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Activities 2017

Thursday 23 November 2017

 

Visit at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)

In the context of the projects supported by the Medical Foundation Queen Elisabeth (Q.E.M.F.), H.R.H. Princess Astrid (honorary president of the Q.E.M.F.) will visit, on Thursday 23 November 2017 at 10h30, the VIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, the department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven.

The princess will visit the Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems of prof. dr. Peter Vangheluwe, PhD and the Laboratory of Ion Channel Research of prof. dr. Thomas Voets, both winners of the research credits 2017–2019 of the Q.E.M.F..

 

Photo reportage

 

Tuesday 9 May 2017 at 15h00

 

Academic session at the Royal Palace in Brussels

Tribute to prof. em. dr. Baron de Barsy

 

Research credits 2017–2019 of the Q.E.M.F.

Presentation of the teams:

  • Prof. dr. Veerle Baekelandt, PhD (KU Leuven)
  • Prof. dr. Dimitri De Bundel, PhD (VUB)
  • Prof. dr. eng. Simon De Meyer (KU Leuven)
  • Prof. dr. Bart De Strooper, MD, PhD (KU Leuven)
  • Prof. An Goris, PhD (KU Leuven)
  • Prof. dr. Luc Leybaert, MD, PhD (UGent)
  • Dr. Laurent Nguyen, PhD and dr. Brigitte Malgrange (ULiège)
  • Prof. dr. Vincent Timmerman, PhD (UAntwerpen)
  • Prof. Fadel Tissir, PhD (UCLouvain)
  • Prof. dr. Benoit Vanhollebeke, PhD (ULB)
  • Prof. dr. Geert van Loo, PhD (UGent)
  • Prof. dr. Wim Vandenberghe, MD, PhD (KU Leuven)
  • Prof. dr. Peter Vangheluwe, PhD (KU Leuven)
  • Prof. dr. Catherine Verfaillie (KU Leuven)
  • Prof. Thomas Voets (KU Leuven)
  • Prof. dr. Kristl Vonck (UGent)

 

 

 

Scientific awards 2017 of the Q.E.M.F.

Presentation of the prizes:

  • Ernest Solvay prize: prof. Julie Duque and dr. Alexandre Zénon (UCLouvain)
  • CBC banque prize: prof. dr. Geert van Loo, PhD (UGent)
  • Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize: prof. dr. Serge N. Schiffmann (ULB)

 

  • UCB award: prof. Pierre Vanderhaeghen, MD, PhD (ULB)
  • UCB award: prof. Fadel Tissir, PhD (UCLouvain)

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    Presentation of the projects of the winners of the UCB awards

    Prof. Pierre Vanderhaeghen, MD, PhD (ULB) and prof. Fadel Tissir, PhD (UCLouvain)

     

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    Wednesday 15 March 2017 at 10h30

     

    Visit at the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen)

    In the context of the projects supported by the Medical Foundation Queen Elisabeth (Q.E.M.F.), H.R.H. Princess Astrid (honorary president of the Q.E.M.F.) will visit, on Wednesday 15 March 2017 at 10h30, the campus Drie Eiken of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), Universiteitsplein 1, in 2610 Antwerpen (Wilrijk).

    The princess will visit the laboratories of the research team of prof. dr. Christine Van Broeckhoven, PhD, DSc; scientific director VIB Center for Molecular Neurology, Laboratory for Neurogenetics, Neurodegenerative Brain Diseases Group, Institute Born-Bunge, where prof. dr. Marc Cruts, PhD; winner of the research credits 2014–2016 of the Q.E.M.F., is a staff member.

     

    Photo reportage

     

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