Concurrent 10' presentations
The following PhD students of the faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine present their research as oral presentations (max. 10 minutes including question round) organized as concurrent sessions in different domains.
Basic sciences 1
Auditorium A
Moderators: dr. Maria Agustina Pavicich and prof. Christophe Stove
| 11:00 - 11:10 | Maarten Dhaese | GE31 Biomolecular Medicine - Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease (HTAD) Lab | Mast Cells in Marfan Syndrome: The Hidden Culprits behind Aortic Disease? |
| 11:10 - 11:20 | Maren De Colvenaer | GE34 Head and Skin - 4Brain | Astrocytes in noradrenergic modulation of hippocampal excitability: from synapse to seizure |
| 11:20 - 11:30 | Inez Lambrecht | FW03 Bio-Analysis - Toxicology | In vitro characterization of newly emerging nitazenes: ‘5-cyano’ and ‘ethylene’ substitutions |
| 11:30 - 11:40 | Hannah Lernout | GE35 Internal Medicine & Pediatrics - IBD Research Unit | Enduring neuroinflammation in the prefrontal cortex following chronic colitis: a role for C1q? |
| 11:40 - 11:50 | Jozefien Meersschaut | GE31 Biomolecular Medicine - Impens lab - VIB CMB | Spatial Transcriptomics Analysis of a Moyamoya Artery |
| 11:50 - 12:00 | Marguerite Meeremans | DI04 Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health - Veterinary Stem Cell Research Unit (VetSCRU) | Advancing biomimetic tendon models through cyclic tensile loading of fibrin-gelatin hybrid hydrogels |
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Sandra Calvo Blanco | GE33 Basic and Applied Medical Sciences - Basic and Translational Endocrinology (BaTE) | Effects of progestogen supplementation on top of estradiol in a mouse model of female gender transition initiated in early puberty |
| 12:10 - 12:20 | dr. Evi Duthoo - Laureate PhD Thesis Prize FGE | GE35 Internal Medicine and Pediatrics | From DNA damage to immune dysfunction: How defects in cell cycle regulation and DNA repair shape inborn errors of immunity. |
Basic sciences 2
Auditorium B
Moderators: dr. Lieselot Hemeryck and TBD
| 11:00 - 11:10 | Freya De Muyer | GE31 Biomolecular Medicine - MRB II- Leukemia Therapy Resistance lab | Therapeutic exploitability of the m6a methylation – cholesterol axis to target central nervous system-residing leukemic blasts |
| 11:10 - 11:20 | Alex Vervaeke | GE35 Internal Medicine and Pediatrics - Laboratory of Medical Immunology | Species-specific regulation of anthrax lethal toxin-induced macrophage cell death |
| 11:20 - 11:30 | Rania Matthys | GE33 Basic and Applied Medical Sciences - Gut-Liver Immunopharmacology Unit | Centrally-imprinted innate immune tolerance following colitis attenuates cholestatic liver disease: Implications for gut-liver axis driven PSC-IBD Pathogenesis |
| 11:30 - 11:40 | Danique Berrevoet | FW01 Pharmaceutics - Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology | Minimally invasive 1 mm skin biopsies capture regional transcriptomic heterogeneity in vitiligo |
| 11:40 - 11:50 | Thijs Van der Snickt | GE31 Biomolecular Medicine - OncoRNALab | Improving probe hybridisation affinity to mutant DNA molecules through the introduction of additional mismatches. |
| 11:50 - 12:00 | Mythili Damal Kandadai | GE38 Human Structure and Repair - Orthopedics and Traumatology, Anatomy and Embryology | From Bones to Behaviour : A Modelling Approach to Understanding Primate Shoulder Biomechanics |
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Hannah Rymen | GE31 Biomolecular Madicine - Lab for Cancer Predisposition and Precision Oncology | In vivo functional assessment of BRCA2 variants of uncertain significance using CRISPR-mediated prime editing in zebrafish. |
| 12:10 - 12:20 | dr. Ewoud Jacobs - Laureate PhD Thesis Prize FGE | GE37 Rehabilitation Sciences | Suffocate the status quo: Exploring the role of blood flow restriction in knee osteoarthritis |
Clinical sciences
Seminar room 0.2
Moderators: Fien Verdoodt and TBD
| 11:00 - 11:10 | Eshetu Zerihun Tariku | GE39 Public Health and Primary Care - Public health nutrition | Effects of vitamin B9 and B12-fortified corn flour on cognitive function in teenage girls: A randomized controlled trial in Ethiopia. |
| 11:10 - 11:20 | Tijs Tournoy | GE35 Internal Medicine and Pediatrics - Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease Lab | Accelerated aging in congenital heart disease – insights from epigenetics |
| 11:20 - 11:30 | Delphine Vauterin | FW03 Bio-Analysis - Pharmacoepidemiology | Transitions to and reversion from a persistent frequent-exacerbator state in COPD |
| 11:30 - 11:40 | Louise D'hondt | GE38 Human Structure and Repair - Medical Physics | Manufacturing and validation of part-solid pulmonary nodule phantoms with realistic morphology and multiple densities for CT research using stereolithography-based 3D-printing |
