Team
Martin Guilliams
VIB Group leader as of July 2017
Professor: Ghent University, 2015-current
Postdoc: Lambrecht lab, Ghent University, 2011-2015
Postdoc: Malissen lab, CIML, 2008-2011
PhD: Free Univ. of Brussels, 2003-2008
Wouter Saelens
VIB Group leader as of April 2026
Professor: Ghent University, January 2026-current
Postdoc: Guilliams lab, Ghent University, 2024-2026
Postdoc: Deplancke lab, EPFL, 2020-2024
PhD: Saeys lab, Ghent University, 2014-2019
Postdoctoral Fellows
Image
Name
Aimee Bugler-Lamb
Function
Perturb-sequencing
Image
Name
Göksu Gökberk Kaya
Function
Liver regeneration
Image
Name
Karl Knipper
Function
Stellate cells & Metastasis
Image
Name
Anke Vandekeere
Function
Metastasis
PhD Students
Image
Name
Birthe Haest
Function
Liver regeneration
Image
Name
Robin Van Everbroeck
Function
Perturbational systems biology
Image
Name
Robin Maes
Function
Liver regeneration
Image
Name
Sarah Boey
Function
CRCLM & Micro-environment
Extra info
Co-supervised with Peter Vermeulen
Image
Name
Manas Raikar
Function
Multicellular feedback modeling
Image
Name
Paula Delgado Manzano
Function
Anti-fibrotic Macs
Extra info
Co-supervised with Scott Lab
Image
Name
Nathan Courtens
Function
Stellate cells
Image
Name
Despoina Voulgari
Function
MASLD-HCC
Extra info
Co-supervised with Scott Lab
Image
Name
Maxim Van Assel
Function
Reverse-engineering of spatial heterogeneity
Extra info
Co-supervised with Lambrecht & Hammad Lab
Image
Name
Aukje Devisch
Function
Metastasis
Image
Name
Pieter Jan Vanoost
Function
Cost-efficient in vivo perturbation screening
Image
Name
Céline Debou
Function
Visiting scientist
Extra info
Céline is joining us from the Den Boer Lab at the Princess Máxima Center to perform the analysis of MACSima data. Her visit is supported by an EMBO Travel Grant.
Image
Name
Amir Ebrahimi
Function
Cellular systems reverse-engineering
Lab management
Image
Name
Francesca Biscu
Function
Lab and Mouse colony manager
Image
Name
Mushida Binteabdullatib
Function
Personal assistant
Lab technicians
Image
Name
Bavo Vanneste
Function
Spatial transcriptomics and proteomics
Image
Name
Liesbet Martens
Function
Bio-informatics
Image
Name
Melanie Eggermont
Function
Metastasis and Liver regeneration
Image
Name
Sybren Deboever
Function
Perturb-sequencing
Master students
Image
Name
Dries Huybens
Image
Name
Marjorie Van Damme