Organisations
Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology KU Leuven
The Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology (HCVE) coordinated influential clinical trials, published in top-ranking journals, such as the Systolic Hypertension in Europe Trial (Syst-Eur), the Ambulatory blood Pressure monitoring and Treatment of Hypertension trial (APTH) and the Treatment of hypertension based on Home or Office blood Pressure trial (THOP). HCVE led the Data Safety and Monitoring Board of large clinical ...
Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) University of Antwerp
Translational Neurosciences (TNW) University of Antwerp
Physiology University of Antwerp
Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology KU Leuven
The action of steroid hormones (more specifically androgens and vitamin D) and of polypeptide hormones (more specifically calcium regulating hormones); the regulation of these hormones and their significance in human disease; the role of these hormones in normal and abnormal cellular differentiation. Development of new techniques for the measurement of hormones, hormone-binding proteins and hormone receptors. Development of new vitamin D ...
Cell Biology and Histology Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Department of Cell Biology (CYTO-VUB) is specialized in molecular and cellular liver research, with a main focus on the (patho)biology of hepatic stellate cells and liver progenitor cells. Prof. A. Geerts contributed to the first paper on isolation, purification and culturing of hepatic stellate cells (1) and is the author of a side scatter activated cell sorting method to purify freshly isolated hepatic stellate cell up to 95 - 100% (2). ...
Cell death signaling (CDS) University of Antwerp
Ghesquière Lab Flanders Institute for Biotechnology
Critical Care Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The critical care department is involved in clinical as well as in experimental research. The clinical research concerns: 1. Pharmacological interventions in acute coronary insufficiency; 2. Evaluation of the cerebroresuscitative and the cerebrovascular effects of mild hypothermia after cardiac arrest (Mild hypothermia induced by a helmet device : A clinical trial; Mild therapeutic hypothermia to improve neurological outcome after severe ...