Organisations
Growth and Development Vrije Universiteit Brussel
GRON aims to group and structure research into the growth and development of healthy and chronically ill children. Growth and development should be viewed in broad terms, i.e. both physically, psychologically, and development of maturity and (medical) responsibilities.
The research of the group focuses on the following sub-areas:
- Pediatric pneumology:
- In the field of Cystic Fibrosis: Epidemiologic studies ...
Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) University of Antwerp
Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism KU Leuven
The Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine promotes and supports research within its divisions of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Thoracic Surgery, Gastroenterology, Pneumology, and Hepatology. The department’s research aims to achieve a better understanding of human diseases and to discover better detection methods and treatments for disorders of the organ systems being studied.
For more information about the ...
Translational Research in GastroIntestinal Disorders KU Leuven
- Neuromodulation of the intestinal immune system
- Immunomodulation of afferent nerve function and visceral hypersensitivity
- Intestinal macrophage phenotyping
- Pathophysiology and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
- Pathophysiology of postoperative ileus
- Pathophysiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Pathophysiology and treatment of achalasia
- Neuron-glial interactions in the ...
Abdominal Surgical Oncology KU Leuven
Abdominal Surgical Oncology
- Diagnostic and therapeutic animal models of liver metastasis and peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer
- Detection of circulating cancer cells in colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancer
- Gene-expression profiling and proteomic studies in pancreatic, liver, and biliary cancer
- Innovations in minimally invasive surgery for colorectal, liver, pancreas, and biliairy cancer
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.
Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) Antwerp University Hospital (UZA)
Basic (bio-) Medical Sciences Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Basic and applied biomedical research, and biomedical science-based higher education.
Hepatology KU Leuven
The labo of Hepatology studies pathophysiology and treatment of liver and pancreas diseases and metabolism.