Department of Biomedical Sciences

Projects

Projects per year 2004 2009 2010 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2027

• 77 Active
• 228 Finished

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  Diagnostic mimotopes for antibody detection in visceral leishmaniasis

  Kühne, V., Büscher, P. & Van Ostade, X.

  1/07/15 → 11/06/20

  Project: PhD-project

• Cell-associated HIV-RNA as a superior marker of treatment success or failure

  Pannus, P., Vanham, G., Fransen, C. & Vandekerckhove, L.

  29/04/15 → 19/09/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Targeting host-encoded factors for anti-leishmania therapy? Insights from chemical genetics and antimony resistant field isolates.

  Dujardin, J., De Muylder, G., Roy, S. & Desager, S.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/04/15 → 30/09/17

  Project: Research Project

• ARMADA: Ontwikkeling van een pan-arbovirus diagnostische test voor klinisch management van niet-malaria ziekten met koorts

  Ariën, K., Cnops, L., De Smet, B. & Janssens, N.

  Agency for Innovation by Science & Technology

  1/03/15 → 28/02/18

  Project: Research Project

• Use of fluorescen diacetate vital staining for the early detection of rifampicin resistance in tuberculosis patients in Mali

  Diarra, B., de Jong, B., L. Murphy, R. & Diallo, S.

  1/02/15 → 8/10/19

  Project: PhD-project

• A study of the mechanisms of natural killer cell-mediated resistance to HIV-infection

  Hens, J., Kestens, L. & Kestens, L.

  22/01/15 → 2/04/20

  Project: PhD-project

• Functional characterization of Leishmania braziliensis throughout in vitro biological cycle: the quest for a quiescent stage among amastigotes

  Jara Portocarrero, M., Dujardin, J., Arevalo, J. & Cos, P.

  1/01/15 → 27/03/19

  Project: PhD-project

• The public health impact of congenital toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus infection in Belgium

  Smit, S., Dorny, P. & Dorny, P.

  1/01/15 → 21/03/19

  Project: PhD-project

• EUROLEISHNET: Control of leishmaniasis, from bench to bedside and community

  Boelaert, M., Büscher, P., Dujardin, J., Sunyoto, T., Kühne, V., Zolfo, M. & Everaert, R.

  European Commission

  1/01/15 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research Project

• Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae: diagnostic value of the small RNA landscapes

  Deborggraeve, S., Jacobs, J., Grijalva, M. & De Smet, S.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/15 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research Project

• MalaSpot: Eco epidemiology of asymptomatic malaria hotspots, a prerequisite for malaria elimination?

  Van Bortel, W., Coosemans, M., Peeters, K. & Debois, D.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/11/14 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research Project

• Optimizing the use of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis and clinical management of adult and childhood TB and MDR TB suspects in Ethiopia

  Jano, M. T., de Jong, B., Rigouts, L. & Abebe, G.

  27/10/14 → 15/06/18

  Project: PhD-project

• CYSTISTOP: Sofi Taenia solium elimination

  Gabriël, S., Trevisan, C., Berkvens, D., Debois, D. & Dorny, P.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/09/14 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research Project

• Study of the tsetse fly innate immunity to control the endosymbiotic bacterium Sodalis gossinidius and its impact on trypanosome transmission

  Trappeniers, K., Van Den Abbeele, J., de Graaf, D. & De Vooght, L.

  28/04/14 → 10/07/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Consequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in the context of HIV co-infection for laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis in Africa

  Ssengooba, W., de Jong, B., Cobbelens, F. G. J., Van Leth, F. & Mandomando, I.

  28/04/14 → 13/06/17

  Project: PhD-project

• Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae: profiling the small RNA landscapes

  Gonzalez Andrade, P. D., Jacobs, J., Jacobs, J. & Grijalva, M.

  1/04/14 → 19/04/22

  Project: PhD-project

• Serological markers for evaluation of repellent efficacy on force of infection of malaria

  Kerkhof, K., Coosemans, M. & Van Geertruyden, J.

  13/02/14 → 25/11/16

  Project: PhD-project

• CLAG3: New mechanisms of drug resistance in malaria parasites: a molecular, epidemiological and social study

  Mira Martinez, S., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Cortés Closas, A. & Broerse, J.

