Department of Clinical Sciences

Projects

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• 53 Active
• 94 Finished

Projects per year

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  Towards better diagnostics and a simplified treatment regimen for visceral leishmaniasis in southern Ethiopia

  Degaga, T. S., van Griensven, J., Pareyn, M., Dujardin, J., Hailu, A. & Diro, E.

  1/01/23 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Improving the clinical management and facility-based surveillance of febrile illness in rural Guinea: a multidisciplinary approach

  Kourouma, K., Bottieau, E., Vercauteren, K., Liesenborghs, L., Vlieghe, E. & Delamou, A.

  1/01/23 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Drug resistant tuberculosis: optimize the composition of new treatment regimens in Vietnam

  Nguyen, T. M. P., Lynen, L., Decroo, T., Callens, S., Viet Nhung Nguyen, V. N., Binh Hoa Nguyen, B. H. & Thi Thanh Thuy Hoang, T. T. T.

  1/01/23 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Contemporary challenges in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pre-Exposure-Prophylaxis care in Belgium

  Vanbaelen, T., Kenyon, C., Florence, E. & Verhoeven, V.

  15/11/22 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Investigating the feasibility of providing injectable PrEP for HIV Prevention in Flanders

  Reyniers, T., De Baetselier, I., Nöstlinger, C., Kenyon, C., Hensen, B. & Van Aerde, K.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/10/22 → 30/09/26

  Project: Research Project

• APPLIEDx: Integrated point-of-care platform for infectious diseases diagnosis

  Vercauteren, K., Van den Bossche, D. & Mertens, K.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/10/22 → 30/09/26

  Project: Research Project

• High throughput T cell repertoire sequencing-based analysis of T cell subsets as a viral diagnostic tool

  Vujkovic, A., Vercauteren, K., Laukens, K. & Meysman, P.

  6/07/22 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Implementation and evaluation of new tools for Ebola Virus Disease response during eastern Democratic Republic of Congo outbreaks: from rapid diagnostic tests to genomic sequencing

  Mukadi, D., van Griensven, J., Ariën, K., Ariën, K. & Ahuka, S. M.

  1/07/22 → 27/03/23

  Project: PhD-project

• Nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease and tuberculosis-nontuberculous mycobacteria co-infection: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management at a tertiary health facility in Ghana

  Abbew, E. T., Lynen, L., Mesic, A., Rigouts, L., Obiri-Yeboah, D. & Lorent, N.

  1/01/22 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• TB/NTM Research Cluster

  de Jong, B., Sengstake, S., Rigouts, L., Tzfadia, O., Ardizzoni, E., Lynen, L., Decroo, T., Hasker, E., Van Rie, A. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/22 → 31/12/26

  Project: Research Project

• FA5 BURKINA FASO: Improve research capacity in infectious disease to inform policy & control strategies

  Rosanas-Urgell, A., Jacobs, J., Peeters, K., Vuylsteke, B., Mutsaers, M., Eddyani, M., Hyland, P. & Stas, M.

  DGD

  1/01/22 → 31/12/26

  Project: Development project

• FWO MPX: Determining the drivers behind Monkeypox virus transmission: a multidisciplinary ‘one health’ study of an emerging zoonotic pathogen

  Bottieau, E., Liesenborghs, L. & Doudouh, A.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/22 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research Project

• FA5 PERU: Better policies and less infectious diseases in Peru and Latin America

  Van der Auwera, G., Verdonck, T., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Mutsaers, M., Nieto Sanchez, C., Müller, R., Bartholomeeusen, K., Eddyani, M., Hyland, P. & Stas, M.

  DGD

  1/01/22 → 31/12/26

  Project: Development project

• FA5 RWANDA: Make Rwandan institutes leaders in infectious disease prevention, diagnosis and control

  Rigouts, L., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Kattenberg, J. H., de Jong, B., Cuella Martin, I., Mitchell, E., Theunissen, C., Polman, K., Trevisan, C., Ravinetto, R., Roosen, T. & Janssens, N.

  DGD

  1/01/22 → 31/12/26

  Project: Development project

• Impact of diagnostic delays and short treatment regimens on outcomes of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis patients in Cameroon

  Jouego Tagne, C. G., Lynen, L., Decroo, T., Netongo, P. M. & André, E.

  1/01/22 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Strongyloides stercoralis in the non-endemic setting and beyond: an epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and treatment challenge

  Buonfrate, D., Bottieau, E. & Vlieghe, E.

  3/11/21 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Impact of HIV-1 infection on antibody response to yellow fever vaccination in non-endemic areas

  Martin, C., Bottieau, E., Dauby, N. & De Wit, S.

  3/11/21 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• VL-INNO: Next generation diagnostics and oral treatment for visceral leishmaniasis in Eastern Africa: transforming patient care through innovation

  Adriaensen, W. & Mertens, K.

  The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

  1/10/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research Project

• SIMBLE: Clinical diagnostic trial in Western Africa of a simplified blood culture system to improve healthcare in low-resource settings

  Barbé, B., Hardy, L., Jacobs, J. & Van Wymeersch, K.

  EDCTP2

  1/07/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research Project

• Alternative methodological approaches to assess longterm HIV virological and clinical outcomes in resource limited settings

  Mesic, A., Lynen, L., Decroo, T., van Olmen, J. & Ritmeijer, K.

