Projects
Optimization of the structure-activity relation in nanoporous materials. University of Antwerp
Multi-scale modelling of gas exchange in photosynthetic tissue KU Leuven
Improving the efficiency of photosynthesis could contribute to better food security under an unprecedented rise in global population and climate-change. The photosynthesis pathway in C4 plants, such as maize (Zea mays L.), Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus), and sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.), results in higher productivity and photosynthetic nitrogen and water-use efficiencies than in C3 plants. The ...
Lipid profiling of cancer tissue: possibilities for cancer subtyming and applications for diagnosis and therapy. KU Leuven
Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers in the world. Particularly non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is very prevalent and accounts for 80% of all lung cancer cases. One of the key problems in the management of NSCLC is the high failure rate of existing treatments, urging the need for new molecular biomarkers and novel therapeutic targets. So far, most efforts towards this molecular characterization have been carried out at the level of ...
Quality improvement of textile composites by characterisation of the spatial variability in the mechanical properties. KU Leuven
Is stochastic gene expression linked to persistence in bacteria? A combined fluorescence and 'tip enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) study. KU Leuven
Experimental implementation of extremely sensitive defect localisation techniques based on non-linear elastic wave spectroscopy and time reversal principles. KU Leuven
Characterization, modelling and optimization of the mechanical behaviour and failure of open porous material designs produced by rapid prototyping. KU Leuven
Role of nitric oxide/cGMP signaling in cell-meidated cardiac repair. KU Leuven
The development of an automated method to monitor pig welfare and health KU Leuven
The aim of the research project is to develop an automated method for welfare monitoring of pigs based on a limited number of relatively simple parameters.
Ethological and physiological observations will be used as reference in order to develop and validate a monitor based on automatically obtained image and sound measurements of the animals. With use of statistical modelling there will be searched for interrelationships between the ...