Projects
Novel insights in the HPA-axis during critical illness KU Leuven
Critical illness is defined as any condition that requires support of failing vital organ functions, without which death would rapidly ensue. As such, it represents an extreme example of physical stress, where stress comprises the normal physical response of the human body that ariseswhen confronted with a threat. In healthy individuals, experiencing stress causes an immediate activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenalaxis, which ...
Extension research assignment 'Zebrafish' and 'Molecular glue' Ghent University
Situation: In this project we study neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer that it
is due to a disrupted development of nerve nodes located at the level of the
spinal cord or the adrenal gland. Neuroblastoma mainly occurs in children, often whole
young age. Neuroblastoma is rare, with only 25 new cases per year in Belgium
disease. The survival rates of ...
Classical and non-classical actions of androgens and their receptor KU Leuven
Metformin as RenoProtector in NonDiabetic Patients with Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD stages 2, 3A and 3B): a multicentre, practice-oriented, repurposing, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial (RenoMet) University of Antwerp
Transnational companies and local politics. Hybrid governance in mining concessions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Ghana. University of Antwerp
electron tomography combined with state-of-the-art electrochemistry to boost electrocatalytic CO2 reduction. University of Antwerp
Housing market arenas in spatial planning. An actor-relational approach. KU Leuven
Spatial aspects of housing: the demographic challenge in its spatial context
From a policy point of view (including the spatial policy plan of Flanders) the challenge is put forward to absorb the expected growth of population and households (residential need) within the available scarce space. The resulting demand of space is currently not known. It depends on the available supply of vacant lots, vacant buildings, re-usability, ...
Endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria: common drivers of human β cell and neuronal fate KU Leuven
Diabetes and brain disorders appear at first glance to be completely different diseases. However, human
genetics has unveiled some severe forms of diabetes in babies that are associated with abnormal brain
development, including small brain size and epilepsy. Intriguingly, the mutations causing these diseases hit
genes with a role in two critical organelles: the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, which together control ...