Three researchers at Ghent University win an ERC Starting Grant

Today the European Research Council (ERC) announced the names of the European scientists winning a Starting Grant. Three Ghent University researchers win an ERC Starting Grant. Three new ERC Starting grants at Ghent University EU awards grants worth €621 million to early-career researchers from over 50 countries. 408 scientists win the European Research Council's Starting Grants. The highly-coveted funding will help individual scientists and scholars to build their own teams and conduct pioneering research across all disciplines. Some 13% of applications were selected for funding this time. At Ghent University , three researchers win an ERC Starting Grant for 5 years. The successful candidates' research covers a diverse range of topics, as can also be seen at the new Starting Grants at Ghent University : Charlotte Scott (Ghent University & VIB): MyeFattyLiver: Unravelling the heterogeneity and functions of hepatic myeloid cells in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Katrien De Graeve (Ghent University): LiLI/ Later-in-Life Intimacy: women's unruly practices, spaces and representations Ilse De Looze (Ghent University):  DustOrigin: The origin of cosmic dust in galaxies With her grant, Charlotte will investigate the role of two types of immune cells, dendritic cells and macrophages in driving non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).