Queen Elisabeth Medical Foundation
for Neurosciences
Scientific awards organized by the Q.E.M.F.
2024
Viscountess Valine de Spoelberch prize
Prof. dr. Wouter Peelaerts (KU Leuven)
Urinary tract infections trigger synucleinopathy via the innate immune response
(Acta Neuropathologica)
Ernest Solvay prize
Dr. Sriram Balusu (KU Leuven – VIB)
MEG3 activates necroptosis in human neuron xenografts modeling Alzheimer’s disease
(Science)
Marc Hurard prize
Dr. Baptiste Libé-Philippot (KU Leuven – VIB
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Dr. Julian Cheron (ULB)
USP7/Maged1-mediated H2A monoubiquitination in the paraventricular thalamus: an epigenetic mechanism involved in cocaine use disorder
(Nature Communications)
2023
UCB award
Prof. dr. Sarah Weckhuysen (UAntwerpen)
Natural History Study of STXBP1-Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy Into Adulthood
(Open Access)
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. dr. Ludo Van Den Bosch (KU Leuven)
FUS-ALS hiPSC-derived astrocytes impair human motor units through both gain-of-toxicity and loss-of-support mechanisms
(Molecular Neurodegeneration)
CBC banque prize
Prof. dr. Philip Van Damme (KU Leuven)
HDAC6 inhibition restores TDP-43 pathology and axonal transport defects in human motor neurons with TARDBP mutations
(The EMBO Journal)
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Hannah Bertels, PhD student (KU Leuven)
Neurotransmitter phenotype switching by spinal excitatory interneurons regulates locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury
(Nature Neuroscience)
2022
Viscountess Valine de Spoelberch prize
Prof. Bommer Guido, MD, PhD – UCLouvain - Institut de Duve
Parkinson's disease protein PARK7 prevents metabolite and protein damage caused by a glycolytic metabolite
PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA)
Ernest Solvay prize
Walgrave Hannah, PhD Student in Biomedical Sciences – KU Leuven
Cell Stem Cell
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Dr. Bertoglio Daniele, PhD – UAntwerpen - MICA
Development of a ligand for in vivo imaging of mutant huntingtin in Huntington’s disease
Science Translational Medicine
2021
Ernest Solvay prize
Dr. Ryohei Iwata, DVM, PhD (KU Leuven)
Mitochondria dynamics in postmitotic cells regulate neurogenesis (Science)
CBC banque prize
Prof. dr. Bernard Hanseeuw, PhD (UCLouvain)
Amyloid, Tau, and Cognition in Preclinical Alzheimer Disease A Longitudinal Study (JAMA Neurology)
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Dr. Anke Van der Perren, PhD (KU Leuven)
2020
Viscountess Valine de Spoelberch prize
Prof. dr. Peter Vangheluwe, PhD (KU Leuven)
Neuroprotection by lysosomal transport mechanisms in Parkinson’s disease
UCB award
Prof. dr. Bart De Strooper, MD. PhD (KU Leuven)
The study of initial cellular phase of Alzheimer’s disease
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. dr. Benoit Vanhollebeke, PhD (ULB)
Organ-wide analysis of brain neurovascular communication in real-time at single-cell resolution
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Prof. dr. Vincent Timmerman, PhD (UAntwerpen)
2019
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. dr. Ir. Simon De Meyer, PhD (KU Leuven)
Neutrophil extracellular traps: Novel targets for neuroprotection in stroke
Fonds Elisabeth Vreven prize
Prof. Thomas Voets (KU Leuven)
Unraveling the role of TRPM3 in neuropathic and inflammatory pain
CBC banque prize
Prof. dr. Veerle Baekelandt, PhD (KU Leuven)
The role of α-synuclein aggregation, spreading and neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease and related disorders
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Prof. dr. Luc Leybaert, MD. PhD (UGent)
Exploring the role of astroglial Cx43 hemichannels as therapeutic targets in stroke
2018
Viscountess Valine de Spoelberch prize
Prof. dr. An Goris, PhD (KU Leuven)
Unraveling the BAFF pathway towards targeted treatment of multiple sclerosis
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. dr. Peter Vangheluwe, PhD (KU Leuven)
Neuroprotection by lysosomal transport mechanisms in Parkinson’s disease
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Prof. dr. Benoit Vanhollebeke, PhD (ULB)
Organ-wide analysis of brain neurovascular communication in real-time and at single-cell resolution
