Department of Clinical Sciences

Projects

Projects per year 2006 2025

• 53 Active
• 73 Finished

Projects per year

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  IMSEQ: COVID19 Immune Repertoire Sequencing

  Vercauteren, K. & Ratsarahery, L.

  DIVERSE KLANTEN

  27/04/20 → 26/01/21

  Project: Research Project

• BURK: Selectie en identificatie van fagen tegen Burkholderia-soorten in de natuurlijke omgeving van Cambodia

  Soentjens, P. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Buy4Life bvba

  3/03/20 → 2/03/21

  Project: Research Project

• Bact-EVD: Pilot clinical bacteriology in the EVD care response to detect intercurring bloodstream infections and inform about appropriate antibiotic treatment

  Jacobs, J. & Janssens, S.

  Various

  1/08/19 → 30/06/20

  Project: Research Project

• Improving Sexually Transmitted Infection diagnostics and control among Men who have sex with Men in low-and high-resource settings

  De Baetselier, I., Kenyon, C., Vanham, G., Vuylsteke, B. & Crucitti, T.

  11/04/19 → 13/09/21

  Project: PhD-project

• BURKINA - 2019 - FA4: To strengthen the research capacity in the resource limited setting of Burkina Faso.

  Jacobs, J., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Hardy, L., Peeters, M., Kattenberg, J. H. & Ratsarahery, L.

  1/01/19 → 31/12/19

  Project: Development project

• ILIAS: Invasive Lineages of AMR Salmonella, Trojan Horses in Africa

  Van Puyvelde, S., Deborggraeve, S., Jacobs, J., Dougan, G. & Stas, M.

  Institute of Tropical Medicine

  1/10/18 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• TriDoRe: Novel high-dose tuberclosis retreatment regimens: How to overcome resistance without creating more?

  Decroo, T., Lynen, L., de Jong, B. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/10/18 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research Project

• IMMUNO: Elucidating unique host-virus-parasite interaction with unseen depth an breadth

  Adriaensen, W., van Griensven, J. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Institute of Tropical Medicine, Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/09/18 → 30/11/19

  Project: Research Project

• Bac Turb: Development and proof-of-concept validation of a low-cost tropicalized device detecting bacterial growth in equipment-free blood cultures

  Hardy, L., Jacobs, J. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Institute of Tropical Medicine, Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/09/18 → 31/08/19

  Project: Research Project

• MINIlab project MSF-F

  Jacobs, J. & Baert, E.

  MSF France

  1/03/18 → 31/12/20

  Project: Research Project

• ETHIOPIA - 2018 - FA4: To enhance the research capacity and evidence based medical practice in tropical and poverty related diseases in Ethiopia

  van Griensven, J., Jacobs, J., Abdellati, S., Stassijns, J., van Henten, S., Ratsarahery, L., Dujardin, J. & Van der Auwera, G.

  DGD

  1/01/18 → 31/12/18

  Project: Development project

• CUBA - 2018 - FA4: To strengthen Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kouri (IPK, Cuba) and National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology (INHEM, Cuba) towards accomplishment of their academic mission through capacity building and scientific co-operation.

  Boelaert, M., Vanlerberghe, V., Battaglioli, T. C. E., De Baetselier, I., de Jong, B., Torrea, G., Ariën, K., Heyndrickx, L. & Everaert, R.

  DGD

  1/01/18 → 31/12/18

  Project: Development project

• Minilab MSF-F Autoclave1

  Jacobs, J. & Baert, E.

  MSF France

  1/01/18 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research Project

• SeTPAT: Development of an antigen test for the diagnosis of syphilis

  Kenyon, C., OSBAK, K., Van Ostade, X., Van Raemdonck, G., Crucitti, T., Büscher, P., Ratsarahery, L. & Dhaenens, M.

  King Baudouin Foundation

  1/01/18 → 30/11/20

  Project: Research Project

• CAMBODIA - 2018 - FA4: National Institutes in Cambodia have increased capacity to generate evidence for the management of health problems and for the strengthening of the health system in Cambodia.

  Lynen, L., Jacobs, J., De Baetselier, I., De Weggheleire, A., Smekens, B., Stassijns, J., Damme, W. V., van de Put, W., Delvaux, T. & Ratsarahery, L.

