Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST) KU Leuven
The Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST) consists of 3 divisions: Division of Mechatronics, Biostatistics and Sensors (MeBioS); Division of Crop Biotechnics; Division Animal and Human Health Engineering.
The Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST) consists of 3 divisions: Division of Mechatronics, Biostatistics and Sensors (MeBioS); Division of Crop Biotechnics; Division Animal and Human Health Engineering.
The Lab for Molecular Biodiscovery at the University of Leuven (Belgium) is interested in the identification and validation of novel small molecules with significant pharmacological potential using a zebrafish-based platform, with a special interest in small molecules from natural sources. The lab has major efforts underway to find hits with novel chemical structures in the areas of epilepsy and BMP/Wnt signaling.
To assess the role played by the endogenous hormone balance on developmental processes, physiological responses are studied of plants, that has been genetically transformed and are characterized by an increased or decreased endogenous cytokinin content. Several plants, each characterized by a specific transformed genetic construction are used. The effect of the transformation (cytokinine- and CKX-plants) is studied on plant development, ...
The Centre for Research & Development Monitoring (Expertisecentrum Onderzoek en Ontwikkelingsmonitoring, ECOOM) is an interuniversity consortium with participation of all Flemish universities (KU Leuven, UGent, VUB, UA and UHasselt). Its mission is to develop a consistent system of R&D and Innovation (RD&I) indicators for the Flemish government. This indicator system has to assist the Flemish government in mapping and monitoring ...
NEGE will focus on the research of mitochondrial diseases and of genetic malformations of the brain.
Deficiencies of oxidative phosphorylation are at the basis of a heterogeneous group of hereditary disorders, better known as mitochondrial cytopathies. The incidence was long underestimated, but the morbidity and mortality of these conditions have an important impact on public health.
Hundreds of proteins involved in the formation ...