Public PhD defences

The IREC and the IoNS are pleased to invite you to the public PhD defence of Mr Nicolas DUBUISSON, entitled:

“New perspectives for the management of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy”

This defence will take place on Monday October, 28th at 5:30 PM in the auditorium Maisin.

Promoters:

Profs. Sonia Brichard et Peter Van den Bergh

The IoNS and the COSY Division are pleased to invite you to the public PhD defence of Ms. Delia DELLA PORTA, entitled:

“Can we Ignore Pain? Testing the Effect of Attention on Mechanical Hypersensitivity with an Experimental Approach”

This defence will take place on Wednesday October, 16th at 4:30 PM in the auditorium Maisin, in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical sciences.

Promoter:

Pr Valéry LEGRAIN, UCLouvain

President:

Pr André MOURAUX, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:

Dr KirstyBANNISTER, King’s College London, UK
Pr Susanne BECKER, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
Dr Dimitri VAN RYCKEGHEM, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Dr Cédric Lenoir, UCLouvain

This presentation will be preceded by a Scientific Workshop starting at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium Maisin.

The COSY Division is pleased to invite you to the public PhD defence of Mx. Flo BLONDIAUX, entitled:

“ Study of the fingerprint of Essential Tremor in motor control and its links on cerebellar-cortical connectivity”

This defence will take place on Wednesday September, 18th at 6:00 PM in the auditorium 51B, in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Engineering Sciences.

Steering Committee:

Prof. Frédéric CREVECOEUR, UCLouvain, Promoter

Prof. Bernard HANSEEUW, UCLouvain, Promoter

Prof. Philippe LEFEVRE, UCLouvain, President

Prof. Laurence DRICOT, UCLouvain

Prof. Gilles VANNUSCORPS, UCLouvain

Prof. Juan Alvaro Gallego , Imperial College London, UK

Prof. Tarkeshwar Singh, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

This presentation will be given in French and will be preceded by a Scientific Workshop starting at 3:15 pm in the meeting room 51B.

Registration for the Scientific Workshop and/or cocktail reception at the end of the day: https://forms.office.com/e/Z0BxQxjenE

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The Institute of Neuroscience (IoNS) and the NEUR Division are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Mr Alexandre Berger, entitled:

« Functional and structural biomarkers to optimize vagus nerve stimulation therapy in drug-resistant epilepsy »

This defence will take place on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024, at 4:30 PM in the 51 G auditorium, in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences.

Promotors:

Pr Riëm EL TAHRY, UCLouvain

Pr Gilles VANDEWALLE, University of Liège.

Jury members:

Pr Bernard Hanseeuw (Président, UCLouvain)

Pr George Ibrahim, University of Toronto, Canada

Pr Robert LEVY, Marcus Neuroscience Institute, USA

Pr Henrik LUNDELL, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Pr Christophe PHILLIPS, University of Liège

Pr Laurence DRICOT, UCLouvain

Pr Jean DELBEKE, UCLouvain

Pr André MOURAUX, UCLouvain

The IoNS and the ICTEAM Division are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Mr Nicolas DELINTE entitled “White matter microstructure estimation and visualization in neuropathological brains via diffusion MRI”,

in order to obtain the qualification of Docteur en sciences de l'ingénieur et technologie.

This event will take place on Monday September, 16th at 5:00 PM in the Auditorium BARB94 (Pl. Sainte-Barbe, LLN).

Promotors:
MACQ Benoit
DRICOT Laurence

Supervisors:
DE TIMARY Philippe
RENSONNET Gaëtan

Jury president:
LEFEVRE Philippe

External jury:
THIRAN Jean-Philippe
MENEGAZ Gloria

The CEMO Division is pleased to invite you to the public defense of Mrs Pauline BECKERS that will take place on Thursday July, 4th at 5:00 PM in the Maisin auditorium (LEW).

Title:  “Implication of system xc- in neuroinflammation during the onset and maintenance of neuropathic pain"

Promoters:

Pr Emmanuel HERMANS, UCLouvain

Pr Ann MASSIE, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

President

Pr André MOURAUX, UCLouvain

Jury members:

Pr Philippe GAILLY, UCLouvain

Pr Anne DES RIEUX, UCLouvain

Dr Eduard BENTEA, KULeuven

Dr Cyril GOUDET, Université de Montpellier, France

Le service d’Anesthésiologie des Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc a le plaisir de vous convier à la défense publique de la thèse du

Docteur Céline KHALIFA

Electroencephalographic and biological predictors of delirium after cardiac surgery
Perioperative indicators of brain vulnerability

Thèse présentée en vue de l’obtention du grade de Docteur en Sciences Médicales

Lundi 24 juin 2024 – 17h30
Faculté de Médecine, UCLouvain
Auditoire Maisin, Avenue E. Mounier, 51

Promoteur
Prof. Mona MOMENI (UCLouvain)
Co-Promoteur
Prof. Vincent BONHOMME (ULg)
Membres du Jury
Prof. Anne-Catherine POULEUR (UCLouvain, Présidente)
Prof. André MOURAUX (UCLouvain, Secrétaire)
Prof. Annie ROBERT (UCLouvain)
Prof. Adrian IVANOIU (UCLouvain)
Prof. Patrice FORGET (University of Aberdeen)
Prof. Grégory HANS (ULg)

The COSY Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Mrs Anne HOFFMANN, entitled:

“Dynamic multisensory integration during human reaching movements”

This event will take place on Wednesday June, 19^th at 4:30 PM in the Maisin auditorium (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical sciences.

Promoter:

Prof. Frédéric CREVECOEUR, UCLouvain

President :

Prof. Valéry LEGRAIN, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:

Prof. Olivier COLLIGNON, UCLouvain

Prof. Philippe LEFEVRE, UCLouvain

Prof. Pierre-Michel BERNIER

Prof. Ilana NISKY

The NEUR Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Mrs Eloïse Gerardin entitled:

« Exploring motor skill learning in acute and chronic stroke phase through robotics and Voxel-based Lesion Symptom Mapping. »

This defence will take place on Monday June 10th, 2024, at 5:00 PM in the Maisin auditorium, in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences.

Promotor:

Pr Yves Vandermeeren (UCLouvain)

Jury members:

Pr Bernard Hanseeuw (Président, UCLouvain)

Dr Benoît HERMAN (UCLouvain)

Dr Laurence DRICOT (UCLouvain)

Pr Yannick BLEYENHEUFT (UCLouvain)

Pr Frédéric CREVECOEUR (UCLouvain)

Pr Thierry LEJEUNE (UCLouvain)

Pr Mindy LEVIN (McGill University, Montréal)

Pr Agnès ROBY-BRAMI (ISIR, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris).

The IoNS and the COSY Division are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Mrs Fanny FIEVEZ that will take place on Thursday April, 25th at 6:00 PM in the Auditorium B51 (LEW).

Title:“ How urgency shapes motor behavior”