Joery De Kock

Joery De Kock is a researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, affiliated with the College of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences and the In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-Cosmetology department. His work focuses on developing in vitro models for studying liver diseases and metabolic disorders.

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De Kock's research spans multiple domains including Stem Cells, Hepatocytes, Liver, Fatty Liver, In Vitro Techniques, Skin, and Alkaptonuria. His recent publications highlight work on enzyme engineering for aminoacidopathy treatment and genetic predispositions affecting drug response.

Notable projects include B-LIVER 2.0 for liver research and BacTyriAL for developing bacterial enzyme therapies for tyrosinemia. He has contributed to datasets on gene expression in enzyme-deficient mouse livers and participated in conferences on metabolic disease research.

Awards:

• Forschungspreis (2014) for methodological work reducing animal testing
• FixAKUre (2022) for high-throughput screening in alkaptonuria

De Kock has supervised master's theses on topics including CRISPR-based liver disease models, hepatocyte reprogramming, and enzyme mutagenesis. His work emphasizes translational research and collaboration across biomedical disciplines.