Faculty of Sciences

Projects

Projects per year 1971 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2031

• 1 Curtailed
• 43 Not started
• 298 Active
• 1660 Finished

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  RealistRQM: Study of the relational interpretation of quantum mechanics and its incorporation within the framework of the global ontology of realism

  van Helden, A., Hespel, B. & LAMBERT, D.

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics 100%
  • Realism 95%
  • Ontology 63%
  • Quantum Mechanics 40%
  • Paradox 30%

• ER Exit Site Modulation and its Role in Cellular Homeostasis

  Forrester, A.

  1/01/23 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research

• Hybrid nanoparticle-loaded silicon nitride (Si3N4) nanostructures with plasmonic-driven optical properties

  Rassinfosse, L., Lucas, S. & Deparis, O.

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • theses 100%
  • silicon nitrides 78%
  • nanoparticles 54%
  • optical properties 52%
  • electromagnetic interactions 49%

• AMANDA: Atomistic Modeling of the optoelectronic properties AND spinconversion processes in triangulene-based compounds for organic light-emitting diodes Applications

  Ricci, G. & Olivier, Y.

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • light emitting diodes 100%
  • oscillator strengths 52%
  • emitters 41%
  • fluorescence 37%
  • atomic energy levels 27%

• POSITIVE: POrous SIlicates embedding single sites as acTIVE catalysts in the sustainable conversion of biomass derivatives: unveiling the role of the Lewis/Brønsted acid balance

  Maertens, A. & APRILE, C.

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Glycerol 100%
  • Fossil Fuel 68%
  • Environmental Pollution 68%
  • Porosity 67%
  • Green Chemistry 65%

• OncocircGaHV2: Do circular RNAs encoded by the major oncogene of Gallid herpesvirus 2 contribute to the tumorigenesis of the Marek’s disease?

  Chasseur, A., Muylkens, B. & Coupeau, D.

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Gallid Herpesvirus 2 100%
  • Marek Disease 82%
  • Circular RNAs 74%
  • Oncogenes 51%
  • Carcinogenesis 41%

• Characterisation of the functional interplay between the (p)ppGpp alarmone and alternative sigma factors in Caulobacter crescentus

  Saxena, A. & Hallez, R.

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • sigma factors 85%
  • regulon 54%
  • cell cycle 40%
  • mutants 26%
  • research projects 24%

• CenrR/K, a two-component system involved in envelope stress response in Brucella abortus and characterisation of lipids transport system

  Lannoy, A. & De Bolle, X.

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Brucella melitensis biovar Abortus 100%
  • deoxycholic acid 94%
  • stress response 63%
  • lipids 42%
  • mutants 26%

• Bessel-CNNs: Rotation-Invariant and Multichannel Image Recognition with Bessel Functions, Bi-Quaternions and Clifford Algebras

  Delchevalerie, V., Frénay, B. & Mayer, A.

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Bessel functions 100%
  • Image recognition 80%
  • Algebra 73%
  • Physics 61%
  • Image analysis 50%

• Design of bio-controlled insecticides based on bug chitin disruption strategies

  GUILLAUME, L., Michaux, C. & Francis, F.

  1/10/22 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • Halyomorpha halys 100%
  • chitinase 69%
  • chitin 68%
  • insecticides 54%
  • pesticides 21%

• Structure-based drug design and synthesis of selective smallmolecular- weight inhibitors of FXIIa, an attractive target from the intrinsic coagulation cascade

  TRAINA, A., Lanners, S. & POCHET, L.

  1/10/22 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • Coagulation 100%
  • Serine 91%
  • Thrombotic 75%
  • Anticoagulant Agent 62%
  • Oxyanion 59%

• B-yond: Reprogramming the reactivity of main-group compounds for capturing and activating methane and dinitrogen

  Berionni, G., Mathot, M. & WILLEMS, A.

