Projects
Fair Anneleen Decock: Pioneering the neuroblastoma DNA methylome: identify biological differences between subgroups and optimization biomerkerdetectie plasma. Ghent University
Neuroblastoma is a rare childhood tumor that arises from immature sympathetic neurons. In diagnosis, patients are assigned to a specific risk, a classification based on a combination of specific clinical and biological parameters am so for each patient to establish the most appropriate treatment protocol. Follow-up studies have shown that the current classification can lead to over- or under-treatment, so that am optimize the system further ...
Single-cell sorting and DNA profiling for complex forensic casework KU Leuven
Crime scene and rape kit samples often contain cells from multiple donors leading to complex DNA mixtures. Various methods have been developed in all stages of the process including differential extraction to separate epithelial from sperm cells and the deconvolution of the mixtures using probabilistic genotyping. Despite all efforts, partial profiles and complex mixtures still all too often compromise the resolution of cases leaving victims ...
Movement and fate of pesticides in wetland buffer zones: reactive transport and the influence of seasonal environmental changes. KU Leuven
Riparian wetlands are proposed to mitigate diffuse pollution of surface water by pesticides in agricultural landscapes. Biodegradation might play an important role in mitigation in wetlands, especially in case of mobile pesticides, but information on this is scarce. The overall goal of this thesis was to acquire a better understanding of the process of biodegradation of pesticides in riparian wetlands. Emphasis was put on the dynamics of the ...
Molecular identification of the dominant microbiota and their spoilage potential in shrimp and ray Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
What kind of microorganisms and produced metabolites are responsible for fish spoilage? How can we identify and qualify the presence of these microorganisms? Based on the microbial analysis of specific fish species we should be able to predict the remaining shelf life better. Fresh and lightly preserved fish and fishery products/shellfish spoil relatively fast, resulting in the typical unpleasant ...
Aptamer based strategies for ultrasensitive protein detection KU Leuven
Par excellence: italiano popolare in the 21st century KU Leuven
Par excellence: italiano popolare in the 21st century 1. Introduction: research questions and objectives This project deals with two sociolinguistic issues that have particularly challenged researchers in recent years. On a broader and theoretical sociolinguistic level, this project contributes to the current debate that centers around the notion of ‘language variety”. On a descriptive and empirical level, it wants to contribute to a strongly ...
Components For Lab On Chip Systems KU Leuven
Point of care microsystems also known as lab-on-chips (LOC) are envisaged to revolutionize healthcare in near future. The microfluidics community, for the last 25 to 30 years, has been prolific in developing a myriad of reliable microfluidic devices, each performing a specific task required for the working of a LOC system. Unfortunately, these high performing devices, have their unique fabrication flow process which makes it impossible to ...