Department of Biomedical Sciences

Projects

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• 68 Active
• 204 Finished

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

  Aroni Soto, A., Dujardin, J., Domagalska, M. & Dujardin, J.

  27/04/22 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Omics Data Integration to Predict Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  Snobre, J., de Jong, B. & Buyl, R.

  27/04/22 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Molecular basis for the potency and selectivity of DNDI-6690, a promising lead for the development of novel anti-leishmanial drugs

  Wuyts, E., Dujardin, J., Sterckx, Y. G. & Caljon, G.

  27/04/22 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• A quantitative and qualitative risk assessment of pig-related parasitic zoonoses in Burundi

  Minani, S., Heylen, D., Trevisan, C., Gasogo, A., Gabriël, S. & Ntirandekura, J. B.

  1/01/22 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Rapid diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance, beyond rifampicin

  Massou, F. A. T., de Jong, B., Rigouts, L., Affolabi, D. & Meehan, C. J.

  1/01/22 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• IntegrOmicsDR.MTB: Multi Omics Data Integration to predict the M. tuberculosis Bedaquiline Resistance Phenotype from the Genotype

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

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/22 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research Project

• SinCellK: A single-cell approach to study epigenetic regulation of Plasmodium knowlesi phenotypes: red blood cell invasion and gametocyte differentiation processes

  Rosanas-Urgell, A., Monsieurs, P., De Meulenaere, K. & Stas, M.

  DIVERSE KLANTEN

  1/12/21 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research Project

• LEISHCHROMAQ: Investigating the role of chromatin accessibility in the global transcription regulation in Leishmania quiescent cellusing multiomic single cell approaches

  Domagalska, M., Dujardin, J., Monsieurs, P. & Stas, M.

  DIVERSE KLANTEN

  1/12/21 → 30/11/22

  Project: Research Project

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

  Müller, R. & Borremans, G.

  International Human Frontier Science Program

  1/07/21 → 30/06/24

  Project: Research 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

• Curbing rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Rwanda and beyond

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

  30/06/21 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• The diversity of mosquito interactions under climate change conditions

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

  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

• The development of chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium vivax parasites

  Sauve, E., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Dujardin, J., 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 N.V.

  1/03/21 → 3/03/23

  Project: Service

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

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  Damien Foundation Belgium

  1/01/21 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research Project

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

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

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  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

• 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.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  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 → 31/12/24

  Project: PhD-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.

  Various

  1/01/21 → 31/12/23

  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

• 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.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research Project

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

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

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research Project

• FasciCoM-Emergence of fascioliasis in a global setting: development and validation of a transmission model to identify cost-effective control strategies

  Polman, K., Dermauw, V., Debois, D. & Dorny, P.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/21 → 31/12/23

  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

• 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 → 31/10/23

  Project: Research Project

• Gaming for health - A mixed methods approach using the pork tapeworm as a model

  Trevisan, C., Debois, D. & Dorny, P.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/11/20 → 31/10/23

  Project: Research 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 → 31/10/23

  Project: Research Project

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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