About us
Mission Statement
The 4 basic missions of the Belgian Brain Council are:
1. To inform and educate the general population about the brain and its disorders
2. To lobby for an increase of financial and other resources for basic and clinical neuroscience research
3.To support the activities of its members and foster cross-talks between them, promoting patients' empowerment in the management of brain disorders and related public health policies.
4.To launch a Data Altruism Association for Brain & Mental health to facilitate research and the creation of a Belgian Brain Plan
Executive Committee
President (Outgoing President)
Laurence Ris PhD
Belgian Society for Neuroscience
Neuroscience Department. University of Mons
Tel:+32(0)65373570
CEO
Roland Pochet PhD
Fac. Médecine Université Libre de Bruxelles & European Dana Alliance for the Brain
e-mail: pochet.roland@ulb.be
Tel:+32(0)473556374
President
Alain Maertens de Noordhout MD PhD FAAN FANA
Neurologist – CHU Liège (1983–2023)
Member of the College of Superior Health Council of Belgium
denoordhoutam@gmail.com
Tel: +32 (0)477 655 455
Vice-President & Treasurer
Charles van der Straten Waillet
National Multiple Sclerosis Ligue asbl
rue Lambiotte 144 Lambiottestraat. B-1030 Bruxelles
Tel: +32(0)27361638
Vice-President
Gianni Franco, MD
EplC (Together for the Brain) & APk Association Parkinson
Neurology CHU UCL Namur (Dinant). Coll. ULg
Tel: +32(0)82227468 Cell; +32(0)478470774
Vice-Président
Lia Le Roy
Werkgroep Hersentumoren vzw
Gasstraat 5. 2950 Kapellen
Tel: +32 (0)495 30 35 11
Secretary
Jean Schoenen MD,PhD, FEAN (BBC Founder)
Department of Neurology. Liège University . CHR CItadelle. Blvd du XII de Ligne. B-4000 LIEGE.
Tel: +32(0)43218663
Past-President
Dirk Van Roost, MD, PhD
BelgianSociety of Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery Ghent University Hospital
tel: +32 9 332 50 76
Secretarial assistant
Latifah Irakiza
e-mail: irakiza.latifah@gmail.com
Our meetings
May 2025
Septembre 2024
Board of Directors
Société Royale de Médecine Mentale de Belgique | Juan Martín Tecco | |
KuLeuven Brain Institute | - | - |
Association Parkinson | Christine Pahaut | - |
Aidants proches-Ligue Alzheimer | Marguerite Mormal | - |
Ligue Alzheimer | Sabine HENRY | - |
NAH | - | Benny Biets |
ULB | Roland Pochet | - |
National Multiple Sclerosis Ligue | Charles van der Straten | - |
Werkgroup Hersentumoren | - | Lia Leroy |
Belgian Headache Society | - | Annelies Van Dycke |
Vlaamse Vereninging voor Psychiatrie | - | Ruben Willems |
Members - Patients'associations
Association | Name | Logo | Site internet |
|---|---|---|---|
Association belge francophone des patients atteints de Covid | Tomaso ANTONACCI | https://longcovidbelgium.be/ | |
Stroke & Go Asbl | Pascal Lecomte | https://www.stroke-go.be/ | |
Inkendaal | Eva Michiels | https://www.inkendaal.be/ | |
Vlaamse Parkinson Liga | Miek Van Der Wee | http://parkinsonliga | |
Demoucelle Parkinson Charity | Anne-Marie Demoucelle | http://www.demoucelle.com/charity | |
APk Association Parkinson Francophone Belge | Christine Pahaut | https://www.parkinsonasbl.be/ | |
Ligue Nationale Belge de Sclérose en Plaques asbl | Charles van der Straten Waillet | https://www.liguesep.be/ | |
Werkgroep Hersentumoren | Lia Le Roy | http://www.wg-hersentumoren.be/site_nl/vzw.php | |
Nationale Belgische Multiple Sclerose Liga vzw | Charles van der Straten | https://ms-sep.be/nl/ | |
Mouvement National Vie Libre | Jean-Luc Morelle | https://www.vie-libre.be/ | |
Association Dégénérescene Maculqire Liée à l’Age | Marie-Anne Dage | https://www.dmla.be/ | |
Association de Parents pour l’épanouissement des Personnes Autistes (APEPA) | Alice Suls | https://autisme-belgique.wixsite.com/apepa | |
Aidants PROCHES Bruxelles a.s.b.l. | Marguerite Mormal | https://www.aidantsproches.brussels/ | |
Alzheimer Liga Vlaanderen | Peter Van Houtven | https://www.alzheimerliga.be/nl | |
Alzheimer Belgique ASBL | Karin Van Loon | https://alzheimerbelgique.be/ | |
Action Parkinson | Cécile Grégoire | https://www.actionparkinson.be/ | |
Tremblement Essentiel - Belgique | Véronique Stuylaert | https://www.tremblement-essentiel-asbl.be/ | |
Belgique Acouphènes | Yolande & Léon Delobbe | https://www.belgiqueacouphenes.be/ | |
Harvey Cushing | Daniel Vandenborre | http://harvey-cushing-center.be/fr/ | |
Neurodiversity Belgium | Yvette Bordignon | https://neurodiversity.be/ | |
Ligue Alzheimer | Sabine Henry | https://alzheimer.be/ | |
Ligue Belge contre les Céphalées | Valcric De Mesmacker | https://cephalees.be/ | |
Ligue Huntington Francophone Belge | Albert Counet | http://www.huntington.be/ | |
Organization for Understanding Cluster Headaches (O.U.C.H.) | Claudine Leroy & Philippe Lenders | https://ouch-belgium.be/fr/ |
Members - Scientific Societies
Society | Name | Logo | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
Ligue Francophone Belge contre l'EPILEPSIE | Valentine Andries | http://www.ligueepilepsie.be/ | |
Centre neuro-psychiatrique St Martin | Jocelyn Deloyer | https://www.cp-st-martin.be/ | |
Belgian Society of Neurosurgery | Nicolas Vandenbussche | https://www.bsn.be/ | |
Belgian Headache Society | Annelies Van Dycke | http:// belgianheadachesociety.be | |
MEDIC | Damien van Tiggelen | https://www.mil.be | |
Groupe Infirmier(e)s Francophone Douleur | Sandrine Naveau | http://gifd.be/ | |
ABMM | Jean-Marie Huet | https://www.telethon.be/ | |
Hersenletsel Liga | Benny Biets | https://hersenletselliga.be/ | |
La Voix des Migraineux | Sabine Debraemaker | https://www.lavoixdesmigraineux.fr/ | |
BASS | Sonia Scaillet | https://www.belsleep.org/ | |
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience of UGent | Gilles Pourtois | https://www.ugent.be/pp/ccn/en | |
Vlaams Artsensyndicaat vzw | - | https://www.vlaamsartsensyndicaat.be/nomenclatuur/neurochirurgie |