Research Annelies Mondelaers

Research team

• Global Health Institute (GHI)

Expertise

Annelies Mondelaers is a researcher at the Global Health Institute of the University of Antwerp, where she is part of the team led by Prof. Dr. Erika Vlieghe. In this role, she is responsible for the management and coordination of various research projects on infectious diseases, with a particular focus on high consequence infectious diseases, pandemic preparedness, and public health. Within the FiLi-Vi-X project, she develops, organizes, and implements training programs for primary healthcare workers, aimed at better preparing them for future pandemics. In addition, she is actively involved in projects related to crisis preparedness, CBRN defense, and crisis communication. She develops innovative research lines and supervises projects from concept to implementation and valorization. Besides her research activities, Annelies Mondelaers also serves as the academic coordinator of the High-Level Isolation Unit (HLIU) at the University Hospital of Antwerp (UZA), where she leads a team of two nurses. In this capacity, she co-organizes simulation exercises with both national and international partners. She collaborates closely with various departments within both the University of Antwerp and the University Hospital Antwerp. Externally, she maintains partnerships with health authorities, university partners, and professional associations such as Domus Medica and the Flemish Association of Emergency Care Nurses (VVVS), as well as with the Port of Bruges-Antwerp, the City of Antwerp, colleges, the Academy for Primary Care, VIVEL, the National Crisis Center, and the Belgian Defense.