Clinical sciences

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• 133 Finished

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  EU690: CoRe Defense: Fortifying the resident gut microbiota’s colonization resistance to combat intestinal bacterial infections

  Vandeputte, D.

  1/04/25 → 31/03/30

  Project: Fundamental

• AIIFUND150: Exploring the role of iron in enhancing the maturation, function, and survival of pancreatic beta cells

  Staels, W.

  1/04/25 → 31/03/26

  Project: Fundamental

• OZR4397: High throughput screening of a drug compound library for narrow-range anti-Campylobacter activity

  Vandeputte, D.

  1/03/25 → 28/02/29

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOAL1150: Federated causal inference to link structural brain damage to cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis

  Nagels, G.

  1/01/25 → 31/12/28

  Project: Fundamental

• ANI419: A novel multimodal predictor of cognitive decline in mild cognitive impairment

  Nagels, G. & Laton, J.

  1/01/25 → 31/12/26

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOAL1141: Establishing refined inclusion criteria for immature testicular tissue banking based on patient followup and assessing the (need for and) efficiency of fertility restoration by autologous grafting

  Goossens, E., Gies, I. & Tournaye, H.

  1/01/25 → 31/12/28

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOAL1158: Dissecting the role of Neurogenin3 in delta cell development and beta cell regeneration.

  Staels, W.

  1/01/25 → 31/12/28

  Project: Fundamental

• ANI422: Non-invasive brain stimulation applications in early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease: A focus on brain imaging and clinical feasibility

  Baeken, C.

  1/01/25 → 31/12/27

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOTBM16: Ghostly - Targeting muscle strength loss due to hospitalization in older adults by blood-flow restriction combined with an EMG driven serious game

  Swinnen, E., Jansen, B., Lieten, S. & Debain, A.

  1/01/25 → 31/12/28

  Project: Applied

• EUAR208: ENACT: Environmental Effect on Health Care and Wellbeing and Active Interventions

  da Silva Gomes, B. T., Stiens, J., Deligiannis, N., Sahli, H. & Argacha, J.

  1/01/25 → 30/06/28

  Project: Applied

• BRGRD80: Joint R&D 2024: Translating Alzheimer’s molecular biology of cognitive decline to improve diagnostics and therapeutics

  Engelborghs, S. & Laton, J.

  1/12/24 → 1/12/27

  Project: Applied

  • Information Dissemination 100%
  • Ecosystem 93%
  • Clinical Trials 55%
  • Machine Learning 47%
  • Vulnerable Populations 44%

• FWOTM1254: Understanding the transient brain network dynamics underlying information processing speed deficits in people with multiple sclerosis: the road towards biomarkers sensitive to cognitive rehabilitation.

  Burta, O. D., Van Schependom, J. & Nagels, G.

  1/11/24 → 31/10/28

  Project: Fundamental

• ANI405: De PHYSIO-PAL* studie: Kinesitherapie als onderdeel van palliatieve zorg bij mensen met kanker: verbetering van levenskwaliteit, lichaamssamenstelling, onverwachte ziekenhuisopnames en overleving

  Adriaenssens, N., Gauchez, L., Beernaert, K., Scherrens, A. & Decoster, L.

  1/11/24 → 31/10/25

  Project: Fundamental

  • Physical Therapists 100%
  • Palliative Care 87%
  • Systematic Reviews 66%
  • Health Care Outcome Assessment 29%
  • Quality of Life 29%

• NSIS5: Painless Lifestyle Network - Applications in Cancer & Musculoskeletal Pain

  Nijs, J., De Cock, D., Malfliet, A., Goudman, L., Moens, M. & Scheerlinck, T.

  1/11/24 → 30/04/27

  Project: Fundamental

• IRP27: TumorScope: Digital health research on data, AI and legal challenges at the VUB and UZB

  Vranken, W., Vandemeulebroucke, J., Cornu, P., Quinn, P., Van Dooren, S., Duerinck, J., Olsen, C. & Forsyth, R.

