Bram Vanden Broecke unpaid staff Research Bram Vanden Broecke Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) The link between animal personality and infection risk in natural populations of Mastomys natalensis infected with Morogoro arenavirus. 01/10/2018 - 30/09/2021 Abstract Animal personality i…

Jef Hens Publicaties Jef Hens In vitro assessment of allogeneic NK cell responses against HIV-1 infected T cells Bron Antwerpen, Universiteit Antwerpen, Faculteit Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen, Departement Biomedische Wetenschappen, 2020,163 p. Auteur(s) Jef Hens, Lu…

Axelle Vanderlinden onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Axelle Vanderlinden Opportunistic screening using point-of-care testing leads to successful linkage to care of HBV-infected migrant populations in a low endemic country Bron Journal of virus eradication - ISSN 2055-6640-10 (2024) p. 1-6 Auteur(s…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Marc TAHITA Case management and control of malaria in pregnancy: Case of Burkina Faso Summary Background and rationale Malaria, the most common human parasitic disease, is both preventable and treatable, but continues to disproportionately affect ch…

Werner Jacobs associate professor Research Werner Jacobs Research team Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC) Functional research towards the role of glycoconjugates in the pathobiology of schistosomiasis. 01/01/2001 - 31/12/2003 Abstract Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disea…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Jane ACHAN Challenges in the management of uncomplicated and severe malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa and new interactions between malaria and HIV treatments Thesis summary Background and Rationale Malaria is a public health problem in over 100 countrie…

Dorien Leenaerts gastprofessor Publicaties Dorien Leenaerts COVID-19 vaccination protects infected pregnant women from developing SARS-CoV-2 placentitis and decreases the risk for stillbirth Bron Placenta - ISSN 0143-4004-148 (2024) p. 38-43 Auteur(s) Gitte Zels, Cecile Colpaert, Dorien Leenaerts, H…

Guido Vanham unpaid staff Research Guido Vanham Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise Immuno-virology og HIV, including prevebtion and therapeutic vaccination Cell-associated HIV RNA as a superior marker of treatment success or failure. 01/01/2015 - 31/…

Peter Michielsen emeritus occasionele opdracht Publicaties Peter Michielsen Answering the call : real world results of viral hepatitis seroprevalence, screening and elimination strategies in Belgium Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Gastroent…

Frans Van Meir emeritus occasionele opdracht Publicaties Frans Van Meir Concept, opbouw en groeimogelijkheden van een honoursprogramma in Vlaanderen Bron Tijdschrift voor hoger onderwijs - ISSN 0168-1095-34:3 (2016) p. 6-21 Auteur(s) Marleen Eyckmans, Cis Van Den Bogaert, Christa Van Ginneken, Kim T…

Kim Stobbelaar unpaid staff Research Kim Stobbelaar Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Identification of host-virus interactions contributing to immunopathology and disease severity in respiratory syncytial virus infections in children. 01/11/2019 - 31/10/2023 Abstr…

VAXINFECTIO search menu search content Coronavirus Research News Why COVID-19 has to be taken seriously Geert Molenberghs (UHasselt and KU Leuven), Pierre Van Damme (UAntwerpen), Sarah Vercruysse (UHasselt), Niel Hens (UHasselt and UAntwerpen) - July 2020 It has often been claimed that the infection…

Centre for Health Economics Research and Modelling Infectious Diseases search menu search content Book Modeling Infectious Disease Parameters Based on Serological and Social Contact Data Mathematical epidemiology of infectious diseases usually involves describing the flow of individuals between mutu…

Medical Biochemistry search menu search content Proteins in host-parasite interactions Plasmodium Topics: CSP, sporozoite 6Cys proteins, PvTRAgs Circumsporozoite protein (CSP) Malaria is a vector-borne disease that is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus. The Plasmodium life cycle involves di…

Fleur Ballet doctoral scholarship holder Research Fleur Ballet Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Identification of host or viral parameters that predict off-treatment outcomes in patients chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus by a combination of statistic…

Axelle Fransen doctoral scholarship holder Research Axelle Fransen Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Innate Immune Responses and Cell Death Pathways Triggered by Recent RSV Isolates in hAEC: Unraveling the Influence of Inter-Virus Variability for Insights int…

Glenn A L Van Den Bosch guest professor Research Glenn A L Van Den Bosch Research team Medical Biochemistry Development of an HIV vaccine using dendritic cells transfected with mRNA encoding HIV antigens. 01/10/2003 - 30/09/2005 Abstract The aim of the project is to induce a strong HIV-specific T-ce…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Janneke COX HIV and Mortality, Autopsy Studies from Uganda Abstract HIV can be treated nowadays; with antiretroviral medication HIV‐infected patients can live a healthy life. Nevertheless, 1.2 million people died of HIV in sub‐Saharan Africa in …

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 …

Global Health Institute search menu search content Oriero ENIYOU Field implementation and evaluation of novel isothermal, nucleic acid – based diagnostic tools for malaria elimination in sub Saharan Africa Thesis summary Malaria is a disease that affects humans and is caused by five species of int…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Sylvie Linsuke Schistosomiasis in Democratic Republic of Congo: burden, morbidity, management and control Project summary Schistosomiasis is an infectious disease caused by parasitic worms found in fresh water. Fresh water snails are also infected b…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Michel MANDRO NDAHURA Epilepsy in Onchocerciasis endemic villages of Democratic Republic of Congo: epidemiology, clinical and treatment aspects Abstract Epilepsy is a major public health problem in onchocerciasis-endemic regions in sub-Saharan Afric…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Innocent VALEA Malaria in pregnancy in Burkina Faso & new ways of improving current interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa Thesis summary Malaria during pregnancy is a major public health problem, affecting the mother’s and infant’s health. Intra-u…

Mats Van Gestel unpaid staff Research Mats Van Gestel Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Prioritizing Lyme borreliosis risk areas for forest and nature management based on novel insights in tick ecology. 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022 Abstract Cases of Lyme borreliosis, a disease transmitted …

Jef Hens Publications Jef Hens In vitro assessment of allogeneic NK cell responses against HIV-1 infected T cells Source Antwerpen, Universiteit Antwerpen, Faculteit Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen, Departement Biomedische Wetenschappen, 2020,163 p. Author(s) Jef Hens,…