BIRD Grant

Call for BIRD research grant 2021

AIM:

To promote clinical and basic research on inflammatory bowel diseases by young investigators in Belgium.

RESEARCH GRANT:

Three BIRD research grants of 6000 Euros each will be awarded each year
A first part of 2000 Euro will be awarded after acceptation, a second after presentation during an (inter)national gastroenterology congress and a third one after full publication.

INITIAL CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

to be announced (+/- Feb - 2021)

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION:

to be announced (+/- mid March 2021)

WHO CAN APPLY:

Young clinicians and scientists who are younger than 40 on the submission deadline

The research project can be submitted by one or two persons of the same Belgian institution
Candidates who previously applied but did not receive the grant can apply again.

HOW TO APPLY:

Send the following documents to saskia.appelmans@birdgroup.be

1) Short CV of the applicant: maximum 1 (!) A4 page, Arial Narrow 12

2) Summary of previous research of the applicant: maximum 1 (!) A4 page, Arial Narrow 12

3) Research project: maximum 3 (!) A4 pages, Arial Narrow 12, simple interline, including:

            * Background

            * Research hypothesis and objectives

            * Methodology and limitations

            * Research environment

            * Perspectives and added value for the IBD patients

REMARK: do not mention your name or affiliation in the research project

REVIEW PROCESS:

Applications will be reviewed by the BIRD governing board and at least one foreign reviewer
Applications will be scored on interest, originality, writing/presentation, feasibility and an overall evaluation of the project

At least two BIRD research grants will be awarded to a pre-doctor

ANNOUNCEMENT

Grant winners will be personally informed and announced at the May general assembly and through the BIRD newsletter.

Winners will also be posted on the BIRD website

BIRD grant winners can be invited later on to the BIRD general assembly to present the results of their research

COVID-19: Informatie voor IBD patiënten

Corona_Nederlandstalige versie (update 09 november 2020)

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Belgian IBD Research Group [BIRD] Position Statement 2019 on the Use of Adalimumab Biosimilars in Infammatory Bowel Diseases

J Crohns Colitis. 2019 Dec 26. [Epub ahead of print]
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Incidence and Predictors of Success of Adalimumab Dose Escalation and De-escalation in Ulcerative Colitis: a Real-World Belgian Cohort Study

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2018 Apr 23;24(5):1099-1105
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Early Mucosal Healing Predicts Favorable Outcomes in Patients With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis Treated With Golimumab: Data From the Real-life BE-SMART Cohort.

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2018 Jun 15. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izy219. [Epub ahead of print]
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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Legend: Coordinating PI Participants

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	BE-SMART	CEDAR-UC	Combined therapy of biologicals and new oral drugs.	DETECT	DNA banking	GENGISCAN	HELP-AID	I-CARE	Immunization	LOVE	PACIFIC	Pediatric	SPARE
AZ Damiaan	x										x		x
AZ Groeninge	x	x					x				x
AZ Maria Middelares		x									x
AZ Sint-Lucas Brugge	x												x
AZ Sint-Lucas Gent							x
AZ Turnhout campus Sint-Jozef							x
CHC Clinique Saint-Joseph - Liège	x			x			x
CHU de Liège site Sart-Tilman	x	x		x		x	x	x			x		x
CHU UCL Namur site Godinne		x	x			x			x		x		x
Clinique Saint-Jean							x
Clinique Saint-Pierre	x						x						x
Hôpital de Joliment			x	x					x	x
Hôpital Erasme	x	x		x	x	x	x	x			x		x
Mariaziekenhuis Noord-Limburg				x			x
Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis campus Aalst	x	x					x				x
UZ Antwerpen							x
UZ Brussel												x
UZ Gent		x		x		x	x						x
UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg	x	x		x		x	x			x	x		x
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg campus Sint-Jan							x