2017
UCB award
Prof. Pierre Vanderhaeghen, MD, PhD (ULB)
How to make cortical neurons: mechanisms, evolution and diseases
Prof. Fadel Tissir, PhD (UCLouvain)
Shaping the nervous system: role of the planar cell polarity genes
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. Julie Duque and dr. Alexandre Zénon (UCLouvain)
Parkinson's disease revisited: a new vision of basal ganglia functions in the context of the Parkinson's disease
CBC banque prize
Prof. dr. Geert van Loo, PhD (UGent)
Endoplasmic reticulum stress in autoimmune central nervous system inflammation and demyelination
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Prof. dr. Serge N. Schiffmann (ULB)
Basal ganglia's functions and disorders: from specific genes and signalling pathways to neuronal sub-populations
2016
Viscountess Valine de Spoelberch prize
Prof. dr. Ann Massie, PhD (VUB)
System Xc- as a potential target for novel neuroprotective strategies: focus on parkinson's disease and its psychiatric comorbidities
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. dr. Claudia Bagni (KU Leuven)
CYFIP1–pathies: shared pathways in intellectual disabilities and psychiatric disorders
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Prof. dr. Jan Gettemans, PhD (UGent)
Offsetting gelsolin degradation in a transgene mouse model by means of chaperone nanobodies
2015
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. Pierre Vanderhaeghen, MD, PhD and dr. Anja Hasche (ULB)
How to make cortical neurons: mechanisms, evolution and diseases
CBC banque prize
Prof. dr. Geert van Loo, PhD (UGent)
Endoplasmic reticulum stress in autoimmune central nervous system inflammation and demyelination
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Prof. dr. Serge N. Schiffmann (ULB)
Basal ganglia's functions and disorders: from specific genes and signalling pathways to neuronal sub-populations
2014
UCB award
Prof. dr. Claudia Bagni (KU Leuven)
mRNA metabolism at synapses and spine remodeling: insights into fragile X, autism and Schizophrenia
Viscountess Valine de Spoelberch prize
Dr. Fadel Tissir, PhD (UCLouvain)
Celsr genes in brain development and function
Ernest Solvay prize
Dr. Laurent Nguyen, PhD and dr. Laurence Malgrange (ULiège)
Unravelling the roles of lysine acetylation in neural development
Baron van Gysel de Meise prize
Prof. dr. Vincent Timmerman, PhD and prof. dr. Peter De Jonghe, MD, PhD (UAntwerpen)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathies: from genes to protein networks and disease mechanisms
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Prof. dr. Pierre Maquet and dr. eng. Christophe Phillips(ULiège)
Characterization of human sleep/Wake regulation using multimodal functional imaging in populations stratified on the polymorphism of PERIOD3 gene
2013
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. Pierre Vanderhaeghen, MD, PhD (ULB)
From stem cells to cortical networks
Baron van Gysel de Meise prize
Prof. dr. Serge N. Schiffmann (ULB)
Roles of specific genes and neuronal populations in functions and disorders of basal ganglia
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Prof. dr. Danny Huylebroeck, PhD (KU Leuven)
Developmental origin of multiple defects of the nervous systems in Mowat-Wilson syndrome and its new insights for normal embryonic and adult neurogenesis
CBC banque prize
Prof. dr. Geert van Loo, PhD (UGent)
Study of the role of the NF-ĸB regulatory protein A20 in autoimmune central nervous system inflammation
2012
Viscountess Valine de Spoelberch prize
Prof. dr. Vincent Timmerman, PhD (UAntwerpen)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathies: from genes to protein networks and disease mechanisms
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. dr. Marc Cruts (UAntwerpen)
Molecular genetics and functional genomics of frontotemporal lobar degeneration
ING prize
Prof. dr. Ilse Smolders, PhD (VUB)
Unveiling the role of the cystine/glutamate antiporter (system Xc-) in hippocampal functioning, mechanisms of epilepsy and its comorbidities: a new era for future drug treatment
Baron van Gysel de Meise prize
Prof. dr. Caudia Bagni (KU Leuven)
mRNA metabolism at synapses and spine remodeling: insights into fragile X, autism and Schizophrenia
