Debby Laukens
Professor
Ghent University
Belgium
Biography
D. Laukens graduated as a biochemist from the University of Antwerp (Belgium) and obtained a PhD degree at the age of 28 at Ghent University (Belgium) on “Transcriptome Profiling and Genetic Analysis to Identify Susceptibility Genes for Crohn’s Diseaseâ€. She completed postdoctoral studies at the University Hospital in Ghent and today, she is group leader of the IBD research unit at the department of Gastroenterology, which focusses on pre-clinical research related to inflammatory bowel diseases. She has published more than 50 papers in reputed journals in the field of gastroenterology.
Research Interest
Her researsh interests inclue pre-clinical research related to inflammatory bowel diseases, gastroenterology.