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Inge Zink is a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, affiliated with the Department of Neuroscience and the Experimental Oto-rhino-laryngology Research Group. She is also a member of the KU Leuven Brain Institute (LBI) and the Interdisciplinary Language Institute (LILI). Her research focuses on developmental language disorders, bilingualism, autism, and genetic variants like 16p11.2 and 22q11.2, with a strong emphasis on early diagnosis and intervention protocols.
- Unit: Experimental Oto-rhino-laryngology Research Group
- Membership: LBI, LILI, Biomedical Sciences Evaluation Committee
Research Interests: Zink's work explores the intersection of language development, autism, and genetic disorders. She develops diagnostic tools such as the PITTO protocol for bilingual children with developmental language disorders and investigates environmental factors influencing language acquisition in autistic children. Her projects use EEG-based neural envelope tracking and deep phenotyping to analyze language and cognitive trajectories.
Publications: Recent studies highlight her focus on bilingual assessment accuracy, genetic variants' impact on language, and gesture comprehension as a screening tool. Her research spans clinical applications and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Teaching: Zink contributes to courses in clinical speech therapy, developmental linguistics, and social-communicative skills training, integrating her research into educational frameworks.
