Projecten
Microben in de stad: een metagenomics truit-gebaseerde analyse van microbiële metagemeenschapsstructuur langs urbanisatiegradiënten. KU Leuven
Human induced environmental gradients have a strong effect on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Despite the valuable ecosystem services (such as biogeochemical cycling and xenobiotic degradation) provided by microbial communities, environmental conservation policies usually neglect microbial diversity. This can be in part attributed to our poor understanding of microbial community responses to anthropogenic influences in natural ...
Where are All the (proglacial) Lake seDiments in the NOrth Sea Basin? Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
Validatie van C. elegans healthspan-model voor een beter begrip van factoren die gezondheid en ziekte veroorzaken, om evidence-based preventie, diagnostische, therapeutische en andere strategieën te ontwikkelen. KU Leuven
Healthspan (the life period when one is generally healthy and free from serious disease) depends on nature (genetic make-up) and nurture (environmental influences, from the earliest stages of development throughout life). Genetic studies increasingly reveal mutations and polymorphisms that may affect healthspan. Similarly, claims abound about lifestyle modifications or treatments improving healthspan. In both cases, rigorous testing is ...
Advocacy for the fight against neglected zoonotic diseases Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
The main objective is to promote and advocate for improving the surveillance and control of neglected zoonotic diseases (NZD) in low-resource societies, first and foremost in Africa, using a One Health approach. Information will be synthesised and information materials generated for use by decision makers and the local media. A step-by-step model will be created, which can be implemented in different ...
Internationale Organisaties en de Vormgeving van Internationaal Milieurecht door middel van Niet-Bindende Instrumenten - een Verhaal van Recht en Gezag KU Leuven
International organisations have been at the forefront of contemporary developments in international environmental law, adopting influential codes of conduct, guidelines, and declarations of principles. These are not the classical international instruments that are traditionally considered to be sources of international law. They do not fulfil the necessary formalities to be international treaties nor are they binding decisions of ...
Intercropping ontwikkelen voor agrifood waardeketens en levering van ecosysteemdiensten in Europa en zuidelijke landen KU Leuven
IntercropValueES aims to exploit benefits of intercropping to design and manage productive, diversified, resilient, profitable, environmentally friendly cropping systems acceptable to farmers and actors in the agri-food chain. It will develop both a scientific research action for better understanding and modelling intimate intercrop functioning and a detailed analysis of lock-ins and levers at the value chain level to identify credible ...
Nieuwe ontwikkelingen in vloeistofchromatografie voor de analyse van complexe stalen KU Leuven
Het in dit voorstel beschreven onderzoek heeft tot doel de analyse van complexe monsters in diverse toepassingsgebieden (farmaceutisch, (bio)medisch, milieu...) te verbeteren door de drie parameters die de resolutie van een chromatografische scheiding bepalen, te onderzoeken en verbeteren: efficiëntie, selectiviteit en retentie. Nieuwe methodologieën worden ontwikkeld om de nauwkeurigheid waarmee de verschillende bijdragen tot massa transfer ...
The role of temperament on health status and sociality of golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Een innovatief analytisch platform om het effect van toxiciteit van micro- en nanoplastics in combinatie met omgevingscontaminanten op het risico van allergische aandoeningen te onderzoeken KU Leuven
There is an urgent need to understand the risks on human health of micro- and nano-plastic particles (MNPs) that contaminate food and environment. We aim to create a cross-disciplinary platform to design suitable analytical approaches for determining the extent of the problem in the environment and to our health by evaluating the influence of ingested and inhaled exposure of MNPs contaminated with metals, allergens, pathogenic bacteria and ...