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Mol, Vlaanderen, België

What is the influence of our living and occupational environment on our health? VITO develops together with research partners, government and industry solutions for our living environment to increase our healthy life years.Research domains: - human exposure and health impact - healthy public spaces Translating research findings into actionable policy recommendations aimed at building on a healthier living environment

Diepenbeek, Vlaanderen, België

Project: "Translocation of black carbon from the mother to the fetus. Development of a new internal label-free biomarker of black carbon exposures and its link with the early life origin of health and disease concept."Research Objectives: imaging and detection of black carbon in cells, tissue and body fluids; understanding the translocation of particles from maternal exposure to fetus; studying carbon load in biological matrices and the early microcirculatory functionShowed the presence of CDPs at the fetal side of human placenta Skills: CDP detection and characterization using confocal microscopy-based techniques, tissue processing, immunohistochemistry, lab analytical skills, literature searching, analysis, drafting manuscripts and grant proposal. Promoters: Prof. dr. Tim Nawrot (Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University), Prof. dr. Marcel Ameloot (Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University) and Prof. dr. ir. Maarten Roeffaers (Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven)

Hasselt University

Project: "Bio-imaging and size determination of combustion-derived particles to assess their toxicology following transplacental translocation from mother to fetus." Research Objectives: differentiation between combustion-derived particle (CDP) size fractions and aggregation states, study of CDP toxicokinetics during pregnancy Skills: CDP detection and characterization using confocal microscopy-based techniques, tissue processing, immunohistochemistry, lab analytical skills, literature searching, analysis, drafting manuscripts and grant proposal. Promoters: Prof. dr. Tim Nawrot (Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University), dr. Hannelore Bové (Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University) and Prof. dr. ir. Maarten Roeffaers (Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven)

Diepenbeek

Senior Internship "Controlled Release Using Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers"Promoter: Prof. Dr Anitha Ethirajan Supervisor: Drs. Senne Seneca Techniques: Nanocapsule Synthesis, Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Lipid Vesicle Preparation, Extrusion Method

Institute For Materials Research, Diepenbeek

"Synthesis of an Acrylic Dimer Library via Photo-CMP and RAFT Polymerization"Promoter: Prof. Dr Tanja Junkers Supervisor: Drs. Jeroen De Neve TechniquesReversible Addition Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization, Photo-Induced Mediated Radical Polymerization (photo-CMP), Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (H-NMR), Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS), Online Infrared Spectroscopy, Column Chromatography, Recycling Gel Permeation Chromatography (R-GPC)

Diepenbeek

"Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles and Artificial Lipid Bilayers"Promoter: Prof. Dr Anitha Ethirajan Supervisor: Drs. Senne Seneca Techniques Nanoparticle Synthesis, Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Light Microscopy, Microbubble Synthesis, Artificial Lipid Bilayer Synthesis, Lipid Vesicle Preparation, Quartz-Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring (QCM-D), Extrusion Method

Diepenbeek

"Characterization of Conjugated Polymeric Nanoparticles Based on Varying Amounts of Poly(P-Phenylene-Vinylene) for Use in Bioimaging Applications"Promoter: Prof. Dr Anitha EthirajanSupervisor: Dr. Martijn Peters Techniques Nanoparticle Synthesis, Dynamic Light Scattering, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Zeta Potential Measurements, Fluorescence Microscopy

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Doctoral School Of Sciences & Technology

The aim of the Doctoral School of Sciences & Technology (DS S&T) is the training of internationally oriented PhD students towards.

Master Of Science - Msc, Biomedical Sciences, General

Magna cum laude Electives: - Nanomedicine - Biomimetische Polymere Materialen en "Smart Materials" - Process Lines in Microsystem Technology

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Biomedical Sciences, General

Science - Mathematics (6H)

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