Organisations
Laboratory of Cell Death Research & Therapy (VIB-KUÂ Leuven) KU Leuven
The Laboratory of Cell Death Research & Therapy researches Defective regulation of cell death, especially in the form of apoptosis, contributes to the development of crucial pathologies including cancer and plays a major role in chemoresistance. Mechanisms regulating cancer cell death also affect the emission of ‘danger signals’ from the stressed/dying cells, which critically define their ‘immunogenic character’ and impact the initiation ...
Pharmacology Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The department Pharmacology is mainly developing research activities in the domain of Neuro-immuno-endocrinology: 1. Development and differentiation of pituitary cells; 2. Regulation and quantification of PRL gene expression, transcription, translation; 3. Purification and characterisation of PRL cell (sub) populations; 4. Pathogenesis of pituitary gland tumours; 5. Role of PRL and GH in the lymphohemopoietic system. 6. PRL receptor ...
Toxicology, Dermato-cosmetology and Pharmacognosy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Topic A: Experimental in vitro toxicology: The use of isolated hepatocytes and their cultures for pharmaco- toxicological studies with focus on phase I and phase II biotransformation of xenobiotics; liver zonation of xenobiotic transformation; cell cycle and molecules affecting cell progression and cell signaling; the role of apoptosis in cell cultures; connexins and their importance in cell signaling. Topic B: Dermato-Cosmetic Sciences: ...
Department of Cardiovascular Sciences KU Leuven
For more information about the research topics of the different research teams belonging to this department see: - Division for Cardiology - Division for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Revalidation - Division for Cardiovascular Developmental Physiology - Division for Molecular and Vascular Biology
The Department of Cardiovascular Sciences aims to increase knowledge in cardiovascular biology and diseases, to implement translation from ...
Intensive Care Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The service intensive medicine provides treatment to patients with critical conditions.
Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy (Rega Institute) KU Leuven
This unit designs and develops antiviral and antitumor agents, primarily nucleoside, nucleotide or oligonucleotide analogues but also other substances which interact with enzymes involved in nucleic acid metabolism (i.e. DNA polymerase, reverse transcriptase, thymidine kinase, thymidylate kinase, nucleoside phosphorylase, dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, adenosine deaminase, S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase, IMP dehydrogenase, OMP ...
Surgical Oncology KU Leuven
There are four main topics of research which are closely related to major areas of clinical work. 1. Identifying prognostic and predictive biomarkers in breast cancer patients. 2. Molecular annotation of somatic mutations in sarcoma and the discovery and validation of genetic biomarkers and establishing cell lines and tumor xenografts. 3. Genetic polymorphism in melanoma; vitamin D and malignant melanoma; characterization of tumor response to ...
Vandenabeele Lab Flanders Institute for Biotechnology
Anatomy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Current research of the Anatomy Department of the Free University of Brussels is mainly concentrated on: 1° Study of the mechanisms leading to glomerulosclerosis in experimental models of chronic renal failure; 2° Transplantation of liver progenitor cells; 3° Arthrokinematics and morphologic anatomic studies; 4° Clinical research on knee pathology.