BioMMeda master thesis topics 2021-2022
Prof. An Ghysels
- Biophysical fingerprints of glycosylated proteins in cancer: an exploratory study of N-X-T sequons
- Drugs as cargo: investigating how peptides can carry drugs through cell membranes using molecular modeling
- Intracellular drug delivery by laser-induced photoporation: molecular modeling of photothermally heated nanoparticles near biological membranes
- Kinetic profiling of protein-drug binding using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations
- Molecular dynamics simulation of membrane protein interacting with heterogeneous membrane
- Molecular dynamics study: how stable is ABL's conformational landscape to mutations?
Prof. Charlotte Debbaut
- A computational model for improved magnetic drug targeting in liver cancer
- Automated assesment of surgical skill in robotic surgery using deep learning techniques
- Blood flow modeling in brain vasculature during neuro-interventional procedures
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of a microinjection pump (MIP®) for pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC)
- Computational modeling of the liver hemodynamics in support of the treatment of portosystemic shunts in dogs
- Deep learning based abnormality detection in vessel structures
- Design and fabrication of a new implantable piezoelectric peristaltic micropump for the treatment and management of lymphedema
- Development of a planning tool for robot assisted partial nephrectomy surgery based on 3D reconstructions of kidneys
- Development of automatic segmentation methods for kidneys in support of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy procedures
- Development of computational models for optimization of whole-liver scaffold revascularization protocols
- Image-based modeling of the vascular accessibility of brain regions
- Modelling vascularization in bone tissue engineering scaffolds
- MRI-based non-invasive pancreatic tumour pressure estimation
- Patient-specific optimization of transarterial drug delivery for liver cancer
- Preventing Cerebral Hemorrhage and Stroke through Hemodynamic Analysis of Cardiovascular Structures
- Robotic pose estimation using LIDAR and accelerometry
- Understanding interstitial-to-lymphatic mass transport for treatment of lymphedema or targeted drug delivery
- Virtual surgical planning of soft tissue reconstruction of the nose
Prof . Pascal Verdonck
- Design of data insight layer for on-line remote health information in a command centre
- Early detection of health dysfunction parameters using connected care
Prof. Patrick Segers
- 3D bioprinted tissue-engineered vascular grafts: optimizing the flow bioreactor
- AI in cardiology
- Annuloplasty for surgical remodeling of the tricuspid valve: experiment-based modelling of tricuspid valve-right ventricle dynamics in heart failure
- Biomechanical modelling of functional mitral regurgitation to improve ultrasound-based grading of leak severity
- Closing the Gap - A Finite Element Model of Abdominal Wound Closing in the Horse
- Deciphering the role of mechanical stress in the pathogenesis of spondyloarthritis
- Deep learning for estimation of tissue material properties in shear wave elastography
- Design and fabrication of a new implantable piezoelectric peristaltic micropump for the treatment and management of lymphedema
- In silico medicine - stent graft deployment in patients with a type B aortic dissection
- Neuro-biomechanics of Chiara malformation: a computational study on intracranial and -spinal pressure fluctuations during daily life activities
- Sensitivity analysis of shear wave elastography for assessing cardiac stiffness
- Shear wave imaging as material characterization technique for hyperelastic biological tissues: proof-of-concept study in tissue mimicking materials
- The Zebrafish Explored: Biomechanical Modelling of the Zebrafish' Circulation
- Understanding interstitial-to-lymphatic mass transport for treatment of lymphedema or targeted drug delivery