Department of Neurosurgery, UZ Brussel
Jette, Belgium
In 2015, Wietse started the study of medical sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels. Five years later he graduated as a medical doctor and obtained his master's in medical sciences magna cum laude. His interest in neurosurgery and more specifically brain tumors aspired him to pursue a Ph.D. in medical sciences around this topic, which he is combining with his training in neurosurgery.
Since October 2020, he has been working as a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Duerinck and Prof. Dr. Neyns from the neurosurgical and medical oncology departments respectively. His research revolves around the use of immunotherapy in glioblastoma as well as the complex inter- and intratumoral heterogeneïty of glioblastoma, and its implications on diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.