Agenda
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Mental maps with and without vision: Forming cognitive maps of space based on the visual and haptic senses
To successfully find our way in a familiar or unfamiliar environment we need to build up some sort of mental map of this environment.
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The role of the anti-inflammatory protein Interleukin-38 in health and disease
Inflammation in our bodies should neutralize something harmful, such as an infection, and contribute to (wound)healing. An excessive or chronic inflammation can rather cause disease.
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Mitochondrial Diseases also have an impact on cognitive functioning and mental health
A mitochondrial disease is a rare, hereditary disease, with a progressive nature. Due to defects, the mitochondria fail to produce enough energy for the cell.
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The effect of genes and the environment on differences in the immune and blood clotting systems of healthy people in Tanzania
Many regions in sub-Saharan Africa are undergoing an unprecedented wave of urbanization, which is accompanied by changes in lifestyle, such as decreased physical activity and dietary changes.
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Moving towards a toxic-free environment: Modelling fate and effects of problematic chemicals
Chemical pollution is constantly putting pressure on the environment. However, given the number of chemicals, species and sites involved, monitoring and testing for everything are undesirable because of financial, practical and ethical constraints.
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Instrumented measurements in the diagnostics of mastication- and swallowing difficulties in children.
Speech language pathologists play an important role in the diagnostic process of feeding and swallowing disorders. The diagnostic process consists of an observation of a feeding session and a clinical assessment.
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Cell particles in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatiod arthritis (RA) is a joint disease that has a major impact on the patient's vitality. To better understand the disease, we studied cell vesicles (EVs) in RA.
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From bench to bioinformatics: dissecting the mechanisms that regulate cilium homeostasis
Primary cilia are small antenna’s that protrude from the cell surface to regulate cell-cell communication during development. Malformation or dysregulation of the cilia lead to a rage of rare diseases called ciliopathies.
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The role of signaling molecules and sugar-proteins in the interaction between dendritic cells and T cells
The immune system is responsible for rejection after organ transplantation, with a main role for the dendritic cell and the T cell.
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Current outcomes and new developments in bone-anchored hearing systems
Although suffering from progressive hearing loss, Ludwig van Beethoven was a successful musician in the 18th century.
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The importance of lifestyle for health and disease: A focus on sitting, physical activity and diet
In daily life, long periods of sitting, physical inactivity and unhealthy eating habits are common. It is known that this lifestyle is detrimental to our health, but less is known about how individual habits interact.
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A microfluidic approach for forward design of modular cell-free genetic networks
For the creation of a synthetic cell, we need to design an algorithm which controls every action of this cell. This algorithm should thus read, and take action on, all information that is stored on the synthetic genome.
