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NARILIS researchers joined forces at the Relais pour la vie
On September 23-24, NARILIS participated to the Relay for Life with a dynamic and highly motivated team of researchers.
UNamur – SCK●CEN PhD student Naomi Daems wins a Young Investigator Award and a Poster Award at the ERRS-GBS Conference 2017
Naomi Daems' research aims to develop a cancer theranostics platform based on the use of gold nanoparticles able to act both as radiosensitizers for cancer radiation therapy and as contrast agents for diagnostic imaging.
Congratulations to Marie Haufroid and Elise Pierson who presented the “Best Communication” at the Journées Franco-Belges de Pharmacochimie 2017
The “Journées Franco-Belges de Pharmacochimie” is a recognized annual meeting on Medicinal Chemistry, gathering medicinal chemists mainly from France and Belgium. The 31st edition was held on 14-15 September 2017 in Spa.
World's leading experts of Brucella biology at the UNamur
On September 6-8, NARILIS organized a unique symposium on Brucella biology in the honor of Prof. Jean-Jacques Letesson.
Twenty NARILIS scientists and clinicians attended the "Publication workshop" led by John Carpenter
On September 4-6, NARILIS had the great pleasure to welcome John Carpenter at the UNamur. He is a highly experienced consultant in communications, medical writer and trainer (John Carpenter Medical Communications, UK).
NARILIS radiobiology research on the front cover of Medical Physics
The THERAPLUS project aims at taking advantage of novel nanoscale materials to enhance the performance of current cancer radiation therapies. This project is supported by the Walloon Region and joins the expertise from both the Laboratory of Analysis by Nuclear Reaction (Prof. Stéphane Lucas and Prof. Anne-Catherine Heuskin) and the Laboratory of Cellular Biology (Prof. Carine Michiels) of the UNamur.
Research for a better understanding of atherosclerosis, "first killer" in Belgium
Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death in Belgium! This pathology, linked to the progressive narrowing of the arteries with age, is responsible for thrombosis, embolism, myocardial infarction and stroke. These cardiovascular diseases due to atherosclerosis account for up to 45% of all deaths.