  European Commission - ERC

  1/10/22 → 30/09/27

  Project: Research

• ENCAPCELRAPY: Differentiation and Encapsulation of β-like cells for the treatment of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

  Arnould, T. & SU, B. L.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/27

  Project: Research

  • insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus 100%
  • Stem cells 96%
  • Encapsulation 77%
  • Medical problems 75%
  • encapsulation 70%

• Single Atom Catalysis on hierarchical porous single crystals of metal oxides for the conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol

  MATHIEU, M. & SU, B. L.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Metal Oxide 100%
  • Hydrogenation 88%
  • Single Crystalline Solid 85%
  • Catalysis 77%
  • Porosity 69%

• AC-DC: ACiDo Catalysis

  APRILE, C., CHAMPAGNE, B. & Gaigneaux, E.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/27

  Project: Research

  • Lewis Acid 100%
  • Heterogeneous Catalyst 79%
  • Catalysis 72%
  • Catalyst 34%
  • Hydrocracking 34%

• Deciphering spatiotemporal regulation of antibiotic/copper coresistance in C. crescentus

  Ote, M. & Matroule, J.

  1/10/22 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • regulon 100%
  • copper 64%
  • antibiotics 61%
  • mutants 31%
  • multiple drug resistance 31%

• 4Body: From planetary systems to stellar systems, a dynamical study of the four-body problem

  Doukhanin, N. & LIBERT, A.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • four body problem 100%
  • stellar systems 78%
  • planetary systems 74%
  • binary stars 71%
  • regularity 41%

• FRACTIONS: FRequency domain approach to Analysis and ConTrol of Input- Output Nonlinear Systems

  HASTIR, A. & Mauroy, A.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/25

  Project: Research

  • Nonlinear systems 100%
  • Partial differential equations 77%
  • Nonlinear control systems 51%
  • Spectrum analysis 40%
  • Factorization 38%

• Remote sensing for malaria risk mapping in Senegal: assessing the potential of Sentinel satellite imagery

  Morlighem, C. & Linard, C.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/24

  Project: PHD

  • Satellite imagery 100%
  • Remote sensing 71%
  • Malaria control 32%
  • Human engineering 17%
  • Machine learning 12%

• AUTOMATic: AUTOnomous MAnager for urban Traffic

  Tuci, E., COLIN, J. & Mauroy, A.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/26

  Project: Research

  • Managers 100%
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) 86%
  • Monitoring 26%
  • Law enforcement 26%
  • Telecommunication networks 20%

• LASHG/MM: Liquid-Air Interfacial Second Harmonic Generation Responses Probed by Multiscale Molecular Modeling

  Ramos, T. N. & CHAMPAGNE, B.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/25

  Project: Research

  • liquid air 100%
  • harmonic generations 67%
  • quantum chemistry 47%
  • methodology 30%
  • atmospheric chemistry 29%

• Reaction-diffusion processes on temporal and non-normal networks

  de Kemmeter, J. & Carletti, T.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Metapopulation 100%
  • Segregation 88%
  • Ecosystem 77%
  • Patch 73%
  • niches 60%

• Envelope biosynthesis during growth and cell division of Brucella abortus

  Verhaeghe, A. & De Bolle, X.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Brucella melitensis biovar Abortus 100%
  • cell division 69%
  • biosynthesis 51%
  • lipopolysaccharides 50%
  • Rhizobiales 40%

• PAChIDERM: Role of L,D-peptidases in assembly, maintenance and degradation of diderm bacteria’s envelope

  De Bolle, X., Laloux, G., Soumillion, P. & Collet, J.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/27

  Project: Research

  • proline dipeptidase 100%
  • peptidases 68%
  • peptidoglycans 45%
  • degradation 37%
  • bacteria 34%

• Targeted covalent probes to interfere with homomeric proteinprotein interactions: inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis serine phosphatase through covalent modification of key amino acids

  Garcia Llinas, X., POCHET, L. & Wouters, J.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Oligomerization 100%
  • Serine 91%
  • Ser-Tyr 42%
  • Lys-Ser 41%
  • Fluoride 39%

• Structural and functional characterization of a copper efflux membrane protein : PcoB from Caulobacter crescentus

  Hennaux, L. & Michaux, C.

