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Laureates of the Charcot Funds

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Charcot Fund Jury 2016

For the Belgian Multiple Sclerosis Study Group

  • Dr Pierrette Seeldrayers (CHU Charleroi)
  • Dr Dominique Dive (ULG)
  • Prof. Alex Michotte (VUB)

For the Belgian Neurological Society

  • Prof. Alain Maertens de Noordthout (General Secretary)
  • Prof Jacques De Keyser (UZ Brussel)
  • Prof. Veerle De Herdt (UGent)

For the Charcot Foundation

  • Prof. Christian Sindic (President)

Charcot Fund 2016 : 238.340 € For fundamental research

Grant

54.000 € / 2 years

Prof. Dr. Ghislain Opdenakker and his team

The project

The search for new protein changes in multiple sclerosis
Rega Institute for Medical Research, KULeuven et UZ Leuven
Detail of the grant

Grant

27.000 €

Prof. Dr. Giulio Muccioli

The project

Evaluation of the effect of NAAA inhibition on the course of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in mice
Université Catholique de Louvain, BPBL Research Group
Detail of the grant

Grant

27.400 €

Prof. Dr. Niels Hellings and Dr. Bieke Broux

The project

Interleukin-24: a new player in MS inflammatory reactions?
Biomedisch onderzoeksinstituut (BIOMED), Universiteit Hasselt
Detail of the grant

Grant

45.000 € / 2 years

Dr. Judith Fraussen and Prof. Dr. Veerle Somers

The project

How aged B cells contribute to MS pathology
Biomedisch onderzoeksinstituut (BIOMED), Universiteit Hasselt
Detail of the grant

Grant

47.490 €

Prof. Dr. An Goris

The project

Investigating demyelination in multiple sclerosis using a multi-disciplinary approach
Laboratory for Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurosciences- KULeuven
Detail of the grant

Grant

37.000 € / 2 years

Prof. Dr. Jerome Hendriks, Dr. Jeroen Bogie and their team

The project

Boosting lesion repair in multiple sclerosis by preventing lipid overload in phagocytes
Biomedisch onderzoeksinstituut (BIOMED), Universiteit Hasselt
Detail of the grant