After graduating as a pharmacist in 1999, Koen Boussery became a research assistant in the Vascular Research Unit from the Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology (Faculty of Medecine and Health Sciences, Ghent University). In 2005, he obtained a PhD in medical sciences with a thesis entitled “Vasoactive influence of paracrine retinal substances: a study on isolated retinal arteries”. In May 2006, he joined the LMBKA as a post-doctoral fellow, responsible for the implementation of a new research line in preclinical and clinical pharmacokinetics.
Main research interests: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmaceutical care unit
Pharmacokinetics
Koen Boussery’s current research focus is on the influence of different pathologies on pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism. His current research projects include the following topics:
the pharmacokinetics of antibiotics in patients in the intensive care unit
the pharmacokinetics of proton pump inhibitors in children with cerebral palsy
the influence of severe chronic liver disease on Cytochrome P450-mediated drug metabolism in children
the Cytochrome P450 enzyme activity in children following liver transplantation
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