Methusalem Research Day

Programme  

Session 1

• Introduction - Chair: Prof. Herman Goossens
• Welcoming - Prof. Herman Van Goethem, Rector University of Antwerp
• Building an Alliance for clinical research of Infectious Diseases in Europe - Prof. Herman Goossens, University of Antwerp
• Social network dynamics and infectious disease propagation - Prof. Niel Hens, University of Hasselt
• Polio Vaccine Study in quarantine - what's next? - Prof. Pierre Van Damme, University of Antwerp

Session 2

• accination against cancer and auto-immune diseases - Prof. Zwi Berneman, University of Antwerp
• Health economics for the prevention and control of infectious diseases - Prof. Philippe Beutels, University of Antwerp
• Closing remarks - Prof. Luc De Schepper, Rector Universiteit Hasselt

Programme  

Session 1

• Introduction – Chair: Prof. Herman Goossens
• Welcoming (Prof. Alain Verschoren, Rector University of Antwerp)
• Objectives of the Research Day (Prof. Herman Goossens and Prof. Geert Molenberghs)
• Methusalem Cross Borders (Prof. Paul Janssen, Vice-Rector University of Hasselt)

Session 2 – VAXINFECTIO 2.0: What can VAXINFECTIO offer to the world? – Chair: Professor Geert Molenberghs

• LMM: ‘Where infections meet drugs’ (Prof. Herman Goossens)
• CEV:  ‘Where infections meet vaccines’ (Prof. Pierre Van Damme)
• LEH: ‘Dendritic cell vaccination: The uniqueness of Antwerp’ (Prof. Zwi Berneman)

Session 3 – VAXINFECTIO in 3D: Multidisciplinary Research - Chair: Prof. Pierre Van Damme

• CenStat: ‘Where infections meet statistics’ (Prof. Geert Molenberghs/Prof. Niel Hens)
• ASCID: ‘Where infections meet the international network of the Antwerp Study Centre for Infectious Diseases (Of Mice and Men)’ (Prof. Zwi Berneman/Prof. Herwig Leirs)
• VAXINFECTIO-PO: ‘Where infections meet technology’ (Kristof Vaes)

Closing Session - Chair: Prof. Philippe Beutels

• Panel discussion – ‘Where VAXINFECTIO changes policy’
• Closing remarks (Prof. Jean-Pierre Timmermans, President of the UAntwerp Research Council)