Charcot Fund: fundamental research
Laureates 2026
Jury
Representing the Belgian Charcot Foundation
Dr. Sarah Laurent (Chair)
Neurologist and MS Expert, CHU St Pierre, Brussels
Representing the Foundation's Scientific Committee
Prof. Dr. Guy Laureys
Head of the Neurology Department, CHR Citadelle, Liège
Prof. Dr. Pierre Coulie
Professor of Immunology, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve
Invited Experts
Prof Anne-Katrin Pröbstel
Director of Center for Neurology & Clinic for Neuroimmunology, University Hospital Bonn
Dr. Serena Borelli
Neurologist and MS Expert, Erasme, Brussels
Dr. Pierrette Seeldrayers
Neurologist and MS Expert
Targeted Nanomedicines for cGAS-STING Silencing in Multiple Sclerosis
Prof. Anne des Rieux
60.000 €
1 year
2 years
MSMacGut: Genetic Stratification of Gut-Brain Axis Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Shauni Doms and Prof. Jerome Hendriks
UHasselt
53.978 €
1 year
2 years
Defining the epigenetic fingerprint of EBV in MS through single-cell multiomic approach
Prof. Bénédicte Dubois
UZ Leuven
47.700 €
1 year
2 years
Unveiling the Role of FCRL5⁺ B Cells in the Immunopathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis
Prof. Vincent van Pesch
UCLouvain
40.000 €
1 year
2 years
Targeting proteolytic pathways in MS: modulating macrophage responses to myelin debris
Prof. Jennifer Vandooren
KULeuven
39.000€
1 year
2 years
Regulatory T cell – blood brain barrier interactions drive loss of remyelination capacity
Prof. Bieke Broux and Dr. Paulien Baeten
UHasselt
50.000 €
1 year
2 years
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