IoNS Special Interest Groups (SiG)

SIG PAIN

Special Interest Group on Translational Pain Research

Normal and pathological pain covers many biological, psychological and social aspects. Research on its mechanisms therefore requires the collaboration of different research disciplines. The Special Interest Group PAIN aims to develop translational pain research by bringing together basic and clinical neuroscientists exploring the neurobiology and psychophysiology of pain in cell models, animal models, healthy human individuals and patients. SIG PAIN includes several clinicians involved in the management of chronic pain. To promote this multidisciplinary research, SIG PAIN organizes joint scientific activities and supports cross-disciplinary project.

Involved Research Groups/Divisions

• NOCIONS – Human Pain Research Labs (including SpacePain group & InsuLab; COSY)
• NFAR - Neuropharmacology (CEMO)
• FYCL – Laboratory of Cell Physiology (CEMO)
• Service d’anesthésiologie CUSL (CEMO & COSY)
• Centre de lutte contre la douleur CUSL (COSY)
• Centre multidisciplinaire de la douleur chronique CHU Namur (COSY)

Spokesperson(s)

Valéry Legrain

SiG members

CEMO: Philippe Gailly, Roberta Gualdani, Emmanuel Hermans, Fabienne Roelants, Pauline Braconnier, Mathilde Charlier, Thibaud Parpaite, Clara Bourgy, Alessia Romanin, Clara Neumeister, Doua Benaissa

COSY: Anne Berquin, Valéry Legrain, Giulia Liberati, Patricia Lavand’homme, André Mouraux, Caroline Meyer, Yaser Fathi Arateh, Lieve Filbrich, Dounia Mulders, Chiara Leu, Iqra Shahzad, Javier Chavez Cerda, Vladimir Aron, Aïcha Boutachkourt, Gabrielle Herbillon, Avgustina Kuzminova, Gwenaëlle Mievis, Marc-Henri Louis, Carlo Matej Rinaudo, Arnaud Steyaert, Amélie Van Caekenberghe, Alexiane De Munter, Artem Dobrosmyslov, Gloria Ricci, Mattia Ravasio, Onur Alti

NEUR: Etienne Masquelier, Ron Kupers

SIG ALZAD

Special Interest Group on Alzheimer's disease and associated dementias

Research on fundamental and clinical aspects of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been historically associated with the IoNS since its creation. Alzheimer's disease and associated dementias (ALZAD) is a collaborative group that unites four research teams currently working at IoNS, focusing on research related to aging, memory and dementia from both clinical and molecular perspectives. Their major common goal is a better understanding of the biological mechanisms underpinning AD and dementia conditions, the identification of tools for a better early diagnosis and the most appropriate care for patients with AD. While each team explores de different aspects of AD and dementia with their own background and expertise, this special interest group bring them together to combine their mutual and complementary strengths to in common projects facilitating translational research.

Involved Research Groups/Divisions

• Louvain Aging Brain Lab (PI: Bernard Hanseeuw) from NEUR
• Aging and Dementia (PI: Pascal Kienlen-Campard) from CEMO
• Laboratory of Cell Physiology (PI: Philippe Gailly) from CEMO
• InsuLab (PI: Giulia Liberati) from COSY

Spokesperson(s)

Pascal Kienlen-Campard

SiG members

Bernard Hanseeuw, Adrian Ivanoiu, Laurence Dricot, Renaud Lhommel, Lisa Quenon, Thomas Gérard, Lara Huyghe, Yasmine Salman, Axelle Vanparys, Flo Blondiaux, Nicolas Delinte, Julia Goloubeva, Paul Dulieu, Graziella de Broqueville, Amina Sellimi, Pegah Masrori, Jean-Louis Bayart, Clémence Balty, John Woodard, Vincent Malotaux, Sandra Tomé, Florence Vanhoof, Pascal Kienlen-Campard, Nuria Suelves Caballol, Esther Paître, Deborah Xining Palomares Pedroviejo, Shirine Saleki, Louise Deltenre, Marine Van Calsteren, Joana Jorgii, Laia Berridi Chamorro, Manuel Johanns, Giulia Liberati, Giulia Funghi, Aichia Boutachkourt, Philippe Gailly

SIG TOUCH

Special Interest Group on touch

The Special Interest Group TOUCH aims to develop transla<onal and interdisciplinary research on touch research by bringing together neuroscien<sts, doctors, and engineers who are have research interest to explore the neurobiology and psychophysiology of the sense of touch as well as new techniques for haptic stimulation. SIG TOUCH also encompass multisensory research involving tactile interactions. To promote this interdisciplinary research, SIG TOUCH organizes joint scientific activites and supports cross-disciplinary projects.

Involved Research Groups/Divisions

Research groups: TANGI LAB, GRIP, NOCIONS, CPP-LAB, NTMD, RHYTHM & BRAIN
Research divisions: NEUR and COSY

Spokesperson(s)

David Gueorguiev

SiG members

David Gueorguiev (TANGILAB, COSY) + team: Sébastien Forest, Karina Driller, Matej Mayet, Thanh-loan Le 

Olivier Collignon (CPP-Lab, COSY) + team: Matuszewski Jacek, Barilari Marco, Talwar Siddarth, Xu Yufeng + Iqra Shazad (Collaborator)

Sylvie Nozaradan (Rhythm and brain, COSY) 

Julien Lambert, Cédric Lenoir, Sébastien François (NTMD, COSY) 

Frédéric Crevecoeur, Benoît Delhaye, Philippe Lefèvre (Sens Motion Lab, COSY) + team: Alexandre Thyrion, Astrid Doyen, Chaewoo Kim, Donatien Doumont, Clara Braconnier, Clémence Vandamme, François Lessage, Guillaume Duprez, Louis Lovat, Simon Vandergooten, Amir Pour Mohammadi, Zhaochong Cai, Viktoriia Kozadaeva, Nina van Mastrigt 

André Mouraux (NOCIONS, COSY) + team : Artem Dobrosmyslov 

Olivier Barbier, Xavier Libouton (NEUR)