Projects
FWO travel grant for participation at a workshop in Europe - London 27 through 28 June 2019: 7th annual upper limb neurorehabilitation course treating patients with upper limb deficit: intergrating research into practice Hasselt University
An examination of the contribution of e-bikes to older adults’ mobility, physical activity and social participation Ghent University
Worldwide, population ageing challenges societies to come up with strategies that foster active and healthy ageing. A crucial component of active ageing is the maintenance of mobility, which is closely interlinked with physical activity and social participation. At first sight, electrical bicycles (ebikes) may offer a solution to promote older adults’mobility, physical activity and social participation. However, more information about e-bike ...
Nav1.9 participation in chronic itch Ghent University
Even though the scientific community is in virtual agreement on a prominent contribution of Nav19 (gene name: SCN11A) to pain, the role of this voltage-gated sodium (Nav) channel subtype in itch is virtually unknown Yet, patients with a Nav19 pL811P mutation consistently report debilitating chronic itch Our previous work uncovered a role for Nav19 in transmitting acute itch signals via peripheral nerves, likely via a subset of prurinergic ...
Grant for participation at a congress abroad: "Brain, Cognition and movements in MS: challenges for rehabilitation" - Tel-Aviv 27 to 29 October 2019 Hasselt University
Credit for participation at a congress abroad at MASCC/ISOO 2019 Annual Meeting San Francisco USA 21-23/06/2019 Hasselt University
FWO travel grant for participation at a congress abroad : "Annual conference of RIMS: 'Crossing the interface to explore new possibilities'" - Ljubljana - June 2019 Hasselt University
Travel grant for foreign participation in Congress 'Workshop on the Law and Economics of Health Care' in Prague Hasselt University
Linking patient adiposity to tumour microenvironment and therapy response in breast cancer: towards tailored treatment strategies in obesity KU Leuven
This thesis explores innovative translational research approaches in breast cancer, aiming to increase biological understanding of the disease and thereby help advance precision medicine. It does so in two groups of patients with a high clinical unmet need. First, it investigates patients with early breast cancer in the context of adiposity (body fat accumulation). Secondly, it investigates metastatic breast cancer, which is the ultimate ...
Beyond self-help: Patient organisations, health activism and representations of disease in Belgium since 1940 KU Leuven
Coinciding with the development of the welfare state, patients increasingly united in patient organisations to cope collectively with their disease. These new organisations assumed more extensive medical and social roles beyond self-help within communities of patients than is often acknowledged. This project enlarges the scope by taking into account the broader functions such organisations fulfilled in acting against healthcare and ...