Dra. Ellen Gielen

Identification

Ellen Gielen was born on the 28th of January 1979 in Genk, Belgium. 

Education

In 1997, she finished her secondary grade education (Latin – Sciences) at the Humaniora Onze-Lieve-Vrouwlyceum in Genk.
Between 1997 and 1999, she studied at the Faculty of Sciences at the Hasselt University (Belgium).
From 1999 to 2001, she studied at the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, major Biochemistry, at the Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen (Belgium).
In July 2001, she graduated as Biochemist.
In September 2001, she joined the group of Physiology at the Biomedisch Onderzoeksinstituut, Hasselt  University and Transnationale Universiteit Limburg, School for Life Sciences, Diepenbeek, Belgium, where she is preparing a PhD-thesis in the field of multiple sclerosis.

Current position

2001-2005

PhD student
Hasselt University /transnationale Universiteit Limburg, Campus Diepenbeek
Gebouw D
B-3590 Diepenbeek
Belgium
Tel.:+32-11-268552

Publications 

M. Buntinx, E. Gielen, J. Raus, M. Ameloot, P. Steels and P. Stinissen.
Cytokine-induced cell death in Human Oligodendroglial Cell lines. II. Alterations in gene expression induced by IFN-g and TNF-a. Journal of Neuroscience Research, in press

Publication of abstracts

E. Gielen, I. Smets, P. Stinissen, J. Raus, P. Steels and M. Ameloot. Role of calcium in IFN-g and TNF-a induced cell death in oligodendrocytes. Glia, Supplement 2 September 2003

Poster Presentations

14-15.11.2002: M. Buntinx, E. Gielen, M. Ameloot, J. Raus, P. Steels and P. Stinissen. Cytokine-induced cell death in oligodendroglioma cell lines: alterations in gene expression induced by IFN-g and TNF-a. MS-studiedagen, Stichting Vrienden MS Research, Groningen, The Netherlands

18-20.11.2002: E. Gielen, I. Smets, P. Stinissen, J. Raus, P. Steels and M. Ameloot. IFN-g and TNF-a induced cell death in oligodendrocytes is probably not triggered by intracellular calcium. Joint Meeting Belgian and Dutch Societies for Immunology, Veldhoven, The Netherlands

09.05.2003: E. Gielen, I. Smets, P. Stinissen, J. Raus, P. Steels and M. Ameloot.  IFN-g and TNF-a induced cell death in oligodendrocytes is not triggered by intracellular calcium. Bioforum 2003, Luik, Belgium

03-06.09.2003: E. Gielen, S.Baron, I. Smets, P. Stinissen, J. Raus, P. Steels and M. Ameloot. 
Role of calcium in IFN-g and TNF-a induced cell death in oligodendrocytes. VI European Meeting on Glial Cell Function in Health and Disease, Berlin, Germany

Oral presentations

17.06.2002: BIOMED lunchseminar: Current status of the oligodendrocyte project.

08.12.2003: BIOMED lunchseminar: Rafts in oligodendrocytes: an overview.

16.12.2003: Oral communication at the Workshop on Multiple Sclerosis in Diepenbeek titled: Rafts in oligodendrocytes: an overview