Molecular Parasitology

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• 14 Active
• 23 Finished

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  Molecular basis for the potency and selectivity of DNDI-6690, a promising lead for the development of novel anti-leishmanial drugs

  Wuyts, E., Dujardin, J., Sterckx, Y. G. & Caljon, G.

  27/04/22 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Cellular, molecular and functional characterization of quiescence in Leishmania donovani, the etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis

  Aroni, A., Dujardin, J., Domagalska, M. & Dujardin, J.

  27/04/22 → …

  Project: PhD-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 NEPAL: Evidence-based vector-borne disease management and elimination of visceral leishmaniasis in Nepal

  Hasker, E., Cloots, K., Müller, R., Van der Auwera, G., de Gooyer, T. & Everaert, R.

  DGD

  1/01/22 → 31/12/26

  Project: Development project

• Viral evolutionary analyses as magnifying glass on parasite population dynamics

  Heeren, S., Dujardin, J., Dujardin, J., Van den Broeck, F., Lemey, P. & Van den Broeck, F.

  30/06/21 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• The development of chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium vivax parasites

  Sauve, E., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Dujardin, J., Kattenberg, J. H. & Dujardin, J.

  27/04/21 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• VIVAX RES: Mechanisms of P. vivax chloroquine resistance: a transcriptomic/transgenic approach

  Rosanas-Urgell, A., Kattenberg, J. H., Domagalska, M., Monsieurs, P. & Stas, M.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research Project

• Viral evolutionary analyses as a magnifying glass on parasite population dynamics

  Dujardin, J. & Stas, M.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research Project

• LeishQ: Cellular, molecular and functional characterization of quiescence in Leishmania donovani, the etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis

  Dujardin, J., Domagalska, M. & Stas, M.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research 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. & Pham, T.

  Various

  1/01/21 → 31/12/23

  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. & Pham, T.

  3/11/20 → …

  Project: PhD-project

• Aneuploidy and mosaicism: a strategy for early adaptation to drug pressure in Leishmania

  Heringer Negreira, G., Dujardin, J., Domagalska, M. & Dujardin, J.

  17/04/20 → 27/06/23

  Project: PhD-project

• MAD-LEI: Aneuploidy and mosaicism: a strategy for early adaptation todrug pressure in Leishmania

  Dujardin, J., Domagalska, M., Imamura, H., Van den Broeck, F., Monsieurs, P. & Stas, M.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/10/18 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project

• LeishShield MATI: A multi-disciplinary international effort to identify clinical, molecular and social factors impacting cutaneous leishmaniasis

  Dujardin, J. & Stas, M.

  European Commission

  1/04/18 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research Project

• Finished

  LEISHCHROMAQ: Investigating the role of chromatin accessibility in the global transcription regulation in Leishmania quiescent cellusing multiomic single cell approaches

  Domagalska, M., Dujardin, J., Monsieurs, P. & Stas, M.

  DIVERSE KLANTEN

  1/12/21 → 31/01/23

  Project: Research Project

• LEISH-ILIAD: Single cell transcriptomics of Leishmania donovani throughout its development in its natural sand fly vector Phlebotomus argentipes

  Domagalska, M., Dujardin, J. & Stas, M.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  20/10/20 → 31/01/23

  Project: Research Project

• Unravelling phenotypic and molecular traits of quiescent populations of Leishmania under drug pressure

  Jara Portocarrero, M., Dujardin, J. & Stas, M.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/10/19 → 30/09/22

  Project: Mandate

• A study of the Plasmodium vivax reticulocyte invasion pathways and ligand candidates, with special attention to the promising PvTRAg and PvRBP multigenic families.

  De Meulenaere, K., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Laukens, K., Cuypers, B., Kattenberg, J. H. & Monsieurs, P.

  11/04/19 → 10/04/23

  Project: PhD-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

• PERU - FA4: To strengthen the R&D capacities of the Institute of Tropical Medicine Alexander von Humboldt (Peru) to deliver strategies and/or tools for diagnosis, surveillance and control of infectious diseases.

  Dujardin, J., Van der Auwera, G., Rosanas-Urgell, A., de Jong, B., Ariën, K., Rigouts, L., Heyndrickx, L., Kattenberg, J. H., Battaglioli, T. C. E., Jacobs, J., Monsieurs, P., Guetens, P. & Müller, R.

