Institute of Tropical Medicine

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• 202 Active
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  Optimizing the application of the AmpliSeq assays as molecular malaria surveillance tools in Peru and the Amazon basin using bioinformatics and laboratory approaches.

  Cabrera Sosa, L. E., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Kattenberg, E., Delgado-Ratto, C. & Gamboa, D.

  1/01/25 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Evaluating the Impact of Differentiated Service Delivery Approaches on viral load suppression and retention in care among Adolescents aged 10-19 living with HIV in Masaka Region, Uganda

  Kaakyo, M., Hensen, B., Kagaayi, J. & Willem, L.

  1/01/25 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Addressing Disparities in Uptake of HIV Prevention among Young Female Sex Workers in Cameroon

  Nti Mvilongo, P. T., Hensen, B., Nöstlinger, C., Michielsen, K. & Njukeng, P.

  1/01/25 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Psychosocial and economic impact of chronic kidney disease and haemodialysis on patients and households in resource poor settings: A Study from South India

  Annie Elias, M., Ooms, G., Ku, G. M. V. & Wouters, E.

  1/01/25 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Assessing the burden and improving the diagnosis and clinical management of hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly patients in Northwest Ethiopia

  Asres, M. S., Bottieau, E., van Griensven, J., Kassahun, A., Diro, E. & Berens-Riha, N.

  1/01/25 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Development of a reverse transcription-recombinase polymerase amplification assay for Ebola and Lassa viruses detection.

  Siebenmann, E., Vercauteren, K. & Lammertyn, J.

  1/01/25 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• ELearning PreP: Developing and testing an E-learning on PrEP for general practitioners in Flanders

  Scheerder, G. & Hensen, B.

  ViiV Healthcare

  1/01/25 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research Project

• Analysing healthcare accessibility and maternal and perinatal outcomes among obstetric referrals to urban hospitals in Guinea: a quantitative and geospatial approach

  Grovogui, F. M., Benova, L., Alexandre, D. & Macharia, P.

  1/01/25 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Enhancing the effectiveness and accessibility of treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ethiopia

  Woge, M. T., van Griensven, J., Pareyn, M., Berens-Riha, N., Berens-Riha, N., Wegayehu, T. & Wendemagegn, Y.

  1/01/25 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• REACH-OUT: Closing the immunization gap by reaching zero-dose children through improved equitable and cost-effective vaccine delivery strategies

  Macharia, P. & Njogu, A.

  The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

  1/01/25 → 31/12/28

  Project: Research Project

• Multidisciplinary investigations of mpox outbreaks in Cameroon

  Bangwen, E., Liesenborghs, L., Vercauteren, K., Van Dijck, C. & Netongo, P. M.

  14/11/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Oral intrapartum Azithromycin to prevent sepsis during childbirth: Studies of effectiveness, safety and relevance among women and healthcare providers

  Oluwole, E. O., Benova, L., Hanson, C., Cleeve, A. & Afolabi, B.

  14/11/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Enhancing the Fidelity and Adoption of Oral Azithromycin During Vaginal Delivery for the Prevention of Maternal Sepsis in Nigeria.

  Obi-Jeff, C., Benova, L., Banke-Thomas, A. O. & Afolabi, B.

  14/11/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• A novel singlet oxygen-based photoelectrochemical diagnostic tool for dengue detection

  Op de Beeck, H., Ariën, K., De Wael, K. & Verbruggen, S.

  14/11/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Looking through the right lens: a syndemic framework for HIV disease

  Bal, N., Polman, K., Van Leth, F. & Hoekstra, T.

  14/11/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• GroundingEthics: Grounding Ethics in Research on Climate Change and Health: triangulating perspectives of the communities, researchers and ethical committees

  Marchal, B., Michielsen, J., Ceballos, K., Kreppel, K., Martinez Abarca, A. L., Srinivas, P. N. & Kochupurackal Ulahannan, S.

  World Health Organisation

  11/11/24 → 11/11/25

  Project: Research Project

• ZLRM Pakistan: ZeroLeprosyRoadMap Pakistan (2)

  Hasker, E., de Jong, B., Braet, S., Cloots, K., de Gooyer, T. & Shih, K.

  Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe

  1/11/24 → 31/12/27

  Project: Research Project

• PvEpi: A single-cell sequencing approach to understand P. vivax gene regulation at the epigenetic level.

  De Meulenaere, K., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Laukens, K. & Moraes Barros, R.

  Research Fund - Flanders

  1/11/24 → 31/10/27

  Project: Mandate

• Integration of pre-exposure prophylaxis and sexually transmitted infection testing in antenatal and postnatal care: a formative study on implementation barriers and facilitators in Lusaka, Zambia

  Rotsaert, A. & Hensen, B.

