The INTEC Network

INTEC uses an interdisciplinary thematic approach to connect the relevant knowledge at Ghent University ― fundamental and translational research, clinical and pharmaceutical experts with an established high-impact track record in studying aspects of EC ― with an international network of partners who were carefully chosen to represent a diverse base of expertise, to exploit complementarities and to avoid competition. They are internationally recognized leading researchers that acknowledge the need for a collaborative approach to make important progress in the field of EC.
 
 
 
 
 

At a glance

 

 16 

countries

29 

institutions

36

participants

Organizational Structure

Coordination Team

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Olivier Vanakker

Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,  Ghent University & Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital , Belgium

Karolien Aelbrecht

Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,  Ghent University & Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital , Belgium

Network Coordinator

Local organiser Kick-Off Meeting 2022 & Summer school 2025

Project Manager

Local organiser Kick-Off Meeting 2022 & Summer school 2025

UGent Members

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Paul Coucke

Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,  Ghent University, Belgium

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Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium

Bart Leroy

Department of Head and Skin, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium

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Filip Van Nieuwerburg

Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium

Paul E. Witten

Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium

Dimitri Hemelsoet

Department of Neurology,
Ghent University Hospital, Belgium

Julie De Zaeytijd

Department of Ophthalmology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium

International Members

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Tamas Aranyi

RCNS, Budapest, Hungary

Magnus Bäck

Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Jessica Bertrand

Otto-von-Guericke University       Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany

Leonor M. Cancela

University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal

Mohammad J. Hosen

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Sylhet, Sylhet, Bangladesh

CO member – Society (WP3)

Local organiser JECM 2026

CO member – Research (WP1)

Local organiser Summer School 2023 & Annual Meeting 2024

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Hervé Kempf

CNRS & Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France

Vicky Macrae

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, and Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK

Ludovic Martin

  Angers University Hospital
Angers, Angers, France

Yvonne Nitschke

Münster University Children’s Hospital, Münster, Germany

Daniela Quaglino

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena, Modena, Italy

CO member – Dissemination (WP4) & Research (WP1)

Local Organiser JECM 2025

Local organiser Annual Meeting 2023

Local organiser Summer School 2024

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Frank Rutsch

Muenster University Children’s Hospital, Münster, Germany

Dijana Sontacchi

County Hospital Čakovec, Cakovec, Croatia

Bojan Sontacchi

County Hospital Čakovec, Cakovec, Croatia

Flora Szeri

RCNS, Budapest, Hungary

Pedro Valdivielso

University of Málaga,   Malaga, Spain

Local organiser Annual Meeting 2023

CO member – Education (WP2)

Honorary member

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Eli Sprecher

Tev Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

Isabel Orriss

             Royal Veterinary                    College London,          London, UK       

András Váradi

             Inst. Enzymology              RCNS, Budapest, Hungary

Imre Lengyel

          Queen’s University          Belfast, Belfast, Ireland

Dongxing Zhu

Guangzhou Medical University Guangdong, Guangdong, China

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Miguel Ferrer
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Georges Lefthériotis

  Université Côte d’Azur,    Nice, France

Viktória Jeney

  University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

Miguel David Ferrer Reynés

  Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma, Spain

Jean Michel Davaine

Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Paris, France

Sarah Beck

Nantes Université, CNRS, INSERM, Nantes, France

Thibaut Quillard
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Thibaut Quillard

Nantes Université, CNRS, INSERM, Nantes, France

Laurent Beck

Nantes Université, CNRS, INSERM, Nantes, France

Affiliated Members

Contact: Francis Impens

Contact: Carolina Salcedo & Firas Bassissi

Contact: Sharon Terry 

Contact: Yves Sabbagh

Contact: Matthias Breugelmans

Contact: Vincent van der Wel

Affiliated European Networks