Projects
Search for Interactions of Top Quarks with Dark Matter with the CMS Experiment at the LHC. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Searching for Dark Matter with the CMS detector at the Current and Future Large Hadron Collider Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Dark matter in dwarf galaxies Ghent University
Dwarf galaxies hold the key to solve some of the most important questions in current extragalactic astronomy regarding galaxy environment, star formation and dark matter. Through stellar population analysis, dynamical modelling and numerical simulations we will examine the controlling mechanism of star formation, the role of the dark matter, the dwarf dark-matter halo occupancy and the physical processes behind the observed scaling ...
Asteroseismic Tests of Stellar Evolution, Dark Matter, and the Gravitational Constant KU Leuven
The asteroseismic observations collected by space observatories like the NASA Kepler and TESS missions probe the conditions inside of bright nearby stars and thus facilitate tests to numerous fundamental theories. My proposal is to advance our knowledge of fundamental physics by making use of these observations to conduct three such tests: first, to assess whether the internal structures of these stars are in agreement with the predictions ...
Dynamical structure and dark matter content of galaxies 7 billion years ago with the Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census survey. Ghent University
I will use the ground-breaking spectroscopic LEGA-C survey to understand the star-forming phase of disk galaxies at a look back time of 7 billion years by studying the dynamics of ionised gas. The new data is of unprecedented high quality for its sample size of thousands of galaxies and contains for the first time detailed information about the dynamics, ages and chemical composition of the stellar content. I will constrain, for the first ...
Long noncoding RNAs in cancer: deciphering the functional role of the dark matter of the human cancer genome Ghent University
The human genome is pervasively transcribed and produces thousands of yet unexplored long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). With this project, we aim to uncover novel lncRNAs with therapeutic or biomarker potential in cancer. This is achieved through an elaborate discovery and validation workflow, supported by novel laboratory technologies and data analysis strategies that will be implemented during the course of this project.
Long noncoding RNAs in cancer: deciphering the functional role of the dark matter of the human cancer genome Ghent University
The human genome is pervasively transcribed and produces thousands of yet unexplored long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). With this project, we aim to uncover novel lncRNAs with therapeutic or biomarker potential in cancer. This is achieved through an elaborate discovery and validation workflow, supported by novel laboratory technologies and data analysis strategies that will be implemented during the course of this project. 1.8 Disciplinecodes
Dark matter in spiral galaxies MOUTH. Ghent University
Identification of a new antifungal compound with a novel mode-of-action derived from microbial dark matter KU Leuven
Mortality associated with fungal infections already exceeds malaria
casualties threefold. Due to an ever-rising immunocompromised
population, these figures will only continue to increase. Being
eukaryotic, fungi share many biological processes with humans,
making toxicity a huge issue during drug development. Currently,
there are only five antifungal drug classes available. Each class with
their ...