Projects
Red meat and colorectal cancer. University of Antwerp
Are mas-related gene receptors involved in irritable bowel syndrome? University of Antwerp
The molecular pathogenesis of Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy. KU Leuven
In this doctoral thesis, we have investigated the pathogenesis of late-onset Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD).
FECD is a degenerative disorder of the corneal endothelium (CE). The CE is the inner layer of the cornea (the cornea is the transparent front part of the eye). The cornea does not contain blood vessels, but receives water and nutrients from the anterior eye chamber fluid (a.k.a. aqueous humor) and the tear ...
Structural funding institutions: structural funding for the operation of the Institute BIOMED Hasselt University
Structural funding institutions: project funding BIOMED for fundamental research Hasselt University
Defining key regulators of neural stem cell self-renewal and differentiation. University of Antwerp
Elucidation of host-pathogen interactions in a rodent model of pneumonia. University of Antwerp
Study of intercellular transmission and neurotoxicity of alfa-synuclein in an animal model for Parkinson's disease using optogenetic neuromodulation KU Leuven
Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy Bodies and multiple system atrophy are age-related and devastating neurodegenerative disorders that are characterized by the presence of large proteinaceous clumps of the ɑ-synuclein protein scattered throughout the patient’s central nervous system. The identification of ɑ-synuclein in Lewy bodies made it clear that this protein has a central role in the etiopathogenesis of several age-related ...