Faglige interesser
- Primær skleroserende kolangitt (PSC) og kolangiopatier
- Leverinflammasjon, fibrose og vaskulær biologi
- Metabolsk dysfunksjonsassosiert steatotisk leversykdom (MASLD, MASH), alkoholrelatert leversykdom (ALD) og hepatocellulært karsinom (HCC)
- Fedme, immunmetabolisme og inflammatorisk signalering ved kronisk leversykdom
Bakgrunn
- PhD i helsefag (biomolekylær medisin), Ghent University, gjennomført ved VIB Center for Medical Biotechnology og Ghent University Hospital, Belgia (2020–2025)
- MSc i biomedisin, UiT Norges arktiske universitet, Tromsø (2017–2019)
- BSc i biologi, The University of the Southern Caribbean, Trinidad og Tobago, Magna Cum Laude (2012–2016)
Utmerkelser og stipender
- Ghent University Special Research Fund (BOF), laureat, Ghent, Belgia, 2024
- VIB Scientist on Stage, laureat, Veldhoven, Nederland, 2024
- Pris for beste abstrakt og presentasjon, Dutch Endocrine Meeting, Eindhoven, Nederland, 2024
- Beste posterpris, International Liver Congress (EASL), Wien, Østerrike, 2023
- Forskningsstipend, Belgian Week of Gastroenterology (BWGE), Belgia, 2021
- PhD-stipend, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Flandern, Belgia, 2020
Forskningsformidling
- Gjest, VIB-podkasten Called to Science (sesong 2), Milton Antwi – Taking chances, making music out of science (2025). Lenke
- Forfatter, BioVox og VIB-bloggen, Gender personalized medicine: the future of fatty liver disease treatment (2024). Lenke
Emneord:
Primary sclerosing cholangitis,
Cholangiocarcinoma,
Alcoholic liver disease,
MASLD,
Obesity,
Hepatocellular carcinoma,
Vascular biology
Publikasjoner
- Antwi MB, Lefere S, Clarisse D, et al. PPARα-ERRα crosstalk mitigates metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease progression. Metabolism. 2025;164:156128. DOI link
- Antwi MB, Jennings A, Lefere S, et al. Unlocking therapeutic potential: exploring cross-talk among emerging nuclear receptors to combat metabolic dysfunction in steatotic liver disease. NPJ Metabolic Health and Disease. 2024. DOI link
- Antwi MB, Dumitriu G, Simón-Santamaria J, et al. Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells show reduced scavenger function and downregulation of FcγRIIb, yet maintain preserved fenestration in a mouse model of slowly progressing liver fibrosis. PLOS ONE. 2023;18(11). DOI link
- Heldens A, Antwi MB, Onghena L, et al. Mitochondrial dysfunction characterizes the deleterious multigenerational effects of maternal obesity on MASLD. JHEP Reports. 2025. DOI link
- Heldens A, Casteleyn C, Onghena L, Antwi MB, et al. The pan-PPAR agonist lanifibranor reduces portal pressure independent of fibrosis reduction through the splanchnic vasculature. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 2025. DOI link
- Onghena L, Heldens A, De Paepe K, Antwi MB, et al. The double-edged sword of metabolic and bariatric surgery: extending the biliary limb can trigger bacterial translocation, sepsis, and liver inflammation. International Journal of Surgery. 2025. DOI link
- Hutapea HML, Kridaningsih TN, Prasetyo KH, Antwi MB. Viral load as a risk factor of reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug resistance mutation in antiretroviral-treated people living with HIV/AIDS. Universa Medicina. 2021. DOI link
- Antwi FB, Osei SA, Peprah WK, Antwi MB, Antwi E. Integration of intercultural competence in innovative pedagogical methodology in nursing education. Abstract Proceedings International Scholars Conference. 2019. DOI link
Publisert
18. feb. 2026 12:21
- Sist endret
6. mai 2026 13:19