  1/10/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • Detergent 100%
  • Liposome 98%
  • Protein 88%
  • Antibacterial Agent 59%
  • Protein Hydrolysis 57%

• Unravelling the disorder-aggregation-properties relationships of the intrinsically disordered protein DPF3: towards new antimitotic strategies

  Mignon, J. & Michaux, C.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Intrinsically Disordered Proteins 100%
  • Antimitotic Agents 98%
  • Protein Isoforms 55%
  • Tubulin 36%
  • Proteins 25%

• IN-TENSION: Atomistic modeling of the nanomechanical properties of doped and undoped pi-conjugated polymers for thermoelectric applications

  BRANDT, D. & Olivier, Y.

  1/10/22 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • polymers 100%
  • mechanical properties 76%
  • modulus of elasticity 68%
  • organic semiconductors 64%
  • Poisson ratio 61%

• Comparative assessment of ethinylestradiol and estetrol's disruptive effects on the immune system of zebrafish (Danio rerio)

  Burrattin, L. & Kestemont, P.

  1/10/22 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • Danio rerio 100%
  • xenoestrogens 99%
  • innate immunity 98%
  • immune system 92%
  • oral contraceptives 91%

• PGCspecification: Specification of precursor germ cells (PGC) from somatic cells during early embryogenesis in C. elegans

  PONSARD, P. & Hermand, D.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Terminal Repeat Sequences 100%
  • Germ Cells 81%
  • Embryonic Development 76%
  • Positive Transcriptional Elongation Factor B 45%
  • Phosphotransferases 42%

• AI VNUA 2022-2027: Appui institutionnel entre l'ARES et VNUA 2022-2027

  Lombart, E. & Kestemont, P.

  1/09/22 → 31/08/27

  Project: Research

• MULTICOATINGS4DENTALIMPLANTS: Design and development of advanced multifunctional nano-coatings to enhance the clinical performances of dental implants

  Houssiau, L., Mantovani, D., Houde, V. & Laloy, J.

  1/09/22 → 31/08/25

  Project: Research

  • dental prosthesis 100%
  • prostheses 75%
  • coatings 52%
  • titanium 27%
  • bones 21%

• Deciphering the CTD code of RNA polymerase II in healthy and cancer cells

  Hermand, D., Bachand, F. & Jacques, P. É.

  1/09/22 → 31/08/25

  Project: Research

  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinases 100%
  • RNA Polymerase II 99%
  • Phosphorylation 58%
  • Neoplasms 27%
  • Catalytic RNA 18%

• ! Exploration des mécanismes de prise de décisions par et pour les personnes présentant des difficultés cognitives et résidant en maison de repos

  Rommelaere, C.

  1/06/22 → 31/05/24

  Project: Research

• PHOSPHOR: Investigation of PHOSpholipids-nanophosPHORS interactions by vibrational and thermoluminescence methods

  Cecchet, F. & Boiko, V.

  1/04/22 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

  • Thermoluminescence Method 100%
  • Sum-Frequency Generation 67%
  • Thermoluminescence 67%
  • Vibrational Spectroscopy 54%
  • Marker 45%

• Etude des choix programmatiques des enseignants de sciences face à une réduction du temps d'enseignement-apprentissage

  Dehon, J., Vervoort, A. & Plumat, J.

  1/03/22 → …

  Project: Research Axis

• Characterization of envelope stress responses in Bacteroidetes

  Renzi, F.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • Bacteroidetes 100%
  • stress response 68%
  • homeostasis 48%
  • bacteria 46%
  • Sus 40%

• NHNAI: Nouvel humanisme au temps des neurosciences et de l'intelligence artificielle

  Laurent, N., Tilman, V., Hespel, B. & Poullet, Y.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research

• Characterization of mechanisms activating (p)ppGpp production upon carbon starvation in alpha-proteobacteria

  Marchand, E. & Hallez, R.

