Projects
Alzheimers disease: towards innovative diagnostics and disease-modifying therapeutics. KU Leuven
Democracy, Autonomy and Federalism: An Innovative Approach to the Moral Value of Popular Rule. KU Leuven
In my post-doctoral research I will develop an innovative theory of the intrinsic value of democracy. This theory holds that democracy is desirable to the extent that it maximises individual public autonomy (IPA). IPA represents the ability of each person to exert control over the major political, social and economic forces which shape the communal landscape and enable, structure and constrain the exercise of private freedom. In building this ...
Innovative credit scoring modeling using textual and social network data. University of Antwerp
INNOVATIVE NUCLEIC ACID BASED STRATEGIES FOR FIBER OPTIC SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE BIOSENSOR DESIGN KU Leuven
The diverse information embedded in the specific sequence of DNA molecules has been feeding our understanding and insights in disease heritage, spreading and evolution. Ultrasensitive detection of the DNA molecules themselves is crucial for the early-stage detection of several diseases, as it facilitates the minimization of actual disease burden. Gold standard technologies, such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), are mainly restricted to ...
Evaluation Framework for Sustainable, Innovative, Low-Cost Building Prototypes with Bamboo - with Case Studies in Brazil KU Leuven
Nowadays, bamboo is increasingly applied as a bio-based construction material for it provides several answers to problems the world and the construction industry are facing today: low carbon pollution (even uptake), low embodied energy, low-cost, earthquake proof and a widespread availability (predominantly in tropical countries) without risk for deforestation. In addition to the research that has been done on the mechanical properties and ...
Development of innovative integrated oxygen scavenging concepts in masterbatches for plastic applications by modulating unique catalyst and activator combinations Ghent University
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Development of new antibiotics: Synthesis of innovative aminoacylated sulfonamide nucleosides and mupirocin analogues as aminoacyl-tRNA-synthetase inhibitors KU Leuven
The alarming spread of bacterial resistance to existing antibiotics is a serious global health threat. As a result, there is an urgent need for new antibiotics which preferably act on new cellular targets that are essential for the survival of pathogens. The toxicity, selectivity, bioavailability in patients, the serum stability and, in particular, the bacterial uptake are important challenges in the development of new antibiotics.
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Greenhouse gas reduction through innovative nitrogen removal from wastewater Ghent University
This doctoral research project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (N2O, CH4 and CO2) during wastewater treatment by optimizing conventional nitrogen removal systems and by applying innovative nitrogen removal (anammox-based) technologies. The treatment of both high-strenght and lowstrength ammonium wastewaters is studied. The applied methodologies concerns a full-scale monitoring campaign, lab-scale experiments, mathematical modelling ...
Manufacturing of Advanced and Innovative Bio-Aromatics from Lignocellulosic Feedstocks by application of the Lignin-First Approach to Residual Waste Wood and Flax Shives. KU Leuven
The MAIA project aims to create new intellectual property, technological know-how at the knowledge institutions, innovative process technology and new economic value chains in Flanders among the industrial partners, based on the (catalytic) conversion of residual wood and flax straw to aromatic lignin. oligomers with well-defined chain lengths and phenol contents.