Projects
Experience sampling – the next big thing in dietary assessment? KU Leuven
Backup mandate Research Council: Through Bared Teeth: Using Incremental Dentine and Enamel Sampling and Isotopic Analyses to Recreate In-Life Mobility Patterns and Diet in Prehistoric Humans. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
New method to acquire in situ information on crystal structures changed by chemical reactions. University of Antwerp
Excelling in equality: A new method to improve life-long uniformity and resilience of livestock via precision livestock breeding KU Leuven
The Piétrain pig breed is the last native Belgian pig breed with a viable population size. The breed originated in the vicinity of the village Piétrain during the first half of the 20th century, and the breed is characterized by its black spots with a grey outline and superior muscularity. After the formation of the breed, Piétrain pigs were exported worldwide from the 1960s which led to the formation of various Piétrain subpopulations ...
Topics in discrete choice experiments: Screening, framing, and sample size selection KU Leuven
Discrete Choice Experiments are now used in almost all fields to study choice behavior. The methods to design and analyze those experiments have been investigated and improved over the years, allowing researchers to yield more accurate and reliable information without putting a larger burden on the respondents. Despite these advancements, the literature on choice modeling recognizes that several areas are still open for improvement. In this ...
Planar Biaxial Testing of Soft Biological Tissues KU Leuven
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the developed countries. Since mechanics take a part in the onset, progression and treatment of these diseases, a good understanding of the biomechanical behavior of cardiovascular tissue can help to reduce the mortality associated with these diseases. To this end, mechanical testing of arterial tissue can provide a valuable insight. Moreover, the result of a subsequent parameter ...
Can high-resolution optical projection tomography of the interplay between cryptococci and macrophages unravel the enigmas in pulmonary and cerebral cryptococosis pathogenesis? KU Leuven
Scientific state-of-the-art & aims of this proposal:
Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii are encapsulated yeasts that can cause life-threatening disease in both immune-competent and immune-suppressed individuals (e.g. cancer therapy patients or patients with AIDS). Cryptococcosis affects the lung and may spread to the brain, manifesting itself by meningitis or pseudocystic brain lesions. It ...
Derailment of the affective system: Measurement, early detection, and underlying mechanisms KU Leuven
Human nerve tissue from the wall of the intestine to study neurodegenerative disorders. KU Leuven
STATE OF THE ART
Reliable and easy accessible experimental models are the key to fruitful translational research. Talking about biomedical research, every scientist in this field would like to have human material at hand to perform their experiments, but this is not always possible. Especially in the field of neuroscience, researchers face the scarce availability of human nerve tissue (which, in fact, can only ...