  1/11/24 → 30/04/27

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOSB172: Plasma proinsulin and proinsulin/C-peptide ratio to facilitate prediction for progression to type 1 diabetes in at risk individuals

  Kahya, H. & Keymeulen, B.

  1/11/24 → 31/10/28

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOSB173: Understanding experienced person-centred maternity care and the pharmacology of ADHD medication during pregnancy and lactation.

  De Hondt, L., Tommelein, E., Crunelle, C., Van Eeckhaut, A. & De Bundel, D.

  1/11/24 → 31/10/28

  Project: Fundamental

• IRP26: The Make-Up of the Cities: A Transdisciplinary and Comparative Study of Urban Societies in the Pre- Modern Low Countries

  Lambert, B., Snoeck, C., Veselka, B., Claeys, P., Pouliart, N. & Provyn, S.

  1/11/24 → 31/10/29

  Project: Fundamental

• NSIS2: PRISM network: Psychology, Research and Innovations for mental health

  Baetens, I., Van Heel, M., Theuns, P., Baetens, K., Kegelaers, J., Mairesse, O., Deroost, N., Dierckx, E., Rossi, G., Crunelle, C., Vantilborgh, T. & Lemeire, J.

  1/11/24 → 31/10/29

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOTM1255: MACBETh: Uncovering the role of MACrophages in BETa cell (re)generation.

  Willems, L., De Leu, N., Staels, W. & Van Ginderachter, J.

  1/11/24 → 31/10/28

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOTM1240: Advancing Pancreatic Cancer Treatment through Subtype-Specific Strategies Using Artificial Intelligence

  Messaoudi, N.

  1/10/24 → 30/09/29

  Project: Fundamental

• ANI389: Development of a B7-H3 nanoCAR-T cell therapy for recurrent glioblastoma (GlioCAR)

  Neyns, B., Geeraerts, X., Tuyaerts, S., Breckpot, K., Duerinck, J. & Smolders, I.

  1/10/24 → 30/09/28

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOSBO61: SBO project with a primary societal finality: Flanders' project to understand and improve social connection in serious illness, dying, and bereavement (CONNECT)

  Van den Block, L., Cohen, J., De Donder, L., Smets, T., De Vleminck, A., Pivodic, L. & Demirkapu, H.

  1/10/24 → 30/09/28

  Project: Applied

  • dying 100%
  • illness 87%
  • well-being 27%
  • Social Policy 23%
  • finality 19%

• FWOTM1215: Leveraging recent advances in explainable AI to decode cognitive functioning from T1/FLAIR weighted MR images in MS - An international federated learning approach

  Denissen, S., Nagels, G. & Van Schependom, J.

  1/10/24 → 30/09/27

  Project: Fundamental

• EUAR224: EUnetCCC: The European Comprehensive Cancer Centre Network

  Neyns, B.

  1/10/24 → 30/09/28

  Project: Applied

• FWOTM1241: Network learning for cognition in multiple sclerosis

  Nagels, G.

  1/10/24 → 30/09/29

  Project: Fundamental

• OZR4296: Regenerative medicine for the corneal endothelium: self-unfolding, thermo-responsive bioengineered corneal grafts

  Ní Dhubhghaill, S.

  1/06/24 → 31/05/28

  Project: Fundamental

  • endothelium 100%
  • medicine 84%
  • corneal diseases 65%
  • dates (fruit) 60%
  • endothelial cells 39%

• WDGO2237: Eye moonshot project: Regmed XB

  Ní Dhubhghaill, S. & Oellerich, S.

  1/06/24 → 31/12/25

  Project: Applied

• HERC67: Exploiting plasma etching processes for micro/nanotexturing of metal surfaces to enable novel chemical, analytical, optical, and medical applications

  De Malsche, W., Stiens, J., Hellemans, K., Vander Heyden, Y., Peeters, E., Hennecke, U., Ferranti, F., Maes, D. & Schelkens, P.

