Projects
An innovative analytical platform to investigate the effect of toxicity of micro and nano plastics combined with environmental contaminants on the risk of allergic disease. KU Leuven
There is an urgent need to understand the risks on human health of micro- and nano-plastic particles (MNPs) that contaminate food and environment. We aim to create a cross-disciplinary platform to design suitable analytical approaches for determining the extent of the problem in the environment and to our health by evaluating the influence of ingested and inhaled exposure of MNPs contaminated with metals, allergens, pathogenic bacteria and ...
A joined-up approach to the identification, assessment and management of emerging food safety hazards and associated risks Ghent University
In Europe, each year foodborne hazards, including bacteria, parasites, toxins (chemical hazards) and allergens, already cause some 23 million cases of illnesses and 5000 deaths1 ; the European citizen is not fully confident or trusting when it comes to food supply systems. These systemic weaknesses triggered by isolated events such as a zoonotic agent or a carcinogenic mycotoxin will be heavily compounded in the years to come by climate ...
AgrEUfood Hasselt University
Twinning of research activities for the frontier research in the field of food, nutrition and environmental 'omics' Ghent University
The objective of FoodEnTwin is to create a networking collaboration among the University of Belgrade –Faculty of Chemistry (UBFC) and its Center of Research Excellence for Molecular Food Sciences (CoE MFS) and four high renowned institutes from Sweden, Austria and Belgium providing a unique opportunity for UBFC and its partners to increase their scientific excellence and visibility, technology innovation capacity and enable frontier research ...
Role of Endoplasmic Retriculum Stress in dendritic cells and immune-mediated lung disesases Ghent University
Dendritic cells play crucial roles in the regulation of immunity and in the pathogenesis of many inflammatory lung diseases. These cells react to exogenous and endogenous danger signals. Lung cells of mice and patients exposed to environmental triggers of lung disease like allergens, cigarette smoke, fine dust particles or microbes often accumulate unfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), leading to an adaptive unfolded protein ...