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After obtaining Msc degrees in Biology at the KU Leuven and Statistics (specialisation Bioinformatics) at the University of Hasselt, Pieter Moris pursued a PhD in Bioinformatics at the University of Antwerp in the Adrem Data Lab and the Biomina Research Network under supervision of Prof. Kris Laukens and Dr. Pieter Meysman. There, he leveraged machine learning and data mining methods to study molecular host-pathogen interactions and T-cell mediated immunity.
Afterwards, he worked as a Data Scientist in the Bioinformatics Unit at Galapagos, with a focus on scientific reproducibility, pipelines, cloud computing and RNA-seq analyses in the context of drug target discovery.
Currently, he is a Research Fellow Bioinformatics in the Unit of Malariology led by Prof. Anna Rosanas-Urgell at the Institute of Tropical Medicine,where he is working on the molecular surveillance of malaria in travelers using whole-genome sequencing methods and machine learning approaches for predicting parasite origin.
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Keywords
- B110-bioinformatics
- B240-parasitology-(human-and-animal)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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SUMMIT: Surveillance of Molecular epidemiology of Malaria in travelers - SUMMIT
Rosanas-Urgell, A. (Promotor), Moris, P. (Researcher), Kattenberg, E. (Researcher) & Deyaert, R. (Researcher)
1/04/23 → 31/08/26
Project: Research Project
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ITP VLIR-UA: ITP - Molecular Surveillance: Fighting Malaria Across Borders
Rosanas-Urgell, A. (Promotor), Mutsaers, M. (PI), Kattenberg, E. (Researcher), Deyaert, R. (Researcher) & Moris, P. (Researcher)
1/03/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Project
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Research on the genome of microorganisms: ethical considerations and recommendations regarding the incidental bystander sequencing of human genetic material
Bartholomeeusen, K., Monsieurs, P., Van Den Abbeele, J., Moris, P., Goovaerts, O., Pinxten, W., Verellen, J., Tzfadia, O., Verdonck, K. & Ravinetto, R., 3-Mar-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Lancet Microbe. p. 101341Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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DAPCy: a Python package for the discriminant analysis of principal components method for population genetic analyses
Correa Rojo, A., Moris, P., Meuwissen, H., Monsieurs, P. & Valkenborg, D., 2025, In: Bioinformatics Advances. 5, 1, 6 p., vbaf143.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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Low-volume Plasmodium blood sample processing protocols for untargeted transcriptomics optimized using Plasmodium knowlesi
Sauve, E., Kattenberg, J. H., Moris, P., Guetens, P., Monsieurs, P. & Rosanas-Urgell, A., Nov-2025, In: Microbial Genomics. 11, 11, 16 p., 001546.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Peer-reviewed journal articles › peer-review
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P. vivax chloroquine resistance in Papua New Guinea in 2023 and 2024
Sauve, E., Tesine, P., Kattenberg, J. H., Monsieurs, P., Moris, P., Yadi, G., Nate, E., Kasian, B., Yambo, P., Tutuana, D., Ome-Kaius, M., Laman, M., Moore, B. R. & Rosanas-Urgell, A., 1-Dec-2025. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › C3: Conference - meeting abstract › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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VLIR-UOS International Training Programme (ITP)
Mutsaers, M. (Organiser), Kattenberg, E. (Organiser) & Moris, P. (Organiser)
1-Jan-2023 → 31-Dec-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course