Clinical sciences

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• 133 Finished

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  OZRIFTM21: Emotional dysregulation in ADHD: EEG and behavioral predictors - Iulia Ioana Calugar

  Nagels, G.

  1/10/23 → 30/09/27

  Project: Fundamental

  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity 100%
  • duration 62%
  • Electroencephalography 55%
  • Emotional Regulation 31%
  • students 24%

• ANI369: Advanced imaging for better decision-taking in colorectal cancer: AdvantageCRC

  Hernot, S.

  1/10/23 → 30/09/26

  Project: Fundamental

  • Colorectal Neoplasms 100%
  • Single-Domain Antibodies 49%
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen 37%
  • Surgeons 29%
  • Neoplasms 21%

• OZR4282: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - ULB, BEAHAN Brendan

  Olsen, C.

  1/10/23 → 30/09/27

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOTBM14: Aha BOOST. Arm-hand BOOST therapy to enhance recovery after stroke: clinical, health economic and process evaluation

  Putman, K., De Smedt, A. & Fobelets, M.

  1/10/23 → 30/09/27

  Project: Applied

  • Arm 100%
  • Hand 85%
  • Stroke 77%
  • Activities of Daily Living 32%
  • Quality of Life 31%

• ANI352: MOTUNE-T therapy: Metabolically Optimized TUNEd T cells as treatment for recurrent glioblastoma

  Neyns, B. & Geeraerts, X.

  1/10/23 → 1/06/28

  Project: Fundamental

  • Glioblastoma 100%
  • T-Lymphocytes 48%
  • Ipilimumab 31%
  • Nivolumab 30%
  • Therapeutics 22%

• FWOTM1212: Regenerative medicine for the corneal endothelium: self-unfolding, thermo-responsive bioengineered corneal grafts

  Ní Dhubhghaill, S.

  1/10/23 → 30/09/28

  Project: Fundamental

  • endothelium 100%
  • medicine 84%
  • Corneal Endothelium 76%
  • Transplants 59%
  • Blindness 59%

• FWOTM1166: Optimising recruitment and retention in multi-component palliative care trials: A mixed-methods study

  De Nooijer, K., Van den Block, L. & Pivodic, L.

  1/10/23 → 30/09/27

  Project: Fundamental

  • Palliative Care 100%
  • Quality of Health Care 9%
  • Health Personnel 9%
  • Nurses 7%
  • Interviews 6%

• OZR4212: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - UGent, VAN CAMPE Fien

  Van den Block, L.

  13/09/23 → 12/09/27

  Project: Fundamental

• IRP22: The Gerontopole Brussels - Centre of expertise for Gerontology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Central theme: Active & Healthy Ageing

  Bautmans, I., Verté, D., Rossi, G., Dierckx, E., Clarys, P., Scafoglieri, A., Quinn, P., Jansen, B., Beckwée, D., Buyl, R. & Engelborghs, S.

  1/04/23 → 31/03/28

  Project: Fundamental

  • gerontology 100%
  • Biological Marker 67%
  • expertise 64%
  • Biomarkers 48%
  • Belgian 27%

• OZR4123: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - UAntwerpen, HEUNINCK Emilie

  Topsakal, V.

  12/01/23 → 11/01/27

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOAL1085: Exploring the apelinergic system in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

  Janssens, P.

  1/01/23 → 31/12/26

  Project: Fundamental

  • autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease 100%
  • Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney 74%
  • research projects 62%
  • Apelin 33%
  • Apelin Receptors 19%

• FWOAL1087: Understanding mitochondrial function and the role of exogenous ketone supplementation in combating exercise intolerance and chronic fatigue in long COVID.

  De Waele, E., Beckwée, D. & Janssens, P.

  1/01/23 → 31/12/26

  Project: Fundamental

  • Ketones 100%
  • Fatigue 75%
  • 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid 73%
  • Exercise 29%
  • Symptom Flare Up 25%

• ANI370: In-depth characterization of the dynamics of the functional latent reservoir in long- term cART-treated people living with HIV-1 from Belgium

  Aerts, J. & Allard, S.

  1/01/23 → 31/12/26

  Project: Fundamental

  • Belgium 100%
  • Proviruses 80%
  • HIV 76%
  • HIV-1 64%
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 51%

• OZR4036: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - KU Leuven, HIMPE Nicolas

  Scheerlinck, T.

  5/12/22 → 4/12/26

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOSB135: Imaging with Hybrid Nanobody-Tracer for Improved Clinical DecisionMaking in Colorectal Cancer (IN

  Hernot, S. & Floru, S.

