About
Academic Affiliation
An Goris is a full professor at the Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, affiliated with the Department of Neuroscience and Laboratory for Neuroimmunology. She serves on the Faculty Council of Medicine and Departmental Council of Neurosciences as a ZAP member.
Research Focus
Her work bridges neuroimmunology and genetic epidemiology, with specific emphasis on:
- Mechanistic understanding of multiple sclerosis (MS) through single-cell transcriptomics
- Epstein-Barr virus as a causal trigger in MS
- Machine learning for MS prognosis prediction
- Immune cell dynamics under immunomodulatory treatments
- CNS resilience and neuroprotection in disease progression
- Genetic clustering of severity markers
Publications
Recent work demonstrates multidisciplinary approaches combining immunology, genetics, and computational methods. Key trends include:
- Single-cell resolution of immune subsets in neuroinflammatory diseases
- Integration of AI for longitudinal disease modeling
- Identification of genetic loci influencing MS severity
- Characterization of NK cell diversity in MS
- Exploration of viral reactivity in MS cohorts
- Development of genomic biobanking infrastructure
Mentorship
She actively supervises research projects, including co-supervision of Swinnen S. (2024) and Masrori P. (2023). Her leadership spans multiple collaborative consortiums like MultipleMS and Belgian Genomic Biobank initiatives.
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