Projects
The Critical Realist Cinema of Wang Bing: A Comparison with the Films of Chantal Akerman and Jia Zhangke University of Antwerp
The Critical Realist Cinema of Wang Bing: A Comparison with the Films of Chantal Akerman and Jia Zhangke University of Antwerp
Promotion of a healthy lifestyle in women with a history of gestational diabetes KU Leuven
The prevalence of gestational diabetes (GDM) increases worldwide with rates between 9-35%, posing challenges to maintain high-quality care in the management of GDM. A valuable solution to cope with this increasing burden could be the organization of group education. In this research project, we will analyze the collected data of a prospective observational cohort study with the aim to evaluate women’s satisfaction about (group) education, ...
The Belgian Diabetes in Pregnancy follow-up study (BEDIP FUS) KU Leuven
The beta-cell and the immune system in type 1 diabetes: partners in crime - developing new therapies in type 1 diabetes through better understanding of beta-cell behaviour and use of novel immunomodulators. KU Leuven
Neutrophils and post-translationally modified beta-cell proteins: a driving force behind type 1 diabetes? KU Leuven
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the selective destruction of the pancreatic insulin-producing beta cells by infiltrating immune cells, leading to an absolute insulin deficiency. The prevalence of T1D is increasing worldwide and the concern regarding the number of new T1D cases relates in part to the development of chronic complications, either microvascular (i.e., retinopathy, neuropathy, and ...
Citrullinated and deamidated neo-epitopes and their role in murine type 1 diabetes. KU Leuven
Until today, treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D) includes life-long,
daily insulin administration and patients are still in risk of long-term
complications, which threatens their life expectancy. As evidenced by
the years of intensive research without therapeutic breakthroughs,
we are in need of novel approaches to tackle this disease. T1D
results from the destruction of the pancreatic β-cells by the ...
CAPACITY: Flanders Project to Develop Capacity in Palliative Care Across Society KU Leuven
Palliative care is an approach that helps people live their life as fully and as comfortably as possible when confronted with a serious illness. Despite substantial progress over the past decades, there are still several challenges as a result of the increasing number of people who will need palliative care for a longer period, while the professional workforce is limited. There is growing realization that it will not be sufficient to solely ...
Neutrophils: neglected as potential players in autoimmune type 1 diabetes initiation, progression, and perpetuation KU Leuven
While the role of innate immune cells such macrophages and dendritic cells in the initiation and perpetuation of autoimmune type 1 diabetes (T1D) have been well documented, the particular actions of neutrophils remain unfairly overlooked in the etiology of this chronic disease. As neutrophils can influence cells of the innate and adaptive immune system, a better characterization of the neutrophil population during disease development is ...