  1/11/22 → 31/10/26

  Project: Fundamental

  • Single-Domain Antibodies 100%
  • Multimodal Imaging 89%
  • Colorectal Neoplasms 53%
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy 22%
  • Rectal Neoplasms 19%

• FWOTM1132: Health-related quality of life, psychosocial outcome and neurocognitive function in metastatic cancer survivors treated with immunotherapy, followed by integrative neurocognitive remediation therapy

  Neyns, B., Rogiers, A. & Vanlaer, N.

  1/11/22 → 31/10/26

  Project: Fundamental

  • Cancer Survivors 100%
  • Immunotherapy 70%
  • Quality of Life 44%
  • Therapeutics 14%
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 11%

• FWOTM1142: Deciphering the involvement of iron metabolism in beta cell differentiation, maturation, and function.

  Staels, W., De Leu, N., Heimberg, H. & Van Mulders, A.

  1/11/22 → 31/10/26

  Project: Fundamental

  • Iron 100%
  • Cell Differentiation 90%
  • Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy 16%
  • Somatostatin-Secreting Cells 11%
  • Islets of Langerhans Transplantation 11%

• AIIFUND99: DE NOVO NORDISK PRIJS VOOR DIABETOLOGIE EDITIE 2021-2022

  Staels, W.

  1/11/22 → 30/09/26

  Project: Fundamental

  • Diabetes Complications 100%
  • Therapeutics 16%

• FWOTBM12: TBM (Applied Biomedical Research with a Primary Societal finality) project: Prenatal valaciclovir-treatment for congenital CMV: a prospective cohort study

  Gucciardo, L.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/26

  Project: Applied

  • Valacyclovir 100%
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections 73%
  • Infections 55%
  • First Pregnancy Trimester 51%
  • Amniocentesis 40%

• FWOTBM11: TBM (Applied Biomedical Research with a Primary Societal finality) project: INSTA-MD: INflammation-based Stratification for immune- Targeted Augmentation in Major Depressive disorder

  Baeken, C. & van den Ameele, S.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/26

  Project: Applied

  • Major Depressive Disorder 100%
  • Celecoxib 17%
  • Minocycline 17%
  • Major Depressive Disorder 1 12%
  • MCO 11%

• SRP89: SRP-Groeifinanciering: The spermatogonial stem cell: the key to prevention and treatment of male infertility

  Goossens, E. & Tournaye, H.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/27

  Project: Fundamental

  • Spermatogenesis 100%
  • Spermatozoa 81%
  • Male Infertility 64%
  • Fertility Preservation 59%
  • Spermatogonia 57%

• EUAR96: CoDaFlight : Colouring the Dark in Fluorescence Light

  Kuijk, M., Van Heijningen, R., Ingelberts, H., Hernot, S., Van Den Dries, T. & Lapauw, T.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/26

  Project: Applied

  • Fluorescence 100%
  • samplers 58%
  • Image sensors 55%
  • Photonics 49%
  • Coloring 41%

• OZR4159: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - ULB, OSEI Randy

  Van Dooren, S.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/26

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOTBM10: TBM (Applied Biomedical Research with a Primary Societal finality) project : Opioid detoxification for patients with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type II, treated with Spinal Cord Stimulation.

  Moens, M., Goudman, L., Putman, K. & Crunelle, C.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/26

  Project: Applied

  • Spinal Cord Stimulation 100%
  • Opioid Analgesics 62%
  • Budgets 46%
  • Biomedical Research 45%
  • Pain 36%

• FWOTBM9: TBM (Applied Biomedical Research with a Primary Societal finality) project : Tackling FRAILTY: ACTIVE-AGE@home: a home-based functional exercise program for community dwelling frail older adults

  De Vriendt, P. & Lieten, S.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/26

  Project: Applied

  • finality 100%
  • biomedical research 79%
  • Frail Elderly 79%
  • budget 56%
  • Exercise 46%

• SRP86: SRP-Groeifinanciering: Unravelling host-pathogen-immune interactions in infectious diseases: the good, the bad and the ugly

  Allard, S. & Aerts, J.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/27

  Project: Fundamental

  • Communicable Diseases 100%
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions 95%
  • Pandemics 23%
  • Vaccines 21%
  • Allergy and Immunology 15%

• SRP85: SRP-Onderzoekszwaartepunt: Translating the biology of cognitive function to improve diagnosis and treatment of brain disorders

  Smolders, I., De Bundel, D., Van Eeckhaut, A., Engelborghs, S., Massie, A., Nagels, G. & Van Schependom, J.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/27

  Project: Fundamental

  • Brain Diseases 100%
  • Cognition 94%
  • Cognitive Dysfunction 61%
  • Multiple Sclerosis 26%
  • Epilepsy 25%

• BRGIMP22: Research Platform 2022 - DetectDem: A novel test strategy to follow up patients at risk developing dementia

  Van Schependom, J., Nagels, G., Van de Steen, F. & Engelborghs, S.

