For the second year in a row, the GENeHOPE Fund invites researchers to submit innovative projects in the field of genetic diseases. Each selected project helps open up new therapeutic perspectives.
Why apply?
Projects funded by GENeHOPE have already supported promising research. For the 2024-2025 year, four initiatives were selected by our Scientific Committee and Management Committee, each led by a duo of researchers:
- Microcoria (MCOR) – A frog’s eyes reveal new hope for restoring vision : Prof. Elfride De Baere (Ghent University) and Prof. Jean-Michel Rozet (Imagine Institute).
- Ciliopathies: impact on the pancreas and kidneys: Prof. Patrick Jacquemin (de Duve Institute – UCLouvain) et Dr. Sophie Saunier (Imagine Institute).
- Loeys–Dietz syndrome: Marianna Parlato (Imagine Institute), Aline Verstraeten and Bart Loeys (Center for Medical Genetics, Antwerp).
- SCID in newborns: accelerating genetic diagnosis: Prof. Filomeen Haerynck (Ghent University) and Dr. Jacinta Bustamante (Imagine Institute)
These projects illustrate how each research initiative funded by GENeHOPE can transform the lives of patients and their families, while strengthening scientific knowledge in the field of genetic diseases.
How to take part?
If you are a researcher in this field, we strongly encourage you to submit your project to the GENeHOPE Fund 2026 call. This is an opportunity to contribute to tangible progress, explore new scientific avenues and create real impact for patients.
🗓 Submission deadline: 3 February 2026
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We warmly thank our co-chairs Anne De Paepe and Corinne Antignac, all members of the Scientific Committee, our partner genetic centers, as well as the King Baudouin Foundation, particularly Sofie Bekaert and Annemie T’Seyen, for their invaluable support.
Join us and help transform patients’ lives while advancing genetic medicine!
