Public PhD defences

The CEMO Division is pleased to invite you to the public defense of Ms. Caren Jabbour, entitled:

“Molecular mechanisms of aneuploidy and glioblastoma aggressiveness induced by DIAPH3 loss”

This event will take place on Thursday January, 8th at 5:00 PM in the auditorium E (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Promoters
Pr. Nicolas TAJEDDINE, UCLouvain
Pr. Fadel TISSIR, UCLouvain

President
Pr. Pascal KIENLEN-CAMPARD, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury
Pr. Anabelle DECOTTIGNIES, UCLouvain
Pr. Guido BOMMER, UCLouvain
Pr. Bernard ROGISTER, ULiège
Dr. Jihane BASBOUS, Université de Montpellier

Dear IoNS members,   

The IoNS and the NEUR division are pleased to invite you to the public defense of Ms. Estelle Gathy, entitled:

« Bimanual motor skill learning in patients with chronic stroke: impairments, rehabilitation with the Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE) and brain damage correlations »

This event will take place on Tuesday, February 17^th, 2026, at 5:30 PM in the MAISIN auditorium (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Motor Sciences. 

Promoters:

Prof. Yves VANDERMEEREN (UCLouvain), Belgium

Prof. Yannick BLEYENHEUFT (UCLouvain), Belgium

Members of the Jury:

Prof. Julie DUQUE (UCLouvain), Belgium

Prof. Nick WARD (UCL), United Kingdom

Prof. Geert VERHEYDEN (KULeuven), Belgium

Prof. Robert HARDWICK (UCLouvain), Belgium

Dr. Laurence Dricot (UCLouvain), Belgium.

The LouRIM and the IoNS are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Maxime Griot

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Wednesday March, 11th at 5:00 PM

Auditorium Central D Maisin 
Avenue Emmanuel Mounier, 51 (LEW)

“A Methodology for Developing and Integrating Large Language Models into Electronic Health Records to Support Clinical Workflows"

To obtain the final qualification of Doctor in Engineering and Technology

Promoters:

Pr Jean Vanderdonckt, UCLouvain

Pr Demet Yuksel, UCLouvain

President

Pr Charles Pecheur, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:

Pr Sébastien Jodogne, UCLouvain

Pr Gaëlle Calvary, Université Grenoble Alpes, France

Pr Marc Cavazza, University of Stirling, United Kingdom

Pr Coralie Hemptinne, UCLouvain

Contact: maxime.griot@uclouvain.be

The IoNS and the NEUR division are pleased to invite you to the public defense of Mr Youssef Bellaali, entitled:

« Metacognition and Self-Awareness: Neural and Cognitive Mechanisms in Brain Ageing and Alzheimer’s Disease »

This event will take place on Thursday, March 26^th , 2026, at 5:00 PM in the « VERRIÈRE » auditorium (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor in Medical Sciences.

Promoters:

Prof. A. Ivanoiu (UCLouvain), Belgium

Prof. B. Hanseeuw (UCLouvain), Belgium

Members of the Jury:

Prof. M. Missal (UCLouvain), Belgium

Prof. A. Mouraux (UCLouvain), Belgium

Prof. J. Woodard (UCLouvain), Belgium

Prof. S. Engelborghs (VUB), Belgium

Prof. P. Vannini (Harvard Medical School), Boston, USA.

The Anesthesiology Department at Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc and the COSY Division are pleased to invite you to the public defense of Dr. Nassim TOUIL's thesis.

Title: Study of “Rebound Pain” afer Regional Anesthesia in Orthopaedic Surgery - A Process for Improving Regional Anesthesia in the Context of Personalised Ambulatory Care

To obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Medical Sciences

This event will take place on Thursday April, 2nd at 5 :30 PM  - Faculté de Médecine, UCLouvain Auditoire G, Avenue E. Mounier, 51

Promoter

Prof. Patricia Lavand’homme (UCLouvain)                                                                                                                                                           

Co-Promoter

Prof. Mona MOMENI (UCLouvain)

Members of the Jury

Prof. Olivier Cornu (UCLouvain, President)

Prof. Xavier Libouton (UCLouvain, Secretary)

Prof. André Mouraux (UCLouvain)

Prof. Luc Sermeus (UCLouvain)

Prof. Éric Albrecht (CHU Vaudois)

Pr Michele Carella (CHU Liège)

Pr Ilse Degreef (UZ Leuven)

The IoNS and the NEUR division are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Emilie Banse, entitled:

« Sacred Duty, Silent Suffering? A Multimethod Investigation of Medical Culture and Physician Burnout »

This event will take place on Tuesday, April 7th at 6:00 PM in the LACROIX auditorium (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Psychological Sciences.

