Charcot Fund: fundamental research

Laureates 2023
Jury
For the Belgian Charcot Foundation
- Prof. Dr. Christian Sindic (President), Em. Professor of Neurology at the Faculty of Medicine, UCLouvain
For the scientific committee of the Charcot Foundation
- Dr. Pierrette Seeldrayers, neurologist
- Prof. Dr. Alain Maertens from Noordhout, Head of the Neurology Department at CHR Citadelle, Liège
- Prof. Dr. Alex Michotte, Head of Neurology Clinic, UZ Brussel
International experts in SEP
- Prof. Axel Petzold, University College London, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Prof. Catherine Lubetzki, Head of Neurology Department, Pitié Salpetrière Hospital, Paris

Phospholipid synthesis as a therapeutic target to promote brain repair in MS patient
Prof. Jeroen Bogie and Prof. Johan Swinnen
UHasselt - Biomedical Research Institute
€60,000
1 year
2 years

SDMT: eye movements, information processing speed, or both?
Prof. Jeroen Van Schependom, Prof. Miguel D'haeseleer, Prof. Guy Nagels and MSc Mieke D'hooge
VUB and National MS Center Melsbroek
€47,046
1 year
2 years

Project ‘miRNA-loaded extracellular vesicles for the stimulation of central nervous system repair in the scope of multiple sclerosis
Prof. Anne des Rieux and Prof. Vincent van Pesch
UCLouvain
€60,000
1 year
2 years

TIMP-1 peptide therapy to boost remyelination in multiple sclerosis
Dr Jana Van Broeckhoven and Prof. Niels Hellings
UHasselt
€61,000
1 year
2 years

Characterizing Smoldering MS with advanced MRI and soluble biomarkers
Prof. Pietro Maggi and Prof van Pesch
UCLouvain - Cliniques Universitaires St Luc and Institute of Neurosciences
€44,800
1 year
2 years

Engaging the immune system for remyelination in the brain of progressive MS patients, using BDNF-engineered regulatory T cells
Dr Inez Wens, Prof. Nathalie Cools and Mr Jasper Van den Bos
UAntwerpen
€51,770
1 year
2 years

Epstein-Barr virus reactivity in a well-characterized longitudinal multiple sclerosis cohort
Prof. An Goris, Prof. Dr Bénédicte Dubois and Mr Dries De Wit
KULeuven - Laboratory for Neuroimmunology
€40,000
1 year
2 years

Targeting fatty acid synthesis to induce remyelination in multiple sclerosis
Prof. Jerome Hendriks, Dr Sanne Verberk and Prof. Johan Swinnen
UHasselt and KULeuven
€55,400
1 year
2 years

Matrix metalloproteinases – unravelling the opposing functions in MS
Dr Jennifer Vandooren
KULeuven
€25,908
1 year
2 years

The gut-(microbiota-)brain axis in multiple sclerosis: unravelling the involvement of the CNS barriers.
Prof. Roosmarijn Vandenbroucke
UGent and VIB
€60,000
1 year
2 years

Forever young – the epigenetic clock of OPCs
Prof. Tim Vanmierlo, Prof Daniel van den Hove and Drs. Assa Tiane
UHasselt
€43,500
1 year
2 years

Development of a CD19 CAR T cell therapy for multiple sclerosis
Dr Barbara Willekens and Prof. Nathalie Cools
UAntwerpen
€72,400
1 year
2 years
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