The overall research objective of the Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine is to unravel key pathways underlying critical illness-induced organ failure, thereby identifying potential therapeutic targets to enhance recovery. We focus on endocrine and metabolic underlying mechanisms of organ-specific problems evoked by critical illness.
The Centre for Reproductive Medicine (CRG) focuses on research into and treatment of infertility in men and women. The Centre has pioneered advances in reproduction techniques and their application, hereby achieving a worldwide reputation. In its first 25 years, over 15,000 babies have been delivered following their parents’ treatment at this Centre within UZ Brussel.
The medical support provided is not limited to IVF (in-vitro ...
For more information about the research topics of the different research teams belonging to this department see: - Division for Biochemistry - Division for Physiology - Division for Pharmacology - Centre for Human Genetics - Division for Experimental laboratory medicine - Division for Molecular Biology (CELGEN)
Integrated health care delivery: Integrated care has been defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as: "The management and delivery of health services such as that people receive a continuum of health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, disease management, rehabilitation and palliative care services, through the different levels and sites of care within the health system, and according to their bio-psycho and social ...
The department INTG does clinical research concerning pathogenesis, diagnostical and therapeutical interventions in the domain of internal medicine, nephrology, onco-hematology, endocrinology-diabetes, cardiology, geriatry, neurology and pneumology.
Tomographic evaluation of tracer distribution (PET, SPECT). - Medical Imaging: acquition, reconstruction PET and SPECT. - Metabolic Imaging in acute and chronic heart disease. - Metabolic Imaging in oncology and inflammation - Neuroactivation, protein deposit and receptor studies of the brain. - Radio immunotherapy. - Molecular imaging - Brain imaging. - Image registration (PET, SPECT, MRI, CT).