Projects
Domain expert Topsport: Coaching. KU Leuven
Research to achieve better follow-up, support and adjustment of sports science guidance for the best sportathletes in Flanders.
Sports scheduling. KU Leuven
Erasmus+ KA2 : A youth work oriented ‘SportPlus’ coaching online training course forsport-for-employability organisations working with young NEETs : COACH Plus Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Sport Plus sessions in Sport-for-Employability (SfE) organisations that work with young NEETs. For that purpose, a
comprehensive and user-friendly online training course for Sport Plus coaching methodology (MOOC), drawing on good
practice from youth work, will be developed.
Urban Experience in the Third Reich: A Topopoetic Analysis of German-Jewish Autobiographical Literature from Breslau. University of Antwerp
Urban Experience in the Third Reich: A Topopoetic Analysis of German-Jewish Autobiographical Literature from Breslau University of Antwerp
There is no such thing as a free run. The determining factors of sports expenditure KU Leuven
The current doctoral thesis focusses on the determining factors of sports participants’ expenditure. From an economic point of view this is an important research subject, as the sports industry directly contributes to Western economic welfare and accounts for an increasing share of total employment and GDP. This is not surprising, as figures indicate 64.3% of the Flemish population practices sports at least once a year. The majority of this ...
Development of a human in vitro neuronal model for the MECP2 duplication syndrome using induced pluripotent stem cell technology KU Leuven
The causal relationship between a disease and the underlying
genetic defect are commonly studied in animal models. However, species specific
difference in the genetic, anatomical andphysiological characteristics between
animals and humans present a major barrier in extending
the information to human diseases. Alsoin few instances,
the preclinical treatments that show success in ...
Evaluation of the preprotein translocation motor SecA as a target for the development of novel antibiotics KU Leuven
The fight against bacterial infections is one of the major concerns in modern medicine due to the rapid rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Therefore, there is an urgent need for new antibacterials – preferably directed against alternative bacterial targets – to combat hardly treatable infections caused by these resistant bacteria. One such potential target is the preprotein translocation motor SecA. SecA is a peripheral membrane ATPase ...