VerwilstLab
Part of the Medicinal Chemistry division
at the Rega Institute for Medical Research
of KU Leuven
at the Rega Institute for Medical Research
of KU Leuven
Medicinal Chemistry
Small-molecule drug design
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Drugs and fluorescent markers for neurodegenerative diseases
Novel Antimicrobials
Drug design of novel antibacterials, antivirals and antiparasitics
Enzyme Targets
Allosteric modulation of enzyme targets
Receptors
Allosteric modulation of receptor signalling
Researchers
Peter Verwilst
PI
Eline Goffin
PhD Student
Margaux Billen
PhD Student
Radu Bulai
PhD Student
Xujie Zhang
PhD Student
Lijun Yang
PhD Student
Yunong Zhang
PhD Student
Laurynn Torfs
Master's Student
Jesper Allaer
Master's Student
Sam Purnal
Master's Student
Welcome Xujie and Lijun
Congratulations Radu!
We are immensely proud of Radu for having been awarded a prestigious FWO PhD Fellowship strategic basic research!
Welcome Evangelos!
Evangelos Balatsos from the The University of Ioannina (Greece) joins our lab as an ERASMUS+ funded intern.
Welcome to our Master's students (2023)
Congratulations Radu!
Congratulations on having obtained the ACTION (tACkling anTImicrObial resistaNce) grant to attend the RICT 2023 conference, scheduled to take place in Lille, France on July 5-7, 2023!
We would like to thank Bioversys AG and the research units U1177 M2SV and U1019 of the Institut Pasteur de Lille for the generous support.
Congratulations Margaux!
Congratulations on obtaining an FWO travel grant for a long stay abroad, to perform research at the University of Edinburgh!
Welcome Simone Zito!
Simone joined the lab as an ERASMUS+ trainee. We wish you a great stay in Leuven and an exciting research experience.
Welcome to our new Master's students (2022)
Sushi and Cocktail Night
A great night out into town with almost the entire crew! Celebrating spring, funding obtained and the end of an excellent internship by Edoardo. Best of luck on your future adventures!