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Laureates of the Charcot Funds

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Jury of the Charcot Fund 2022

for the Belgian Charcot Foundation

Prof. Dr. Christian Sindic (President), Professor Emeritus of UCLouvain

for the scientific committee of the Belgian Charcot Foundation

Prof. Dr Bernard Dachy, Head of Department of Neurology and Revalidation, CHU Brugmann.

Prof. Dr. Alain Maertens de Noordhout, Head of Department of Neurology, CHR Citadelle, Liège.

Prof. Dr Alex Michotte, Head of Department of Neurology, UZ Brussels.

International MS expert

Prof. Dr. Patrick Vermersch, Head of Department of Neurology of CHU Lille, France

Charcot Fund 2022 : € 500,000 For multiple sclerosis fundamental research

Grant

60,000 €/ 2 years

Prof. Geert Van Loo

The project

Investigating itaconic acid as a critical immunometabolite in multiple sclerosis.
UGent and VIB
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Grant

40,482 €/ 2 years

Dr. Jennifer Vandooren

The project

Microglia-associated enzymes in multiple sclerosis.
KULeuven - Rega Institute for Medical Research
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Grant

45,000 €/ 2 years

Prof. Jerome Hendriks and Prof. Jeroen Bogie

The project

CD36: a lipid transporter as novel target to boost lesion repair in MS.
UHasselt - BIOMED
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Grant

36,000 €/ 2 years

Prof. Tim Vanmierlo and Prof. Rudy Schreiber

The project

Restoring myelin, the brain’s favorite fat.
UHasselt and Maastricht University
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Grant

53,000 €/ 2 years

Prof. An Goris and Prof. Patrick Matthys

The project

Characterization of natural killer cells and their diversity in multiple sclerosis.
KULeuven
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Grant

120,000 €/ 2 years

Prof. Bieke Broux - Prof. Niels Hellings - Prof. Piet Stinissen - Prof. Veerle Somers - Dr. Judith Fraussen - Prof. Markus Kleinwietfeld - Dr. Bert Opteijnde - Dr. Liesbet Peeters - Prof. Tim Vanmierlo - Dr. Leen Slaets - Dr. Baharak Hosseinkhani

The project

Study of the immune system of MS patients, using advanced spectral flow cytometry.
UHasselt - BIOMED
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Grant

50,000 €/ 2 years

Prof. Dr. Vincent van Pesch and Prof. Giulio Muccioli

The project

Study of novel bioactive molecules to promote oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelin formation.
UCLouvain
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Grant

59,040 €/ 2 years

Prof. Nathalie Cools and Dr. Judith Derdelinckx

The project

Dendritic cell-derived extracellular vesicles: mediators of immune tolerance.
UAntwerpen
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