  DGD

  1/01/18 → 31/12/18

  Project: Development project

• BENIN - 2018 - FA4: Institutional strengthening of the Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory (LRM, Bénin) for quality services and better quality of health care for Mycobacteria and other clinical bacteria, at National and Regional Level.

  de Jong, B., Jacobs, J., Hardy, L., Stassijns, J., Nduwamahoro, E., Eddyani, M., Gumusboga, M. & Janssens, N.

  DGD

  1/01/18 → 31/12/18

  Project: Development project

• CohMSM-PrEP: Access to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Men Who Have Sex With Men: Acceptability and Feasibility in Community-based Clinics in West Africa

  Laga, M., Vuylsteke, B., Cuylaerts, V., De Baetselier, I., Van Aerde, K. & Everaert, R.

  The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

  1/12/17 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research Project

• Contribution of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin determination to an innovative diagnostics aid tool for neurological and febrile syndromes in low-resource settings

  Bottieau, E. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Institute of Tropical Medicine, Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  15/10/17 → 13/01/19

  Project: Research Project

• Understanding and preventing the genesis of antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

  Kenyon, C. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Institute of Tropical Medicine, Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  15/10/17 → 13/01/19

  Project: Research Project

• Persistent T-cell dysfunction in synergistic VL-HIV co-infection

  Adriaensen, W., van Griensven, J., Vermeesch, J. R., Kaye, P. M., Diro, E., Ritmeijer, K. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/10/17 → 30/09/20

  Project: Research Project

• Studies on multidrug resistance tuberculosis in Rwanda: Turning off the tap

  Ngabonziza, S. J., de Jong, B., Torrea, G., Rigouts, L., Mazarati, J., Affolabi, D. & Decroo, T.

  1/09/17 → 23/06/21

  Project: PhD-project

• ARTHROPOD: Development of specific and highly sensitive mulit-pathogen laboratory tests for the simultaneous and differential detection of arthropod-borne viruses

  Ariën, K., Kerkhof, K., Van Esbroeck, M. & Janssens, N.

  Agency for Innovation by Science & Technology

  1/08/17 → 31/03/21

  Project: Research Project

• Evaluation of simplified alternative pre-exposure rabies vaccination schedules

  Soentjens, P., Bottieau, E. & Van Damme, P.

  24/04/17 → 26/06/20

  Project: PhD-project

• SETA: Severe Typhoid in Africa Program (DRC site)

  Marks, F., Jacobs, J. & Ratsarahery, L.

  International Vaccine Institut

  1/04/17 → 30/06/19

  Project: Research Project

• Post-market surveillance as a tool for assuring quality of in-vitro diagnostics in low-resource settings

  Sands, A., Jacobs, J., Fransen, C. & Jacobs, J.

  12/01/17 → 30/04/18

  Project: PhD-project

• Effect of lactoferrin on pediatric infections

  Ochoa, T. J., Jacobs, J., Jacobs, J. & Cossey, V.

  12/01/17 → 15/05/20

  Project: PhD-project

• New tools for diagnosis and management of febrile illness in travelers to the tropics: a cohort study

  Huits, R., Bottieau, E., Jacobs, J., Van Esbroeck, M. & Cnops, L.

  15/01/16 → 1/02/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Shadows over the "Golden Decade": how certain HIV-infected populations have not benefitted fully from the scale-up of anti-retroviral therapy and what can be done about it

  Vogt, F., van Griensven, J. & Colebunders, B.

  15/01/16 → 12/05/17

  Project: PhD-project

• Identification of risk factors and prediction of adverse treatment outcomes in visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia

  Abongomera, A. C., van Griensven, J., Colebunders, B., Diro, E. & Ritmeijer, K.

  2/01/16 → 30/05/18

  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

• 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

• Salmonella Paratyphi A: The emergence of a neglected pathogen in Asia

  KUIJPERS, L. M. F., Jacobs, J. & Jacobs, J.

  22/01/15 → 11/01/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Challenge for optimal care for people living with HIV in countries with limited resources: findings from observational studies from different settings.

  Koole, O., Lynen, L., Colebunders, B. & Jaffar, S.