  1/05/24 → 30/04/28

  Project: Fundamental

  • metal surfaces 100%
  • plasma etching 91%
  • masks 51%
  • metals 31%
  • etching 30%

• HERC66: 3D-CELLMAP: Unveiling complex cellular interactions in tissues through 3D super-resolution protein multiplex imaging

  Movahedi, K., Rooman, I., Sermon, K., De Bundel, D., Fioravanti, A., Staels, W., Magez, S., Breckpot, K., De Kock, J., Laoui, D., Goyvaerts, C., Smolders, I., Van Ginderachter, J., Marcelino Rodrigues, R., De Leu, N., van Grunsven, L., Hernot, S., Peeters, E., Vanhaecke, T., De Veirman, K., Ruytinx, J., Van Schependom, J., Kortekaas, I. & Goossens, E.

  1/05/24 → 31/05/28

  Project: Fundamental

  • Tissue 100%
  • Imaging techniques 89%
  • Proteins 86%
  • Microscopic examination 50%
  • Multiplexing 48%

• BRGRD83: Proof of Concept 2023: the sunbeam, a new medical device to integrate sperm selection and in vitro fertilization

  Tournaye, H. & De Malsche, W.

  1/05/24 → 31/07/25

  Project: Applied

  • medical equipment 100%
  • spermatozoa 53%
  • in vitro fertilization 39%
  • human resources 35%
  • solar radiation 31%

• HERC69: Robotic FLASH radiotherapy: A technical, biological, clinical and societal evaluation.

  De Ridder, M. & Gevaert, T.

  1/05/24 → 30/04/28

  Project: Fundamental

  • Radiotherapy 100%
  • Robotics 33%
  • Dosimetry 11%
  • Tumors 9%
  • Robotic arms 5%

• OZR4286: Financiering MZW OZR: DELI-SORT: MACSQuant® Tyto for sterile DELicate Immune cells SORTing

  Laoui, D., Vanginderachter, J. A., Magez, S., Tuyaerts, S., Fioravanti, A., Devoogdt, N., Van der Henst, C., Raes, G., Stijlemans, B., Hadadi, E., De Trez, C., Ruytinx, J., Brunner, J., De Groof, T. & De Veirman, K.

  24/04/24 → 24/04/28

  Project: Fundamental

  • cells 100%
  • Tyto 97%
  • sorting 57%
  • droplets 53%
  • therapeutics 44%

• ANI384: Opties voor laagdrempelige Nederlandskundige zorgverlening in de Brusselse wachtposten

  Roex, A., Fobelets, M., Putman, K. & Verhaeghe, N.

  22/04/24 → 30/09/25

  Project: Fundamental

  • Bruxelles 100%

• SRP95: Exploiting Peptides as Protein Binders, Modulators, Inhibitors and Biomaterials for Imaging and Therapy [Exploit-PeptIT]

  Ballet, S., Caveliers, V., Hernot, S., Versées, W., Devoogdt, N., Covens, P. & Martin, C.

  1/03/24 → 28/02/29

  Project: Fundamental

  • Single-Domain Antibodies 100%
  • Peptides 92%
  • Parkinson Disease Associated Proteins 89%
  • neuropeptide FF receptor 87%
  • Peptide 74%

• SRP96: Biologic Platform for Early Detection, Prevention and Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes

  Keymeulen, B. & Jacobs-Tulleneers-Thevissen, D.

  1/03/24 → 28/02/29

  Project: Fundamental

  • Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus 100%
  • Autografts 16%
  • Genetic Markers 15%
  • Insulin 15%
  • Nude Rats 10%

• AIIFUND117: VASC-ENHANCE: Exploiting Vascular Signals for Enhanced Maturation of iPSC-derived Beta-Like Cells

  Staels, W.

  1/02/24 → 31/01/29

  Project: Fundamental

  • Blood Vessels 100%
  • Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus 37%
  • Islets of Langerhans Transplantation 36%
  • Cell Transplantation 30%
  • Islets of Langerhans 28%

• FWOAL1107: Transcranial direct current stimulation as a novel and personalized add-on treatment to enhance regional cerebral blood flow in people with multiple sclerosis.

  Van Schependom, J. & D'Haeseleer, M.

