Kristel Sleegers
Full Professor UAntwerp, Expert Scientist VIB
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0283-2332
Science
I have a background in medicine and close to 20 years of
experience in genetic epidemiology and biostatistics, and I am committed to
increase insight in the complex genetics of Alzheimer’s disease and investigate
the translational potential of genetic discovery. I introduced this expertise
to the UAntwerp-VIB Center for Molecular Neurology (VIB CMN) in 2004 when I
joined the research group of Prof. Dr. Christine Van Broeckhoven as a visiting postdoc,
and extended this line of research during a postdoctoral fellowship of the
Research Foundation Flanders. In 2007 I became Staff Scientist and Team Leader for complex genetic Alzheimer research at VIB CMN. In 2017 I received tenure
as full time Associate Professor Genetic Neuroepidemiology, in January 2020 I was appointed as Full Professor. As of July 2020, I have been appointed Expert Scientist at VIB CMN, leading the lab of complex genetics of Alzheimer's disease, and strenghtening the science at VIB CMN through my expertise in complex genetics and biostatistics.