News
02/2026
The IBD centre of Ghent University Hospital and our IBD research group were very well represented on the ECCO 2026 conference in Stockholm discussing “Holistic IBD care from a multidisciplinary point of view”. We had a variety of educational and research presentations: Triana Lobaton and Goedele dewitte took the stage as moderators and speakers: Sophie Van Welden en Debby Laukens chaired at the Y-ECCO Science workshop and guided poster tour and our team presented at least 11 posters
02/2026
Several PhD students of our research group presented their results during the BIRD – Belgian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Development session at the Belgian Week of Gastroenterology.
Hannah Lernout presented on the role of Complement component 1q in fatigue during IBD remission.
Laure showcased her work on the development of an in vitro gut–blood–CSF-brain-on-chip model.
Thomas Benoot presented a poster on optimising a gelatin-based hydrogel system that supports growth of intestinal fibroblasts and an epithelial layer.
Also some clinical abstracts were presented (led by Triana Lobaton): Marie Truyens presented on the effect of JAKi on EIM and concurrent IMIDs and Jeroen Geldof showed results of a long term extension of the PORCSE study
01/2026
PhD student Thomas Benoot represented our lab at the TENTACLE consortium meeting in Turin. The meeting marked an important milestone, celebrating one year of collaborative work within the Horizon Europe project.
Over two days, we reviewed the progress of the project , aligned on next steps and strengthen collaboration across disciplines.
We discussed the overall advancement of the project, the integration of different scientific and technological components, and the coordination between research, clinical perspectives and innovation pathways.
01/2026
We were lucky to have some snow this winter in Ghent. During the lunch break, some team members made a funny snowman.
11/2025
In November 2025, Ghent University organized the Day of Science. Our group taught interested visitors how to isolate their own DNA. In addition, we provided more insight into how our intestines work and into the research of our group.