  1/10/24 → 30/06/25

  Project: Research Project

• ConPharm: Pharmaceutical systems resilience and access to essential medicines in conflict-affected regions: The case of antibiotics in Northern Syria

  Ravinetto, R., Aljadeeah, S. & Kielmann, K.

  Research Fund - Flanders

  1/10/24 → 30/09/27

  Project: Mandate

• Conurba_M_ATLAS: Precision identification of maternal health vulnerability in sub-Saharan African conurbations using advanced geospatial approaches

  Macharia, P. & Benova, L.

  Research Fund - Flanders

  1/10/24 → 30/09/27

  Project: Mandate

• J&J MTM24-26: Master of Science in Tropical Medicine project

  Zolfo, M. & Zolfo, M.

  Johnson & Johnson Foundation

  2/09/24 → 31/07/26

  Project: Education project

• CLT-protex: Establishing the immunogenicity of the first naturally presented Leishmania epitope vaccine candidates in Ethiopian cutaneous leishmaniasis

  Adriaensen, W. & Pham, T.

  Medical Research Council

  1/09/24 → 31/08/26

  Project: Research Project

• HIMM: Addressing Healthcare Gaps in the Context of Urban Informality and Mobility among Men in Uganda and Zambia

  Kielmann, K., Baroudi, M., Ssengooba, F., Simwinga, M., Bukuluki, P., Namakula, J., MacGregor, H., Kisaakye, P., Mackay, H., Hensen, B. & Nöstlinger, C.

  Novo Nordisk Foundation

  1/09/24 → 1/04/25

  Project: Research Project

• MBOTE-SK: Tackling and investigating the South-Kivu mpox outbreak

  Liesenborghs, L. & Liesenborghs, L.

  The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

  1/08/24 → 31/01/27

  Project: Research Project

• Control of Sexual Transmitted Infections (STIs) in adolescents and young adults living in a peri-urban area of Maputo City, Mozambique: burden profile, PrEP use and syndromic evaluation.

  Baduro, J. C. P. D. C., Kenyon, C., Decroo, T., Matavele Chissumba, R. & Verhoeven, V.

  1/07/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• SECRET: Supporting Research Ethics Committees for efficient functionality and national accreditation to REview clinical Trials in Uganda and Ethiopia

  Ravinetto, R. & Martinez Abarca, A. L.

  The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

  1/07/24 → 30/06/27

  Project: Research Project

  • Uganda 100%
  • Ethiopia 56%
  • Africa South of the Sahara 39%
  • Tropical Medicine 17%
  • Capacity Building 16%

• STARLEP: Contribution of drug-resistance and M. lepromatosis to persistent leprosy transmission in parts of Africa

  Braet, S. & de Jong, B.

  Leprosy Research Initiative

  1/07/24 → 30/06/28

  Project: Research Project

• Characterization of the immune response induced by the homologous and heterologous booster vaccination schedules against Ebola Virus to inform re-vaccination strategies

  Kahusu, C. M., Adriaensen, W., Ariën, K., Liesenborghs, L., Mulangu, S. & Mbala-Kingebeni, P.

  1/07/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• VECTORNET3: European Network for Medical and Veterinary Entomology

  Van Bortel, W., Vanlerberghe, V. & Müller, R.

  European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

  1/07/24 → 31/10/25

  Project: Service

• AIrBrush: AIrbrush: a transdiciplinary value-sensitive study of biases and stereotypes in AI-generated Global Health images, and their significance for science and society

  Peeters, K. & Peeters, K.

  European Commission

  1/06/24 → 31/05/26

  Project: Research Project

  • artificial intelligence 100%
  • health 24%
  • stereotype 22%
  • post-colonial society 13%
  • research ethics 10%

• Exploring the Impact of Helminth infections on Virus Dynamics: An integrative approach from Laboratory to Wild Rodent Populations.

  Van De Ven, M., Mariën, J. & Leirs, H.

  29/05/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

  • Virus Diseases 100%

• Quality assurance and decentralized diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis and other common skin diseases in Ethiopia

  Abate, D. T., van Griensven, J., Pareyn, M., Van Geertruyden, J. & Hailu, A.

  29/05/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Restoring nature's health: Investigating the effects of ecosystem restoration on zoonotic disease risk

  Vangenechten, C., Mariën, J., Gryseels, S. & Kirkpatrick, L.

  29/05/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Zoonotic pathogens: how anthropogenic habitat disturbance impacts the prevalence and diversity.

  Cooreman, T., Mariën, J. & Gryseels, S.

