Rate My Professor Christophe Stove

Prof. Dr. Christophe Stove is a professor in the Department of Bioanalysis at Ghent University’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, where he has served as head of the Laboratory of Toxicology since October 2014. He graduated as a pharmacist from Ghent University in 1999 and completed his PhD from 1999 to 2003 in the Laboratory of Experimental Cancerology within the Faculty of Medicine at Ghent University. Following his doctorate, Stove conducted postdoctoral research in the Department for Molecular Biomedical Research at the Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University-VIB. In October 2007, he took up a Doctor-Assistant position in the Laboratory of Toxicology. In February 2013, he was appointed tenure-track assistant professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Stove’s research focuses on alternative sampling strategies such as dried blood spots and volumetric absorptive microsampling, bio-analytical strategies for steering vitamin research, and various aspects of G-protein-coupled receptors. The Laboratory of Toxicology, under his leadership, conducts scientific research, provides public services primarily in forensic toxicology, and contributes to education through courses taught by Stove. The lab offers toxicological services including analysis of ethanol, drugs of abuse, and other substances in biological matrices like blood, urine, and hair; determination of phosphatidylethanol as a biomarker for alcohol use; and operates as the Ref4U reference laboratory within Ghent University’s Forensic Institute. Key publications include “Clinical validation of a DBS-based LC-MS/MS method for 25-hydroxyvitamin D: from lab sampling to home sampling” (2026, Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine), “Determination of vitamin D and its metabolites using capillary dried blood microsampling: are we there yet?” (2026, Talanta), “Navigating nitazenes: a pharmacological and toxicological overview of new synthetic opioids with a 2-benzylbenzimidazole core” (2025, Neuropharmacology), “LC-MS/MS-based determination of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in dried blood spots: crucial importance of combining a robust extraction with knowledge of the hematocrit” (2025, Analytica Chimica Acta), “‘Do it yourself’ synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist precursors as a ban-evading strategy: comparison of the pharmacological characteristics of precursors and their final products” (2025, Drug Testing and Analysis), and “Thiamine status in Belgian adults assessed by volumetric absorptive microsampling: a nation-wide cross-sectional survey” (2026, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition). Stove also supervises PhD research, such as theses on blood microsampling and vitamin analysis.