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Brussels Centre for Urban Studies Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Brussels Centre for Urban Studies (BCUS) represents more than twenty research groups from different departments and faculties of the VUB, and has close ties with the Brussels Studies Institute (BSI), the Brussels University Alliance (BUA), the equivalent networks at the ULB and USL-B, as well as other urban studies centers in Europe and worldwide.
Philippe De Maeyer Ghent University
Interdisciplinary Historical Food Studies Vrije Universiteit Brussel
FOST aims at the study of the history, sociology, geography, politics, philosophy, archaeology, linguistics, and etnology of food in Europe since Antiquity. It is a multidisciplinary and inter-faculty research unit, with international contacts in Europe and the USA. FOST co-ordindates (PhD) research with regard to food, gastronomy, culinary culture, table manners, and all issues related to common and festive food. It welcomes researchers from ...
Ellen Janssen KU Leuven
Theodoros Karyotis Ghent University
Vincent Kint KU Leuven
Isabelle Loris Departement of spatial development, environment, energy, climate, green economy, animal welfare
Tine Missiaen Flanders Marine Institute Ghent University
Neuro-Aging & Viro-Immunotherapy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The ‘Neuro-Aging’ team focuses on glutamate transport, with emphasis on system xc - , in health and disease. We have ongoing projects on the role of system xc - or the cystine/glutamate antiporter in e.g. Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and (central effects of) (pancreatic) cancer. In most of these projects, neuroimmune communication is receiving increasing attention. Our overall hypothesis that inhibition of system xc - might be a ...