Seminars & Training (at ULB)
Impact of liver ischemia/reperfusion injury on dendritic cells : study of Toll like receptor signalling
Patrizia Loi
IMI - rue Adrienne Bolland 8 - 6041 Charleroi
05/12/06 - 12.00
Effects of Ins(1,3,4)P3 3-kinase isoform B inactivation on T, B and mast cells differentiation
Stéphane Schurmans
IBMM/IRIBHM, ULB
IMI - rue Adrienne Bolland 8 - 6041 Charleroi
12/12/06 - 12.00
Signalling in the neutrophil granulocytes : role of calcium and MAPKinase
Assam Harfi
IMI - rue Adrienne Bolland 8 - 6041 Charleroi
19/12/06 - 12.00
IMI contribution in liver transplantation
IBMM : under training
Two Algerian researchers arrived at the Biopole for a training at the IBMM.[more]
IBMM : new microscopy plateforme
The DBM (Department of Molecular Biology) will probably buy a Time lapse fluorescence microscopy.[more]
Delphi Genetics : StabyTM
Delphi Genetics and Eurogentec organized several seminars about their products StabyTM these last weeks.[more]
DNAVision : specialized services
DNAVision proposes its specialized services - DNA sequence - to the Biopole's team.[more]
Seminars for teachers
For the second year, the ULB, in collaboration with the UMH and the Centre de Culture Scientifique organize a seminar cycle for teachers titled "Les sciences du vivant en questionS".[more]
Télévie : new program
This year again, the Biopole ULB Charleroi will organize several actions for the Télévie campaign.[more] IMI contribution in liver transplantationIn a collaborative effort with the Departments of Medicosurgical Gastroenterology and Immunology of the Hôpital Erasme, and the Department of General Surgery of the University Hospital of Ghent, the IMI contributes to develop a new strategy of immunosuppression in liver transplantation with Vincent Donckier as principal investigator. This innovative approach, based on previous studies in experimental models, consists in the infusion of donor stems cells to reduce the need for immunosuppression. The study appeared in the October issue of Liver Transplantation (vol 12: pp. 1523-1528, 2006), a journal published jointly by The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society. It was accompanied by a "highlight editorial" authored by Prof. Thomas Starzl (Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, USA), a pioneer in the field of solid organ transplantation. IBMM : under trainingThanks to a cooperation project between the ULB and the University of Boumerdès (Algeria), two Algerian researchers are undergoing training at the IBMM for one month. Djouher Ait-Idir has joined the Cytokines Laboratory (Véronique Kruys and Cyril Gueydan) and Leila Mizab works in the Experimental Allergology (Alain Jacquet). This training courses take place after several visits of ULB teachers at Boumerdès. IBMM : new microscopy plateformeThe DBM (Department of Molecular Biology) will probably buy a Time lapse fluorescence microscopy. Several demonstrations are planed at the IBMM : after Delta, Leica and Zeiss will show their equipment. Researchers interested will be invited to test this material. Information : Cyril Gueydan, 02 650 98 05 or cgueydan@ulb.ac.be Delphi Genetics : StabyTMIn April, Delphi Genetics and Eurogentec signed a partnership for the marketing of StabyTM products in Europe and the United States. The StabyTM products are kits of molecular biology developed by Delphi Genetics. Thanks to theses kits, experiments of DNA cloning have higher efficiency. Eurogentec and Delphi Genetics have organized seminars about StabyTM in research centers (academic and private) during these last weeks. Information : www.delphigenetics.com DNAVision : specialized servicesSince September, DNAVision is located in the IPG's building on the Aéropole. Its 15 scientists propose their specialised services for the pharmaceutical industry and for the academic research : genotype, full Affymetrix expression profiling, real time PCR… Every laboratory can send or let its samples to analyse at the Aéropole, in a ISO17025 quality environment (the first in Europe). Information : Michael Herman, 071 37 85 27, info@dnavision.be Seminars for teachersThe ULB, in collaboration with the UMH and the Centre de Culture Scientifique organize a seminar cycle for teachers titled "Les sciences du vivant en questionS". These seminars propose to inform about the latest publications or results in research and to provoke discussion about social and ethical questions. The cycle is organized thanks to the scientific collaboration of researchers - in particular from the Biopole ULB Charleroi -, on Wednesday at the CCS (ULB-Parentville). Information : ULB-DRE, Nancy Dath : 071 60 02 03 (ext 9203) or ndath@ulb.ac.be, http://www.ulb.ac.be/ccs/ Télévie : new programThis year again, the Biopole ULB Charleroi will organize several actions for the Télévie operation. All ideas are welcome. If you want to involve yourself in favour of the Télevie, contact the "coordination committee" : Nancy Dath (ext 9203), Christelle Demaret (ext 9560), Françoise Van Brussel (ext 9580). They are looking for volunteers ! |
n collaboration with the Hôpital Erasme and the Hospital of Ghent, the IMI contributes to develop a new strategy of immunosuppression in liver transplantation.
Thesis
Jean-Marc BruletOn November 10, JM Brulet has defended his thesis "Cibler l'oncoprotéine E7 vers la voie de présentation du complexe majeur d'histocompatibilité de classe II : une piste vers un nouveau vaccin contre les lésions (pré)cancéreuses induites par le Papillomavirus Humain de type 16 (HPV-16)"Promoters : Pr O. Leo, Dr S. Hallez
Visits
DRE at the BiopoleThe staff of the DRE (Département des relations extérieures, ULB) came at the Point Centre for a department meeting. During the afternoon, the personnel listened to Michel Goldman and Muriel Moser's presentations. They discussed about relationship between university and enterprises, biotechnology at the ULB, in Walloon region (with bioWin) and in Charleroi (with Biopole ULB Charleroi, IBMM and IMI). The DRE includes teams in charge of communication and relations for the international and the institutional public but also the schools and the public in general.
European cities
An association of European cities invited by the Igretec visited the IBMM and the IMI. This association gathers members of European cities with economic, social or cultural difficulties. Prof. Michel Goldman and prof. Etienne Pays presented the biotechnology in Wallonia and the Biopole ULB Charleroi, focusing on the IBMM and the IMI. The European delegation visited the laboratories with Etienne Pays and Véronique Flamand.
Biopole ULB Charleroi - http://www.biopole.be