Projects
Unraveling the function of new O-methyltransferases in phenylpropanoid metabolism Ghent University
Phenylpropanoids are a specific class of plant secondary metabolites that play pivotal roles in plant
growth, development and adaptation to the environment. Many also have health-promoting and
medicinal properties. Fundamental knowledge about their biosynthesis could e.g. help increase
stress resistance and improve the nutritional value of plants. Despite years of research, our
knowledge concerning the biosynthesis of ...
Study of the mechanisms of action of ascorbic acid and azodicarbonamide during wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) bread making KU Leuven
Wheat bread is an important staple food for a significant part of the world population. Its recipe contains the essential ingredients wheat flour, water, yeast and salt, and optionally also some non-essential ingredients. Straight-dough wheat bread making, the most commonly used bread making process, starts by mixing the ingredients to form visco-elastic dough. During dough mixing, the wheat gluten proteins, which consist of glutenins and ...
Sedimentology, geochemistry, and pore characterization of Namurian mudstones in Belgium and the southern Netherlands KU Leuven
Namurian basinal mudstones in the Northwest European Carboniferous Basin hold potentially significant importance as gas resources. Exploration efforts in the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands have shown promising results for future gas production. Some countries, such as the UK, have also examined their importance for CO2 storage. However, these mudstones remain poorly studied in Belgium and surrounding regions, limiting their potential for ...
Influence of surface roughness on flow and mass exchange across the soil surface KU Leuven
General objective is to improve the understanding of evaporation processes from structured soils with rough surfaces. The tasks involve experimental work using weighted lysimeters to investigate evaporation from fine textured soils with different surface structure under natural meteorological conditions. In order to monitor the evaporation process, surface temperatures will be monitored using infrared cameras, unilateral NMR scans will be ...
Methodological developments for time-resolved single particle cryo-EM Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The use of metabonomics and lipidomics in the discovery of new actionable vulnerabilities in BRAF-mutated melanoma KU Leuven
De doelstelling van dit thesisproject is de impact te bestuderen van de lipogene transcriptiefactor SREBP-1 op het cellulaire metabolisme via nucleaire magnetische resonantie. De uiteindelijke betrachting is deze bevindingen te vertalen naar nieuwe disgnostische merkers en doelwiiten voor therapie in het domein van kanker en neurodegeneratieve aandoeningen.
Structure and folding of XNA aptamers studied by computational and experimental methods KU Leuven
Aptamers are folded oligonucleotides that bind to a specific target with a high affinity and selectivity. Originally they were composed of natural nucleic acids (RNA or DNA) that are identified in a large library through a process termed Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment (SELEX). Since natural nucleic acids have short half-life in biological conditions, research shifted to aptamers composed of artificial (xeno) nucleic ...
Design, synthesis and molecular read-out of information-containing sequence-encoded macromolecules derived from a hexadecimal library of end-group functionalized acrylate dimers. Hasselt University
Water interactions down to the nanoscale in cementitious materials with superabsorbent polymers Ghent University
The water exchange between superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) and the cementitious matrix will shed more light on the internal curing and the self-healing abilities of SAPs. Dynamic water vapour sorption (DVS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements will be used in order to quantitatively evaluate the effects of SAPs on the nano- and microstructure of cementitious materials.