Promoters:

Prof. De Timary (UCLouvain), Belgium

Prof. Mikolajczak (UCLouvain), Belgium

Members of the Jury:                   

Prof. Roskam (UCLouvain), Belgium

Prof. Delroisse (UCLouvain), Belgium

Prof. Lenoir (ULiège), Belgium

Prof. Bayot (Uliège, UNamur), Belgium

Prof. Lahaye (UCLouvain), Belgium

Prof. LaDonna (UOttawa).

The NEUR and the Science and Technology division (ICTEAM) are pleased to invite you to the public defense of Mr. Colin Vanden Bulcke, entitled:

« Reproducible in vivo characterization of multiple sclerosis lesions using multi-modal MRI »

This event will take place on Wednesday, April 22nd at 5:00 P.M in the auditorium « 51 B (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Engineering Sciences and Technology.

Promoters:

Prof. Benoît Macq (UCLouvain), Belgium. 

Prof. Pietro Maggi (UCLouvain), Belgium.

Members of the Jury:

Prof. Laurent Francis (UCLouvain), Belgium   

Prof. Sébastien Jodogne (UCLouvain), Belgium 

Dr. Laurence Dricot (UCLouvain), Belgium 

Prof. Martina Absinta (Humanitas University, Milan), Italy

Prof. Alessandro Daducci (University of Verona, Verona), Italy

Dr. Diana Sima (Icometrix, Leuven), Belgium 

Prof. Saïd Mahmoudi (UMons, Mons), Belgium. 

La soutenance publique de Edouard DUCOFFRE pour l'obtention du grade de Doctorat en Sciences de la motricité de l'UCLouvain, aura lieu le vendredi 29 mai 2026 à 16h45 auditoire COUB12 (LLN).

La thèse est intitulée: 

" Measuring social participation and personal related factors in individuals with brain lesions in the context of evidence-based neurorehabilitation "

Le jury est composé de Mesdames et Messieurs les Professeurs

Président du Jury :  DE GEUS Sebastiaan

Promoteur : BLEYENHEUFT Yannick

Copromoteur : ARNOULD Carlyne (HE Louvain en Hainaut)

Membres du jury : SAUSSEZ Geoffroy (secrétaire), PENTA Massimo, PARADIS Julie (HE de Vinci)

Membres extérieurs du jury : IMMS Christine (University of Melbourne, Australie) &  BATCHO Charles Sèbiyo (Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada)

Vous y êtes cordialement invités

The CEMO Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms. Sophie van Doorslaer, entitled:

“Regulation of satellite cells and myogenesis by exercise and hypoxia”

This event will take place on Tuesday August 18th at 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium Coubertin 11 (LLN), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Motor sciences.

Promoter:
Pr. Louise Deldicque, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:
Pr. Robert Hardwick, UCLouvain
Pr. Luc Bertrand, UCLouvain
Pr. Jean-Paul Thissen, UCLouvain
Pr. Sophie Joanisse, University of Nottingham
Dr. Florian Britto, Université de Paris Cité

The IPSY, the IoNS and the NEUR division are pleased to invite you to the public defense of Mr. Gregorio Sorrentino, entitled:

« Advances in the diagnosis and neurorehabilitation of spatial neglect and distractor inhibition impairments using XR »

This event will take place on Wednesday, August 26^th, 2026, at 5:00 PM in the 51B Auditorium, in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor in Medical Sciences.

Promoters:

Prof. Martin Edwards (UCLouvain) 

Prof. Thierry Lejeune (UCLouvain)

Members of the Jury: 

Prof. Valéry Legrain (UCLouvain)

Prof. Bernard Hanseeuw (UCLouvain)

Prof. Gilles Rode (Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France)

Prof. Brigitte C. Kaufmann (University of Lucerne, Switzerland)

Prof. Céline Gillebert (UZ Leuven).

The IoNS and the NEUR division are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Yasmine Salman, entitled:

« Defining MRI signatures of Alzheimer's disease pathologies in the medial temporal lobe: bridging in vivo and ex vivo imaging »

This event will take place on Tuesday, September 1^stat 5:00 PM in the « MAISIN » auditorium (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Medical Sciences.

