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	Ruben Vanlerberghe	GE31 Biomolecular Medicine - Connective Tisue	Altered collagen receptors and ECM organisation in dermal fibroblast cultures from patients with classical Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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