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Jeanne has received a research fellowship

Jeanne Delhez has been awarded a Research Grant by the F.R.S.-FNRS (Fond National de la Recherche Scientifique), with a duration of two years (renewable for additional two years), starting from October 1, 2025. This grant will support her work on the multiscale in silico modeling of the knee joint for the study of osteoarthritis progression and treatment. This project will[...]
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Sophie B. has received a postdoctoral research fellowship

Sophie Bekisz, who recently graduated from her PhD, has been awarded a Postdoctoral Research Grant by the F.R.S.-FNRS (Fond National de la Recherche Scientifique), with a duration of three years: from 1/10/2025 to 30/09/2028. This grant will support her work on the modeling of lymphangiogenesis in osteoarthritis. This project will be conducted at the University of Liège under the supervision[...]
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Marc has received a one-year mobility grant

Marc Joiret has been awarded a mobility grant by Excellence WBI (Wallonia Brussels International), with a duration of 12 months: from 1/12/2025 to 30/11/2026. Thanks to this grant, Marc -who recently graduated from his PhD- will be able to conduct postdoctoral research abroad. He will stay one year in the Chemistry Department at Stanford University (USA) in the lab of professor Steven[...]
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Ahmad received two awards from the journal Wiley Online Library

Ahmad Alminnawi has received two awards: the “Top viewed article” award and the “Top cited article” award, both for his journal paper titled “Cartilaginous endplates: A comprehensive review on a neglected structure in intervertebral disc research” published in the Wiley Online Library. Congratulations!
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Sophie defended her PhD thesis

Sophie Bekisz defended her PhD thesis in Liège on 25 April 2025. Her thesis is entitled “Integrated in vitro and in silico lymphangiogenesis : Development and use of emerging tools to generate mechanistic insights into lymphangiogenic sprouting”. Congratulations, Sophie! Or better said: congratulations, Dr. Bekisz!
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Satanik defended his PhD thesis

Satanik Mukherjee defended his PhD thesis in Leuven on 23 April 2025. His thesis is entitled “Multiscale Modeling of Cartilage Mechanobiology: Insights Into Degeneration and Regeneration”. Congratulations, Satanik! Or better said: congratulations, Dr. Mukherjee!
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Marc defended his PhD thesis

Marc Joiret defended his PhD thesis in Liège on 22 April 2025. His thesis is entitled “Protein synthesis by ribosomes: Agent-based modeling of mRNA translation rates incorporating tRNA modification effects”. Congratulations, Marc! Or better said: congratulations, Dr. Joiret!
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Ahmad has received a travel grant from the FWB

Ahmad Alminnawi has received a travel grant from the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (FWB), which will allow him to attend an international research stay in Barcelona, Spain for 4 months. He will be collaborating with the Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (BMMB) group at the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) to create an osteochondral modeling and simulation tool.
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Niki held her PhD defense

Niki Loverdou defended her PhD thesis in Leuven on 20 February 2025. Her thesis is entitled “Using metabolomics as a tool to identify critical attributes of tissue engineered cartilaginous microtissues”. Congratulations, Niki! Or better said: congratulations, Dr. Loverdou!
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Sophie has received a travel award from the Fondation Arthrose

Sophie Bekisz has received a travel award from the Fondation Arthrose/Osteoarthritis Foundation, which will allow her to attend an international scientific conference on osteoarthritis. She will present her work on the influence of the lymphatic system on joint pathologies – a connection with great potential in the fight against osteoarthritis. (Photo will follow soon)
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