Promoters:

Prof. Bernard Hanseeuw, UCLouvain, Belgium

Prof. Bernard Gallez, UCLouvain, Belgium

Members of the Jury:      

Prof. Yves Vandermeeren, UCLouvain, Belgium

Dr. Laurence Dricot, UCLouvain, Belgium

Prof. Aleksandar Jankovski, Clinique Sud Luxembourg Vivalia, Belgium

Dr. Nicolas Joudiou, UCLouvain, Belgium

Prof. Rik Vandenberghe, KULeuven, Belgium

Prof. Laura Wisse, Lund University, Suède.

The COSY Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Amélie Johnson, entitled:

“My voice will protect your hand: Testing the selectiveness of hypnotic analgesia using psychophysics and neurophysiology”

This event will take place on Wednesday, September the 2nd at 5:00 PM in the Auditorium Central 51 C (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences 

Promoters:
Pr Valéry Legrain, UCLouvain
Dr Christine Watremez, UCLouvain

President:
Pr André Mouraux, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:
Pr Alexandre Heeren (UCLouvain)
Pr Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse (ULiège)
Pr Mathieu Landry (Université de Laval, Canada)
Pr Patrik Vuilleumier (Université de Genève, Suisse)

The IoNS and the NEUR division are pleased to invite you to the public defense of Mrs. Elise Collard, entitled:

« Exploring Vagal Nerve Activity in the Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg and their Non-Epileptic Controls »

This event will take place on Monday, September 7^th, 2026, at 11:00 AM in the « ICP 2 » room (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Promoters :

Prof. Riem El Tahry (UCLouvain), Belgium 

Prof. Antoine Nonclercq (ULB), Belgium

Members of the Jury: 

Prof. Pascal Kienlen-Campard (UCLouvain), Belgium   

Prof. André Mouraux (UCLouvain), Belgium 

Prof. Robrecht Raedt (Ghent University), Belgium

Prof. Vaughan Macefield (Monash University), Australia

Prof. Antoine Depaulis (University of Grenoble), France

Prof. Kenju Miki (Nara Women’s University), Nara-shi, Japan.

The IREC (MORF division) and the IoNS are pleased to invite you to the public defense of Mr. Guillame Glaudot, entitled:

« Structural Biomarkers of the Human Spinal Cord: A Morphometric Study from Macro to Microscale »

This event will take place on Monday, September 7^th, 2026, at 5:30 PM in the 51 B auditorium, Avenue Mounier 51, (Woluwé-Saint-Lambert).

Promoters :

Prof. Catherine Behets (UCLouvain), Belgium

Dr. Aleksandar Jankovski (UCLouvain), Belgium

Members of the Jury: 

Prof. Yves Vandermeeren (UCLouvain), Belgium

Prof. Frédéric Lecouvet (UCLouvain), Belgium  

Prof. Benoît Lengelé (UCLouvain), Belgium 

Prof. Julien Cohen-Adad (Polytechnique Montréal), Canada.

Prof. Fabrice Parker, (Kremlin-Bicêtre), Paris, France.

The COSY Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Enimie HERMAN, entitled:

“From infants to children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: motor and non-motor responses to Evidence Based Practice intensive interventions.”

This event will take place on Monday September, 14 at 5:30 PM in the Espace Cassiers, Institut de Psychiatrie, Avenue Emmanuel Mounier, 18, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (LEW), 

in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Motor Sciences.

Promoters : 

Prof. Yannick Bleyenheuft, UCLouvain, Belgium (co-promoter)

Prof. Sylvie Chokron, France (Co-promoter)

Members of the Jury:

Prof. William Poncin, UCLouvain, Belgium (President) 

Prof. Martin Edwards, UCLouvain, Belgium (Secretary) 

Prof. Marie-Cécile Nassogne, UCLouvain, Belgium 

Prof. Andrea Guzzetta, Pisa, Italy 

Prof. Stéphane Marret, Rouen, France

The NEUR division is pleased to invite you to the public defense of Ms. Coralie Van Ravestyn, entitled:

« Exploring Motor and Cognitive Mechanisms of Motor Control and Skill Learning after Stroke: A Robotics and Multimodal Brain Imaging Approach »

This event will take place on Monday, October 5^th at 5:30 PM in the « MAISIN » auditorium (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Promoters:

Prof. Yves Vandermeeren, UCLouvain Belgium

Prof. Thierry Lejeune, UCLouvain, Belgium

Members of the Jury:     

Prof. Riëm El Tahry, UCLouvain, Belgium

Prof. Laurence Dricot, UCLouvain, Belgium

Prof. Frédéric Crevecoeur, UCLouvain, Belgium

Prof. Martin Edwards, UCLouvain, Belgium

Prof. Lukas Volz, University of Cologne, Germany.