  DGD

  1/11/17 → 31/12/21

  Project: Development project

• TrypCo: The RNA editing space of the neglected genome in the major livestock African trypanosome parasite, Trypanosoma congolense.

  Van den Broeck, F., Van Den Abbeele, J. & De Smet, S.

  Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Vlaamse Overheid

  1/11/17 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research Project

• SKIN-Leish: Infectiousness in asymptomatic carriers of L. Donovani

  Boelaert, M., Cloots, K., Hasker, E., Van der Auwera, G., Karki, P., Sundar, S. & Everaert, R.

  Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Vlaamse Overheid

  15/10/17 → 14/01/19

  Project: Research Project

• EUKARYOTE: Kinetoplast genomics for the fine-scale study of hybrid zones in eukaryote parasites

  Van den Broeck, F., Dujardin, J., Van Den Abbeele, J. & Stas, M.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/17 → 30/06/20

  Project: Research Project

• Estimation of the risk of developing resistance to anti-leishmanial drugs

  HEFNAWY, A. E., Dujardin, J. & Valkenborg, D.

  15/01/16 → 11/04/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Targeting host-encoded factors for anti-leishmania therapy? Insights from chemical genetics and antimony resistant field isolates.

  Dujardin, J., De Muylder, G., Roy, S. & Desager, S.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/04/15 → 30/09/17

  Project: Research Project

• EUROLEISHNET: Control of leishmaniasis, from bench to bedside and community

  Boelaert, M., Büscher, P., Dujardin, J., Sunyoto, T., Kühne, V., Zolfo, M. & Everaert, R.

  European Commission

  1/01/15 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research Project

• Functional characterization of Leishmania braziliensis throughout in vitro biological cycle: the quest for a quiescent stage among amastigotes

  Jara Portocarrero, M., Dujardin, J., Arevalo, J. & Cos, P.

  1/01/15 → 27/03/19

  Project: PhD-project

• A systems biology approach for a comprehensive understanding of development and adaptation in Leishmania donovani

  Cuypers, B., Dujardin, J., Dujardin, J. & Laukens, K.

  22/10/13 → 23/05/18

  Project: PhD-project

• SINGLE: Single cell genomics of Leishmania: tracking genetic diversity between and within hosts directly in clinical samples

  Dujardin, J. & De Smet, S.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/07/13 → 30/12/18

  Project: Research Project

• Cross-talk between Leishmania and its mammalian host-cell: insights from Chemical genetics and antimony-resistant field

  Dujardin, J., De Muylder, G. & Desager, S.

  Belgian Science Policy Office

  1/04/13 → 31/03/15

  Project: Research Project

• Role of gene dosage in the acquisition of antimony resistance in L.donovani: experimental evidences

  Dumetz, F., Dujardin, J., Dujardin, J., De Muylder, G. & Maes, L.

  4/02/13 → 16/01/18

  Project: PhD-project

• TRIT: Tolerance and resistance to parasite infection: trypanosomatidae as paradigm.

  Dujardin, J. & Desager, S.

  Belgian Science Policy Office

  1/04/12 → 31/12/17

  Project: Research Project

• Leishma: De kloof overbruggen: Leishmania als paradigma voor het onderzoek naar de impact van genoomdiversiteit op metaboloomvariatie.

  Dujardin, J., Desager, S. & De Smet, S.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/12 → 31/12/17

  Project: Research Project

• Development and appliation of cellular and molecular tools for monitoring miltefosine resistance in Leishmania donovani isolates from Nepal

  Rai, K., Dujardin, J., Pal, C., Bhattarai, N. R. & Van der Auwera, G.

  1/01/10 → 6/08/20

  Project: PhD-project

• ChagasEpiNet: Comparative epidemiology of genetic lineages of Trypanosoma cruzi

  Büscher, P., Van der Auwera, G. & Desager, S.

  European Commission

  1/01/09 → 31/12/12

  Project: Research Project

• KALADRUG-R: New tools for monitoring drug resistance and treatment response in visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent

  Dujardin, J., Boelaert, M., Ostyn, B. & Desager, S.

  European Commission

  1/11/08 → 30/04/13

  Project: Research Project

• GeMini: From genome to the field: a global study of pathogen genetic and metabolic diversity and its relationship to clinical phenotypes

  Dujardin, J. & Decuypere, S.

  Vlaamse Overheid

  1/09/08 → 31/12/14

  Project: Research Project