Lies Archives - Biomechanics Research Unit

Bernard, Luiz and Lies have published in the Publications Office of the European Union

Bernard Staumont, Luiz Ladeira and Liesbet Geris, among other co-authors, have published a report in the repository Publications Office of the European Union. The title is “2023-2024 Report of the Society for the Advancement of AOPs Knowledgebase Interest Group”. The Society for the Advancement of AOPs Knowledgebase Interest Group (SKIG) is a vibrant assembly of more than[...]

Bernard, Luiz, Alessio and Lies have published in the journal ALTEX

Bernard Staumont, Luiz Ladeira, Alessio Gamba and Liesbet Geris, among other co-authors, have published a paper in the journal Alternatives to Animal Experimentation (ALTEX). The title of the paper is “Mapping physiology: A systems biology approach for the development of alternative methods in toxicology”. The full publication can be read here. The paper introduces Physiological[...]

Claire and Lies have published in the journal Circulation

Claire Villette and Liesbet Geris, among other co-authors, have published an original research paper in the scientific journal Circulation. The title of the paper is “Targeting uPARAP Modifies Lymphatic Vessel Architecture and Attenuates Lymphedema”. The full publication can be read here. Congratulations!

Our group organizes the byteMAL 2025

This year, our group is the local organizer of the byteMAL, a bioinformatics and systems biomedicine conference organized by and for early-career researchers and students. For the first time, the byteMAL conference will take place in Leuven: Monday, April 14th 2025. The local organizing committee members are: Lies Geris Luiz Ladeira Bernard Staumont Loïc Comeliau Laura[...]

BSTE 2024: Several team members presented their research

The 2024 edition of the Belgian Symposium of Tissue Engineering (BSTE) took place in Leuven. Several team members presented their research. We had some oral presentations in several sessions: Biomechanics and in silico modeling: Laura Lafuente-Gracia and Loïc Comeliau Cell Biology & Molecular Pathways: Ehsan Sadeghian Biofabrication & Bioprinting: Ayse Kose Clinical translation: Gabriele Nasello And also some[...]

Lies has been awarded the UvA honorary doctorate

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is awarding an honorary doctorate to our principal investigator Liesbet Geris. Lies will receive the honorary doctorate for her groundbreaking scientific work in the field of in silico medicine and the Virtual Human Twin, and its integration into clinical practice. The ceremony will take place during the celebration of the Dies Natalis[...]

Ehsan and Lies published in Materials Today Bio

Ehsan Sadeghian and Lies Geris, among other authors, have published a paper in the journal Materials Today Bio. The paper is entitled “Influence of physicochemical characteristics of calcium phosphate-based biomaterials in cranio-maxillofacial bone regeneration. A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of preclinical models” and you can read it here. Congratulations on your paper!

Marc and Lies published in Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

Marc Joiret and Liesbet Geris have published the original research paper “Reversing the relative time courses of the peptide bond reaction with oligopeptides of different lengths and charged amino acid distributions in the ribosome exit tunnel” in the Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. You can read the full paper here. Well done!

Ahmad and Lies have published in JOR Spine

Ahmad Alminnawi and Liesbet Geris, among other co-authors, have published a review paper in the JOR Spine. The paper is titled “Cartilaginous endplates: A comprehensive review on a neglected structure in intervertebral disc research”. This paper emphasizes the importance of the cartilaginous endplates in intervertebral disc degeneration and lower back pain and its potential as[...]

Ehsan and Lies have published in Functional Biomaterials

Ehsan Sadeghian and Liesbet Geris, among other co-authors, have published an original research paper in the Journal of Functional Biomaterials. The paper is titled “An Empirical Model Linking Physico-Chemical Biomaterial Characteristics to Intra-Oral Bone Formation” and is fully accesible here. Congratulations on your paper, well done!