Department of Biomedical Sciences

Projects

Projects per year 2004 2025

• 72 Active
• 190 Finished

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  How do malaria mosquitoes swarm and mate? The functional biology of mating swarms.

  Müller, R. & Borremans, G.

  International Human Frontier

  1/07/21 → 30/06/24

  Project: Research Project

• The diversity of mosquito interactions under climate change conditions

  Vanslembrouck, A., Müller, R. & Leirs, H.

  30/06/21 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Curbing rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Rwanda and beyond

  Cuella Martin, I., de Jong, B. & Rigouts, L.

  30/06/21 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Viral evolutionary analyses as magnifying glass on parasite population dynamics

  Heeren, S., Dujardin, J., Dujardin, J., Van den Broeck, F., Lemey, P. & Van den Broeck, F.

  30/06/21 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Laboratory and bioinformatics innovations towards culture-free whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for clinical care

  Krausser, L., de Jong, B. & Van Rie, A.

  30/06/21 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• The development of chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium vivax parasites

  Sauve, E., Dujardin, J., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Kattenberg, J. H. & Dujardin, J.

  27/04/21 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• A 7-laboratory study to calibrate antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods and breakpoints against EUCAST reference standards

  de Jong, B., Rigouts, L. & Janssens, N.

  Janssen Pharmaceutica NV

  1/03/21 → 28/02/22

  Project: Service

• Mechanisms of P. vivax chloroquine resistance: a transcriptomic/transgenic approach

  Rosanas-Urgell, A., Kattenberg, J. H., Domagalska, M., Monsieurs, P. & Stas, M.

  DIVERSE KLANTEN

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research Project

• InnoR3TB: Innovate to reduce rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Rwanda and beyond

  de Jong, B., Rigouts, L., Mazarati, J. & Janssens, N.

  DIVERSE KLANTEN

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research Project

• SpatialCL: Spacial analysis of host-parasite interactions in the skin across the clinical spectrum of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ethiopia

  Adriaensen, W., Dujardin, J. & Van Wymeersch, K.

  Stichting Dioraphte

  1/01/21 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project

• SNA_Leprosy: Improving leprosy prevention strategies by integrating social network analysis with spatial and molecular epidemiology data of Mycobacterium leprae in the Comoros

  Peeters, K., Hasker, E., de Jong, B., Ronse, M., Verdonck, K., Braet, S., Tzfadia, O. & Everaert, R.

  DIVERSE KLANTEN

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research Project

• LeishQ: Cellular, molecular and functional characterization of quiescence in Leishmania donovani, the etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis

  Dujardin, J. & Stas, M.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research Project

• METATROPICS: Clinical research platform for untargeted RNA virus detection in tropical fever patient populations: construction and application

  Vercauteren, K., Selhorst, P., Ariën, K., Van Esbroeck, M. & Van Wymeersch, K.

  DIVERSE KLANTEN

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research Project

• Viral evolutionary analyses as a magnifying glass on parasite population dynamics

  Dujardin, J. & Stas, M.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research Project

• Accurate diagnosis and effective treatment for tuberculosis retreatment patients in Niger

  Souleymane Tiemogo, M. B., de Jong, B., Decroo, T., Rigouts, L., Mamadou, S. & Adehossi, E.

  1/01/21 → 30/06/22

  Project: PhD-project

• False rifampicin resistance of Xpert MTB/RIF with paucibacillary samples in Damien Foundation Bangladesh projects

  Aung, K. J. M., de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  Damien Foundation Belgium

  1/01/21 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research Project

• Is the dominant RR clone in Rwanda (R3 clone) also found in Burundi ?

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  Damien Foundation Belgium

  1/01/21 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research Project

• Assess the sensitivity and added value of tongue swabs for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Guinee and the Comoros

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  Damien Foundation Belgium

  1/01/21 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research Project

• Exposing the effect of host, parasite and immunoparasitological factors on Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte conversion

  Drissi El Boukili, Y., Rosanas-Urgell, A. & Caljon, G.

  3/11/20 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• L’épidémiologie et la lutte contre la schistosomiase au Burundi dans un contexte d’élimination

  Bizimana, P., Polman, K. & Van Geertruyden, J.

  3/11/20 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• A framework to deduce the convoluted repertoire and epitope hierarchy of human T cell responses in visceral leishmaniasis: patient meets in silico

  De Vrij, N., van Griensven, J., Adriaensen, W., Laukens, K., Cuypers, B. & Cuypers, B.

  3/11/20 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Investigating drug tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  Goossens, S., de Jong, B. & Van Rie, A.

  3/11/20 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Celluloepidemiology: generating and modeling SARS-COV-2 specific T-cell responses on a population level for more accurate interventions in public health

  Ariën, K. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/11/20 → 31/10/21

  Project: Research Project

• Mucin isoform-microbiome crosstalk shaping the course of COVID-19: a help in patient stratification?

  Ariën, K. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/11/20 → 31/10/21

  Project: Research Project

• The impact of immunometabolomic dynamics in Plasmodium sexual conversion rates

  Rosanas-Urgell, A. & Stas, M.

  DIVERSE KLANTEN

  20/10/20 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research Project

• Data integration to close the gap on Prediction of MTB Drug Resistance Mutations

  de Jong, B., Tzfadia, O. & Janssens, N.

  DIVERSE KLANTEN

  20/10/20 → 20/10/21

  Project: Research Project

• Determination of the ideal concentration of BVL-GSK098 required to boost ETH activity

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  15/08/20 → 31/12/21

  Project: Service

• Entomological evidence to support Visceral Leishmaniasis elimination in Nepal

  Roy, L., Hasker, E., Van Bortel, W., Van Bortel, W. & Caljon, G.

