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Liam Nestor is a Researcher in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. His work focuses on neuroscience and metabolomics, particularly in brain diseases and drug analysis using advanced analytical techniques.
His research interests include Designer Drugs, Astrocytes, Extracellular Fluid, Microdialysis, Neurosciences, Metabolome, Brain Diseases, and Metabolomics. He specializes in developing chemical derivatization methods for LC-MS/MS analysis of volume-limited biological samples, with applications in epilepsy and neuropharmacology.
Nestor's recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate a strong focus on chiral metabolomics, astrocyte modulation via chemogenetics, and optimization of analytical protocols for brain tissue. These works bridge analytical chemistry, neuroscience, and pharmacology to address challenges in neurochemical analysis.
His awards include:
- Travel grant Doctoral School LSM VUB (2022)
- Travel grant FWO (July 2023)
- Travel grant FWO (2024)
He has supervised 6 students and maintains active collaborations with Ilse Smolders, Dimitri De Bundel, and Ann Van Eeckhaut. His research is supported by travel grants and integrates mass spectrometry with neuropharmacological models.
Nestor operates within VUB's neuroscience and pharmacology research teams, utilizing facilities at the University Hospital Brussels (UZB) for experimental pharmacology and brain metabolomics studies.