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	BE-SMART	CEDAR-UC	Combined therapy of biologicals and new oral drugs.	DETECT	DNA banking	GENGISCAN	HELP-AID	I-CARE	Immunization	LOVE	PACIFIC	Pediatric	SPARE
Karen Van Hoeve
- -			x	x					x	x
Leila Amininejad		x			x		x
Saskia Appelmans
Thomas Billiet
Patrick Bontems
Isabelle Bueres
Katrien Bulté
Guillaume Burnet
Peter Burvenich
Julie Busschaert
Philippe Caenepeel
Olivier Cajot
Christophe Claessens							x
Jean-Charles Coche
Jean-Louis Coenegrachts
Arnaud Colard							x
Filip Couturier
Lara Crapé
Anneline Cremer
Anneline Cremer						x		x
Cléo Croonen
Francois D'Heygere	x
Steven De Coninck
Elisabeth De Greef												x
Marc De Maeyer
Marc De Reuck
Elodie De Ruyck
Nicolas de Suray
Martine De Vos				x		x	x						x
Benedicte De Vroey
Astrid De Zutter
Stefan Delen
Marie-Armelle Denis
Pieter Dewint		x									x
Olivier Dewit	x						x						x
Sophie Dewit				x			x
Joris Dutre
Anke Engelen
Marc Etienne
Marc Ferrante	x	x		x			x						x
René Fiasse
Fernand Fontaine	x			x
Denis Franchimont	x			x		x	x				x		x
Silke François
Jeroen Geldof
Bruno Hauser
Pieter Hindryckx		x
Ilse Hoffman
Tom Holvoet
Alice Hoyois
Evelien Humblet							x
Saskia Ilegems
Aranzazu Jauregui Amezaga
Guy Lambrecht	x										x		x
Pierre Lammens
Katrien Lecluyse
Claire Liefferinckx											x
Triana Lobaton
Edouard Louis				x		x	x				x		x
Elisabeth Macken							x
Marie-Christine Mairlot
Jean-Marc Maisin
Fazia Mana							x
Ludwig Marchal
Walter Margos
Fady Mokaddem
Kim Moubax
Vinciane Muls
Carmen Musala
Michele Ngassa
Maja Noman
Hanne Ooms
An Outtier
Romy Ouziel
Harald Peeters
Annelies Posen
Philippe Potvin
Lieven Pouillon
Jean-Francois Rahier		x	x			x			x		x		x
Catherine Reenaers	x	x						x
João Sabino
João Sabino
Michael Schapira
Nathalie Schoofs
Nele Schoofs
Alexandra Sermeus
Francoise Smets
Michaël Somers
Dirk Staessen
Marjan Steppe
Beatrijs Strubbe							x
Jo Swinnen
Clara Thienpont
Marie Truyens
Haydeh Vafa
Stephanie Van Biervliet
Frank Van De Mierop
Gaëtan Van Den Steen
Jurgen Van Dongen
Evi Van Dyck
Andre Van Gossum
Karen Van Hoeve
Philippe Van Hootegem	x												x
Catherine Van Kemseke
Wouter Van Moerkercke		x					x				x
Steven Van Outryve
Stijn Vanden Branden	x	x					x				x
Sofie Vanderhasselt
Liv Vandermeulen
Jo Vandervoort
Laura Vansteenkiste
Gigi Veereman												x
Severine Vermeire						x				x	x
Annelies Verreth
Bram Verstockt
Sophie Vieujean
Francis Weyn
Barbara Willandt

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	BE-SMART	CEDAR-UC	Combined therapy of biologicals and new oral drugs.	DETECT	DNA banking	GENGISCAN	HELP-AID	I-CARE	Immunization	LOVE	PACIFIC	Pediatric	SPARE
Marc Aerts
Saskia Appelmans
Nathalie Backers
Morgane Barbaraci
Christel Berben
Anne Bertrand
Karin Bevers
Ann Bommerez
Anne-Marie Borremans
Layla Boutaffala
Anja Brepoels
Deborah Callebert
Nathalie Chapelier
Annick Christiaens
Lieve Coekaerts
Emilie Collet		x	x			x			x		x		x
Marie Laure Cornet
Ann D'hondt
Christine De Becker
Elien De Cock	x	x				x	x				x		x
Els De Dycker
Evva De Jonckere	x	x				x	x				x		x
Liesbet De Meuter
Jolien De rechter
Marijke De Wolf
Lien Decaesteker	x	x				x	x				x		x
Annick Deflandre
Goedele Dewitte
Christel Duchene
Isabelle Dury
Hanane El Amrite
Patricia Geens
Joline Goossens
Liesbeth Goossens
Jenny Heremans
Tine Hermans
Inge Huys
Anita Janssens
Wendy Janssens							x
Kathleen Kokke							x
Tessy Lambrechts
Melissa Lauwers
Nikki Lembrechts
Geraldine Leonard
Anita Maltère
Julie Massart
Charlotte Minsart
Lislot Mommerency
Sarah Naessens
Melissa Nigro
Ariane Paps
Karine Peters
Emilie Pontus
Joke Robrechts
Nele Rooryck
Pim Sansen
Martine Seegers							x
Lynn Sioncke
Larissa Staelens	x												x
Marjan Steppe
An Sterckx	x	x					x				x
Niki Strobbe
Natalia Swietec
Julie Thijs
Christella Ukunda
Ils Van de Schoot	x	x		x				x			x		x
Greet Van den Eynde
Tanja Van Dessel
Frederika Van Dyck
Nina Van Heddegem		x									x
Stephanie Van Impe
Nele Van Waes
Marie-Anne Vandebos	x	x				x	x				x		x
Sandrine Vanden Bergh
Louise Vandenbroucke	x										x		x
Nancy Vandermeeren
Veroniek Vandewalle
Laura Vansteenkiste
Sarah Vervloesem
Valerie Wambacq
Natascha Wouters

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS