Ku Leuven

Our group is interested in the underlying molecular mechanisms of tumor progression in cutaneous melanoma, and performs since the mid-90#s translational research, in a close cooperation between the clinical departments of Pathology, Surgical Oncology, Dermatology, and Medical Oncology.

The Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology belongs to the department of Biology in the group of Science & Technology. This laboratory is also a department of the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB, vib.be). Prof. Van Dijck is one of the two professors in this unit. An important research topic in his laboratory is the understanding of the development of fungal biofilms. We mainly focus on Candida albicans and Candida glabrata.