Funds and philanthropic tools
Fund José Plé - Albert Declercq
Support for scientific research on biochemical action mechanisms in cancer
What is it about?
The Fund José Plé - Albert Declercq supports biochemical research, more specifically, research on biochemical action mechanisms in cancer.
Through this financial support, the Fund encourages the research of young post-doctoral students.
The Fund Plé-Declercq collaborates with other funds that promote medical research in the field of cancer.
Awarded in 2023, for a period of two years:
- KU Leuven (Marlies Vanden Bempt) - Characterization of non-canonical EZH2 transcriptional complexes to identify new therapeutic targets in peripheral T cell lymphoma
- Université libre de Bruxelles (Evelyne Collignon) - An innovative epitranscriptomic approach to target cancer persister cells
The Fund is launching a joint call together with other Funds in 2025.