  1/01/22 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • alpha-Proteobacteria 100%
  • Ensifer meliloti 99%
  • starvation 74%
  • carbon 53%
  • nitrogen 47%

• ipanema: Interuniversity Platform for the Analysis of the Nanoscale properties of Emerging Materials and their Applications

  Leclère, P., Nysten, B., Maes, B., Cecchet, F., USTARROZ, J., Voué, M., NGUYEN Ngoc, D., Deparis, O. & VISART DE BOCARME, T.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • emerging 100%
  • platforms 93%
  • microscopy 52%
  • failure analysis 50%
  • nanotechnology 42%

• Unveiling the molecular mode of action of general anaesthesia on the cell membrane: a study by surface-sensitive vibrational spectroscopy

  Cecchet, F.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • anesthetics 100%
  • anesthesia 98%
  • lipids 48%
  • spectroscopy 36%
  • membranes 25%

• Characterization of innovative materials by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy

  Idrissi, H., Jonas, A., Simar, A., Jean-Christophe, C., Raskin, J., JACQUES, P., Hermans, S., Godet, S., Lucas, S. & Pardoen, T.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • transmission electron microscopy 100%
  • high resolution 92%
  • characterization 84%
  • federations 47%
  • research and development 34%

• NMR COMPASS: NMR characterisation of COMplex PhAses in Solid-State

  Fusaro, L.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • nuclear magnetic resonance 100%
  • solid state 94%
  • cations 79%
  • characterization 69%
  • anions 59%

• PHOSPORE: Mastering metal-PHOSphonate properties in PORE-size engineered catalysts for bio-refinery processes

  MARCHAL, W., APRILE, C., Fusaro, L., Hermans, S., Ameloot, R., MEYNEN , V. & Hauffman, T.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research

  • Phosphonate 100%
  • Porosity 57%
  • Metal 44%
  • Catalyst 40%
  • Metal Organic Framework 34%

• Transcriptional control of a developmenal transition in Caenorhabditis elegans

  Stubbe, F. & Hermand, D.

  1/01/22 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • RNA Polymerase II 100%
  • Caenorhabditis elegans 94%
  • Gene Expression Regulation 46%
  • Cues 37%
  • Cell Differentiation 34%

• Identification by Transposon Sequencing of essential bacterial genes for chronic Brucella infection in mice and cattle

  Barbieux, E., De Bolle, X. & Van Melderen, L.

  1/01/22 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Brucella 100%
  • brucellosis 80%
  • transposons 75%
  • vaccines 56%
  • essential genes 54%

• BtripCHAct: Csp2- and Csp3-H activation mediated by Lewis superacids derived from 9-boratriptycene

  OSI, A. & Berionni, G.

  1/01/22 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Superacid 100%
  • Methane 61%
  • Alkane 43%
  • Lewis Base 28%
  • Autoclave 28%

• Radiation-induced immune-modulation in head and neck cancer

  SCHIFFLERS, C. & MICHIELS, C.

  1/01/22 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Head and Neck Neoplasms 100%
  • Radiation 74%
  • Radiotherapy 68%
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck 37%
  • Neoplasms 32%

• Ecotoxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles to aquatic organisms: immunomodulation and oxidative stress responses in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

  Beghin, M. & Kestemont, P.

  1/01/22 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • rainbows 100%
  • organisms 86%
  • metal oxides 76%
  • mucus 61%
  • nanoparticles 53%

• Ultrahigh resolution crystal structures: chirality and non-covalent bonding in multicomponent crystal systems and pyramidal Lewis acids

  Wouters, J., Berionni, G. & Leyssens, T.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • chirality 100%
  • acids 84%
  • crystal structure 73%
  • crystals 45%
  • acquisition 41%