Dra. Inge Smolders 

Identification
I was born on the 29th of March 1981 in Genk, Belgium.

Education
In 1999, I graduated at the Humaniora Onze-Lieve-Vrouwlyceum in Genk (Latin – Sciences). Then I studied at the Hasselt University/Transnationale Universiteit Limburg, School for Life Sciences, Campus Diepenbeek, Belgium. Here I followed Biomedical Sciences and received my diploma in 2003. 

I started working at the UHasselt as a tutor in September 2003. 

Current position
PhD student and teaching assistent at the Faculty of Medicine (2004-2010) 
Hasselt University /transnationale Universiteit Limburg, Campus Diepenbeek
Agoralaan - Gebouw D
B-3590 Diepenbeek
Belgium
Tel.:+32-11-268537

Title PhD project: ‘Vesicular transport of MAG with respect to Multiple Sclerosis’

Besides this research project, I also assist following courses:
1st year biomedical students: The cell as an organism
1st year biomedical students: Homeostasis (cardiovascular physiology, pulmonary physiology and renal physiology)

Publication of abstracts in peer review journals
Abstract for “the American Society of Cell Biology” 43rd annual meeting from 13 to 17 december 2003 at San Francisco; published in Supplement to Molecular Biology of the cell, volume 14, November 2003: pg. 262a. Abstract titled: A primary culture of mouse proximal tubular cells cultured on collagen-coated membranes: characterization and usefulness in the study of nephrotoxic effects of Cadmium. Sara Terryn, Inge Smolders, Frank Vandenabeele, Paul Steels and Emmy Van Kerkhove.