The endothelium is a central mediator of cystic fibrosis lung disease KU Leuven
As PhD candidate I will work under the co-supervision of Prof. Peter Carmeliet (Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Vascular Metabolism, VIB-KU Leuven CCB) and Prof. Peter Witters (clinician at UZ Leuven and specialist in CFLD). Prof Witters showed the involvement of endothelial cells (ECs) in cystic fibrosis (CF) pathology where they act as a semipermeable barrier, a key regulator of angiogenesis, coagulation, the vascular tone and inflammatory ...