  1/09/22 → 28/02/26

  Project: Policy Based

  • dementia 100%

• OZR4073: EU NAVIGATE : Implementation and evaluation of a Navigation Intervention for People with Cancer in Old Age and their Family Caregivers: an international pragmatic randomized controlled trial (EU BONUS OZR)

  Van den Block, L.

  1/09/22 → 31/08/27

  Project: Fundamental

  • old age 100%
  • cancer 91%
  • caregiver 86%
  • pragmatics 82%
  • EU 71%

• OZR3977: Unravelling host-pathogen-immune interactions in infectious diseases

  Allard, S.

  29/06/22 → 29/06/26

  Project: Fundamental

  • Communicable Diseases 100%
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions 86%
  • Pandemics 26%
  • Vaccines 18%
  • Allergy and Immunology 17%

• OZR3984: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - UGent, JANSSEN Simone

  Hernot, S.

  15/06/22 → 14/06/26

  Project: Fundamental

• OZR3987: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - UHasselt, HOEDEMAKERS Sarah

  Cosyns, B.

  9/05/22 → 8/05/26

  Project: Fundamental

• HERC59: CASA PETIt: CAmera for Small Animal PET-Imaging

  Devoogdt, N., Raes, G., Lahoutte, T., Van Ginderachter, J., Caveliers, V., Keyaerts, M., Hernot, S. & D'Huyvetter, M.

  1/05/22 → 30/04/26

  Project: Fundamental

  • positron-emission tomography 100%
  • Prosthetic Group 76%
  • Radionuclides 72%
  • cameras 62%
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance 59%

• OZR3932: Core facility In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging

  Hernot, S.

  16/03/22 → …

  Project: Fundamental

  • Dosimetry 100%
  • Radiopharmaceutical 89%
  • Molecular Imaging 86%
  • Adenosine Triphosphate 56%
  • Pharmacokinetics 55%

• OZR3935: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - UGent, HERREIRA DO VALLE Nayra

  Hernot, S.

  4/02/22 → 3/02/26

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOEOS18: Exploring the mechanisms of RESponse and RESistance to novel Cancer immunotherapies in tumors Unresponsive to Earlier immune checkpoint inhibition

  Neyns, B., Breckpot, K. & Tuyaerts, S.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/25

  Project: Fundamental

  • tumors 100%
  • cancer 97%
  • Neoplasms 33%
  • Immunotherapy 20%
  • Adoptive Immunotherapy 15%

• IOF3021: IOF GEAR: Artificial Intelligence from bench to bedside in neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry

  Engelborghs, S., Nagels, G., Bruneau, M., Vanderbruggen, N., Baeken, C., Crunelle, C., Moens, M., Duerinck, J., Van Schependom, J., Bjerke, M., Van de Steen, F., De Smedt, A., D'Haeseleer, M., De Raedt, S., Bissay, V., Versijpt, J., Flamez, A., Seynaeve, L., Hostenbach, S., Jansen, A. & Laton, J.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/26

  Project: Applied

  • Cognition 100%
  • Machine Learning 95%
  • Brain Diseases 80%
  • Psychiatry 62%
  • Deep Learning 57%

• ANI305: Confirming the applicability of the anti-EGFR Nanobodies for fluorescence-guided surgery in canine and human head and neck cancer

  Hernot, S.

  1/12/21 → 30/11/25

  Project: Fundamental

  • Single-Domain Antibodies 100%
  • epidermal growth factor receptors 90%
  • fluorescence 44%
  • neoplasms 43%
  • safety assessment 43%

• FWOSB124: Cognitive-motor telerehabilitation in multiple sclerosis and its effects on cognition.

  Van Laethem, D. & Nagels, G.

  1/11/21 → 31/10/25

  Project: Fundamental

  • Telerehabilitation 100%
  • Multiple Sclerosis 56%
  • Cognition 42%
  • Rehabilitation 24%
  • Telemedicine 23%

• OZR3921: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - UBFC (FR), SALIEN Jelena

  Hernot, S.

  30/10/21 → 29/10/25

  Project: Fundamental

• ANI299: Combining exome and transcriptome data to unravel the genetic basis of the lissencephalies

  Jansen, A., Stouffs, K., Olsen, C. & Rijckmans, E.