  1/01/24 → 31/12/27

  Project: Fundamental

  • Cerebrovascular Circulation 100%
  • Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation 76%
  • Regional Blood Flow 75%
  • Multiple Sclerosis 58%
  • Disease Progression 11%

• IOFPOC60: ESCAPE - Enhanced nanoformulation based on layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte submicroparticles conjugated with cationic peptides

  Aerts, J. & Allard, S.

  1/01/24 → 31/12/25

  Project: Applied

  • Messenger RNA 100%
  • 1-methylpseudouridine 85%
  • Vaccines 81%
  • Nucleosides 80%
  • Nucleoside 70%

• AIIFUND115: Unraveling the spatial and longitudinal heterogeneity of glioblastoma tumors and its relationship with treatment response and patient survival

  Movahedi, K., Geeraerts, X. & Tuyaerts, S.

  1/01/24 → 31/12/27

  Project: Fundamental

  • Glioblastoma 100%
  • Neoplasms 61%
  • Survival 56%
  • Therapeutics 21%
  • Cell Communication 12%

• FWOAL1118: Meta-dynamic modelling of functional brain networks (MEMOBRAIN)

  Nagels, G., Nowe, A. & Loeckx, J.

  1/01/24 → 31/12/27

  Project: Fundamental

  • Brain 100%
  • brain 84%
  • Magnetoencephalography 16%
  • Recurrent neural networks 11%
  • Computer science 10%

• IOF3027: μFlow Cell – Scaling microfluidics to industrial applications in biotech, pharma, and medicine

  De Malsche, W., Hellemans, K., Peeters, E., Peeters, T. & Legein, F.

  1/01/24 → 31/12/28

  Project: Applied

  • Microfluidics 100%
  • Medical applications 52%
  • Microbiology 23%
  • Parasites 22%
  • Leather 21%

• IOF3030: Advance Imaging -Advancing imaging technologies and associated applications in life sciences, healthcare, medical research and beyond.

  Hernot, S., Kuijk, M., Ingelberts, H., Van Eetvelde, E., Stijns, J. & Stroet, M.

  1/01/24 → 31/12/28

  Project: Applied

  • image analysis 100%
  • surgery 40%
  • surgeons 35%
  • biomedical research 31%
  • stakeholders 29%

• BASGO17: OZR Basisfinanciering voor Grote Onderzoeksgroepen - EOLC

  Van den Block, L. & Deliens, L.

  1/01/24 → 31/12/29

  Project: Fundamental

  • dying 100%
  • Euthanasia 59%
  • euthanasia 59%
  • Caregivers 51%
  • death 34%

• BASGO30: OZR Basisfinanciering voor Grote Onderzoeksgroepen - NEUR

  Engelborghs, S.

  1/01/24 → 31/12/29

  Project: Fundamental

• OZR4248: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - KU Leuven, HEINZE Corinna

  Janssens, P.

  18/12/23 → 17/12/27

  Project: Fundamental

• OZR4278: Bilateral cooperation within the framework of a joint doctoral project: benchfee for joint PhD VUB - UGent, GOOSSENS Linde

  Cools, F.

  6/12/23 → 5/12/27

  Project: Fundamental

• FWOTM1199: At higher risk for pre-eclampsia following assisted reproduction: in search for biomarkers in the preconceptional endometrium of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

  Moeykens, M. & Tournaye, H.

  1/11/23 → 31/10/27

  Project: Fundamental

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 100%
  • Endometrium 93%
  • Pre-Eclampsia 89%
  • Reproduction 86%
  • Biomarkers 58%

• FWOSB161: FORX - FOod interventions to Reduce immunotherapy toXicity

  Verhaert, M. & Aspeslagh, S.

  1/11/23 → 31/10/27

  Project: Fundamental

  • food 100%

• EUAR159: PREDICTOM : PREDICTION OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE USING AN AI DRIVEN SCREENING PLATFORM

  Engelborghs, S.

  1/11/23 → 31/10/27

  Project: Applied

  • Biomarkers 100%
  • Alzheimer Disease 62%
  • Screening 55%
  • Blood 37%
  • Genetics 27%