Yesterday, Minister Valérie Glatigny presented the Baillet Latour Biomedical Award of 1.000.000€ to Thomas Marichal for his research project in the field of respiratory viral infections.

This study, published by Stéphanie Herkenne (Laboratory of Molecular Angiogenesis) suggests that OPA1 could be a new therapeutic target for breast cancers, especially triple-negative cancers.

Gilles Vandewalle and Pierre Maquet (GIGA-CRC in vivo Imaging) obtain a 200.000€ funding to better understand Parkinson's disease (Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Diseases Research -JPND).

Cette nouvelle méthode d’analyse génétique ultra-rapide (moins de 48h) et fiable développée au GIGA offre un réel espoir pour les jeunes patients sévèrement malades en soins intensifs.

AI offers insights into quantifying consciousness in different altered states of consciousness.

Michael Herfs' team (Laboratory for Experimental Pathology, GIGA-Cancer) demonstrates that, by drastically inhibiting innate immunity, human papillomaviruses (HPV) promote the development of bacterial vaginosis.

The project of Prof. Eric Salmon, director of the GIGA CRC in vivo imaging at the University of Liège, is one of the 18 projects to be funded in Belgium by the Foundation.

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This EuroNanoMed III project focuses on new nanoparticles conjugated to DX243 as a neuroprotective drug for hearing loss.

For his postdoctoral research project at the Animal Genomics Unit  aiming to uncover IBD causative genes using state-of-the-art CRISPR gene editing technologies and single cell transcriptomics in hematopoietic stem cells and intestinal organoids.

Projects of excellence that bring together leading research laboratories from the north and south of the country to boost basic research.