LPNB is part of the Biochemistry Department from the Faculty of Medicine of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. The main focus of research is on the expression and role of aquaporins in salivary glands and other organs, including the eye, under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. The laboratory performs fundamental research that strives towards translational research to bench to bedside and bedside to bench approaches. The laboratory combines the use of cell and animal models, as well as various high-performance biochemical, pharmacological, molecular biology and cell biology methodologies.