| 11:40 - 11:50 | Maïté Verstraeten | GE35 Internal Medicine and Pediatrics - Hepatology Research Unit | Eurotransplant experience with MELD standard exceptions for hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension |
| 11:50 - 12:00 | Frauke Van Vaerenbergh | FW03 Bio-Analysis - Pharmacoepidemiology | Cardiovascular effects and mortality of short-acting bronchodilators in patients with obstructive airway diseases: a Belgian cohort study |
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Lies Van den Eynde | GE38 Human Structure and Repair - Urology | Electrohydraulic low-intensity shockwave therapy for vasculogenic erectiledys function: first results from the Priapus phase IV trial |
| 12:10 - 12:20 |
dr. Fien Verdoodt - Laureate PhD Thesis Prize FDI clinical dr. Ingrid Vernemmen - Laureate PhD Thesis Prize FDI clinical |
DI11 Morphology, Imaging, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation and Nutrition DI08 Internal Medicine, Reproduction and Population Medicine |
An omics approach for canine idiopathic epilepsy: from brain to bottom Advanced three-dimensional insight leads the way to ultrasound-guided interventional cardiology in horses |
Therapeutical/Diagnostic sciences
Seminar room 0.3
Moderators: dr. Léa Guerassimoff and prof. Siska Croubels
| 11:00 - 11:10 | dr. Sara Roose - Laureate PhD Thesis Prize FDI (ONLINE) | DI04 Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health | The implementation of serology in soil-transmitted helminthiases control programs: from lab to field |
| 11:10 - 11:20 | Eileen Lambrechts | FW01 Pharmaceutics - Laboratory for General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy | Encapsulation of the antihistamine ebastine inside lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to improve the therapeutic efficacy of cancer immunotherapy |
| 11:20 - 11:30 | Soetkin Leys | GE31 Biomolecular Medicine - Pediatric Precision Oncology Lab | Fishing for next-generation RRM2-CHK1 combination therapies for the treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma using a zebrafish xenograft model |
| 11:30 - 11:40 | Emma de Meij | DI04 Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health - Laboratory of Veterinary stem cell research | Blue light–crosslinkable gelatin hydrogels for cell-based periodontal regeneration |
| 11:40 - 11:50 | Emma Vertriest | FW03 Bio-Analysis - Laboratory of Toxicology | Pharmacological Characterization of Emerging Designer Cathinones at Monoamine Transporters: Insights into Stimulant Activity and Potential Risks |
| 11:50 - 12:00 | Nele Vandenbussche | GE31 Biomolecular Medicine - Lab for Cancer Predisposition and Precision Oncology | Exploring circulating tumor DNA profiles to monitor tumor dynamics in pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Margo De Velder | FW01 Pharmaceutics - Laboratory for General Biochemistry and Physical Pharmacy | mRNA lipid nanoparticles alter myeloid cell dynamics in the 4T1 tumor microenvironment. |
| 12:10 - 12:20 | dr. Koen Deserranno - Laureate PhD Thesis Prize FFW | FW01 Pharmaceutics | Technological advancements for pharmacogenomics and single cell transcriptomics in personalized medicine: unmasking the hidden players |
Health sciences
Seminar room -1.4
Moderators: dr. Renée Bultijnck and TBD
| 11:00 - 11:10 | Alexander Decruyenaere | GE33 Basic and Applied Medical Sciences - Synthetic Data for Research Acceleration (SYNDARA) | The similarity-utility-privacy trilemma of synthetic data generated from 115 phase 3 oncology trials |
| 11:10 - 11:20 | Kristiaan Proesmans | FW03 Bio-Analysis - Pharmaceutical Care Unit | Lag effect of reducing smoking prevalence on smoking-related mortality. |
| 11:20 - 11:30 | Zoë De Mol | DI08 Internal Medicine, Reproduction and Population Medicine | The keys to success when coaching farmers towards reduced use of antibiotics |
| 11:30 - 11:40 | Laura Hesters | GE30 Movement and Sports Sciences - Sportspedagogy | Therapists’ interaction styles and their work motivation: what causes what? |
| 11:40 - 11:50 | Adelien Watteyne | FW03 Bio-Analysis - Pharmaceutical Care Unit | Community pharmacist intervention to enhance adherence in patients initiating cardiovascular (CV) medication: the PHARM-ADHERE randomized controlled trial |
| 11:50 - 12:00 | Lisa Bernaers | GE37 Rehabilitation Sciences - Spine, Head and Pain Research Unit and Unit Occupational and Insurance Medicine | Return to work and cost-effectiveness: a comparison of two multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs and usual care for employees with low back pain in Belgium |
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Marie Carrein | FW03 Bio-Analysis - Pharmaceutical Care Unit | External validation of a community pharmacy-based screening tool for frailty using HISLink |
| 12:10 - 12:20 | dr. Arthur Declercq - Laureate PhD Thesis Prize FGE | GE31 Biomolecular Medicine | Epitope Odyssey: Data-driven tools to extend the known immunopeptide universe |