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