  27/04/21 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Understanding and preventing the emergence of antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

  Laumen, J., Kenyon, C. & Malhotra-Kumar, S.

  12/01/21 → 24/02/23

  Project: PhD-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

• Performance of community-based ART programmes for key populations in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa

  Ibiloye, O. J., Lynen, L., Decroo, T., Van Belle, S., van Olmen, J., Masquillier, C. & Jwanle, P.

  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

• PRESTIP: PReventing the Emergence of untreatable STIs via radical Prevention

  Kenyon, C., Crucitti, T., De Baetselier, I., Florence, E., Soentjens, P., Basil, S. S. & Van Wymeersch, K.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research Project

• Selected topics in hospital infection prevention and control in sub-Saharan Africa

  Kalema Yanga, J., Jacobs, J. & Lunguya, O.

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: PhD-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.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research 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

• Machine learning framework for T-cell receptor repertoire-based viral diagnostics

  Postovskaya, A., Vercauteren, K., Laukens, K., Meysman, P., Vanham, G. & Vanham, G.

  3/11/20 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• GonoScreen: Efficacy of screening STIs in MSM: Is screening for gonorrhea and chlamydia cost-effective in reducing the cumulative incidence of these infections in men who have sex with men taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a randomized, multicenter controlled trial

  Kenyon, C., Herssens, N., De Hondt, A. & Van Wymeersch, K.

  Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre

  1/07/20 → 30/06/23

  Project: Research Project

• AfriCover: Characterising transmission parameters of SARS-CoV-2 in a peri-urban setting in Mozambique using population-based surveillance and a high-throughput sero-assay

  Widdowson, M., Ielegems, A., Ingelbeen, B., Mariën, J., Janssens, S., van Loen, H. & Hoof, C.

  EDCTP2

  1/06/20 → 31/10/23

  Project: Research Project

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

  Hasker, E., Vanlerberghe, V., Lepore, L., van Griensven, J., Ariën, K., Kreppel, K. & Janssens, A.

  Washington State University

  1/06/20 → 31/05/25

  Project: Research Project

• Improving the evidence base for diagnosis and management of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ethiopia

  van Henten, S., van Griensven, J. & Moons, J.

  17/04/20 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Predicting and treating non-typhoidal Salmonella bloodstream infections in children in sub-Saharan Africa

  Tack, B., Jacobs, J., Toelen, J. & Lunguya, O.

  17/04/20 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• TB TRIAGE: Community-based tuberculosis triage testing after symptom screening in hard-to-reach African populations: CAD4TB versus C-reactive protein

  Lynen, L. & Baert, E.

  The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

  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

• Understanding antimicrobials use: An ethnographic study of rural communities in Burkina Faso

  Compaore, A., Peeters, K., Jacobs, J., Sariola, S. & Tinto, H.

  1/01/20 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Vacc-iNTS: Advancing a GMMA-based vaccine against invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis through Phase I trial in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa

  Jacobs, J. & Baert, E.

  European Commission

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research Project

• THECA: Effect of a novel typhoid conjugate vaccine in Africa: a multicenter study in Ghana and the DRC

  Jacobs, J., Hardy, L., Heroes, A. & Baert, E.

  1/01/19 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project

• PreP_OPTIMIZE: Optimise PrEP to Maximise Impact

  Vuylsteke, B., Reyniers, T., Nöstlinger, C., Laga, M., Hensen, B., Loos, J., Apers, H., Rotsaert, A., Vanhamel, J., Segers, G., Smekens, T., Van Landeghem, E., Vanbaelen, T., Van Mieghem, H., Scheerder, G. & Van Aerde, K.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/19 → 31/12/23

  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.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  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., Van Herrewege, Y., Buyze, J., Herssens, N. & Mertens, K.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/10/18 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research Project

• PReGo: Preventing Resistance in Gonorrhoea Study

  Kenyon, C., Buyze, J., Crucitti, T., Vuylsteke, B., Yusuf, E., De Wit, S., Pirnay, J., Soentjens, P. & Doudouh, A.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/10/18 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research Project

• Systems biological analysis of niche adaptation in resistant and virulent Salmonella pathogens

  Cuypers, W., Jacobs, J. & Laukens, K.

  26/04/18 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Hepatitis C/HIV coinfection in Cambodia: from pilot project to lessons learned for a public health approach

  De Weggheleire, A., Lynen, L. & Francque, S.

  26/04/18 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Primary Health Care improvement in Benin: which model(s) of practice work for First-Line Medical Doctors?

  Bello, O. A. K., Criel, B., Apers, L., De Lepeleire, J. & Zannou, M.

  1/04/18 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Characterization of antimicrobial resistance among Gram-­‐negative bacteria in Peru: a comprehensive national surveillance

  Krapp Lopez, F. D. C., Jacobs, J. & Garcia, C.

  1/12/17 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• ALERRT: African CoaLition for Epidemic Research, Response and Training

  van Griensven, J., Baert, E. & Sy, H.

  EDCTP2

  1/12/17 → 30/11/23

  Project: Research Project

• The Hospital as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance in low resource settings

  Jacobs, J., Tinto, H. & Lompo, P.

  1/10/17 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Use of network modeling to better understand STI epidemiology

  Tsoumanis, A., Kenyon, C. & Hens, N.

  28/08/17 → …

  Project: PhD-project