Prof. Friedhelm Hummel, EPFL, Switzerland.

The IoNS and the NEUR division are pleased to invite you to the public defense of Ms. Anna Stolting, entitled:

« Characterising the heterogeneity and clinical significance of paramagnetic rim lesions in Multiple Sclerosis »

This event will take place on Tuesday, November 10^th at 4:00 PM in the « 51 G »auditorium (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Promoters:

Prof. Pietro Maggi, UCLouvain Belgium

Prof. Vincent Van Pesch, UCLouvain, Belgium

Members of the Jury:       

Prof. Yves Vandermeeren, UCLouvain, Belgium

Prof. Bernard Hanseeuw, UCLouvain, Belgium

Prof. Clara Ballerini, University of Florence, Italy

Prof. Tanja Kuhlmann, University of Münster, Germany

Prof. Pascal Sati, Cedars-Sinai, USA.

Le lundi 27 janvier 2025 à 16H30
SOCRATE -242
Place du Cardinal Mercier 10, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Madame Alice VAN AUDENHAEGE
Soutiendra publiquement sa thèse en vue de l’obtention du grade de
Doctorat en sciences psychologiques et de l’éducation
FROM EYES TO LANGUAGE: A MULTIMODAL APPROACH TO EXPLORE VISUAL-LANGUAGE PROCESSING BEYOND TYPICAL VISUAL ORTHOGRAPHY.
 

Composition du jury :
Promoteurs :
Prof. Olivier COLLIGNON (PSY/IPSY) – Secrétaire
Prof. Arnaud SZMALEC (PSY/IPSY)
Membres :
Prof. Jolijn VANDERAUWERA (PSY/IPSY)
Prof. Gilles VANNUSCORPS (PSY/IPSY) – Président
Prof. Maaike VANDERMOSTEN (KULeuven)
Dr. Chotiga PATTAMADILOK (Université Aix-Marseille, France)
 

Vous êtes cordialement invité.e à assister à cette soutenance
publique.

The CEMO Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Farah ISSA, entitled:

“Metabotropic glutamate receptors and TRPC1 channel: role in synaptic plasticity”

This defence will take place on Monday January, 27th at 5:00 PM in the Maisin auditorium, in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical sciences.

Promotors:
Prof. Philippe GAILLY, UCLouvain
Prof. Roberta GUALDANI, UCLouvain

President:
Prof. Emmanuel HERMANS, UCLouvain

Jury members:
Prof. Françoise GOFFLOT, UCLouvain
Prof. Laurence RIS, UMons
Prof. Clive BRAMHAM, University of Bergen, Norway

The COSY Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms. Chiara LEU, entitled:

“THE RHYTHMS OF PAIN: UNCOVERING THE FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAIN PERCEPTION AND THE MODULATION OF ONGOING OSCILLATIONS ”

This defence will take place on Friday February, 14th at 4:00 p.m. in the Auditorium 51 B (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical sciences.

Promoter:
Prof. Giulia LIBERATI, UCLouvain

President:
Prof. Valéry LEGRAIN, UCLouvain     

Jury members:
Prof. Valérie GOFFAUX, UCLouvain
Prof. André MOURAUX, UCLouvain
Prof. Sylvie NOZARADAN, UCLouvain
Prof. Paolo BELARDINELLI, University of Trento, Italy
Prof. Markus PLONER, Technical University of Munich, Germany
 

The presentation is followed by a drink (registration link).

The IoNS and the NEUR division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Lise Colmant, entitled:

Screening for Alzheimer' pathology in the elderly population: focus on spatial navigation

This defence will take place on Thursday March, 6th at 5:00 p.m. in the Auditorium Maisin (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Medical Sciences.

Promoter:
Bernard Hanseeuw, UCLouvain

Co-promoter:
Philippe Lefèvre, UCLouvain

President of the jury:
Yves Vandermeeren, UCLouvain

Members of the jury:
Adrian Ivanoiu, UCLouvain
Laurence Dricot, UCLouvain
Gillian Coughlan, Harvard Medical School, USA
Jiri Cerman, Charles University, Czech Republic

The defence will be followed by a drink.

