Aging_Swine - Aging, the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases: study in the swine.
From 01-01-2005 to 31-12-2008
Description
The aim of this project is to study the interaction between age, ageing of the arterial wall and the heart, metabolic syndrome components, mechanisms of atherosclerosis and repair mechanisms in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. We have selected the swine model because of the unique variation and combination of metabolic syndrome components and progression of atherosclerosis. Moreover, we have observed in the swine, like in patients with the metabolic syndrome, impaired left ventricle function that is independent of coronary stenosis. We will now study the association of the gene expression in the adipose tissue, the arterial wall and the heart tissue with atherosclerosis and heart function. Gene expression is studied by micro-array and RT-PCR analysis. The heart function is assessed by echography and MRI.Team
- Bart De Moor, Co-promoter
Financing
Funding: FWO - Research Foundation - Flanders
Program/Grant Type: FWO Research Grant - FWO Research Grant
Events
2/09/2024:
PhD defense - Martijn Oldenhof
Machine Learning for Advanced Chemical Analysis and Structure Recognition in Drug Discovery
3/09/2024:
Meet the Jury Igor Tetko on Advanced Machine Learning in Drug Discovery
12/09/2024:
Multimodal analysis of cell-free DNA for sensitive cancer detection in low-coverage and low-sample settings
Seminar by Antoine Passemiers
News
STADIUS Alumni Herman Verrelst – new CEO of Biocartis
08 June 2017
Herman Verrelst, the founder of KU Leuven spin-off Cartagenia, who has been working in Silicon Valley, US for the last few years will be returning to Belgium to follow the steps of Rudi Pauwels as CEO of the Belgian diagnostic company, Biocartis.
Supporting healthcare policymaking via machine learning – batteries included!
29 May 2017
STADIUS takes the lead in the data analytics efforts in an ambitious European Project MIDAS.
Marc Claesen gives an interview about his PhD for the magazine of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences "Geniaal"
10 February 2017
Did you know that in Belgium approximately one third of type 2 diabetes patients are unaware of their condition?
Joos Vandewalle is nieuwe voorzitter KVAB
09 October 2016
Op 5 oktober 2016 heeft de Algemene Vergadering van de Academie KVAB Joos Vandewalle verkozen tot voorzitter van de KVAB.
