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Joost Schepers

KU LeuvenORCID 0009-0001-6572-3133Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 1

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Bert VanmecheleniD· 2 shared Bram Van HolmiD· 2 shared Joren StroobantsiD· 2 shared Kurt VermeireiD· 2 shared Anne-Sophie Logist· 1 shared Charlotte Willems· 1 shared Guy BaeleiD· 1 shared Jelle MatthijnssensiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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A panel of biologically contained orthoebolaviruses for the screening of broad-spectrum antivirals

Jens Verlinden, Joren Stroobants, Jesus Sacramento Nonay, Charlotte Willems, Kato Govaerts, Bram Van Holm, Winston Chiu, Joost Schepers, Thibault Francken, Viktor Lemmens, Kurt Vermeire, Bert Vanmechelen

This study develops a biosafety level 2-compatible panel of orthoebolaviruses for screening broad-spectrum antivirals, identifying both broad-acting and virus-specific candidates.

bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

An optimized RNA polymerase II minigenome system for Nipah virus

Marie Horemans, Joren Stroobants, Joost Schepers, Marius Brusselmans, Bram Van Holm, Anne-Sophie Logist, Jelle Matthijnssens, Lieve M. J. Naesens, Kurt Vermeire, Guy Baele, Bert Vanmechelen

This paper develops optimized RNA polymerase II-driven minigenomes for Nipah virus to enable safer research and antiviral screening.

bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology