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• 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

• The role of TH17 and regulatory T-cells in the development of schistosoma pathology in Senegal

  Mbow, M., Polman, K., Kestens, L., Mboup, S. & Yazdanbakhsh, M.

  1/01/12 → 11/04/19

  Project: PhD-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

• HERMETIC: Using mathematical modelling to determine the number and characteristics of people living with undiagnosed HIV to inform targeted and innovative HIV testing

  Laga, M. & Van Aerde, K.

  Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie

  1/11/15 → 30/04/19

  Project: Research Project

• Study of the dynamics, phenotype and role of regulatory T cells during HIV subtype C early Infecton and during prime-boost vaccination with HIVIS-DNA

  Matavele Chissumba, R., Kestens, L. & Jani, I. V.

  1/12/13 → 8/05/19

  Project: PhD-project

• The clinical management of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in India

  Burza, S., Boelaert, M. & Van Geertruyden, J.

  22/01/15 → 11/06/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Access to Care to Leishmaniasis Treatment in Africa

  Sunyoto, T., Boelaert, M., Picado De Puig, A. & Potet, J.

  15/01/16 → 25/06/19

  Project: PhD-project

• BURULI ULCUS: Global spread and transmission dynamics of Mycobacterium ulcerans

  Eddyani, M., de Jong, B., Berkvens, D., Phanzu, D. M., Affolabi, D., Sopoh, G., Jordaens, K., Harris, S. R., Stinear, T. & Janssens, N.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/07/13 → 30/06/19

  Project: Research Project

• SETA: Severe Typhoid in Africa Program (DRC site)

  Marks, F., Jacobs, J. & Ratsarahery, L.

  International Vaccine Institut

  1/04/17 → 30/06/19

  Project: Research Project

• Toxocara diagnosis and epidemiology

  Morales Yanez, F. J., Polman, K. & Muyldermans, S.

  15/01/16 → 5/07/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Comment revoir les fonctions du ministère de la santé marocain dans une direction d'organisation apprenante pour réussir la mise en place de la couverture universelle en santé?

  Akhnif, E. H., Macq, J., Meessen, B. & Fakherddine Moulay, I.

  1/05/14 → 10/07/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Study of the tsetse fly innate immunity to control the endosymbiotic bacterium Sodalis gossinidius and its impact on trypanosome transmission

  Trappeniers, K., Van Den Abbeele, J., de Graaf, D. & De Vooght, L.

  28/04/14 → 10/07/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 as a promoter of tuberculosis in a country with low HIV prevalence

  Mejia Cordero, F. A., Boelaert, M., Battaglioli, T. C. E., Van der Stuyft, P., Seas, C. & Otero, L.

  1/08/17 → 31/07/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Equity-LA II: The impact of alternative care integration strategies on Health Care Networks' performance in different Latin American health systems

  De Paepe, P., Van Dessel, P., Vazques, L., Amparo, S., Bertolotto, F., Cisneros, A. I., Eguiguren, P., Ferreira da Silva, M. R., Rovere, M., Samico, I., Unger, J. & Everaert, R.

  European Commission

  1/08/13 → 31/07/19

  Project: Research Project

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• RHOST: Reactive Household-based Self-administered Treatment against residual malaria transmission in a cluster-randomised trial

  D'Alessandro, U., Peeters, K., Okebe, J., Yeung, S., Nwakanma, D., Di Tanna, G. L., Bradley, J., Balen, J. & Everaert, R.

  Medical Research Council, United Kingdom

  1/10/15 → 31/07/19

  Project: Research Project

• Technical Assistance to the second nationwide Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Survey in Bangladesh from 2018 to 2019

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  World Health Organisation

  20/02/18 → 15/08/19

  Project: Service

• The role of intestinal parasite infections in child undernutrition and (change in) body fat in Mozambique

  Cossa Moiane, I., Polman, K. & de Deus, N.

  1/09/15 → 31/08/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Bac Turb: Development and proof-of-concept validation of a low-cost tropicalized device detecting bacterial growth in equipment-free blood cultures

  Hardy, L., Jacobs, J. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/09/18 → 31/08/19

  Project: Research Project

• Perception of neglected zoonotic diseases among livestock owners in Africa: the One Health approach

  Thys, S., Boelaert, M., Dorny, P., Dorny, P. & Gabriël, S.

  14/10/15 → 11/09/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Cell-associated HIV-RNA as a superior marker of treatment success or failure

  Pannus, P., Vanham, G., Fransen, C. & Vandekerckhove, L.

  29/04/15 → 19/09/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Implications of the population structure of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Benin for tuberculosis presentation, diagnosis and outcome

  Sanoussi, C. N., de Jong, B., Rigouts, L. & Affolabi, D.

  1/09/15 → 7/10/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Use of fluorescen diacetate vital staining for the early detection of rifampicin resistance in tuberculosis patients in Mali

  Diarra, B., de Jong, B., L. Murphy, R. & Diallo, S.

  1/02/15 → 8/10/19

  Project: PhD-project

• MNSIRSES: Clinical and public health research to improve maternal and newborn health & to control sexually transmitted infections

  De Brouwere, V., Kenyon, C. & Everaert, R.

  European Commission

  1/01/14 → 15/10/19

  Project: Research Project

• How to optimise the involvement of qualified private practioners in Tuberculosis care and control in India: An analysis of Public Private Mix – DOTS in India

  Holalkere Yellappa, V., Criel, B. & Devadasan, N.

  1/12/12 → 11/11/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Micro-contexts of malaria risk in pre-elimination settings

  Bannister-Tyrrell, M. K., Buvé, A., van Hensbroek, M. B. & Bassat, Q.

