Antwerp, Belgium
Sarah Weckhuysen
Sarah Weckhuysen is a neurologist at the University Hospital of Antwerp and an Associate Professor at the University of Antwerp in Belgium with interest in both clinical epilepsy and genetic research. She leads a research team at the VIB-Center for Molecular Neurology that aims to identify novel genes implicated in (neurodevelopmental) epilepsy using multi-omics approaches. Over the years, the work of her team contributed significantly to the description of the phenotypic and genotypic spectrum of STXBP1-related disorders. Her group further uses human iPSC derived neuronal cultures and brain organoid models to study the biological mechanisms of some genetic epileptic disorders and validate novel treatment strategies.
Contact: https://weckhuysenlab.sites.vib.be
Antwerp, Belgium
Hannah Stamberger
Hannah Stamberger is an adult neurologist at the University Hospital of Antwerp and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp in Belgium.
As a neurologist she is active in the epilepsy outpatient clinic at the neurology department of the University Hospital in Antwerp which is a reference center for rare genetic epilepsies in Belgium. She further works as a postdoctoral researcher in the Weckhuysen team at the VIB-Center for Molecular Neurology where she contributes to research on genetic epilepsy syndromes. Unraveling the clinical and genetic spectrum of STXBP1-RD has been one of the main focuses of her research with more recent projects on the characterization of motor problems seen in STXBP1-RD and on the adult phenotype.
Contact: https://weckhuysenlab.sites.vib.be
