Filomeen Haerynck

Prof. Dr. Filomeen Haerynck is associate professor at Faculty of Medicine at Ghent University and clinical head of Pediatric Pulmonology, Infectiology and Immunology at Ghent University Hospital. Following training in pediatric pulmonology and immunology at Ghent and Hôpital Necker Paris, she established and now coordinates the Centre for Primary Immune deficiency Ghent, an internationally recognized facility treating over 2,000 patients. She leads the PID Research Laboratory at Ghent University investigating novel genes in immune disorders, with groundbreaking discoveries including GTF3A mutations in viral susceptibility and RC3H1 mutations in hyperinflammatory syndrome reflected in over 135 publications and more than 12,000 citations. Prof. Haerynck bridges cutting-edge research with improved clinical outcomes for rare immune disorders.