  29/04/15 → 18/11/19

  Project: PhD-project

• IMMUNO: Elucidating unique host-virus-parasite interaction with unseen depth an breadth

  Adriaensen, W., van Griensven, J. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/09/18 → 30/11/19

  Project: Research Project

• Microbiologic aspects of childhood bacterial meningitis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  Phoba, M. N., Jacobs, J., Van Geet, C. & Muyembe, J.

  1/12/10 → 4/12/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Evaluation of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) in Chókwè district, Southern Mozambique: coverage and effect on pregnancy and parasitological outcomes

  Arnaldo, P., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Kestens, L. & Enosse, S. M. M.

  1/12/13 → 10/12/19

  Project: PhD-project

• Antimalarial treatment efficacy and safety in pregnant women

  Nambozi, M., D'Alessandro, U., Van Geertruyden, J. & Mulenga, M.

  1/11/09 → 20/12/19

  Project: PhD-project

• RAPYD-TB: Towards increased access to rapid diagnostics for resistance to pyrazinamide

  Sengstake, S., de Jong, B., Rigouts, L. & Janssens, N.

  1/01/19 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• ORT: Outbreak Research Team

  van Griensven, J., Vanlerberghe, V., Van Bortel, W., Vogt, F., Decuypere, S., Verlinden, A. & Janssens, S.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/07/17 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• Development of a non-RRDR SNP assay for countries to assess accuracy of Xpert in detecting their circulating rifampicin resistance

  de Jong, B., Rigouts, L. & Janssens, N.

  Damien Foundation Belgium

  1/01/19 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• BCCM/ITM Mycobacteriënverzameling: Consolidatie en beheer van het BCCM Consortium als Belgisch "Biological Research Center" (BRC) - 2019

  Rigouts, L. & Janssens, N.

  Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid

  1/01/19 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• BCCM/ITM Mycobacteriënverzameling: Consolidatie en beheer van het BCCM Consortium als Belgisch "Biological Research Center" (BRC) - 2018

  Rigouts, L. & Janssens, N.

  1/01/18 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• Emmonsia: An investigation into the geographical distribution, host species, burden of disease and optimal diagnosis and treatment of Emmonsia hoerikwaggiana infections.

  Colebunders, R., Büscher, P., Kenyon, C., Vismer, H. F., Leirs, H., Govender, N. P., Bamford, C., Borman, A. M., Dlamini, S. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/14 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• ILIAS: Invasive Lineages of AMR Salmonella, Trojan Horses in Africa

  Van Puyvelde, S., Deborggraeve, S., Jacobs, J., Dougan, G. & Stas, M.

  Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

  1/10/18 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• BURKINA - 2019 - FA4: To strengthen the research capacity in the resource limited setting of Burkina Faso.

  Jacobs, J., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Hardy, L., Peeters, M., Kattenberg, J. H. & Ratsarahery, L.

  1/01/19 → 31/12/19

  Project: Development project

• TRYP-ELIM: A demonstration project combining innovative case detection, tsetse control and IT to eliminate sleeping sickness at district level in the Democratic Republic of Congo

  Boelaert, M., Hasker, E., Claeys, Y., Snijders, R. & Croon, A.

  BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUDATION

  21/10/15 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• TB-EPF: Enhanced Place Finding (EPF) of TB transmission hotspots

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  European Commission

  1/09/17 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• HEPATITIS C: Hepatitis C treatment for HIV patients in resource-poor countries: is a public health approach possible

  Lynen, L., van Griensven, J., Florence, E. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/07/14 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• PregnAnZI: Pre-delivery administration of azithromycin to prevent neonatal sepsis and death: a phase III double-blind randomized clinical trial

  Peeters, K. & Everaert, R.

  Medical Research Council, United Kingdom

  1/01/18 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• SMART2D: A people-centred approach through Self-Management and Reciprocal learning for the prevention and management of Type-2-Diabetes

  Marchal, B., Damme, W. V., van Olmen, J., De Man, J. & Everaert, R.

  European Commission

  1/01/15 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research Project

• HIV and migration in European Union/European Economic Area.

  Nöstlinger, C. & Ielegems, A.

  WHO - UNAIDS

  18/12/19 → 27/01/20

  Project: Service

• AZM4NTD: Azithromycin and opportunities for integrated control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

  Inocêncio da Luz, R., Boelaert, M. & Paessens, E.

  Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

  1/11/18 → 31/01/20

  Project: Research Project

• Interventions towards a functional cure: detailed phenotyping of the HIV-specific polyfunctional CD8+ T cell responses of controllers

  Adams, P. A., Vanham, G. & Seguin-Devaux, C.

  24/06/16 → 12/02/20

  Project: PhD-project

• Elimination de la Trypanosomiase Humaine Africaine en République Démocratique du Congo : étude du processus d’intégration des activités de lutte dans les services de santé de base

  Mulenga Cilundika, P., Boelaert, M., Coppieters, Y., Chenge, M. F. & Lutumba, P.

  1/03/17 → 12/02/20

  Project: PhD-project

• Connected Care: Reconfiguration of care for the elderly in Indian transnational families

  Ahlin, T., Peeters, K. & Pols, J.

  14/07/14 → 14/02/20

  Project: PhD-project

• End TB Clinical Trial - Output 1

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  MSF France

  1/03/16 → 29/02/20

  Project: Service

• Management of HIV-infection: second line treatment in Africa

  HUIS IN 'T VELD, D., Colebunders, R. & Colebunders, B.

  2/01/10 → 6/03/20

  Project: PhD-project

• A study of the mechanisms of natural killer cell-mediated resistance to HIV-infection

  Hens, J., Kestens, L. & Kestens, L.

  22/01/15 → 2/04/20

  Project: PhD-project