The Vrije Universiteit Brussel received 3 European Research Council starting Grants. Prof. Wim De Malsche was awarded for Exploiting Vortices to Suppress Dispersion and Reach New Separation Power Boundaries.
On December 10th, 2015 San HADŽI obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Structural and thermodynamic basic of transcription regulation of the higBA2 toxin-antitoxin module from Vibrio cholerae
Promotoren: Prof. Dr. Remy Loris & Prof. Dr. Jurij Lah
Joint PhD with the University of Ljubljana
On 8th December 2015 Van Overmeire Eva obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Characterization and regulation of distinct macrophage subsets during tissue injury and tumor growth
promotoren: Prof. Dr. ir. Jo Van Ginderachter & Prof. Dr. Patrick De Baetselier
On November 30th 2015 Pallab Bhowmick obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
The role of structural disorder in the degradation signal in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Peter Tompa
Co-promotor: Dr. Mainak Guharoy
On October 28th 2015 Jozef Dingemans obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the cystic fibrosis lung and the role of shear stress in disrupting alginate matrix biofilms
Promotors: Prof. Dr. em. Pierre Cornelis & Prof. Dr. Daniël Charlier
On September 25th 2015 Audrey Rivière obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Bifidogenic and butyrogenic effects of prebiotic arabinoxylan-oligosaccharides, a kinetic and molecular approach
Promotor: Prof. Dr. ir. Luc De Vuyst
On August 25th 2015 Liu Han obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Characterization of a transcription factor involved in the regulation of β-alanine metabolism in the hyperthermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Eveline Peeters & Prof. Dr. Daniël Charlier
On July 3th 2015 Thi Loan Anh NGUYEN obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Exploration of factors shaping gut microbiota composition and immunological contribution in gastrointestinal disorders
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Jeroen Raes
Co-promotor: Prof. Dr. Adrian Liston
Joint PhD with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)
Een nieuw biotech bedrijf werd opgericht: Confo Therapeutics, een spin-off van VIB en de Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Een sterk syndicaat geleid door Capricorn Health-Tech Fund, en met Qbic en SOFI investeren in een eerste closing van €3 Mio. Deze middelen zullen worden ingezet om het innovatieve CONFO® technologieplatform verder te ontwikkelen en om nieuwe geneesmiddelen te ontwikkelen.
On June 18th 2015 Jennifer CNOPS obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Bio-engineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Experimental African trypanosomosis IFNy as a key mediator of immunopathogenesis
Promotor: Prof. Dr. ir. Stefan Magez
