Prof. dr. Leen SLAETS
Prof. dr. Leen SLAETS
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Prof. dr. Leen SLAETS

Assistant Professor

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E-mail Leen Copy e-mail
+3211269219 Campus Diepenbeek
Gebouw C
BMO-C130
Prof. dr. Helena (Leen) SLAETS

Prof. dr. Helena (Leen) SLAETS

Research

Discipline codes: Autoimmunity (03011404), Applied immunology (03011403), Autoimmunity (03061404), Neurosciences not elsewhere classified (03012399), Immunomodulation therapy (03013202), Diagnostics not elsewhere classified (03010899), Biogerontology (03011101)

Supervised PhDs

IL-13-overexpressing anti-inflammatory Mφs as a possible suppressor of premature immune aging after spinal cord injury

Naomi Veeningen for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor

Exercise-induced Interleukin-15: a key myokine that improves immunological age by boosting autophagy

Lena Fonteyn for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor

Associations between immunosenescence and cellular senescence as determinants of aging and pathology

Ana Ane Kouri for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor

The therapeutic potential of irisin in MS: targeting three disease hallmarks with one compound

Marie Rutten for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor

Gp130 cytokines in multiple sclerosis: a role in autoimmunity and remyelination

Kris Janssens for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences in 2015
Supervised as Copromotor

Publications

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Projects

11 research projects have been found
View all 11 UHasselt research projects of Prof. dr. Helena (Leen) SLAETS

The therapeutic potential of irisin in MS: targeting three disease hallmarks with one compound (Research)

Immune protective effects of exercise: sex matters (Research)

Immune protective effects of exercise: sex matters (Research)

Aging Screen: Implementation of a state-of-the-art multiplex screening platform on the Health Campus for measuring both cellular aging and disease-specific markers. (Research)

Associations between immunosenescence and cellular senescence as determinants of aging and pathology. (Research)

Cellular Senescence: an Underestimated Player in the Pathology of MS. (Research)

Deep immune-phenotyping of multiple sclerosis patients using advanced spectral flow cytometry (Research)

Multiple sclerosis, a multidisciplinary approach (Research)

Oncostatin M as a Master Regulator of MS Lesion Repair (Research)

Oncostatin M: a master regulator of MS lesion repair (Research)

Oncostatin M as a master regulator of central nervous system lesion pathology (Research)

View all 11 UHasselt research projects of Prof. dr. Helena (Leen) SLAETS

Education

Involved in the following courses

Academic year 2025 - 2026

3950

Experimental Design in Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease

Member of the teaching team
3564

Medical and Molecular Biology

Coordinating lecturer
3581

Medical and Molecular Biology DL

Coordinating lecturer
5466

Medical and Molecular Biology DL

Coordinating lecturer

Academic year 2024 - 2025

3950

Experimental Design in Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease

Member of the teaching team
3620

Immunity

Co-lecturer
3922

Infection and immunity

Coordinating lecturer
3564

Medical and Molecular Biology

Coordinating lecturer
3581

Medical and Molecular Biology DL

Coordinating lecturer

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