Sandra Van Puyvelde hoofddocent - gastprofessor Onderzoek Sandra Van Puyvelde Onderzoeksgroep Laboratorium voor Medische Microbiologie (LMM) Expertise Prof. Sandra Van Puyvelde joined the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology at UA as an Assistant Professor in 2019. She received her MSc and PhD degree …

Dalia Díaz Delgado predoc researcher FWO Research Dalia Díaz Delgado Research team Medical Biochemistry Determining the role of tryptophan-rich antigens during P. vivax reticulocyte invasion using a functional transgenic P. knowlesi model and P. vivax ex vivo assays. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Abstra…

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…

Anzaan Dippenaar senior researcher Research Anzaan Dippenaar Research team Global Health Institute (GHI) Expertise I have a PhD in molecular biology, experience in biomedical research on inborn errors of metabolism (during my MSc study), and 10 years of research experience in aspects of epidemiology…

Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene search menu search content ReViRAnt Respiratory Virus Repository Antwerp The ReViRAnt project is developed by the Respiratory Infections group and collaboration partners. The project generates a repository of live viral isolates of respiratory vi…

Sandra Van Puyvelde associate professor - guest professor Research Sandra Van Puyvelde Research team Laboratory of Medical Microbiology (LMM) Expertise Prof. Sandra Van Puyvelde joined the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology at UA as an Assistant Professor in 2019. She received her MSc and PhD degree…

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…

Lisa Geerts predoc researcher FWO Research Lisa Geerts Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Innovative approaches to study antibiotic-tolerant persistence mechanisms in Mycobacterium abscessus. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Mycobacterium abscessus (Mab) is an…

Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene search menu search content Respiratory viruses Respiratory virus infections lead to a spectrum of respiratory symptoms and variable disease severity, contributing to substantial morbidity, mortality and economic losses worldwide. Respiratory viru…

Andreea-Monica Marin predoc researcher FWO Research Andreea-Monica Marin Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Navigating Preterm Birth Challenges: Exploring a predictive and preventive approach through vagina microbiome modulation against preterm birth and neonat…

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…

Francisco Ivan Serrano Cano Predoc mandaat FWO naar de evolutie van het Respiratoir Syncytieel Virus (RSV). Publicaties Francisco Ivan Serrano Cano Deciphering the role of macrophages in RSV infection and disease Bron Viruses - ISSN 1999-4915-17:10 (2025) p. 1-18 Auteur(s) Sara Van Looy, Axelle Fran…

Axelle Fransen doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Axelle Fransen Deciphering the role of macrophages in RSV infection and disease Bron Viruses - ISSN 1999-4915-17:10 (2025) p. 1-18 Auteur(s) Sara Van Looy, Axelle Fransen, Lotte Jacobs, Sofie Schaerlaekens, Martina Ceconi, Francisco Ivan Serrano Cano, Noo…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content The rise of Pneumococcal Genotype 23B1 in Belgium What it means for public health Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a significant cause of respiratory infections and invasive diseases worldwide. While pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs)…

Sofie Clais onderzoeksleider Publicaties Sofie Clais Anti-infective agents : the example of antibacterial drug leads Bron Ethnopharmacology / Heinrich, Michael [edit.]; et al.-p. 111-121 Auteur(s) Maira Bidart de Macedo, Sofie Clais, Ellen Lanckacker, Louis Maes, Emerson Silva Lima, Paul Cos Citatie…

Info for companies search menu search content Life sciences License offers Respiratory Virus Repository Antwerp (ReViRAnt) In need of a recent respiratory viral strain? At the UAntwerp, ReViRAnt generates a repository of low passage, live viral isolates of respiratory viruses, derived from pediatric…

Janne Spanoghe operations manager Publicaties Janne Spanoghe Carbon and ammonium limitation and nitrogen fixation alter the nutritional profile of purple non-sulphur bacteria grown on H₂ and CO₂ Bron Bioresource technology - ISSN 0960-8524-430 (2025) p. 1-9 Auteur(s) Janne Spanoghe, Naïm Blansa…

Lotte Jacobs doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Lotte Jacobs Deciphering the role of macrophages in RSV infection and disease Bron Viruses - ISSN 1999-4915-17:10 (2025) p. 1-18 Auteur(s) Sara Van Looy, Axelle Fransen, Lotte Jacobs, Sofie Schaerlaekens, Martina Ceconi, Francisco Ivan Serrano Cano, Noor Ul…

Gilbert Donders professor Research Gilbert Donders Research team Antwerp Surgical Training, Anatomy and Research Centre (ASTARC) Navigating Preterm Birth Challenges: Exploring a predictive and preventive approach through vagina microbiome modulation against preterm birth and neonatal outcomes relate…

Paul Cos gewoon hoogleraar - vicedecaan Publicaties Paul Cos Deciphering the role of macrophages in RSV infection and disease Bron Viruses - ISSN 1999-4915-17:10 (2025) p. 1-18 Auteur(s) Sara Van Looy, Axelle Fransen, Lotte Jacobs, Sofie Schaerlaekens, Martina Ceconi, Francisco Ivan Serrano Cano, No…

Annemieke Smet hoogleraar Publicaties Annemieke Smet When virus meets host : exploring determinants of immunopathology and disease severity in pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus infections Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,192 p. Auteur(s) Kim Stobbelaar…

Kim Stobbelaar onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Kim Stobbelaar When virus meets host : exploring determinants of immunopathology and disease severity in pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus infections Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,192 p. Auteur(s) Ki…

Anzaan Dippenaar senior onderzoeker Publicaties Anzaan Dippenaar Assessing the propensity of TB clinical isolates to form viable but non-replicating subpopulations Bron Scientific reports - ISSN 2045-2322-14:1 (2024) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Julian L. Coetzee, Nastassja L. Kriel, Johannes Loubser, Anzaan D…

Benedicte De Winter gewoon hoogleraar Publicaties Benedicte De Winter When virus meets host : exploring determinants of immunopathology and disease severity in pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus infections Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,192 p. Auteur(…

Katlijn De Meulenaere postdoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Katlijn De Meulenaere Selective whole-genome sequencing of Plasmodium parasites directly from blood samples by nanopore adaptive sampling Bron mBio - ISSN 2150-7511-15:1 (2024) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Katlijn De Meulenaere, Wim Cuypers, Julia Gauglitz,…