Registraton link: https://forms.office.com/e/jyW8DeKJt2

The COSY Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Solenn GOUSSET, entitled:

“Novel approaches to investigate central sensitization: from experimental models to clinical perspectives”

This event will take place on Tuesday March, 25th at 5:00 PM in the auditorium 51B, in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Promotor:
Prof. André MOURAUX, UCLouvain

Co-promotor:
Dr. Emanuel VAN DEN BROEKE, KULeuven

President of the Jury:
Prof. Emmanuel HERMANS, UCLouvain   

Jury members:
Prof. Patricia LAVAND’HOMME, UCLouvain
Dr. Jeroen ELASSAISS-SCHAAP, Leiden University, Netherlands
Prof. Patrice FORGET, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Dr. Caterina LEONE, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

The IoNS and the FSM are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Mr. Raphaël Da Rosa Macedo Mesquita, entitled:

“Neuromechanics of running, contribution to the comprehension of the relationship between bouncing mechanics, kinematics and muscular coordination”

This defence will take place on Tuesday March, 25th at 5:30 PM in the Auditorium Coubertin (Faculté des Sciences de la Motricité, Place Pierre de Coubertin 2, LLN), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Motor sciences.

Promoters:
Pr Arthur DEWOLF, UCLouvain
Pr Patrick WILLEMS, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:
Pr Robert HARDWICK, UCLouvain
Pr Julie DUQUE, UCLouvain
Pr Guillaume BASTIEN, UCLouvain
Pr Bénédicte VANWANSEELE, KULeuven
Dr Alessandro SANTUZ, MDC Berlin

The IPSY and the IoNS are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Mr Siddharth TALWAR, entitled:

Auditory Processing and Categorization: Development, Organization and Reorganization.

This defence will take place on Wednesday April, 30 at 10:30 a.m. in the Salle du Conseil (A224) (LLN), in order to obtain the doctorate degree in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Promotor : COLLIGNON Olivier
President of the jury:  GOFFAUX Valérie
Members of the jury: MOURAUX André (secretary), NOZARADAN Sylvie
External members of the jury: OP DE BEECK Hans (KULeuven) and WEISZ Nathan (Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg, Austria)

We are pleased to invite you to the public PhD defense of Quentin Dessain, which will take place on Wednesday, May 21 at 4 PM, in the BARB 94 auditorium at LLN.

The thesis title is:

Brain biomarkers from diffusion MRI: correction of motion artifacts, acceleration of microstructure estimation, and disease classification with transformers.

The defense will begin with a presentation of about 45 minutes, followed by a Q&A session, a deliberation, and, if all goes well 🤞, an official proclamation. The defense will be followed by a drink starting at around 6 PM at the Maxwell cafeteria, where a buffet will be provided!

In order to help us with the organization, could you please fill out this form indicating your presence: https://forms.gle/VEfaC3CbawtB9trC7

The defense will also be accessible remotely via Teams for those who are not able to attend in person: Rejoignez la réunion maintenant 

We hope to see you there!

The COSY Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Iqra SHAHZAD, entitled:

“Keeping in touch with what we see: how vision influences tactile spatial perception”

This defence will take place on Tuesday June, 17th at 2:00 p.m. in the 51B auditorium, in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical sciences.

Promotors
Prof. Olivier Collignon, UCLouvain
Pror. André Mouraux, UCLouvain

President
Prof. Valérie Goffaux, UCLouvain           

Jury members
Prof. Frédéric Crevecoeur, UCLouvain
Dr Monica Gori, IIT Genova, Italy
Prof. Elena Azañon, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
Prof. Emiliano Ricciardi, Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca, Italy

The presentation will be followed by a drink.

To help with the organization, please confirm your attendance by filling out the following Google Form.

The COSY Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Seyma KILCIOGLU, entitled:

“Addressing Barriers to the Implementation of Intensive Functional Interventions in Children with Cerebral Palsy”

This event will take place on Friday June, 20th at 4:00 p.m. in the room ICP2 (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of motor sciences.

