Projects
LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION TO TREAT SEVERE CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL APPROACH FROM REFERRAL TO FOLLOW- UP. KU Leuven
Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) kills more than 3 million people worldwide every year. It is characterized by progressive dyspnea, poor quality of life, frequent exacerbations, and results in early death. Medical treatment of COPD may slow progression but cannot reverse the true nature of the disease. Lung volume reduction (LVR) surgery and endoscopic lung volume reduction are two valid treatment options that intend to restore function ...
A multidisciplinary approach to design active, safe and inclusive parks in the Andean region of Ecuador Ghent University
Providing safe, accessible and appealing parks can overcome gender differences in physical activity. In this project, we will collaborate actively with the Cuenca city council departments in charge of Social and Gender Equity programs and of developing...
CHIral symmetry breaking from Surface to Bulk: a multidisciplinary approach of the crystallization of achiral and chiral molecules KU Leuven
CHISUB features a multidisciplinary approach, towards crystallization mechanisms of molecules, which uses
chiral symmetry breaking as local probe of ordering phenomena and as a tool for enantiomeric separation.
Crystallization often starts on surfaces of rigid substrates with the formation of 2D self-assembled molecular
layers and then extends to bulk phases. CHISUB intends to design, synthesize, and characterize a library ...
CHIral symmetry breaking from Surface to Bulk: a multidisciplinary approach of the crystallization of achiral and chiral molecules (CHISUB). University of Antwerp
CHISUB features a multidisciplinary approach, towards crystallization mechanisms of molecules, which uses chiral symmetry breaking as local probe of ordering phenomena and as a tool for enantiomeric separation. Crystallization often starts on surfaces of rigid substrates with the formation of 2D self-assembled molecular layers and then extends to bulk phases. CHISUB intends to design, synthesize, and characterize a library of molecular systems ...
Tackling Taxonomic Disorder: A Multidisciplinary Approach KU Leuven
Tom Artois, Andreas De Block
The discipline of biological taxonomy is tasked with cataloguing and classifying biodiversity. It does this mainly by delimiting and describing species. However, as discipline, it is hampered by serious internal disagreements, both about general principles and about particular species delimitations. These disagreements cause confusion in other biological subdisciplines, as for example conservation biology, evolutionary biology, and ecology, ...
Monitoring and predicting snail-borne diseases: a multidisciplinary approach KU Leuven
In 2014 the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted vector-borne diseases as a global public health priority. These diseases are either actively transmitted by vectors like mosquitoes or passively by a snail intermediate host (snail-borne diseases). The establishment of snail-borne diseases depends on suitable climatic conditions and the distribution of a suitable gastropod snail host. Knowledge on the morphology, identification and ...
Changing towards a cultural-sensitive multidisciplinary lifestyle approach for women with type 2 diabetes in Oujda, Morocco. University of Antwerp
This South Initiative is the first step towards a long-term general objective that aims to improve the quality of life and well-being of people living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the Oujda region by developing a multidisciplinary approach in the management of T2D, based upon international guidelines but adapted to the regional socio-economic and cultural context, and with a focus on empowerment of Muslim women. The intermediate results of this ...
A multidisciplinary approach to overcome highly immunosuppressive ovarian cancer KU Leuven
Recent studies by the group of Dr. Soenen have indicated cancer-selective toxicity of particular nanoparticle formulations (part of the ERC Starting Grant) and have shown that particular nanoparticles can activate macrophages. Here, Dr. Coosemans has developed and validated an ovarian cancer model that is highly immunosuppressive due to an imbalanced immune system and for which current therapies are insufficient. We aim to explore the ...
A multidisciplinary approach for the stratification of patients with carotid artery disease Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre
Carotid artery disease, the primary trigger of ischaemic cerebrovascular events including stroke, causes major morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs worldwide. Still, treatment is based on criteria established in the 90s that do not take into account the molecular evolution we have witnessed since, nor the introduction of new medication, leading to remarkably high unnecessary surgical treatment while missing most patients at ...