Name "Responsible (Organisation)" "Activity (Organisation)" "Affiliation (Researcher)" "Physics Demonstration Experiment" "The didactical research group for the development of physics demonstration experiments has been set up by the Limburg University Centre to develop laboratory experiments and lecture demonstrations for the teaching of physics at the centre. The recent progress in technology and in particular in computer technology and computer software has brought a number of more advanced techniques and methods of signal analysis within the financial reach of most departmental didactical budgets. This offers the opportunity to make (better) demonstration for more difficult concepts and to introduce more up to date topics and techniques in the laboratory experiments. The group's research activity is focused on developing this kind of applications. Among the results not published are a number of experiments already in use. To mention but two : - Viscous flow (air flow) through tubes. A laboratory experiment for students in medicine aimed at a better understanding of the mechanics of respiration and blood circulation. - Convolution and deconvolution. A laboratory experiment for student in physics and in chemistry where a number of situations are studied where convulution is involved." "Research Group Experimental Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy" "Steven De Vleeschouwer" "- Head injury: pharmacological agents. - Lumbardisc herniation: prevention of epidural scan tissue formation. - Hydrodynamic characteristics of the cerebrospinal fluid spaces in normal and hydrocephalic brain. Physiopathology of the Cushing response. - ICP during external vertricular drainage. - Biomechanics of skull- and braininjuries in cyclists. Protection by helmets. - Spinal cord stumulation using a new epidural lead and pulse generator. - Efficacy and safety of pharmacological agents as neuroprotectives following severe traumatic brain injury. - Development and clinical test of a magnetic resonance-compatible stereotactic probe for laser-neurosurgery with real-time monitoring. - Study of the effects of cytokines in spinal cord injury in rats. - Study of the effects of intracerebral administration of opioids in rats. 4 main research divisions exist within this group with each of them focusing on several research lines:1.Experimental Neuroanatomy: craniofacial implants - intrauterine neurosurgery and applied neuroanatomy2.Functional neurosurgery: action representation in primate and human brain - deep brain stimuation for OCD - electrical interaction with brain cavity walls3.Head injury research: prediction of secundary insult - monitoring of autoregulation - development of protective head gear4.Oncological neurosurgery: nose-to-brain delivery of formulated siRNA-constructs - immunotherapy-based regimens for brain cancer - peroperative function preservation and tissue discrimination studies" "Department of Experimental psychology" "Wim Fias" "Research in experimental psychology focuses on the functioning and the neuronal basis of cognitive and cognition-related processes, such as language, memory and attention. One builds on scientific knowledge of the theoretical basis of cognition and emotional processes in relation to cognition. This basic knowledge is also related to questions within, for example, social psychology, (experimental) psychopathology or health psychology." "Laboratory for Experimental Psychology" "Johan Wagemans" "* Problems concerning knowlegde-based visual information processing: visual extraction of information in situations where much information is available. Equipement for monitoring the eye-movements of a viewer in a free visual field, at a 50 or 1000 Hertz sampling rate. * Artificial intelligence and vision: research on object recognition as embedded in a visual scene. Computational approaches of perception where low and high-level vision are integrated in a fully-fledged cognitive model. * Artificial intelligence, focused on knowledge acquisition by experts and the representation of such knowlegde in a formal system, to assess the psychological plausibility of existing formal theories, and to indicate the best ways to simplify the procedure of knowledge extraction. * The representation of spatial knowledge in a conceptual structure of the mental system. * Cognitive modelling of human memory structures: an experimental and neuro-psychological approach." "Centre for Psychology of Learning and Experimental Psychopathology" "Filip Raes" "Learning and memory processes in psychological function and dysfunction, in particular in relation to anxiety, depression and substance use, including:- Basic and applied research on emotional changes, especially with regard to anxiety and depression.- The role of classical (Pavlovian) conditioning in evaluative processes.- Psychophysiological measurements with computer-assisted data processing.- Basic and applied research into cognitive vulnerability factors for emotional problems and disorders- Electronic cigarettes and Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR)" "Experimental Immunology" "Introduction The ITM’s Experimental Immunology Unit aims at understanding the molecular interactions between the vector mosquito and the malaria parasite. Our particular focus is on the Anopheles vector innate immune system and how it is capable of regulating malaria infection and transmission. The expectation of our laboratory research is to identify and characterize genes and physiological systems linked to Anopheles – Plasmodium compatibility, and novel factors that are implicated in the activation and mediation of anti-Plasmodium immune responses in the malaria vector mosquito.  Research goals In brief, research in the Experimental Immunology Unit aims at:• Understanding the molecular mechanisms regulating the malaria mosquito innate immunity responses, particularly melanization, in a vector-parasite specific manner.• Addressing the natural variations of vector immunity to different Plasmodium species and other pathogens, pointing at the identification of pathogen-specific pathways that are relevant biological regulators for disease transmission.• Identifying new transmission-blocking targets for the development of novel malaria vector control genetic technologies. Contact: Maria Luísa Simões, Principal Investigator, Unit Head: mlsimoes@itg.be" "Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP)" "Benedicte De Winter" "The team of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) houses research topics in the following sub areas : Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Endocrinology - Diabetology and Metabolic diseases, Nephrology and Pneumology. Within LEMP we focus on experimental, fundamental, clinical and translational research addressing inflammation in a multidisciplinary set-up driven by clinically relevant questions improving patients life, diagnosis and therapy." "Laboratory for Experimental Hematology (LEH)" "Sébastien Anguille" "At the Laboratory of Experimental Hematology (LEH) headed by prof Zwi Berneman, we investigate novel concepts in personalized (stem) cell- and gene-based (immuno)therapies for personalized medicine. We perform fundamental, preclinical, translational and clinical research favoring a bench-to-bedside practice. For its translational and clinical research, LEH collaborates very closely with the Center for Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (CCRG) – Antwerp University Hospital (leader: prof. Zwi Berneman). LEH is composed of 3 major subgroups: 1. Experimental Cell Transplantation Group (ECTG) (group leader: prof. Peter Ponsaerts) 2. Tumor Immunology Group (TIGr) (group leaders: prof. Viggo Van Tendeloo) 3. Immune Regulation & Tolerance-Inducing Strategies Research Group (IRIS) (group leader: prof. Nathalie Cools)" "Laboratory of Experimental Oncology" "Patrick Schöffski" "There are five main research topics in the Laboratory of Experimental Oncology ( LEO):molecular characterization of rare tumors focused on identification of predictive biomarkers;preclinical efficacy studies of novel targeted agents in soft tissue sarcomas using a unique panel of xenograft models derived from patient samples;translational research, identifying prognostic markers related to experimental treatment, studied in biological samples originating from phase I-III clinical trials;pathophysiology of selected side effects occurring in patients during the treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors;prognostic and predictive biomarkers in breast cancer patients with a special focus on the biology of aging." "Department of Experimental clinical and health psychology" "Rudi De Raedt" "Clinical psychology examines the relationship between behavior, cognition and emotion on the one hand, and illness and health on the other. Common problems in children, adolescents or adults such as developmental disorders, anxiety, depression, delinquency, eating disorders, addiction, psychosis, relationship problems and / or sexual problems, are subject of study. Health psychology includes health promotion and psychological intervention in many physical conditions (cancer, diabetes, asthma, chronic pain ...) the core. Conversation skills, methods of health promotion, and methods of child support, youth and adults are central."