  1/10/21 → 1/10/25

  Project: Fundamental

  • Lissencephaly 100%
  • RNA Sequence Analysis 45%
  • Malformations of Cortical Development 36%
  • Exome 32%
  • Whole Exome Sequencing 31%

• FWOTBM8: TBM Project: FEBRIS: Flemish joint Effort for Biomarker pRofiling in Inflammatory Systemic diseases

  Gies, I.

  1/10/21 → 30/09/25

  Project: Applied

  • Biomarkers 100%
  • Fever 28%
  • Cytokines 23%
  • Biological Therapy 22%
  • Inflammation 22%

• FWOTBM5: TBM OPERA : Objectifying performance assessments and personalized rehabilitation trajectories to improve return to work in failed back surgery patients.

  Moens, M., De Smedt, A., Annemans, L. & Goudman, L.

  1/10/21 → 30/09/25

  Project: Fundamental

  • performance assessment 100%
  • surgery 89%
  • Patient rehabilitation 80%
  • rehabilitation 71%
  • budget 68%

• FWOSBO42: SBO project: Nanobody Life Time imaging to Enhance Surgery (NLITESurgery)

  Lahoutte, T., Hernot, S., De Sutter, P., Ingelberts, H. & Kuijk, M.

  1/10/21 → 30/09/25

  Project: Applied

  • Single-Domain Antibodies 100%
  • Optical Imaging 31%
  • Computer-Assisted Surgery 24%
  • Label 21%
  • Fluorescent Dye 21%

• IRP9_b: Interdisciplinary Network in Fundamental and Medical Research on Lung and Pancreatic Cancer [NITROGEN]

  Ballet, S., Decoster, L., Rooman, I., Hes, F. J. & De Grève, J.

  1/07/21 → 30/06/26

  Project: Fundamental

  • neuromedin U 100%
  • Harmine 95%
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms 76%
  • Acinetobacter baumannii 69%
  • Biomedical Research 69%

• IRP8_b: Bridging the gap between explainable AI and evidence-based medicine, a patient's and expert’s perspective in inherited cardiac arrhythmias

  Nowe, A., Bogaerts, B., Van Dooren, S., Hes, F. J., De Asmundis, C., Bilsen, J. & Jansen, A.

  1/07/21 → 30/06/26

  Project: Fundamental

  • Labeled data 100%
  • Genomics 88%
  • Medicine 85%
  • Defibrillators 65%
  • Ablation 52%

• EUFEDER12: FEDER Project - ONCO.CARE

  Neyns, B., Houbracken, I. & Rogiers, A.

  1/01/21 → 31/12/29

  Project: Fundamental

• IOF3016: GEAR: “Venturing into Future Health Technologies”

  Stiens, J., Wambacq, P., da Silva Gomes, B. T., Sahli, H., Vandemeulebroucke, J., Jansen, B., Lemeire, J., Steenhaut, K., Munteanu, A., Deligiannis, N., Schelkens, P., Kuijk, M., Parvais, B., Chan, C. W., Van Schependom, J., Touhafi, A., Braeken, A., Runacres, M., Cornelis, B., Schretter, C., Blinder, D., Temmermans, F., Thielemans, S., Papavasileiou, E., Brahimetaj, R., De Canck, H. & Ersu, B.

  1/01/21 → 24/12/25

  Project: Applied

  • Photoplethysmography 100%
  • Biomedical equipment 73%
  • Metadata 66%
  • heart rate 61%
  • Ecosystems 60%

• VLAOO8: Baekeland mandate: EEG-based biomarkers for cognitive decline in mild cognitive impairment

  Engelborghs, S. & Van Loock, G.

  1/08/20 → 31/03/27

  Project: Applied

  • Electroencephalography 100%
  • Biomarkers 64%

• IOF3014: GEAR: BruBotics, the Brussels Human Robotics Research Center of the VUB

  Vanderborght, B., Lefeber, D., Meeusen, R., De Pauw, K., Nowe, A., Loeckx, J., Jansen, B., Jacobs, A., Verté, D., De Witte, N., Kerckhofs, E., Swinnen, E., Brengman, M., Willems, K., Van De Velde, G., De Bock, S., Lopez Garcia, P., Gavrila Laic, R. A., De Canck, H., Vierendeels, L., Beckers, S. & Grosu, S.

  1/01/20 → 31/12/25

  Project: Applied

  • Robotics 100%
  • Social sciences 16%
  • eHealth 16%
  • Patient rehabilitation 12%
  • Aging of materials 10%