Peter Vangheluwe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at KU Leuven in Belgium, and is head of the Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems. Using biochemical and molecular cell biology approaches, he characterizes new P-type transport ATPases that regulate polyamine homeostasis and lipid distribution in the cell. He discovered that ATP13A2/PARK9 works as a lysosomal polyamine transporter, and that ATP10B operates as a lysosomal glucosylceramide exporter. He published >60 peer-reviewed publications and received two awards by the Queen Elisabeth Foundation for Neurosciences in Belgium.
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Peter Vangheluwe, PhD
KU Leuven
Peter Vangheluwe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at KU Leuven in Belgium, and is head of the Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems. Using biochemical and molecular cell biology approaches, he characterizes new P-type transport ATPases that regulate polyamine homeostasis and lipid distribution in the cell. He discovered that ATP13A2/PARK9 works as a lysosomal polyamine transporter, and that ATP10B operates as a lysosomal glucosylceramide exporter. He published >60 peer-reviewed publications and received two awards by the Queen Elisabeth Foundation for Neurosciences in Belgium.
