I'm a Belgian bioengineer and PhD student at Ghent University, interested in understanding bacteriophages and applying that knowledge to phage therapy. I am optimistic that advances in AI, protein language models, protein modelling, and hyperdimensional computing can help bridge some of the current weaknesses in phage therapy.
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PhaRBP — Phage Receptor Binding Protein Discovery Platform
Building PhaRBP as a database and platform to collect, classify, annotate, and explore phage receptor binding proteins from various sources. The goal is to standardise RBP annotation and make phage host-recognition data easier to search, compare, interpret, and reuse. -
Tail Fiber / Tailspike Detection Tools
Developing tools to identify and classify phage receptor binding proteins, with a focus on tail fibers and tailspikes. I am exploring how protein language models, protein modelling, and other computational approaches can help improve detection and functional interpretation.
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SpikeSplit
Working on a model that splits tailspike proteins into N-terminal, central, and C-terminal domains, helping make their modular architecture easier to study and compare.
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Building an easy-to-use protein annotation platform to simplify the manual curation of protein structures and domains. The goal is to make visual inspection and annotation faster, more intuitive, and easier to track and share.
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Developing an immersive mixed reality environment for exploring protein structural diversity, similarity relationships, domain architecture, and protein features in 3D.