  1/07/20 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• EIDRC-ECA: Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Center - East and Central Africa

  Hasker, E., Vanlerberghe, V., Lepore, L., van Griensven, J., Ariën, K. & Paessens, E.

  Washington State University

  1/06/20 → 31/05/25

  Project: Research Project

• ImmCoV: Are SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies a correlate for protection?)

  Ariën, K. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  22/05/20 → 31/05/23

  Project: Research Project

• Aneuploidy and mosaicism: a strategy for early adaptation to drug pressure in Leishmania

  Heringer Negreira, G., Dujardin, J., Domagalska, M. & Dujardin, J.

  17/04/20 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• The clinically silent Plasmodium vivax reservoir in the Amazon: a systematic review and pooled analysis of individual-level data from population-based surveys

  Rosanas-Urgell, A. & Stas, M.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/04/20 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research Project

• DiMoC: Diversity Components in Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Face of Climate Change

  Müller, R. & Borremans, G.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/03/20 → 28/02/23

  Project: Research Project

• Identifying sylvatic reservoir species of outbreak-prone arthropodborne viruses through large-scale serostatus mapping in African wildlife

  Ariën, K. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/20 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project

• MOOD: MOnitoring Outbreak events for Disease surveillance in a data science context

  Müller, R. & Borremans, G.

  European Commission

  1/01/20 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project

• DeepMTB: Heteroresistance: an occult threat to the treatment success of resistant tuberculosis

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/20 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project

• Innovative diagnostic and therapeutic measures to improve MDR-TB diagnosis and management in Conakry, Guinea

  Hassane Harouna, S., de Jong, B., Decroo, T., Rigouts, L., Delamou, A. & Camara, L. M.

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Unravelling phenotypic and molecular traits of quiescent populations of Leishmania under drug pressure

  Jara Portocarrero, M., Dujardin, J. & Stas, M.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/10/19 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research Project

• Using novel molecular approaches to understand the transmission dynamics of Mycobacterium leprae in the Comoros

  Braet, S., de Jong, B. & Rigouts, L.

  11/04/19 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• The role of innovative tools for sand fly control in the visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination initiative in the South-East-Asian region

  Chowdhury, R., Hasker, E., Van Bortel, W. & Caljon, G.

  11/04/19 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Evaluation of the role of immune checkpoint molecules in the natural killer cell-mediated anti-HIV response

  Laeremans, T., Vanham, G. & Aerts, J.

  11/04/19 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• A study of the Plasmodium vivax reticulocyte invasion pathways and ligand candidates, with special attention to the promising PvTRAg and PvRBP multigenic families.

  De Meulenaere, K., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Laukens, K., Cuypers, B., Kattenberg, J. H. & Monsieurs, P.

  11/04/19 → 10/04/23

  Project: PhD-project

• Development of a novel nanoparticle formulation for mRNA based therapeutic vaccination against HIV

  D'haese, S., Vanham, G., Aerts, J. & Allard, S. D.

  11/04/19 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• CHARHAT-DRC: Cryptic human and animal reservoirs compromise the sustainedelimination of gambiense-human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  Büscher, P., Van Reet, N., Boelaert, M., Inocêncio da Luz, R., Miaka, E. M., Phanzu, D. M., Mumba-Ngoyi, D., Mposhi, M. & Stas, M.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/12/18 → 30/11/23

  Project: Research Project

• ZCL Morocco: A systemic insecticide to control zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Errachidia province - Southeastern Morocco: an intervention trial for an innovative vector control tool

  Hasker, E., Boelaert, M., Bennis, I., Sunyoto, T., Cloots, K., Van Bortel, W., Poche, R. M., Poche, D. M. & Paessens, E.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/11/18 → 31/10/22

  Project: Research Project

• WGS-TB-DIAG: Whole Genome Sequencing to streamline TB diagnosis, improve TB surveillance and optimize individualized TB treatment a pragmatic trial

  Van Rie, A., Rigouts, L., Callens, S., Warren, R. M., Beutels, P. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/10/18 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research Project

• SchistoSAM: A proof-of-concept trial to evaluate artesunate-mefloquine as a novel alternative treatment for schistosomiasis in African children

  Bottieau, E., Polman, K., Van Herrewege, Y., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Mbow, M., Cisse, B. & Baert, E.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/10/18 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research Project

• MAD-LEI: Aneuploidy and mosaicism: a strategy for early adaptation todrug pressure in Leishmania

  Dujardin, J., Domagalska, M., Imamura, H., Van den Broeck, F., Monsieurs, P. & Stas, M.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/10/18 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project

• TriDoRe: Novel High-Dose Tuberculosis Retreatment Regimens: How to overcome resistance without creating more?

  Lynen, L., de Jong, B., Van Deun, A., Decroo, T., Gumusboga, M., Meehan, C., Lempens, P., Rigouts, L., Ratsarahery, L., Van Herrewege, Y., Buyze, J. & Herssens, N.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/10/18 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research Project

• PEOPLE: Post exposure prophylaxis for leprosy in the Comoros and Madagascar

  de Jong, B., Hasker, E., Braet, S., Geluk, A., Cambau, E., Gaudin, C., Andrianarivelo, M. R., Assoumani, Y. & Stas, M.

  EDCTP2

  1/09/18 → 28/02/23

  Project: Research Project