  13/02/14 → 23/02/18

  Project: PhD-project

• Genetic and immunological factors contributing to inter-­individual variation in susceptibility to malaria in early infancy

  Natama natama, H. M., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Kestens, L. & Tinto, H.

  1/02/14 → 13/12/18

  Project: PhD-project

• Emmonsia: An investigation into the geographical distribution, host species, burden of disease and optimal diagnosis and treatment of Emmonsia hoerikwaggiana infections.

  Colebunders, R., Büscher, P., Kenyon, C., Vismer, H. F., Leirs, H., Govender, N. P., Bamford, C., Borman, A. M., Dlamini, S. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/14 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• iHIVARNA: Therapeutic TriMix/Mrna BASED Vaccine in Chronic HIV-1 Infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy

  Vanham, G., Brander, C., Garcia, F., Gruters, R., Manent, M., Thielemans, K., Vanham, G. & Janssens, N.

  European Commission

  1/12/13 → 31/12/17

  Project: Research Project

• Evaluation of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) in Chókwè district, Southern Mozambique: coverage and effect on pregnancy and parasitological outcomes

  Arnaldo, P., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Kestens, L. & Enosse, S. M. M.

  1/12/13 → 10/12/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Study of the dynamics, phenotype and role of regulatory T cells during HIV subtype C early Infecton and during prime-boost vaccination with HIVIS-DNA

  Matavele Chissumba, R., Kestens, L. & Jani, I. V.

  1/12/13 → 8/05/19

  Project: PhD-project

• A new Opisthorchis species (Opisthorchildae) in Central Vietnam

  Dao, T. H. T., Dorny, P., Dorny, P., Nguyen , T. G. T. & Gabriël, S.

  1/12/13 → 23/11/17

  Project: PhD-project

• CYSTINET: European network on Taeniosis/Cysticercosis

  Dorny, P., Gabriël, S., Jansen, F., Thys, S., Dermauw, V., Smit, S. & De Smet, S.

  26/11/13 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research Project

• A systems biology approach for a comprehensive understanding of development and adaptation in Leishmania donovani

  Cuypers, B., Dujardin, J., Dujardin, J. & Laukens, K.

  22/10/13 → 23/05/18

  Project: PhD-project

• Early diagnosis and care of tuberculosis through community-based active case-finding using rapid diagnostic tests in urban slums of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

  Lorent, N., Colebunders, R., Lynen, L., Rigouts, L. & Colebunders, B.

  22/10/13 → 2/10/15

  Project: PhD-project

• Repellent as an additional tool to long lasting insecticidal nets to target the residual transmission in a north-eastern province of Cambodia. Study of the use and efficacy of a topical repellent using the passive and active malaria case detection systems

  Somony, H., Coosemans, M., Coosemans, M., Sochantha, T., Durnez, L. & Sluydts, V.

  1/10/13 → 27/04/17

  Project: PhD-project

• Band3 Malaria: Functional analysis of band 3 protein in the process of Plasmodium vivax invasion

  Rosanas-Urgell, A., Dujardin, J., Prajapati, S. & Desager, S.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/09/13 → 31/07/17

  Project: Research Project

• IDIS: Innovative Diagnostics for Invasive Salmonellosis

  Deborggraeve, S., Jacobs, J., Ley, B., Gevaert, K., Leclipteux, T., Decuypere, S., De Smet, S., Stas, M. & Deborggraeve, S.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/09/13 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research Project

• Towards improved understanding of transmission dynamics of tuberculosis in The Gambia

  Ofori-Anyinam, N. A. B., de Jong, B., Rigouts, L., Gehre, F. & Antonio, M.

  1/08/13 → 23/10/17

  Project: PhD-project

• TRIPARTITE: African trypanosome transmission: unraveling the molecular 'tripartite' between a protozoan parasite, a symbiotic bacterium and the tsetse fly innate immunity

  Van Den Abbeele, J., De Vooght, L., Caljon, G. & De Smet, S.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/07/13 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research Project

• SeTPAT: A Directed Search for a Treponema pallidum Antigen Test

  Kenyon, C., Büscher, P., Kestens, L., Ravinetto, R., Van Ostade, X. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/07/13 → 28/02/19

  Project: Research Project

• SINGLE: Single cell genomics of Leishmania: tracking genetic diversity between and within hosts directly in clinical samples

