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Koen Vercauteren obtained an MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences (2010, Ghent University, Belgium), a PhD in pre-clinical viral hepatitis research (2014, Ghent University hospital, Belgium, Promoted by Profs. Philip Meuleman and Geert Leroux-Roels), continued his academic track on a BAEF post-doctoral scholarship in pre-clinical viral hepatitis research and viral vectors for gene therapy (2014-2016, Rockefeller University, NYC, USA, Charles M. Rice lab, 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine recipient). Then, he graduated the clinical specialty programme in laboratory medicine (clinical chemistry, haematology, and microbiology) (2016-2019, Ghent University hospital, Belgium).
Since 2019, he is a professor at ITM, head of the clinical virology unit and clinical biologist at the ITM clinical reference lab. The clinical virology lab (co-)hosts 2 laboratory technicians, 2 PhD students (1 on a pre-doctoral FWO mandate), 1 postdoctoral researcher, and has promoted an MSc in tropical medicine and MSc in public health. He has (co-)authored 33 (13 of which as first author) peer reviewed papers in the field of viral hepatitis, viral vectors for gene therapy and laboratory medicine (1147 citations). His current research focusses on (viral) infectious disease laboratory medicine.
Research interests
- Designing T-cell receptor sequencing (TCRseq)-based diagnostic assays and biomarkers
- Developing molecular techniques for broad detection of tropical viral pathogens (metagenomic next-generation sequencing).
- Evaluating Point of Care testing methods (Antigen rapid diagnostic tests as well as nucleic acid detection principles) for use in low-and-middle-income countries (examples: SARS-CoV-2, viral hemorrhagic fevers)
Teaching
- ITM PhD commission member (2022-)
- PhD supervision
- MSc supervision (Tropical Medicine, Public Health, Global One-Health)
Education/Academic qualification
Medicine, PhD, Ghent University
Award Date: 31-Jul-2014
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Master, Ghent University
Award Date: 30-Jul-2010
External positions
Resident in Clinical Biology
2016 → 2019Post-doctoral research , Rockefeller University
2014 → 2016Fingerprint
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Urethritis without skin lesions as the primary manifestation of Mpox virus infection
Liesenborghs, L., Huyst, V., Van Dijck, C., Rutgers, J., De Baetselier, I., Kenyon, C., Van Esbroeck, M. & Vercauteren, K., 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Urology.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Activation of the carboxypeptidase U (CPU, TAFIa, CPB2) system in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection could contribute to COVID-19 hypofibrinolytic state and disease severity prognosis
Claesen, K., Sim, Y., Bracke, A., De Bruyn, M., De Hert, E., Vliegen, G., Hotterbeekx, A., Vujkovic, A., van Petersen, L., De Winter, F. H. R., Brosius, I., Theunissen, C., van Ierssel, S., van Frankenhuijsen, M., Vlieghe, E., Vercauteren, K., Kumar-Singh, S., De Meester, I. & Hendriks, D., 2022, In: Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11, 6, 11 p., 1494.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Alternative sampling specimens for the molecular detection of mpox (formerly monkeypox) virus
ITM MPX Study Group, 26-Dec-2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 159, p. 105372Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Human hepatocyte expansion potential in chimeric mice
Michailidis, E., Schneider, W. M., Freije, C., Zou, C., Yu, Y., Quirk, C., Vercauteren, K., Kabbani, M., Zeck, B., Ashbrook, A. W., Shiomi, T., Poirier, J. T., Chiriboga, L., Rice, C. M. & De Jong, Y. P., 2022, In: ISRN Hepatology. 76, p. S510-S510 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal
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Mpox screening in high-risk populations finds no asymptomatic cases
ITM Monkeypox Study Group, 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Lancet Microbe.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review