Physical activity and cardiometablic health: do sedentary behaviour patterns affect this?
Jen Vanherle for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
The physical activity continuum, exercise-prescription and cardiometabolic health in persons with Multiple Sclerosis: the underexplored (inter)relations and care implications
Ine Nieste for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences in 2024
Supervised as Promotor
Carnosine on the move: histidine-containing dipeptides in the pathophysiology and treatment of multiple sclerosis
Jan Spaas for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences in 2023
Supervised as Promotor
Targeting sedentary behaviour: an activity tracker approach to combat physical inactivity and improve cardiometabolic health
Wouter Franssen for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences in 2022
Supervised as Promotor
Structural characteristics of lumbar paraspinal muscles in non-specific chronic low back pain: the effect of high intensity training
Anouk Agten for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy in 2021
Supervised as Copromotor
High-Intensity Interval Training in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Maxim Verboven for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences in 2019
Supervised as Copromotor
High intensity training in chronic nonspecific low back pain.
Jonas Verbrugghe for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy in 2019
Supervised as Copromotor
Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis: challenging high intense exercise therapy.
Charly Keytsman for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy in 2018
Supervised as Promotor
A comprehensive study of the anterolateral ligament of the knee
Kristof Smeets for the title Doctor of Medical Sciences in 2018
Supervised as Copromotor
Endocrine regulation of lipid mobilization in human obesity: unraveling the role of atrial natriuretic peptide
Kenneth Verboven for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences in 2017
Supervised as Copromotor
Impaired glucose regulation in heart failure: impact of exercise therapy
An Stevens for the title Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy in 2014
Supervised as Promotor
Exercise therapy in multiple sclerosis: the impact of exercise intensity on glucose disposal and muscle contractile properties
Inez Wens for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences in 2014
Supervised as Promotor
Effect of exercise therapy on muscle contractile properties in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerrosis
Tom Broekmans for the title Doctor of Biomedical Sciences in 2011
The Short-Term effectiveness of Sedentary Behaviour interruptions using different physical activitiy patterns on the physical fitness, mental health, and productivity of office workers at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa. (Research)
21/11/2024 - 30/11/2028
Immune protective effects of exercise: sex matters (Research)
01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027
Immune protective effects of exercise: sex matters (Research)
01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027
Healthy Lifestyle in the IMR blue zone: an integrated preventive medicine approach. (Research)
01/09/2024 - 31/08/2027
Mining Human Behavior Patterns from Sensor Data: Exploring the relation between (non-)sedentary behavior and chronic diseases. (Research)
01/01/2025 - 31/12/2026
Physical activity and cardiometablic health: do sedentary behaviour patterns affect this? (Research)
01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026
Train your defence system: muscle-derived myokines tackle immune aging by boosting autophagy (Research)
01/01/2021 - 31/12/2024
Aspalathus Linearis: a new type 2 diabetes antidote in humans? (Research)
01/09/2021 - 31/12/2024
Exercise therapy in Multiple Sclerosis, do we need to revise the traditional moderate to vigorous intensity exercise paradigm? (Research)
01/11/2022 - 31/10/2024
Exercise therapy in Multiple Sclerosis, do we need to revise the traditional moderate to vigorous intensity exercise paradigm? (Research)
01/11/2020 - 31/10/2024
Deep immune-phenotyping of multiple sclerosis patients using advanced spectral flow cytometry (Research)
01/01/2022 - 31/12/2023
Carnosine in neuroinflammation and demyelination: a versatile dipeptide to halt damage and boost repair in Multiple Sclerosis? (Research)
01/11/2019 - 31/10/2023
Carnosine in neuroinflammation and demyelination: a versatile dipeptide to halt damage and boost repair in Multiple Sclerosis? (Research)
Exercise therapy in Multiple Sclerosis, do we need to revise the traditional moderate to vigorous intensity exercise paradigm? (Research)
01/11/2020 - 31/10/2022
Exercise therapy in Multiple Sclerosis, do we need to revise the traditional moderate to vigorous intensity exercise paradigm (Research)
01/10/2020 - 01/10/2022
Carnosine in neuroinflammation and demyelination: a versatile dipeptide to halt damage and boost repair in Multiple Sclerosis? (Research)
01/11/2019 - 31/10/2021
Multiple Sclerosis rehabilitation: does combined low and high intensity exercise therapy prevent health-related comorbidities and improve exercise capacity and muscle strength? (Research)
01/10/2018 - 31/10/2020
Multiple sclerosis, a multidisciplinary approach (Research)
01/01/2015 - 31/12/2019
Impact of muscle carnosine loading on exercise capacity and muscle contractile characteristics in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) and Multiple Sclerosis. (Research)
01/10/2017 - 30/10/2019
Agreement between the UHasselt and PHL in the context of the PhD of Inez Wens titled "Rehabilitation of Persons with MS: influence of exercise on muscle strength and functional exercise capacity" (Research)
16/11/2010 - 15/11/2014
Exercise training in the fasted vs. postprandial state to augment the clinical benefits of long-term in exercise intervention in type 2 diabetes patients (Research)
01/05/2013 - 30/09/2014
Effects of repetitive training programs on upper limb movements and underlying neural networks in persons with multiple sclerosis (Research)