President

Prof. Julie DUQUE, UCLouvain

Promoter

Prof. Yannick BLEYENHEUFT, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury

Prof. Yves VANDERMEEREN, UCLouvain
Prof. Frédéric CREVECOEUR, UCLouvain
Prof. Immaculada RIQUELME, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
Prof. Eugene RAMECKERS, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

The NEUR Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Mr Thomas Gérard, entitled:

« Study of [18F]MK-6240, a second-generation tau PET tracer, for the diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer’s disease and other tauopathies ».

This event will take place on Wednesday June 25th at 5:00 PM in the auditorium 51G (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor in Medical Sciences.

Promoters: 

Pr. Bernard Hanseeuw, UCLouvain

Pr. Renaud Lhommel, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury :

Pr. Pascal Kienlen-Campard (President, UCLouvain)

Pr. François Jamar (Secretary, UCLouvain)

Pr. Adrian Ivanoiu (UCLouvain)

Pr. Donatienne Van Weehaeghe (Gent University, Belgium)

Pr. Eric Guedj (Aix-Marseille University, France).

The COSY Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Dominika DRAZYK, entitled:

“On delays and decisions: The influence of temporal and spatial uncertainties on oculomotor anticipation.”

This event will take place on Tuesday July, 8th at 5:00 p.m. in the Auditorium Maisin (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Promoter:
Prof. Marcus MISSAL, UCLouvain

President:
Prof. Nicolas TAJEDDINE, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:
Prof. Sylvie NOZARADAN, UCLouvain
Prof. Andre MOURAUX, UCLouvain
Prof. Jennifer COULL, Aix-Marseille University, France
Prof. Peter JANSSEN, KU Leuven, Belgium

The IoNS and the NEUR division are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Dr Frédéric LONDON, entitled:

“A multiparametric approach of multiple sclerosis combining clinical, neuropsychological, radiological and patient-reported outcome measures”

The defence will take place on Wednesday July, 9th at 5:00 p.m. in the auditorium 51B, in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Medical sciences.

Promoters:
Pr Souraya EL SANKARI, UCLouvain
Pr  Vincent VAN PESCH, UCLouvain

President:
Pr André MOURAUX, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:
Pr Thierry DUPREZ, UCLouvain
Pr Marie-Pierre DE PARTZ, UCLouvain
Pr Aurélie RUET, Université de Bordeaux, France
Pr Dominique DIVE, Université de Liège

Presentation in French

The defence will be followed by a drink.

To help with the organization, we would be grateful if you could confirm your attendance by filling out the following form - (RSVP via https://forms.gle/p4WbQW2GfJPU2xsW9) 

The COSY Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Mr Louisien LEBRUN, entitled:

“Intrinsic and extrinsic factors modulating HFS-induced Secondary Hyperalgesia”

This event will take place on Monday August, 25th at 5:00 PM in the auditorium Maisin (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Medical Sciences.

Promoter: 
Prof. André Mouraux, UCLouvain

President:
Prof. Emmanuel Hermans, UCLouvain

Prof. Susana Ferrao Santos, UCLouvain, Belgium, Reporter
Dr. Emanuel van den Broeke, KULeuven, Belgium
Prof. Jean-Marie Maloteaux, UCLouvain, Belgium
Prof. Rolf-Detlef Treede, Heidelberg University, Germany
Prof. Gilles Naeije, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium

The IoNS and the NEUR division are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Elena Acedo Reina, entitled:

« Investigating Vagus Nerve Modulation During Temporal Lobe Seizures in a Kainic Acid Rat Model »

This event will take place on Wednesday August 27^th at 5:00 PM in the MAISIN auditorium (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Medical Sciences.

Promoters: 

Prof. Dr. Riëm El Tahry – UCLouvain, Belgium

Prof. Antoine Nonclercq – ULB, Belgium 

President : 

Prof. Emmanuel Hermans – UCLouvain, Belgium

Members of the Jury:          

Prof. André Mouraux – UCLouvain, Belgium

Prof. Robrecht Raedt – UGent, Belgium

Prof. Dr. Estelle Rikir – CHN William Lennox, Belgium 

Prof. Dominique Durand, CWRU, USA.

The IoNS and the NEUR division are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Venethia Danthine, entitled:

« Translating Neurophysiological Research into Clinical Practice: The Role of EEG and Motor Evoked Potentials in Optimizing Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy ».

This event will take place on Monday September 8th at 5:00 PM in the MAISIN auditorium (LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Medical Sciences.

