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Researcher

Bert Van den Bogerd

  • Research Expertise:The expertise of dr. Bert Van den Bogerd lies within the field of regenerative medicine and developing innovative cell therapies. Specifically, dr. Van den Bogerd has been investigating a new substrate to grow and transplant corneal endothelial cells on, which consist of poly-(D,L)-lactic acid. This development and characterization of this new materials has been done in collaboration with the University of Ghent.
  • Keywords:ADVANCED MATERIALS, CORNEAL REGENERATION, OPHTHALMIC DRUGS, Medicine
  • Disciplines:Molecular and cell biology, Ophthalmology and optometry, Regenerative medicine
  • Research techniques:- Immunocytochemistry - high-throughput live cell imaging - Primary corneal cell culture - Tissue engineering
  • Users of research expertise:People who are interested in biomaterials and tissue engineering the anterior segment of the eye are welcome to contact me.