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Personal profile
Research expertise
Philippe Büscher was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1956. He graduated as a biologist at the Free University of Brussels where he also obtained his PhD in 1986. His career at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp started in the same year under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nestor Van Meirvenne. Since then, P. Büscher has been involved in human and animal African trypanosomiasis, mainly focusing on improved diagnosis. In 1998, he became head of the Unit of Parasite Diagnostics.
With his team, including Congolese and Ethiopian PhD students, he develops new formats for parasitological, serological and molecular diagnostics for African trypanosomiasis, visceral leishmaniasis and Chagas disease. Particular attention is paid to the applicability of these tests in settings with poor infrastructure resources. He participated in the development of the first generation of rapid serodiagnostic tests for sleeping sickness, now produced by Coris BioConcept and by Standard Diagnostics. With Coris BioConcept, he also developed the first rapid serodiagnostic test for surra (Trypanosoma evansi). P. Büscher co-authored more than 170 articles in peer reviewed journals and more than 10 book chapters. He participated in six European projects.
Services expertise
The Unit of Parasite Diagnostics technically and scientifically supports research institutes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Ethiopia. For example, on demand of the Belgian Cooperation, the Unit of Parasite Diagnostics established a production unit at the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale in Kinshasa that now produces the most performant diagnostic tests for microscopic detection of sleeping sickness parasites in blood and in cerebrospinal fluid.
The Unit is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Human African Trypanosomiasis and is a World Animal Health Organization Reference Center for Surra (T. evansi). P. Büscher is member of the World Health Organization Network for Human African Trypanosomiasis Elimination and is steering committee member of the project on African trypananosomiasis of GALVmed. He advises the Scientific Committee of the Belgian Federal Agency for Food Safety on the diagnosis of dourine (T. equiperdum).
Philippe Büscher is Associate Editor of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Education/Academic qualification
Botany, Doctor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Award Date: 29-Sep-1986
Doctor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Award Date: 29-Sep-1986
Botany, Licenciate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Award Date: 28-Sep-1979
Licenciate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Award Date: 28-Sep-1979
External positions
Assistent, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1-Apr-1985 → 30-Sep-1985Assistent, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1-Apr-1985 → 30-Sep-1985Doctorate student, Research Fund - Flanders
1-Oct-1979 → 31-Jul-1984Doctorate student, Research Fund - Flanders
1-Oct-1979 → 31-Jul-1984Fingerprint
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Antigen discovery for the diagnosis of invasive salmonellosis: A targeted proteomics approach
Saleh, S., Büscher, P. & Gevaert, K.
22/01/15 → …
Project: PhD-project
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SeTPAT: Development of an antigen test for the diagnosis of syphilis
Kenyon, C., OSBAK, K., Van Ostade, X., Van Raemdonck, G., Crucitti, T., Büscher, P., Ratsarahery, L. & Dhaenens, M.
1/01/18 → 30/11/20
Project: Research Project
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iELISA HAT: Development of a high-throughput inhibition ELISA to replace immune trypanolysis for post-elimination monitoring of gambiense-HAT
Büscher, P., Geerts, M., Van Reet, N. & De Smet, S.
25/07/17 → 31/12/18
Project: Research Project
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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.
Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
1/01/17 → 31/12/21
Project: Development project
Research output
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Performance of clinical signs and symptoms, rapid and reference laboratory diagnostic tests for diagnosis of human African trypanosomiasis by passive screening in Guinea: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study
Camara, O., Camara, M., Falzon, L. C., Ilboudo, H., Kaboré, J., Compaoré, C. F. A., Fèvre, E. M., Büscher, P., Bucheton, B. & Lejon, V., 2023, In: Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 12, 1, p. 22Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Target product profile: diagnostic test for Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
Priotto, G., Franco, J. R., Lejon, V., Büscher, P., Matovu, E., Ndung'u, J. M., Biéler, S., Mumba, D., Van Reet, N., Verlé, P., Jamonneau, V., Simarro, P. P., Ebeja, A. K., Sankara, D. & Dagne, D. A., 2023, In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 101, 8, p. 535-540 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Target product profile: diagnostic test for Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
Priotto, G., Franco, J. R., Lejon, V., Büscher, P., Matovu, E., Ndung'u, J. M., Biéler, S., Mumba, D., Van Reet, N., Verlé, P., Jamonneau, V., Simarro, P. P., Ebeja, A. K., Sankara, D. & Dagne, D. A., 2023, In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 101, 8, p. 529-534 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Target product profile: Trypanosoma brucei gambiense test for low-prevalence settings
Priotto, G., Franco, J. R., Lejon, V., Büscher, P., Matovu, E., Ndung'u, J. M., Biéler, S., Mumba, D., Van Reet, N., Verlé, P., Jamonneau, V., Simarro, P. P., Ebeja, A. K., Sankara, D. & Dagne, D. A., 2023, In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 101, 8, p. 541-545 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Target product profile: Trypanosoma brucei gambiense test to verify elimination
Priotto, G., Franco, J. R., Lejon, V., Büscher, P., Matovu, E., Ndung'u, J. M., Biéler, S., Mumba, D., Van Reet, N., Verlé, P., Jamonneau, V., Simarro, P. P., Ebeja, A. K., Sankara, D. & Dagne, D. A., 2023, In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 101, 8, p. 522-528 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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