Promoters:

Prof. Dr. Riëm El Tahry – UCLouvain, Belgium

Prof. Giulia Liberati (UCLouvain), Belgium 

Members of the Jury:                   

Prof. Marcus Missal (UCLouvain), Belgium

Prof. André Mouraux (UCLouvain), Belgium

Prof. Antoine Nonclercq (ULB), Belgium

Prof. Kristl Vonck (Ugent), Belgium

Prof. Jukka Peltola (Tampere University), Finland

Prof. Yaroslav Winter (Saarland University), Germany 

The IoNS and the NEUR Division are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Anaïs GREGOIRE, entitled:

“Brain structural markers improve prediction of cochlear implant outcomes in postlingual deafness”

This event will take place on Monday September, 15th at 5:30 p.m. in the Auditorium Cassiers (Institut de Psychiatrie - 2nd floor, 18 av. E. Mounier), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Medical Sciences.

Promoters:
Pr Huart, UCLouvain
Pr Kupers, Copenhagen University, Denmark
Pr Deggouj, UCLouvain

President:
Pr Mouraux, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:
Pr Lomber, McGill University, Canada
Pr Lefèbvre, Université de Liège
Pr Dricot, UCLouvain
Dr Decat, UCLouvain

IoNS and FSM are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Anna Piperi entitled “Sex differences in the responses to exercise training in extreme environments”.

Promotor : Prof. Louise Deldicque, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:

Prof. Marc Francaux, UCLouvain

Prof. Bénédicte Schepens, UCLouvain

Prof. Bas de Geus, UCLouvain,

Prof. Grégoire Millet, University of Lausanne

Dr. Janne Bouten, INSEP
 

The CEMO Division is pleased to invite you to the public defense of Ms Marion DOURTE, that will take place on Wednesday November, 12th at 5:00 PM in the Maisin Auditorium (LEW), entitled “The Nose as a Neurological Frontline: Unraveling Tauopathy through the Olfactory Gateway”

Promoter:
Pr. Pascal KIENLEN-CAMPARD, UCLouvain

President:
Pr. Bernard HANSEEUW, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:
Pr. Philippe GAILLY, UCLouvain
Pr. Anabelle DECOTTIGNIES, UCLouvain
Pr. Patricia RENARD, UNamur
Pr. Charles NICAISE, UNamur
Pr. Luc BUEE, Université de Lille, France

The COSY Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Mr Simon VANDERGOOTEN, entitled:

“From Earth to Orbit: Influence of graviceptive inputs on reach and grip behavior”

This event will take place on Wednesday November, 19th at 4:30 PM in the auditorium A.03 Sces (LLN), in order to obtain the final qualification of  Doctor in Engineering Sciences

Promoter:

Prof. Philippe Lefèvre, UCLouvain

President:

Prof. Pierre-Antoine Absil, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:

Prof. Frédéric Crevecoeur, UCLouvain

Prof. Lionel Bringoux, Aix Marseille Université, France

Prof. Pierre Denise, Université CAEN Normandie, France 

Prof. Joseph McIntyre, Tecnalia & Ikerbasque, Spain 

The presentation will be followed by a drink

The COSY Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Mr. Marc-Henri LOUIS, entitled:

“Early Prognostic Factors in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Biopsychosocial Investigation Towards Stratified and Personalized Management”

This event will take place on Thursday December, 4th at 5:00 PM in the auditorium G (auditoires centraux - LEW), in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Medical sciences.

Promoters:

Prof. Anne Berquin, UCLouvain

Pror. Valéry Legrain, UCLouvain

President :

Prof. André Mouraux, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:

Prof. Séverine Henrard, UCLouvain

Prof. Olivier Barbier, UCLouvain 

Prof. Jenny Lewis, University of Bath, UK

Prof. Daniel Ciampi de Andrade, University of Aalborg, Denmark 

The NEUR Division is pleased to invite you to the public thesis defence of Nathalie Kyalu Ngoie Zola, entitled:

Molecular Signature distinguishing tauopathies

The defence will take place on Monday January 22nd, 2024, at 5:00 PM in the Maisin auditorium, in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences.

Supervisors :

Prof. Bernard Hanseeuw (UCLouvain)
Dr. Didier Vertommen (UCLouvain)

Jury members :

Prof. Pascal Kienlen-Campard (Président, UCLouvain)
Prof. Mark H. Rider (Secrétaire, UCLouvain)
Prof. Vincent Van Pesch (UCLouvain)
Prof. Nicolas R. Barthélemy (Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, USA)
Prof. Luc Buée (Université de Lille, France).

