Global Health Institute search menu search content Yves JACKSON Chagas disease in non-endemic countries: Experience from Geneva, Switzerland Thesis summary Introduction: Chagas disease is considered one of the most neglected tropical diseases. This chronic protozoan infection with Trypanosoma cruzi …

Nicole Berens-Riha assistant professor Research Nicole Berens-Riha Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise Clinical studies (cross-sectional, cohort) on leishmaniasis, malaria, Chagas, mpox Vaccine studies (investigator and pharma-driven, phase I-IV) Diag…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Neglected Tropical Diseases Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of 20 conditions* that are mainly prevalent in tropical areas, where they mostly affect impoverished communities and disproportionately affect women and children. The…

Louis Maes emeritus with assignment Publications Louis Maes Synthesis and anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity of 3-cyanopyridine derivatives Source ACS Omega - ISSN 2470-1343-9:20 (2024) p. 22360-22370 Author(s) Brian W. Slafer, Marco A. Dessoy, Ramon G. de Oliveira, Maria C. Mollo, Eun Lee, An Matheeus…

Info for companies search menu search content Life sciences License offers Safe, effective and oral treatment against parasitic infections Situation before Protozoa are a group of single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, that can cause disease in both humans and animals such as try…

Louis Maes emeritus with assignment Research Louis Maes Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise - Antioxidant evaluation of pure compounds and extracts. - Integrated antimicrobial (bacteria, fungi, yeasts and parasites) screening and profiling of pure com…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Finalized PhD's We encourage our international PhD graduates to keep in touch as they often work in difficult conditions or in professional isolation. The GHI strongly supports its alumni by creating a network through collaboration, face-to-face enc…

Paul Cos full professor - vice-dean Research Paul Cos Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise In vitro and in vivo biofilm assays, Integrated antimicrobial (bacteria, fungi, yeasts and parasites) screening and profiling of pure compounds and extracts, tar…

Koen Augustyns full professor Research Koen Augustyns Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Expertise Koen Augustyns (°13/09/1965) obtained his Master and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the KU Leuven, Belgium in 1988 and 1992 respectively. After postdoctoral stays at the University of Antwerp…

Guy Caljon research professor Research Guy Caljon Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise - In vitro and in vivo preclinical models of parasitic infectious diseases - Natural parasite transmission models using insect vectors - Imaging methods to study inf…

Peter Delputte professor Research Peter Delputte Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise - In vitro and in vivo pre-clinical models of (viral) infectious diseases. - pre-clinical evaluation of vaccines - Development of vaccines: inactivated, attenuated, D…

Medicinal Chemistry search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Development of chemical tools for deciphering the virulent roles of Streptococcus pneumoniae HtrA protease. 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2027 Abstract Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) is a leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia, with…

Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Surveillance of RSV Evolution: Unravelling RSV Dynamics in the Era of Novel Prophylactics. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is, globally, a prominent cause…

Pierre Van Damme emeritus with assignment Research Pierre Van Damme Research team Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV) Expertise -conduct of phase I, II, III and IV clinical trials with emphasis on vaccine trials -protocol writing -scientific writing -project management, with emphasis on i…

VAXINFECTIO search menu search content Projects List of research projects lead by VAXINFECTIO members In the following section, you can find all research projects, split up per research group. Many projects are executed by a collaboration between several VAXINFECTIO research groups. The projects are…