of Thomas Pauwelyn
Dr Thomas Pauwelyn has studied at KU Leuven since 2008. He earned his BSc in Bioscience Engineering specializing in Catalytic Technologies in 2011 and a Master’s in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology with the Bioscience Engineering option in 2013. Thomas completed a PhD at KU Leuven and imec’s Life Science Technologies group in 2018. He received an IWT fellowship to carry out his PhD and has also successfully applied for a post-doctoral innovation Mandate Grant from VLAIO. Thomas’s research focuses on developing novel organ-on-chip systems for predictive toxicology and drug development.
Authored articles
Put your heart on this chip and your cancer treatment becomes ‘healthier’
Chemotherapy and immunotherapy place an enormous strain on the heart. In fact, they can cause irreparable damage. So what if your doctor could use a simple test to check which treatment would place the least strain on your heart? Thomas Pauwelyn, researcher at imec, has worked with cardiologist Stefan Janssens on a chip that can be used for just such a test.
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