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    "modified_at": "2024-07-21 07:00:01",
    "published_at": "2024-07-21 07:00:00",
    "url": "https://press.vub.ac.be/vub-onderzoekster-ontvangt-eretitel-van-commandeur-in-de-kroonorde",
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    "subtitle": "Vandaag, op de nationale feestdag, kent koning Filip de eretitel van Commandeur in de Kroonorde toe aan VUB-onderzoekster Damya Laoui voor haar baanbrekend onderzoek naar een vaccin tegen kanker. ",
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    "body": "<p>Damya Laoui is werkzaam op de VUB-campus in Elsene en wordt internationaal geroemd voor haar onderzoek naar immunotherapie&euml;n die het immuunsysteem van pati&euml;nten versterken om kankercellen te bestrijden. Deze benadering leverde haar al tal van onderscheidingen op, waaronder de titel van &#039;Innovator under 35 Europe&#039; door het Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) en de benoeming tot grootste wetenschapstalent van de Lage Landen door New Scientist.</p><p>Het onderzoek leidde tot veelbelovende doorbraken in de immunologie. Kankercellen kunnen andere bloedcellen in een tumor corrumperen, waardoor bijvoorbeeld witte bloedcellen naar de kanker &lsquo;overlopen&rsquo; en de overige witte bloedcellen onderdrukken. Voorheen werd gedacht dat alle cellen in een tumor corrupt waren, inclusief de dendritische cellen. Deze cellen herkennen de kankercellen en activeren het immuunsysteem. Laoui toonde aan dat er twee soorten dendritische cellen zijn die ni&eacute;t corrupt worden. Deze ontdekking vormt de basis voor een potentieel vaccin, waarbij deze cellen ge&iuml;soleerd worden nadat de arts de tumor weghaalt, om zo uitzaaiingen op te sporen en indien nodig het immuunsysteem activeren.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/1bd622e0-ea45-410f-a454-b37f9c2f24b2/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                    srcset=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/1bd622e0-ea45-410f-a454-b37f9c2f24b2/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/ 1x, https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/1bd622e0-ea45-410f-a454-b37f9c2f24b2/-/resize/2400x/-/format/auto/ 2x\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"&amp;copy; VUB/Saskia Vanderstichele\"\n                id=\"image-1bd622e0-ea45-410f-a454-b37f9c2f24b2\"\n                data-id=\"1bd622e0-ea45-410f-a454-b37f9c2f24b2\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/1bd622e0-ea45-410f-a454-b37f9c2f24b2/-/inline/no/RS141500_2-VDS_5924-Damya%2BLaoui.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/1bd622e0-ea45-410f-a454-b37f9c2f24b2/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"\u00a9 VUB/Saskia Vanderstichele\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\">&copy; VUB/Saskia Vanderstichele</figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><hr /><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-0da8be60-1feb-4b0a-8a06-c85288e397ac\">\n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__avatar\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8dc95be1-1b4a-4456-b299-665f2a4eec78/-/scale_crop/128x128/center/-/format/auto/\" alt=\"Sam Jaspers\" class=\"release-content-contact__avatar-image\" /></div>\n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Sam Jaspers</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Medewerker persrelaties</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:sam.jaspers@vub.be\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"sam.jaspers@vub.be\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>sam.jaspers@vub.be</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:+32 4 99 28 34 00\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"+32 4 99 28 34 00\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>+32 4 99 28 34 00</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"https://www.vub.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"vub.be\"><svg class=\"icon icon-browser release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-browser\"></use>\n            </svg>vub.be</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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