Projects
Virtual Reality Serious Game for Chemical Lab Safety Training in Industry and Academia: from Design, Development to Increased Motivation and Engagement KU Leuven
Chemical laboratories are workplace environments where risks of injury and even fatality are always present. Laboratory workers, in academia and industry, are required to have proficient safety awareness in order to minimise risk to an acceptable level. However, investigation reports and reviews on laboratory accidents reveal that, due to lack of safety awareness and at-risk behaviour, unfortunate events still happen. Insufficient safety ...
A joined-up approach to the identification, assessment and management of emerging food safety hazards and associated risks Ghent University
In Europe, each year foodborne hazards, including bacteria, parasites, toxins (chemical hazards) and allergens, already cause some 23 million cases of illnesses and 5000 deaths1 ; the European citizen is not fully confident or trusting when it comes to food supply systems. These systemic weaknesses triggered by isolated events such as a zoonotic agent or a carcinogenic mycotoxin will be heavily compounded in the years to come by climate ...
Neuromodulation for central post-stroke pain: mechanism, safety andoutcome. KU Leuven
Targeting the neural mechanisms of human safety learning KU Leuven
Effect of insulin and feed/fast cycle on vaccine efficacy and safety KU Leuven
Though it has long been known that activated lymphoid cells upregulate insulin receptors, the functional relevance of insulin signalling in immune cells has only recently begun to be explored. This includes the recent finding that insulin-stimulated activation in the PI3K/Akt/mTOR promotes immunometabolic reprogramming of T cells, thereby promoting antigen-specific immunity. Similarly, in liver cells, insulin receptors have been shown to ...
Zebrafish platform for neuroactive drug discovery and safety assessment KU Leuven
Microbiological dynamics and safety risks during rearing of insects for food and feed KU Leuven
The potential of insects as novel protein source in food and feed is gaining increased attention in western countries. Insects are considered as “minilivestock” with potential of being produced more sustainably as compared to traditional livestock and livestock feed ingredients (e.g. soybean meal and fishmeal), while exhibiting equal nutritional qualities. However, little knowledge exists on the endogenous microbiota of industrially reared ...
Evaluation of the potential and safety of using Staphylococcus lytic phages to combat MRSA colonization and treatment of S. aureus skin infections in farm animals Ghent University
In this project new lytic phages against S. aureus and S. aureus MRSA strains that are relevant to be isolated farm animals. New insulation is done with a view to the application of a larger collection of lytic phages strictly to the use in a faagcocktail increases, which may be appropriate in order to prevent resistance with respect to phage infection. A wide / diverse host range (including MRSA clone ST 398), clear plaques (strictly ...
SAFEBOT: An on-robot safety system KU Leuven
Unlike traditional industrial robots, collaborative robots, or cobots, are intended to provide more flexibility on the work manufacturing floor and allow physical and close distance interaction with humans in their shared workspace. By merging human dexterity and flexibility with robotics strength, endurance and precision, the use of cobots can help in fulfilling the increasing production flexibility demanded by the upcoming trend in mass ...