Researcher
Leen WILLEMS
- Keywords:Biomedical sciences (incl. biochemistry), General and logistic services
- Disciplines:Emergency medicine anaesthesiology, Intensive care anaesthesiology, Cardiology, Gynaecology, Infectious diseases, Orthopaedic surgery, Cancer diagnosis, Cancer prevention, Cancer therapy, Cardiac and vascular medicine not elsewhere classified, Immunology not elsewhere classified, Biomarker discovery, Biomarker evaluation, Molecular and cell biology not elsewhere classified, Neurosciences not elsewhere classified
Affiliations
- Biomedical Research Institute (Research institute)
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From16 Sep 2023 → Today - Immunology & Infection (Research group)
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From1 Jan 2020 → Today - Immunology & Infection (Department)
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From1 Jan 2020 → Today - Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences (Faculty)
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From1 Oct 2017 → Today - Limburg Clinical Research Center (Research Center)
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From1 Jan 2020 → 15 Sep 2023 - Physiology - Biochemistry - Immunology (Department)
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From1 Oct 2017 → 31 Dec 2019 - Immunology - Biochemistry (Research group)
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From1 Oct 2017 → 31 Dec 2019 - Directorate Research, Library and Internationalisation (Administrative office)
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From1 Jul 2017 → 30 Nov 2017 - Department General Management (Administrative office)
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From1 Jul 2017 → 30 Nov 2017 - Niet onderzoeksgroep gebonden projecten (Research group)
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From1 Jul 2017 → 30 Nov 2017 - Biomedical Research Institute (Research institute)
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From1 Apr 2017 → 30 Jun 2017 - Physiology - Biochemistry - Immunology (Department)
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From1 Oct 2012 → 30 Jun 2017 - Immunology - Biochemistry (Research group)
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From1 Oct 2012 → 30 Jun 2017 - Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences (Faculty)
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From1 Oct 2012 → 30 Jun 2017 - Biomedical Research Institute (Research institute)
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From1 Oct 2012 → 31 Dec 2016
Projects
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- IOF mandate Biomedical Research Institute 2024-2028From1 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: IOF - mandates
- IOF mandate Limburg Clinical Research Center (LCRC) 2019-2023From1 Jul 2019 → 31 Dec 2023Funding: IOF - mandates
- PRENOM II : Pregnancy remote monitoring of women at risk for gestational hypertensive disordersFrom1 Oct 2018 → 30 Sep 2022Funding: FWO Applied Biomedical Research (TBM)
- Photobiomodulation therapy for the prevention and management of radiodermatitis in cancer patientsFrom1 Oct 2017 → 30 Sep 2021Funding: Nonprofit institution or equivalents
- Wearable Integrated Technology for Health Monitoring of Hospitalized Patients in the Euregio Meuse RhineFrom1 Nov 2016 → 31 Oct 2020Funding: Provinces, Other EU initiatives out of framework, Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Study of the activation of endogenous repair mechanisms of the heart and the suppression of fibrosis for myocardial recovery after an infarction.From1 Jan 2013 → 31 Dec 2016Funding: IWT personal funding - strategic basic research grants
Publications
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- Differentiation of Human Cardiac Atrial Appendage Stem Cells into Adult Cardiomyocytes: A Role for the Wnt Pathway?(2020)
Authors: Leen WILLEMS, Annick Daniels, Yanick FANTON, Loes LINSEN, Lize EVENS, Virginie BITO, Jeroen DECLERCQ, Jean-Luc RUMMENS, Karen HENSEN, Marc HENDRIKX
- Stimulation of Stem Cell Survival, Proliferation and Differentiation for Endogenous Cardiac Repair(2017)
Authors: Leen WILLEMS, Karen HENSEN
Number of pages: 178 - Cardiac atrial appendage stem cells promote angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo(2016)
Authors: Yanick FANTON, Cynthia Houbrechts, Leen WILLEMS, Annick Daniëls, Loes LINSEN, Jessica RATAJCZAK, Annelies BRONCKAERS, Ivo LAMBRICHTS, Jeroen DECLERCQ, Jean-Luc RUMMENS, et al.
Pages: 235 - 244 - Possibilities and limitations for co-transplantation of cardiac atrial appendage stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells for myocardial repair(2016)
Authors: Yanick FANTON, Boris ROBIC, Jean-Luc RUMMENS, Annick Daniëls, Severina WINDMOLDERS, Leen WILLEMS, Luc Jamaer, Jasperina Dubois, Eric Bijnens, Nic Heuts, et al.
Pages: 1155 - 1156 - Cardiac atrial appendage stem cells engraft and differentiate into cardiomyocytes in vivo: A new tool for cardiac repair after MI(2015)
Authors: Yanick FANTON, Boris ROBIC, Jean-Luc RUMMENS, Annick Daniëls, Severina WINDMOLDERS, Leen WILLEMS, Luc Jamaer, Jasperina Dubois, Eric Bijnens, Nic Heuts, et al.
Pages: 10 - 19 - Clinical-scale in vitro expansion preserves biological characteristics of cardiac atrial appendage stem cells(2015)
Authors: Severina WINDMOLDERS, Leen WILLEMS, Anita DANIELS, Loes LINSEN, Yanick FANTON, Marc HENDRIKX, Remco KONINCKX, Jean-Luc RUMMENS, Karen HENSEN
Pages: 175 - 186 - Mast cells protect from post-traumatic spinal cord damage in mice by degrading inflammation-associated cytokines via mouse mast cell protease 4(2014)
Authors: Sofie NELISSEN, Tim VANGANSEWINKEL, Nathalie GEURTS, Lies GEBOES, Evi LEMMENS, Pia VIDAL VERA, Stefanie LEMMENS, Leen WILLEMS, Francesco Boato, Dearbhaile DOOLEY, et al.
Pages: 260 - 272 - Cardiac Atrial Appendage Stem Cells Preserve Cardiac Function in a Minipig Acute Myocardial Infarction Model(2013)
Authors: Yanick FANTON, Boris ROBIC, Annick Daniels, Severina WINDMOLDERS, Leen WILLEMS, Luc Jamaer, Jasperina Dubois, Eric Bijnens, Nic Heuts, Kristof NOTELAERS, et al.
- Mast cells protect from post-traumatic spinal cord inflammation in mice by degrading inflammation-associated cytokines via mouse mast cell protease 4(2012)
Authors: Sven HENDRIX, Sofie NELISSEN, Evi LEMMENS, Tim VANGANSEWINKEL, Pia VIDAL VERA, Leen WILLEMS, F. Boato, Dearbhaile DOOLEY, G. Pejler, M. Maurer, et al.
Pages: 548 - 549