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Leo Heyndrickx graduated as an industrial Engineer Chemistry at the KIH De Nayer, Mechelen in 1983. After two years working at the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department of the Rega institute (Leuven) he started working in the recombinant DNA technology group of Innogenetics (Ghent).
Since 1992 he started working at ITM in the Virology Unit under the supervision of Prof. Em. Guido van der Groen were he was mainly working on the genetic characterization of HIV and SIV. During this period he participated as a facilitator on several WHO and EC organized workshops organized throughout the world.
In 2003, after the retirement of Prof. van der Groen he continued his work as molecular biologist under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Guido Vanham. Since then he became also involved in several projects aiming to study and standardizing assays to detect neutralizing antibodies in HIV infected individuals and immunized animals.
Since 2014, after the appointment of Kevin Ariën as head of ITM’s Virology unit he started also working on ARBOVIRUSES and in the context of the 2014 Ebola Virus Outbreak in West Africa he is involved in Ebola virus diagnostics.
Education/Academic qualification
chemistry, Bachelor
chemistry, master
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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.
Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
1/01/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Development project
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SOUTH AFRICA -2018 - FA4: Strengthening the capacity for research, teaching, policy advice, advocacy and networking of the partners in the field of human and animal health (South-Africa).
Dorny, P., Van Damme, W., Marchal, B., Dermauw, V., Rigouts, L., Heyndrickx, L., Van Belle, S. & Debois, D.
Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
1/01/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Development project
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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, E., Battaglioli, T. C. E., Jacobs, J., Monsieurs, P., Guetens, P. & Müller, R.
Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
1/11/17 → 31/12/21
Project: Development project
Research output
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Humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in kidney transplant recipients and dialysis patients: IgA and IgG patterns unraveled after SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination
De Bouver, C., Bouziotis, J., Wijtvliet, VPWM., Ariën, KK., Mariën, J., Heyndrickx, L., Couttenye, MM., de Fijter, HJW., Mestrez, F., Treille, S., Mat, O., Collart, F., Allard, SD., Vingerhoets, L., Moons, P., Abramowicz, D., De Winter, BY., Pipeleers, L., Wissing, KM. & Ledeganck, KJ., 2024, In: Virology Journal. 21, 1, 14 p., 138.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Hybrid immunity overcomes defective immune response to COVID-19 vaccination in kidney transplant recipients
Gemander, N., Kemlin, D., Depickère, S., Kelkar, NS., Pannus, P., Sharma, S., Waegemans, A., Olislagers, V., Georges, D., Dhondt, E., Braga, M., Heyndrickx, L., Michiels, J., Thiriard, A., Lemy, A., Vandevenne, M., Goossens, ME., Matagne, A., Desombere, I., Ariën, KK., & 3 others, 2024, In: Kidney International Reports. 9, 3, p. 635-648 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Five accelerated schedules for the tick-borne encephalitis vaccine FSME-Immun® in last-minute travellers: an open-label, single-Centre, randomized controlled pilot trial
FASTBEPROTECT Research Team, 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Travel Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Humoral and cellular immune correlates of protection against COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients
Kemlin, D., Gemander, N., Depickère, S., Olislagers, V., Georges, D., Waegemans, A., Pannus, P., Lemy, A., Goossens, M. E., Desombere, I., Michiels, J., Vandevenne, M., Heyndrickx, L., Ariën, K. K., Matagne, A., Ackerman, M. E., Le Moine, A. & Marchant, A., 2023, In: American Journal of Transplantation. 23, 5, p. 649-658 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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SARS-CoV-2 vaccination elicits broad and potent antibody effector functions to variants of concern in vulnerable populations
Hederman, A. P., Natarajan, H., Heyndrickx, L., Ariën, K. K., Wiener, J. A., Wright, P. F., Bloch, E. M., Tobian, A. A. R., Redd, A. D., Blankson, J. N., Rottenstreich, A., Zarbiv, G., Wolf, D., Goetghebuer, T., Marchant, A. & Ackerman, M. E., 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 11 p., 5171.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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