Microbiology Research Group

Projects

Projects per year 2004 2009 2010 2013 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2025

• 29 Active
• 93 Finished

Projects per year

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• 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

• SIALO TARG: Advanced vaccines and pharmaceuticals targeted to macrophages via sialoadhesin

  Rigouts, L., Elewaut, D., Nauwynck, H., Stinissen, P., de Jong, B., Eddyani, M. & Van Peer, N.

  Agency for Innovation by Science & Technology

  1/03/09 → 28/02/13

  Project: Research Project

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

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  Damien Foundation Belgium

  1/01/20 → 31/12/20

  Project: Research Project

• Diagnose MDR-TB: An alternative way to improve diagnosis of multidrug resistant tuberculosis: a rapid diagnostic test and a clinical score.

  Colebunders, R., Rigouts, L., Lorent, N. & Van der Meer, A.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/10 → 31/12/14

  Project: Research Project

• RAFA: A randomised controlled trial of 3 strategies for the treatment of ARV-naive HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis

  de Jong, B., Merle, C., Gninafon, M., Sow, O. B., Lo, D., McIlleron, H., Furco, A. & Galperine, T.

  20/01/11 → 20/01/14

  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

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

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  Damien Foundation Belgium

  1/01/21 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research Project

• A study of the mechanisms of natural killer cell-mediated resistance to HIV-infection

  Hens, J., Kestens, L. & Kestens, L.

  22/01/15 → 2/04/20

  Project: PhD-project

• BCCM ERP/LIMS: BCCM Enterprise Resource Planning / Laboratory Management System 2016

  Rigouts, L. & Janssens, N.

  1/01/16 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research Project

• HIV semen: Better understanding HIV transmission through isolation and characteriszation of HIV from semen

  Ariën, K. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/13 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research Project

• DRC - FA4: Building capacity for health research in three DRC partner institutions Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (IRNB), Ecole de Santé Publique de l’Université de Lubumbashi (ESP) en Centre de Recherche Sanitaire de Kimpese (CRS), and rationalize the fight against Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) while strengthening local health systems with the support of all partners.

  Boelaert, M., Jacobs, J., Büscher, P., Polman, K., Rigouts, L., Dorny, P., Hardy, L., Corsmit, E., Roucher, C., Eddyani, M., Dermauw, V., Bebronne, N., Snijders, R., Inocêncio da Luz, R., Van Cauwenberg, I. & Everaert, R.

  DGD

  1/01/17 → 31/12/21

  Project: Development project

• Caractéristiques histopathologiques de l'ulcère de Buruli au Bénin

  Brun, L. V. C., de Jong, B., Rigouts, L., Akele Akpo, M. & Sopoh, G.

  1/03/13 → 24/04/17

  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

• CHAARM: Combined Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Microbicides

  Vanham, G., Buvé, A. & Janssens, N.

  European Commission

  1/01/10 → 30/06/15

  Project: Research Project

• Consequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in the context of HIV co-infection for laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis in Africa

  Ssengooba, W., de Jong, B., Cobbelens, F. G. J., Van Leth, F. & Mandomando, I.

  28/04/14 → 13/06/17

  Project: PhD-project

• BCCM/ITM Mycobacteriënverzameling: Consolidatie en beheer van het BCCM Consortium als Belgisch "Biological Research Center" (BRC) - 2018

  Rigouts, L. & Janssens, N.

  1/01/18 → 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.

  Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid

  1/01/19 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• Controle de l'Ulcère de Buruli dans le territoire de Songololo en République Démocratique du congo: Impact de la décentralisation et de l'intégration des activités de lutte dans les services de santé de base.

  Phanzu, M. D., Boelaert, M., Ieven, M., Lutumba, P. & Portaels, F.

  1/12/09 → 16/04/15

  Project: PhD-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

• MYCOLACTONE: Detection of the system and the level of the mycolactone expression in Mycobacterium ulcerans.

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/07 → 31/12/12

  Project: Research Project

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

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  15/08/20 → 31/12/21

  Project: Service

• xMAP platform: Development of a high-throughput Multiple Analyte Profiling technology to study flavivirus and alphavirus sylvatic reservoirs in African wildlife

  Ariën, K. & Janssens, N.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  15/10/17 → 14/01/19

  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.

  Damien Foundation Belgium

  1/01/19 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• FAST-XDR: Development of a two-approach plate system for the fast and simultaneous detection of MDR and XDR M. tuberculosis

  Portaels, F., de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  1/02/08 → 31/01/12

  Project: Research Project

• Development of combined highly active anti-retroviral microbicides and or biomakers to assess safety of microbicides

  Kyongo Karanja, J., Vanham, G., Vanham, G., Jespers, V. & Ariën, K.

