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Next generation sequencing technology opening new frontiers in biological and medical research. University of Antwerp

Geert Mortier
Institutional Research Unit, ADReM Data Lab (ADReM), Molecular Imaging, Pathology, Radiotherapy & Oncology (MIPRO), Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES), Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO), Translational Pathophysiological Research (TPR), Algebra, geometry and ISLAb, Veterinary physiology and biochemistry, Medical genetics of obesity and skeletal disorders (MGENOS), Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research (SPHERE), Medical Genetics (MEDGEN)
The aim of this project is to develop a next generation sequencing (NGS) platform to advance in a collaborative way biological and medical research within the Antwerp research community. The consortium involves more than 16 research groups in various disciplines of medicine, biology and biomedical informatics. The goals are to identify new genes and mutations in various rare Mendelian disorders, to achieve more insights in the genetic causes of ...

European Training Network on Electromagnetic Risks in Medical Technology KU Leuven

Davy Pissoort
Waves: Core Research and Engineering (WaveCore)

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is not just an annoyance. With increasing numbers of safety-critical devices communicating wirelessly, ensuring that equipment functions correctly is an ever-increasing concern. Nowhere is this more true than hospital environments. Europe is a leader in many areas of medical technology, with companies like Philips at the forefront of research. However, with highly complex interactions between devices ...

ACCUMULATE: Acquiring crucial medical information using language technology. University of Antwerp

Walter Daelemans
Centre for Computational Linguistics and Psycholinguistics (CLiPS)
The ACCUMULATE project will automatically recognise crucial information in the free text of clinical reports written in English and Dutch by designing, developing and evaluating advanced language technology (LT) for deep semantic processing of the texts that are often morpho-syntactically not well-formed. An additional focus is on easy portability of the technology across domains and languages and on the use of visualisation techniques.

Single molecule long-read sequencing technology: beyond state-of-the-art in biological and medical research. University of Antwerp

Surbhi Malhotra
Global Health Institute (GHI), Social Epidemiology & Health Policy (SEHPO), Laboratory of Medical Microbiology (LMM), Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP), Epidemiology and social medicine (ESOC), Medical Genetics (MEDGEN), Proteinchemistry, proteomics and epigenetic signalling(PPES), ADReM Data Lab (ADReM), Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO)
This project aims to advance the currently availablesequencing technologies at the University of Antwerp (UA)by acquiring a third generation sequencing (3GS) platform.The flagship of the third generation, single-molecule longreadsequencers, PacBio Sequel, harnesses the naturalprocess of DNA replication and enables real-timeobservation of DNA synthesis. 3GS promises to open newavenues for sequencing-based research beyond the ...

Spiritual Role-Play as Technology of Self: An Interdisciplinary Pioneer Study of a Devotional Practice from the Late Medieval Low Countries (SRP). University of Antwerp

Veerle Fraeters
Research centre Ruusbroec Institute
This study breaks new ground by mapping the late medieval phenomenon of spiritual role-play for the first time. Thispractice, popular in the late medieval Low Countries, was a form of private devotion in which Christ and the human soul wereeach assigned a social role, and engaged in imaginary interactions, sometimes including physical props such as dolls.Having not been studied as of yet, the many texts and objects that were used in this ...

Bridging radical science and technology KU Leuven

Reinhilde Veugelers
Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation, Leuven

The proposed project studies the process of bridging science and innovation in particular for radical ideas. The existing industry science literature has explored how firms can benefit from science for their innovative performance. It also has studied how science can be activated to contribute better to innovation. However, there is a gap in both streams of literature as they did not differentiate between types of science and types of ...

Design of water-based radical polymerization processes for nanoapplications using advanced kinetic modeling and reactor technology Ghent University

Guy Marin
Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical engineering and technical chemistry

The project aims at fundamental understanding and improvement of water-based radical emulsion polymerization processes for the synthesis of polymer nanoparticles, implying control over design parameters and a clear view on the interplay between chemistry and transport phenomena on the micro-, meso- and macro-scale. The model allows identification of optimal process parameters for the synthesis of core-shell nanoparticles at industrial ...

EmpathicCare4AllThe development of an educational intervention for medical- and interpreting students on empathic communication in interpreter-mediated medical consultations.A study based on the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework phases 0-2 KU Leuven

Heidi Salaets
Interpreting Studies, Antwerp Campus, Translation and Technology, Antwerp Campus
The increasing linguistic and cultural diversity in the patient population due to recent migration waves has led to the provision of healthcare through interpreters when doctors and patients do not share a common language. This diversity has generated the need for doctors to be able to provide quality care for all patients regardless of their language and culture. Quality care is subject to good communication between the doctor and the patient ...