  22/01/15 → 29/05/15

  Project: PhD-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

• EBOLA TX: Additional support for research project Ebola Tx

  van Griensven, J. & Kjazim, L.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/12/14 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research Project

• ISALA: Analytical treatment interruption in HIV positive patients with low viral reservoir to evaluate the potential of a functional cure

  Florence, E. & Baeten, E.

  Agency for Innovation by Science & Technology

  1/11/14 → 31/10/18

  Project: Research Project

• PrEP: HIV Prevention with Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

  Laga, M., Fransen, C., Kenyon, C. & Everaert, R.

  Agency for Innovation by Science & Technology

  1/11/14 → 15/06/18

  Project: Research Project

• EBOLA Tx: Emergency evaluation of convalescent blood and plasma for Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) in affected West African countries

  van Griensven, J. & Sy, H.

  European Commission

  1/11/14 → 31/01/19

  Project: Research Project

• HEPATITIS C: Hepatitis C treatment for HIV patients in resource-poor countries: is a public health approach possible

  Lynen, L., van Griensven, J., Florence, E. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/07/14 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• Euro HIV EDAT: Operational knowledge to improve HIV early diagnosis and treatment among vulnerable groups in Europe

  Casabona Barbarà, J., Florence, E., Platteau, T., Baeten, E., Adamic, C., Agusti, C., Barroso, C., Belza, M. J., Caprani, M., Carnicer, D., Delgado, M. S., Fernandez-Balbuena, S., Fernàndez, L., Folch, C., Fuertes, R., Galdon, M., Galina, M., Hervas, I., Hoyos, J., Hussmann, K., Kehlet, L., Klavs, I., Klenke, R., Kustec, T., Le Gall, J., Legau, K., Lenart, M., Lobnik, M., Lopez, C., Maljevac, S., Martin, I., Meulbroek, M., Moller Markussen, O., Muller, J., Muntada, E., Pichon, F., Pujol i Roca, F., Pérez, F., Quatremère, G., Rios Guardiola, L., Rojas Castro, D., Rosales-Statkust, M. E., Rutar, V., Saz Berges, J., Schubert, O., Slaaen Kaye, P., Taboada Gonzalez, H., Velica, L., Verdes, U., Vilert, H., Wurm, M. & de la Fuente, L.

  European Commission - Executive Agency for Health & Consumers

  1/04/14 → 30/09/17

  Project: Research Project

• Characterisation of biofilm associated with bacterial vaginosis

  Hardy, L., Buvé, A., Crucitti, T., Jespers, V. & Vaneechoutte, M.

  13/02/14 → 14/10/16

  Project: PhD-project

• Search for a Treponema pallidum Antigen Test (SeTPAT) project Treponema pallidum-specific proteomic changes in patients with incident syphilis infection: an observation study in Belgium

  OSBAK, K., Kenyon, C. & Van Ostade, X.

  21/01/14 → 8/12/17

  Project: PhD-project

• External quality assessment of the laboratory diagnosis of tropical infectious diseases

  Mukadi Kaningu, P. P., Jacobs, J., Muyembe, J. & Luamba Lua Nsembo, J.

  1/01/14 → 26/07/17

  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

• MNSIRSES: Clinical and public health research to improve maternal and newborn health & to control sexually transmitted infections

  De Brouwere, V., Kenyon, C. & Everaert, R.

  European Commission

  1/01/14 → 15/10/19

  Project: Research 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

• 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.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/09/13 → 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.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/07/13 → 28/02/19

  Project: Research Project

• AfriCoLeish: Care package for treatment and control of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa

  Balasegaram, M., Ravinetto, R., van Griensven, J., Baeten, E., Alexander, N., Diro, E., Edwards, T., Ellis, S., Mudawi Musa, A., Ritmeijer, K., Wasunna, M., Yifru, S., Zijlstra, E., Lynen, L. & Sy, H.

  European Commission

  1/01/13 → 31/12/16

  Project: Research Project

• RHASA: Preparing for clinical trials of interventions to improve the reproductive health of adolescent girls in sub Saharan Africa

  Buvé, A., O'Neill, S., Crucitti, T. & Everaert, R.

  European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

  1/12/12 → 30/11/14

  Project: Research Project