Bert

Callewaert

Opgeleid als kinderarts en klinisch geneticus werk ik als kliniekhoofd medische genetica in het UZgent en professor humane genetica aan de Universiteit Gent. Zo werk ik dagelijks met mensen met de meest uiteenlopende erfelijkheidsvragen. Dit omvat onder meer de (genetische) diagnostiek en aanpak van zeldzame erfelijke aandoeningen en raadgevingen rond herhalingsrisico's en zwangerschapswens. Zodoende werk ik steeds op de limiet van nieuwe technologieën. Binnen dit kader is er steeds aandacht voor ethische vraagstukken rond erfelijkheid. Ik vertegenwoordig het UZGent op Europees niveau binnen ERN-Ithaca (Europees referentienetwerk voor intellectuele beperking, tele-health, en aangeboren afwijkingen) en ERN-skin (Europees netwerk voor huidziekten).

Mijn specifieke interesse gebieden zijn
- Intellectuele beperking
- erfelijke bindweefselaandoeningen (Marfan, Ehlers-Danlos, Cutis Laxa, Arterial tortuosity syndrome, ...)
- nefrogenetica
- cardiogenetica
- prenatale genetische testen
- ethiek binnen de genetica

Contact

Trefwoorden
Cel- en gentechnologie
Genetica

Talenkennis

Moedertaal
Nederlands
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Engels

Achtergrond

Lidmaatschap
- board member Belgian Society for Human Genetics
- lid European Society for Human Genetics
- lid American Society for Human Genetics
- board member ERN-skin
- board member ERN-ITHACA
- President Vlaams Netwerk voor Zeldzame ziekten - subgroep huidaandoeningen
- associate professor Ghent University
- Clinical geneticist Ghent University Hospital
Huidige nationaliteit(en)
België
Nationaliteit(en) bij geboorte
België

Studie(s) en diploma's

- 2004: geneeskunde
- 2010: PhD Medical sciences
- 2011: Pediatrician
- 2018: Clinical geneticist

Huidige functieomschrijving

Clinical head - Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital
Associate professor - Ghent University
Senior clinical investigator - Research foundation Flanders

Ervaring

- clinical geneticist since 2011 (dysmorphology, prenatal counseling, cardiogenetics, nephrogenetics, dermatogenetics)
- research: cellular models, zebrafish models and mice models for connective tissue disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders
- teaching: molecular biology (1 bach medicine and dentistry)

Relevante Publicaties

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=callewaert+b&sort=date
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication?text=callewaert+bert

Relevante onderzoeken

- bindweefselaandoeningen
- cardiogenetica (aangeboren hartdefecten - familiale aortapathieën)
- dermatogenetica
- nefrogenetica

Mijn media ervaring

https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20190925_04627993

Andere info

Bert Callewaert is a pediatrician and clinical geneticist. He graduated from Ghent University in 2004, and received his scientific and clinical training (2004-2011) at Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital. In 2008, he was a research fellow at Washington University School of Medicine in St-Louis, MO under supervision of Dr. Zsolt Urban. He obtained his PhD degree in Medical Sciences from Ghent University in 2010. In 2014, he was appointed Associate Professor at Ghent University and has teaching assignments in molecular biology, clinical genetics, and pediatrics. Since 2014, he is head of Clinic at the Center for Medical Genetics of Ghent University Hospital. He is dedicated to the clinical management of patients with Mendelian disorders, especially those with cardiovascular manifestations. As a Senior Clinical Investigator of the Research Foundation – Flanders, he leads a team that investigates the pathophysiology of diverse monogenic conditions using cellular systems, and disease modeling in zebrafish and mice. He contributed to over 120 research papers and book chapters. He obtained international recognition for his work on arterial tortuosity syndrome and cutis laxa syndromes. He is active in several national (Belgian Society for Human Genetics) and international organizations for (clinical) research and patient care (European reference networks for skin disorders (ERN-skin), vascular disorders (VascERN) and for congenital malformations and intellectual disability (ITHACA), Cutis laxa internationale, A Twist of Fate-ATS, Myhre syndrome Foundation) and participates actively in the organization of heath care for rare disorders (Flemish network for rare disorders).