Microbiology Research Group

Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.

1/01/22 → 31/12/25

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

A 7-laboratory study to calibrate antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods and breakpoints against EUCAST reference standards

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

1/03/21 → 3/03/23

Project: Service

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

Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

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.

1/01/21 → 31/12/24

Project: Research Project

False rifampicin resistance of Xpert MTB/RIF with paucibacillary samples in Damien Foundation Bangladesh projects

Aung, K. J. M., de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

1/01/21 → 31/12/21

Project: Research Project

Assess the sensitivity and added value of tongue swabs for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Guinee and the Comoros

Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

1/01/21 → 31/12/21

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.

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

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

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?

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

1/11/20 → 31/10/23

Project: Research Project

Assessing replicative fitness difference of SARS-CoV-2 circulating lineages

Bartholomeeusen, K., Ariën, K. & Janssens, N.

DIVERSE KLANTEN

20/10/20 → 20/07/21

Project: Research Project

Data integration to close the gap on Prediction of MTB Drug Resistance Mutations

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

DIVERSE KLANTEN

20/10/20 → 20/10/21

Project: Research Project

PICOV study : "Influence of prior infection with COVID-19 on occurence of influenza-like illness or acute respiratory infection"

Sciensano

24/09/20 → 31/05/21

Project: Research Project

Determination of the ideal concentration of BVL-GSK098 required to boost ETH activity

Washington State University

15/08/20 → 31/12/21

Project: Service

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

Hasker, E., Vanlerberghe, V., Lepore, L., van Griensven, J., Ariën, K. & Paessens, E.

1/06/20 → 31/05/25

Project: Research Project

ImmCoV: Are SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies a correlate for protection?)

22/05/20 → 31/05/23

Project: Research Project

SARS-CoV-2 HCW study : SARS-CoV-2 prevalence, seroprevalence and seroconversion among healthcare workers in Belgium during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak

Sciensano

22/04/20 → 30/04/21

Project: Research Project

REMCoV: European Cooperation for anti-Viral Drug discovery and preperadnness for current and emerging coronavirus outbreaks

DIVERSE KLANTEN

1/04/20 → 28/02/21

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

Alternative techniques for monitoring of rifampicin resistant TB treatment response, to replace systematic monitoring by culture

1/01/20 → 31/12/20

Project: Research Project

Identifying sylvatic reservoir species of outbreak-prone arthropodborne viruses through large-scale serostatus mapping in African wildlife

1/01/20 → 31/12/23

Project: Research Project

DeepMTB: Heteroresistance: an occult threat to the treatment success of resistant tuberculosis

1/01/20 → 31/12/23

Project: Research Project

Document false rifampicin resistance of Xpert MTB/RIF in Bangladesh and of LPA or MGIT DST in Pakistan, for selected samples

1/01/20 → 31/12/20

Project: Research Project

PEAU-EBOV-RDC: Prise en charge améliorée de Maladie à Virus Ebola en situation d'urgence en RDC

European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

1/09/19 → 31/08/21

Project: Research Project

Technical assistance and support by the Supranational Reference Laboratory at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp (SRL) to the National Reference Laboratory (NRLs) of Georgia and Bangladesh and Proficiency testing for Drug-susceptibility testing (Round 25)

World Health Organisation

15/05/19 → 31/05/20

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

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

Treatment of Rifampin-resistsant Tuberculosis with an All-Oral Regimen containing new drugs in Zhytomyr Ukraine

de Jong, B., Ardizzoni, E. & Janssens, N.

MSF Belgium

1/03/19 → 31/07/21

Project: Research Project

RAPYD-TB: Towards increased access to rapid diagnostics for resistance to pyrazinamide

Sengstake, S., de Jong, B., Rigouts, L. & Janssens, N.

1/01/19 → 31/12/19

Project: Research Project

Development of a non-RRDR SNP assay for countries to assess accuracy of Xpert in detecting their circulating rifampicin resistance

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

Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid

1/01/19 → 31/12/19

Project: Research Project

BCCM/ITM Mycobacteriënverzameling: Consolidatie en beheer van het BCCM Consortium als Belgisch "Biological Research Center" (BRC) - 2019

Rigouts, L. & Janssens, N.

1/01/19 → 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.

1/10/18 → 30/09/21

Project: Research Project

WGS-TB-DIAG: Whole Genome Sequencing to streamline TB diagnosis, improve TB surveillance and optimize individualized TB treatment a pragmatic trial

Van Rie, A., Rigouts, L., Callens, S., Warren, R. M., Beutels, P. & Janssens, N.

Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

1/10/18 → 30/09/22

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., Ratsarahery, L., Van Herrewege, Y., Buyze, J. & Herssens, N.

1/10/18 → 30/09/24

Project: Research Project

PEOPLE: Post exposure prophylaxis for leprosy in the Comoros and Madagascar

de Jong, B., Hasker, E., Braet, S., Geluk, A., Cambau, E., Gaudin, C., Andrianarivelo, M. R., Assoumani, Y. & Stas, M.

EDCTP2

1/09/18 → 28/02/23

Project: Research Project

Assessing the antibody responses against arboviruses circulating in Peru – from basic immunology to new diagnostics

Falconi Agapito, F., Ariën, K., Ariën, K., Dujardin, J. & Talledo, M.

1/04/18 → 2/06/22

Project: PhD-project

Technical Assistance to the second nationwide Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Survey in Bangladesh from 2018 to 2019

World Health Organisation

20/02/18 → 15/08/19

Project: Service

IMMCYTE: Immuno Cytometry: Phenotyping immune cellular components, in the context of HBV, HIV and AD, by new, advanced technologies

Vanham, G., Chong, Y., Van Gulck, E., Ebneth, A., Moechars, D., Van Ginderachter, J. A., Van Broeckhoven, C., Wuyts, R. & Janssens, N.

Agency for Innovation by Science & Technology

18/01/18 → 17/08/20

Project: Research 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

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

CHIMERA: Identification of epitopes in the alphaviral envelope that confer infectivity for human and mosquito cells.

Bartholomeeusen, K., Ariën, K. & Janssens, N.