Invitation Connecting Expertise 'Stress and wellbeing' – Feb 02, GUM - Ghent

In our "Connecting Expertise" event series, we have the pleasure to invite you to a closed network event for ZAPS, post-docs and PhD students, introducing you to the latest technologies and expertise at Ghent University (Colleges), and Ghent University Hospital.

In this edition, we welcome you to join this event focused on UGent ecosystem’s expertise on stress and wellbeing across species. Stress is studied across many different disciplines within UGent, yet researchers working on these topics are not always aware of each other's work. This Connecting Expertise event aims to connect these researchers to understand who does what within Ghent University (Colleges/Hospital), and which tools are available for stress research/applications. There will be excellent networking opportunities via short pitches interspersed with breaks. We anticipate new connections with nearby colleagues that could lead to the use of each other’s expertise and/or infrastructure for health applications.

 

Program

08:30 – 09:00    Registration 

09:00 – 09:10     Welcome  

09:10 – 09:30     Intro on stress in humans 
                          Prof. Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt
09:30 – 09:50     Intro on stress in animals 
                          Prof. Christel Moons and prof. Catharina De Schauwer
09:50 – 10:10     Measuring stress – PoV from engineer 
10:10 – 10:40     Matchmaking break 

10:40 – 11:20     Measuring stress – PoV clinician/social science

11:20 – 11:50     Matchmaking break 

11:50 – 12:30     Approaching stress - applications for work, top  

11:50 - 12:30      sport, social setting, animal welfare
12:30 – 13:30     Networking lunch 

The program will be periodically updated.

Registration

Please register for the Connecting Expertise event and complete the text boxes about your research interest, technology and/or your search for certain expertise.

Practical details

Date & time:
Feb 02, 08:30-13:30

Venue:
Room FORUM (enter main entrance of museum, take elevator or stairs on the right to the fourth floor)

Gents Universiteitsmuseum (GUM), Karel Lodewijk Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent

Target audience:
We look forward to welcome ZAPs, post-docs and PhD students interested in stress and wellbeing from Ghent University (Colleges), and Ghent University Hospital.

Contact

Laetitia Cicchelero – innovation officer Health Across Species - Laetitia.cicchelero@ugent.be

Sept. 25, 2026, 9:09 a.m.