa0-9c2c-c4e6dfcbbd1f/24GHB-173.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625217085789-ILR49LDBLH7UTY59SDJP/KAART_FOTO_GRIJS_Tekengebied+1.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625139037414-J9CP7U8M9FBBU32H11VC/GHB-386.jpg Home - The mission of the IBD Group in Leuven is to provide the best care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease in all its aspects, using a multidisciplinary approach. We commit to provide the most appropriate and evidence-based therapy for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. By supporting clinical trial developmental programs, we want to be at the forefront of improving existing therapies, and providing novel therapies to IBD patients. We want to advance the current understanding on the pathogenesis of the disease, we commit strongly to train young clinicians and/or researchers to improve the current care of IBD patients. Our multidisciplinary approach also encourages PhD students to dynamically explore the link between science and disease. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/3529ab89-e306-4c31-a2fb-d87d3bf0d768/24GHB-172.jpg Home - Our team Meet our medical staff, IBD nurses, Clinical trial unit, Infusion unit, IBD biobank, Targid reseachcenter IBD, International research fellows and Institutional collaborators. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medical-staff daily 0.75 2021-06-29 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/information-about-ibd daily 0.75 2021-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625752617859-G2RW8I6RDLWD9H3NCGCP/Crohn.jpg Information about IBD - About Crohn’s Disease Inflammatory bowel diseases are chronic inflammatory diseases of the bowel within which Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the most important. Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract, but usually the last part of the small intestine and/or large intestine is affected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1604064119811-INFM2WKUG6P5SYILGHVS/WEBSITE_CCARE-2.jpg Information about IBD - About Ulcerative Colitis Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic inflammatory diseases of the bowel of which Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the most important. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625134764776-5GCBFHJUZ6J1PLXIZE3Y/GHB-367.jpg Information about IBD - Medical treatment options The treatment of both Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) has changed over the years. Although corticosteroids are still being used to induce clinical remission in case of severe symptoms, they cannot be maintained due to severe side-effects. Hence, aminosalicylates (UC only) or immunomodulators (thiopurines, methotrexate) are administered during induction and maintenance in the standard step-up approach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1625134630037-GVUSZRFCW95BXMO11UGZ/GHB-370.jpg Information about IBD - Surgery for Crohn’s disease Medical therapy is often the first treatment option for Crohn’s disease. Despite the introduction and diffusion of new effective drugs (biologicals), 70% of people with Crohn’s will eventually need surgery during the course of their disease. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/research daily 0.75 2021-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1608041198356-GP0UAO6XWMLBR0BU8F00/CCare_Reeks-4.jpg Research - Therapeutic Drug Monitoring As infliximab was one of the first therapeutic monoclonal antibodies on the market to treat inflammatory bowel disease and as treatment alternatives were limited, many data exist on how to optimize the treatment with infliximab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1608041226595-BXO4KLS7KAF9D720YQCP/CCare_Reeks-11.jpg Research - (Pharmaco)genetics and genomics The VLECC study (Vlaams Erfelijkheidsonderzoek Crohn en Colitis Ulcerosa or Flemish genetic research on Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) has allowed us to collect (after informed consent) DNA and serum of affected individuals together with first degree family members representing a total of several thousand individuals. The majority of these individuals have been analysed on the Immunochip. This, together with our participation in the IIBDGC (International Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics Consortium) allows us to be at the forefront of several genetic and pharmacogenetic studies conducted in the field of IBD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1608041253061-YCH277EKHLBHEU1FZ9F3/CCare_Reeks-33.jpg Research - Microbiome Microbiome plays an important role in the pathogenesis of IBD. Several pioneering studies supporting the importance of the intestinal microbiota were performed by our research group. We helped to describe the intestinal dysbiosis in both CD and UC. More recently, we described a microbial signature able to predict pouchitis following colectomy and IPAA in UC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1608041281533-7QH830CIWPZNM2E3W25X/CCare_Reeks-43.jpg Research - Intestinal stem cells The intestinal epithelium is the primary barrier between the gut lumen and the underlying tissues and consists of a single cell layer. The epithelial cells arise from Lgr5+ intestinal stem cells (ISCs). These cells are located at the bottom of the crypt and upon cell division migrate upwards away from the stem cell niche and undergo differentiation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1608041304842-6GX2SM97NYGH10X2TA8L/CCare_Reeks-44.jpg Research - Immunology Recent advances in IBD genetics have led to the discovery of possible underlying disease pathways such as autophagy, the unfolded protein response (UPR), bacterial recognition and inflammasome signaling. However, until now it remains unclear how genetic variation in these pathways may translate into phenotypical/functional effects. We want to elucidate the effect of genetic variation in these selected pathways starting from IBD patient derived intestinal epithelial cells of which the genetic background has been characterized. Our functional ex vivo approach will allow us to characterize and subdivide patients according to which of these pathways is the most perturbed and thus might be the main disease driving factor in a certain patient. This research will be a first step toward personalized management of IBD which we believe will become the way to go in the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1608041330797-NCTWW8CKOTD7BTP6D24F/CCare_Reeks-71.jpg Research - Intestinal barrier The gut mucosa is constantly exposed to a huge burden of dietary antigens, diverse microorganisms and external compounds. Its ability to act as a barrier against the passage of potentially harmful molecules is therefore critical for normal homeostasis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1608041363320-XCXU2WYLL7MSH13XAQE9/CCare_Reeks-78.jpg Research - Quality of care As a lifelong disease with an unpredictable outcome, IBD is associated with a high economic burden to society and a negative impact on the patient’s Quality of life. In the last 15 years new medical and surgical options have become available to patients but the Quality of care (QOC) in IBD is variable despite the introduction of European consensus guidelines. In day-to-day clinical care it is a challenge to provide IBD patients with the level of continuous care required to address their clinical needs. The provision of good quality care in chronic diseases requires different approach with greater access to information for patients, education and empowerment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1608041392804-1X1MHLQSVZ5PGSJSYL0A/CCare_Reeks-101.jpg Research - IBD surgery Despite the increasing number of medical options, a significant part of IBD patients will need surgery at some point. Therefore our group is undertaking efforts to develop new surgical techniques, further improving outcome in IBD patients. https://www.ibd-leuven.com/de-ziekte-van-crohn daily 0.75 2021-07-08 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/over-colitis-ulcerosa daily 0.75 2021-07-08 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/medicatie-voor-ibd daily 0.75 2021-07-02 https://www.ibd-leuven.com/heelkunde-voor-ibd daily 0.75 2021-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f9a73f3af2fdc07225ed70b/1624979725272-SR7Y075WQ0SMWNRAXNDO/POUCHOPERATION.png Heelkunde voor IBD - Make it stand out Figure 1. 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