  Dujardin, J. & De Smet, S.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/07/13 → 30/12/18

  Project: Research Project

• BURULI ULCUS: Global spread and transmission dynamics of Mycobacterium ulcerans

  Eddyani, M., de Jong, B., Berkvens, D., Phanzu, D. M., Affolabi, D., Sopoh, G., Jordaens, K., Harris, S. R., Stinear, T. & Janssens, N.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/07/13 → 30/06/19

  Project: Research Project

• The spread of Rhipicephalus microplus and the detection of acaricide resistance: Impact on the epidemiology of bovine babesiosis in Zimbabwe

  Sungirai, M., Berkvens, D., De Clercq, P., Moyo, D. & Madder, M.

  1/06/13 → 24/11/17

  Project: PhD-project

• Cross-talk between Leishmania and its mammalian host-cell: insights from Chemical genetics and antimony-resistant field

  Dujardin, J., De Muylder, G. & Desager, S.

  Belgian Science Policy Office

  1/04/13 → 31/03/15

  Project: Research Project

• FAVV Vector: Exotic vector and pathogen surveillance programme in Belgium

  Madder, M., Deblauwe, I., Demeulemeester, J., Van Loo, T. & Debois, D.

  Federal Public Service - Health, Food Chain Safety & Environment

  16/03/13 → 15/03/17

  Project: Research Project

• Caractéristiques histopathologiques de l'ulcère de Buruli au Bénin

  Brun, L. V. C., de Jong, B., Rigouts, L., Akele Akpo, M. & Sopoh, G.

  1/03/13 → 24/04/17

  Project: PhD-project

• Role of gene dosage in the acquisition of antimony resistance in L.donovani: experimental evidences

  Dumetz, F., Dujardin, J., Dujardin, J., De Muylder, G. & Maes, L.

  4/02/13 → 16/01/18

  Project: PhD-project

• Trypanosome-associated changes in tsetse fly salivary gland and its impact on parasite development

  Matetovici, I., Van Den Abbeele, J. & Dujardin, J.

  4/02/13 → 15/06/18

  Project: PhD-project

• Study of the molecular basis of resistance to Isometamidium Chloride in Trypanosoma congolense

  Tihon, E., Van Den Abbeele, J. & Dujardin, J.

  4/02/13 → 4/10/17

  Project: PhD-project

• Dynamique de l'ulcère de Buruli dans les communes de Quinhi et de Zè au Bénin de 2003 à 2015

  Houezo, J., de Jong, B., Sopoh, G. & Rigouts, L.

  1/01/13 → 31/12/15

  Project: PhD-project

• HIV semen: Better understanding HIV transmission through isolation and characteriszation of HIV from semen

  Ariën, K. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/13 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research Project

• INTERRUPT TB: Estimating the effective reproductive rate of M. Tuberculosis from changes in molecular clustering rates, to measure the impact of public health interventions on TB transmission

  de Jong, B., Gehre, F., Meehan, C., Rigouts, L. & Janssens, N.

  European Commission - European Research Council Executive Agency (ERC)

  1/01/13 → 31/07/18

  Project: Research Project

• Nanobody: Nanobody-based proximity ligation assay for human toxocariasis.

  Polman, K., Kanobana, K., Muyldermans, S. & Debois, D.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/13 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research Project

• OMICS: Closing the gap between sleeping sickness patients and "omics" studies of the parasite

  Deborggraeve, S., Vermeesch, J., Büscher, P., Berriman, M., MacLeod, A., Matovu, E., Muyembe, J. & Desager, S.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/13 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research Project

• Improved diagnosis methods to contribute to malaria elimination efforts in Vietnam

  Nguyen, V. H., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Van Geertruyden, J. & Quang Phuc, B.

  1/01/13 → 27/06/17

  Project: PhD-project

• ADVANZ: Advocacy for the fight against neglected zoonotic

  Saarnak, C., Dorny, P., Hendrickx, G., Mukaratirwa, S., Welburn, S., Schelling, E., Dorny, P., Debois, D. & Sy, H.

  European Commission

  1/10/12 → 31/03/15

  Project: Research Project

• Schistosomiasis: the role of parasite genetics in human infection and disease

  Boon, N., Polman, K. & Volckaert, F.

  1/10/12 → 5/07/17

  Project: PhD-project