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Laureates of the Charcot Funds

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Charcot Fund Jury 2015

For the Belgian Multiple Sclerosis Study Group

  • Dr Pierrette Seeldrayers (CHU Charleroi)
  • Dr Bernard Dachy (ULB)
  • Prof. Alex Michotte (VUB)

For the Belgian Neurological Society

  • Prof. Alain Maertens de Noordthout (General Secretary)
  • Prof Wim Van Paesschen (Président, KUL)
  • Dr Souraya El Sankari (UCL)

For the Charcot Foundation

  • Prof. Christian Sindic (President)

Charcot Fund 2015 : 221.364 € For fundamental research

Grant

32.000 € / 2 years

Prof. Dr. Peter Ponsaerts - Prof. Dr. Annemie Van der Linden

The project

In vivo interleukin-13 mRNA gene therapy for modulation of neuroinflammatory lesions: a pre-clinical proof-of-concept study in the cuprizone mouse model of multiple sclerosis
University of Antwerpen
Detail of the grant

Grant

20.000 €

Dr. Lode Goethals

The project

Pre-clinical application of radiolabeled VCAM1 targeted nanobodies as molecular imaging probe for accurate detection of disease extent in multiple sclerosis
UZ Brussels - Departements of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Detail of the grant

Grant

16.000 €

Prof. Dr. Niels Hellings

The project

Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells as potential modulators of Multiple Sclerosis
University of Hasselt - Biomed
Detail of the grant

Grant

43.300 €

Prof. Dr. An Goris - Dr. Ide Smets

The project

A role for B Cells in Immunomodulatory Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
KULeuven - Laboratorium for Neuroimmunology
Detail of the grant

Grant

36.000 € / 2 years

Dr. Rachelle Franzen

The project

Multiple sclerosis: Insights into the molecular aspects of Central Nervous system demyelination and remyelination: The role of the Elongator complex
University of Liège- GIGA Neurosciences
Detail of the grant

Grant

38.250 €

Prof. Dr. ir. Guy Nagels - Prof. Dr. Xavier De Tiege

The project

GTA-MEG as a biomarker for cognition in MS
University of Brussels - National MS Centrum - ULB
Detail of the grant

Grant

35.813,84 €

Dr. Karel Dewulf

The project

Detrusor Underactivity in Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Smooth Muscle Cells and Altered Autonomous Innervation
KULeuven - Laboratory of Experimental Urology
Detail of the grant