  29/05/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Chemified: the development of a mobile health intervention for people who participate in chemsex

  Herrijgers, C., Kenyon, C., Platteau, T., Poels, K., Vandebosch, H. & Eric, F.

  29/05/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Determining the role of tryptophan-rich antigens during P. vivax reticulocyte invasion using a functional transgenic P. knowlesi model and P. vivax ex vivo assays

  Díaz Delgado, D., Rosanas-Urgell, A. & Sterckx, Y.

  29/05/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Development and/or evaluation of scoring systems, rapid diagnostic tests and treatment thresholds to guide management of neglected bacterial febrile illnesses endemic to the Indian subcontinent

  Gupta, N., Bottieau, E., Van Den Broucke, S. & Vlieghe, E.

  29/05/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

  • Melioidosis 100%
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei 28%
  • Routine Diagnostic Tests 28%
  • Discitis 27%
  • Neglected Diseases 26%

• Strengthening the implementation of routine screening for pregnancy-related anaemia in Nigeria

  Adelabu, Y. A., Benova, L., Banke-Thomas, A. O. & Afolabi, B.

  29/05/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

  • Mothers 100%
  • Nigeria 65%
  • Income 51%
  • Iron-Deficiency Anemias 36%
  • Perinatal Mortality 36%

• A Case Study on Resilience of the Local Health System in Thailand

  Tawaytibhongs, O., Marchal, B., Michielsen, J. & Angkurawaranon, C.

  29/05/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

  • Thailand 100%
  • health 97%
  • natural disaster 49%
  • resilience 28%
  • health service 26%

• Development of virus-specific anti-NS1 antibodies for use in neurotropic flavivirus NS1 antigen capture-based diagnostics

  Ceconi, M., Ariën, K., Ariën, K. & Delputte, P.

  29/05/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

  • West Nile virus 100%
  • Japanese Encephalitis Virus 80%
  • Viruses 38%
  • Viral Nonstructural Proteins 30%
  • Ixodes 26%

• The impact of nutrition and infection on child growth in Cambodia

  Som, V. S., Polman, K., Campos-Ponce, M., Van Der Hoeven, M. & Wieringa, F. T.

  29/05/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

  • Cambodia 100%
  • nutrition 38%
  • health 19%
  • infant 18%
  • village 17%

• ANGELE-2: The contribution of genetic susceptibility factors to the high leprosy incidence in a family from Anjouan, Comoros

  de Jong, B., Braet, S., Krausser, L. & Schurr, E.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  16/05/24 → 15/02/25

  Project: Research Project

• T2K: Optimizing T2K: An online self-sampling platform for HIV, Hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted infections in Belgium

  De Baetselier, I. & Van den Bossche, D.

  Merck Sharp & Dohme bv

  6/05/24 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research Project

• KWIGIRA: Strengthening the regulatory system and ethics ecosystem around vaccine and immunisation

  Ravinetto, R., Ravinetto, R. & Martinez Abarca, A. L.

  Belgian Development Agency

  25/03/24 → 30/04/26

  Project: Development project

• ITP VLIR-UA: ITP - Molecular Surveillance: Fighting Malaria Across Borders

  Rosanas-Urgell, A. & Mutsaers, M.

  University of Antwerp

  1/03/24 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research Project

• TIFA DRC: Tuberculosis Implementation Framework Agreement

  Rigouts, L., Rigouts, L. & Gumusboga, M.

  United States Agency for International Development

  15/02/24 → 14/11/25

  Project: Service

  • United States Agency for International Development 100%
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo 41%
  • Drug Resistance 28%
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations 12%

• KLEBECO: WGS invasive K. pneumoniae and E. coli isolates from neonates in Benin

  Hardy, L. & Hardy, L.

  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  13/02/24 → 31/01/25

  Project: Research Project

• EBO BOOST_MSD: Safety and immunogenicity of Ervebo® and Zabdeno® booster vaccines against Ebola virus following previous vaccination with the Zabdeno®/Mvabea® or Ervebo® vaccine schedules in DRC

  Adriaensen, W. & Adriaensen, W.

  Merck Sharp & Dohme bv

  19/01/24 → 18/01/27

  Project: Service

• Developing, evaluating, and deploying a Wet and Dry Laboratory Pipeline for monitoring and characterizing arboviral pathogens using virus-enriched metagenomic sequencing

  De Souza Novaes, A., Vercauteren, K., Ariën, K. & Rezende, A. M.

  1/01/24 → …

  Project: PhD-project

  • pathogen 95%
  • detection 39%
  • arthropod 38%
  • monitoring 35%
  • infection 31%