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Dr. Laurent Nguyen, PhD (ULiège)
Unravelling the roles of lysine acetylation in neural development
2011
UCB award
Prof. dr. Bart De Strooper, MD, PhD (KU Leuven)
Potential role of dysregulation of the microRNA network in Alzheimer's disease
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. Pierre Vanderhaeghen, MD, PhD (ULB)
Mechanisms of the development and evolution of the cerebral cortex
ING prize
Prof. dr. Serge N. Schiffmann (ULB)
Roles of specific neuronal populations in functions and disorders of basal ganglia: a transgenic and molecular approach
Baron van Gysel de Meise prize
Prof. dr. Pierre Maquet (ULiège)
Characterization of spontaneous brain activity in unconscious participants by multimodal functional neuroimaging
Janine and Jacques Delruelle prize
Prof. dr. Wim Vanduffel (KU Leuven)
Large-scale causal functional interactions between cortical areas: from anatomy to neuro-pharmacology
CBC banque prize
Prof. dr. Christine Van Broeckhoven, PhD, DSc (UAntwerpen)
Progranulin in neurodegenerative dementia: genetic, functional and neuropathological characterization
Cercle Gaulois – Thierry Speeckaert prize
Prof. dr. Rufin Vogels (KU Leuven)
Coding of biological motion in macaque monkeys: relating perception and neuronal selectivity
2010
Viscountess Valine de Spoelberch prize
Prof. dr. Yvette Michotte (VUB)
Research into the mechanism of angiotensin IV and angiotensin receptor ligands in learning and memory, limbic epilepsy and Parkinson's disease
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. dr. Gustave Moonen (ULiège)
Characterization of new cellular and molecular mechanism underlying migration of interneurons in the telencephalon
Baron van Gysel de Meise prize
Prof. dr. Vincent Timmerman, PhD (UAntwerpen)
Molecular genetics and biology of Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathies
2009
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. Pierre Vanderhaeghen, MD, PhD (ULB)
Molecular mechanisms controlling the development and evolution of the cerebral cortex
Baron van Gysel de Meise prize
Prof. dr. Peter Carmeliet (KU Leuven)
Unraveling the role and therapeutic potential of Flt1 receptor ligands in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
CBC banque prize
Prof. dr. Pierre Maquet (ULiège)
Characterization of spontaneous brain activity in unconscious participants by multimodal functional neuroimaging (EEG, fMRI, PET)
Monique Brauns prize
Prof. dr. André Goffinet (UCLouvain)
Genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms of cortical development
2008
UCB award – UCB prize for neuroscientific research in Belgium
Prof. dr. Rik Vandenberghe, MD, PhD (KU Leuven)
Functional reorganisation of the language system in probable Alzheimer’s disease, primary progressive aphasia, and cognitive aging
Viscountess Valine de Spoelberch prize
Prof. dr. Veerle Baekelandt, PhD (KU Leuven)
The role of the Parkinson’s disease linked kinases LRRK2 and PINK1 in cellular signalling: A cellular and in vivo study
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. Eric Bellefroid (ULB)
Molecular mechanisms of early neural crest development
Baron van Gysel de Meise prize
Prof. Bruno Rossion (UCLouvain)
Clarifying the functional neuroanatomy of human face recognition by combining neuroimaging and studies of brain-damaged neurological patients
Monique Brauns prize
Prof. Ludo Van Den Bosch (KU Leuven)
Role of excitotoxicity in motor neuron degenration
2007
Ernest Solvay prize
Prof. dr. Vincent Timmerman, PhD (UAntwerpen)
Characterization of the role of G protein-coupled receptors in the central nervous system by using genetically invalidated mouse models
Baron van Gysel de Meise prize
Prof. dr. Marc Parmentier (ULB)
Characterization of the role of G protein-coupled receptors in the central nervous system by using genetically invalidated mouse models
Monique Brauns prize
Prof. dr. Pierre Maquet (ULiège)
Human Brain Function in sleep. Studies in man by multimodal functional neuroimaging
2006
UCB award – UCB prize for neuroscientific research in Belgium
Prof. Pierre Vanderhaeghen, MD, PhD (ULB)
Developmental mechanisms patterning neuronal connectivity in the cerebral cortex
Baron van Gysel de Meise prize
Prof. dr. Rufin Vogels (KU Leuven)
Coding of action categories in primate cortex