  1/07/10 → 19/11/18

  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

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

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  Damien Foundation Belgium

  1/01/20 → 31/12/20

  Project: Research Project

• Dynamique de l'ulcère de Buruli dans les communes de Quinhi et de Zè au Bénin de 2003 à 2015

  Houezo, J., de Jong, B., Sopoh, G. & Rigouts, L.

  1/01/13 → 31/12/15

  Project: PhD-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

• End TB Clinical Trial - Output 1

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  MSF France

  1/03/16 → 29/02/20

  Project: Service

• End TB Clinical Trial - Output 2

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  MSF France

  1/06/16 → 30/09/21

  Project: Service

• TB-EPF: Enhanced Place Finding (EPF) of TB transmission hotspots

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  European Commission

  1/09/17 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• INTERRUPT TB: Estimating the effective reproductive rate of M. Tuberculosis from changes in molecular clustering rates, to measure the impact of public health interventions on TB transmission

  de Jong, B., Gehre, F., Meehan, C., Rigouts, L. & Janssens, N.

  European Commission - European Research Council Executive Agency (ERC)

  1/01/13 → 31/07/18

  Project: Research Project

• Etude comparative de l'expression des lymphocytes T regulateurs CD4+CD25high+ entre patients infectes par Ie VIH-l et ceux infectes par Ie VIH-2 traites et non traites.

  Wade, D., Kestens, L., Mboup, S. & Dieye, T. N.

  1/01/11 → 15/06/15

  Project: PhD-project

• ESAHIVCOINFRES: European and South African HIV co-infection research consortium

  Kenyon, C., Meehan, C. & Sy, H.

  European Commission

  1/11/11 → 31/10/15

  Project: Research Project

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

  Ariën, K. & Janssens, N.

  DIVERSE KLANTEN

  1/04/20 → 28/02/21

  Project: Research Project

• EMPRO: European Microbicides Project

  Vanham, G. & Buvé, A.

  European Commission

  1/01/04 → 31/12/09

  Project: Research Project

• ERINHA: European Research Infrastructure on Highly Pathogenic Agents

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

  European Commission

  1/11/10 → 31/08/14

  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.

  Damien Foundation Belgium

  1/01/21 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research Project

• Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of recently sexually transmitted HIV

  Vanham, G., Ariën, K. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/11 → 31/12/14

  Project: Research Project

• BURULI ULCUS: Global spread and transmission dynamics of Mycobacterium ulcerans

  Eddyani, M., de Jong, B., Berkvens, D., Phanzu, D. M., Affolabi, D., Sopoh, G., Jordaens, K., Harris, S. R., Stinear, T. & Janssens, N.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/07/13 → 30/06/19

  Project: Research Project

• Identificatie van nieuwe resistentiemechanismen voor fluoroquinolonen en clofazimine bij Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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

  1/01/12 → 13/10/17

  Project: PhD-project

• BURULIVAC: Identification and development of vaccine candidates for Buruli Ulcer Disease

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  1/03/10 → 31/05/13

  Project: Research Project

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

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

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/18 → 31/12/20

  Project: Research Project

• 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

• Immunopathogenese van het immuunreconstitutie inflammatoir syndroom (IRIS) in HIV/TB-patiënten die antiretrovirale therapie ontvangen: Zoektocht naar prognostische en diagnostische merkers

  Goovaerts, O., Kestens, L. & Kestens, L.

  1/01/10 → 4/02/15

  Project: PhD-project

• Implications of the population structure of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Benin for tuberculosis presentation, diagnosis and outcome

  Sanoussi, C. N., de Jong, B., Rigouts, L. & Affolabi, D.

  1/09/15 → 7/10/19

  Project: PhD-project

• R2STOP Leprosy: Improved understanding of ongoing transmission of leprosy in the Comoros, a region hyperendemic for the disease

  de Jong, B., Hasker, E., Assoumani, Y., Suffys, P. & Janssens, N.

  Research to STOP neglected tropical disease transmission

  1/01/17 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research Project

• Inductie van breed-potente Hiv-1 suppressieve immuun responsen door dendritische cellen opgeladen met gag mRNA.

  BRACKE, L., Vanham, G. & Vanham, G.

  1/01/11 → 21/03/19

  Project: PhD-project

• HIV Control: Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication

  Vanham, G., VERHASSELT, B., MOUTSCHEN, M., BERNEMAN, Z., VANDAMME, A. & BERKHOUT, B.

  1/01/07 → 31/03/12

  Project: Research Project