The NEUR Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Mr Alexis Lheureux, entitled:

« Cues and sensory manipulations to modulate long-range autocorrelations in gait variability among patients with Parkinson's disease. »

This defence will take place on Monday January 29th, 2024, at 5:00 PM in the Maisin auditorium, in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Medical Sciences.

Promotors:

Prof. Thierry Lejeune (UCLouvain)

Jury members:

Prof. Marcus Missal (Président, UCLouvain)

Prof. Gaëtan Stoquart (Secrétaire, UCLouvain)

Dr. Thibault Warlop (UCLouvain)

Prof. Alice Nieuwboer (KULeuven)

Prof. Caroline Moreau (Université de Lille, France).

The NEUR Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Mrs Victoria Van Regemorter, entitled:

« Sniffin’ odors in the aging population?  Smells like a new way to predict postoperative outcome! »

This defence will take place on Wednesday February 14th, 2024, at 6:00 PM in the Maisin auditorium, in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences.

Promotors :

Prof. Caroline Huart (UCLouvain)

Prof. André Mouraux (UCLouvain)

Jury members :

Prof. Bernard Hanseeuw (Président, UCLouvain)

Prof. Mona Momeni (Secrétaire, UCLouvain)

Prof. Marie de Saint-Hubert (UCLouvain)

Prof. Philippe Rombaux (UCLouvain)

Prof. Naïma Deggouj (UCLouvain)

Prof. Marie-Agnès Docquier (UCLouvain)

Prof. Thomas Hummel (University of Dresden)

Prof. Vincent Bonhomme (ULg).

The CEMO Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Alexia COSSARD, entitled:

“Crosstalk between signaling pathways for the regulation of neocortical development”

This defence will take place on Friday March, 8th at 5:30 PM in the Maisin auditorium, in order to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Promoter:

Pr Yves JOSSIN, UCLouvain

President:

Pr Pascal KIENLEN-CAMPARD, UCLouvain

Jury members:

Pr Frédéric CLOTMAN, UCLouvain

Pr Philippe GAILLY, UCLouvain

Pr Sergi SIMÓ, Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy, UC Davis, Davis, California, USA

Pr Bernard LAKAYE, Department of Biomedical and Preclinical Sciences, ULiège, Belgium

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”

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 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

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 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

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 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 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

TEAMS: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZWViYjk1MGMtNjNiMy00ZmE1LTgzMGQtNjg3OGI5YWJkMDg3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%227ab090d4-fa2e-4ecf-bc7c-4127b4d582ec%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22786fd5a2-03c0-44cd-87a6-d09adb971faf%22%7d

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 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 COSY Division is pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms Astrid Carton de Tournai, entitled "Amélioration des capacités motrices des nourrissons atteints de paralysie cérébrale unilatérale grâce à un entraînement intensif”

This event will take place on Tuesday November, 12th at 6:30pm in the Auditorium Maisin (LEW).

Promoters:

Pr Yannick BLEYENHEUFT, UCLouvain
Pr Yves VANDERMEEREN, UCLouvain

President:

Pr Laurent PITANCE, UCLouvain

Members of the Jury:

Pr Julie DUQUE, UCLouvain
Pr Marie-Cécile NASSOGNE, UCLouvain
Pr Rodrigo ARANEDA, Université Andres Bello, Chili
Pr Andrew GORDON, Université de Columbia, USA
Pr Ann-Christin ELIASSON, Institut Karolinska, Sweden

This presentation will be preceded by a Mini Symposium starting at 4:30 p.m. in the Auditorium Maisin.

The IoNS and the CEMO Division are pleased to invite you to the public defense of Mr Emilien BOYER, entitled:

 “Advancing Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis: From Blood Soluble Biomarkers to EVs" to obtain the final qualification of Doctor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical sciences.

This event will take place on Monday December, 2nd at 5:30 pm in the Maisin Auditorium.

Promoter:

Pr Pascal KIENLEN-CAMPARD, UCLouvain

Co-Promoter:

Pr Bernard HANSEEUW, UCLouvain

President

Pr Emmanuel HERMANS, UCLouvain

Jury members:

Pr Philippe GAILLY, UCLouvain

Pr Vincent VAN PESCH, UCLouvain

Pr Charles RAMASSAMY, Université de Laval, Québec

Pr Sylvain LHEMANN, Université de Montpellier, France