Guy Caljon hoogleraar Onderwijs Guy Caljon 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Microbiologie Microbiologie Studiegidsnr: 1032FBDBIC Bachelor in de biochemie en biotechnologie Parasitologie Parasitologie Studiegidsnr: 1070FBDDIE Bachelor in de diergeneeskunde Algemene microbiologie Algemene micro…

Marina Voinson postdoctoraal bursaal Publicaties Marina Voinson The speed of vaccination rollout and the risk of pathogen adaptation Bron Journal of The Royal Society Interface - ISSN 1742-5662-22:228 (2025) p. 1-19 Auteur(s) Sylvain Gandon, Amaury Lambert, Marina Voinson, Troy Day, Todd L. Parsons …

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content BioRodDis: Managing biodiversity in forests and urban green spaces. Dilution and amplification effects of rodent microbiome and rodent-borne diseases Our project aims at elucidating the relationship between biodiversity and diseases by in…

Guy Caljon research professor Education Guy Caljon 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Microbiology Microbiology Course code: 1032FBDBIC Bachelor of Biochemistry and Biotechnology Parasitology Parasitology Course code: 1070FBDDIE Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine General microbiology General micro…

Global Health Institute search menu search content South Sudan Nodding Syndrome: a trans-disciplinary approach to identify the cause and decrease the incidence of river epilepsy (NSETHIO) Abstract: Nodding syndrome (NS) is a neurological, incurable syndrome, currently affecting mainly children betwe…

Léa Joffrin onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Léa Joffrin Role of individual and population heterogeneity in shaping dynamics of multi-pathogen shedding in an island endemic bat Bron Zenodo, 2025, Auteur(s) Samantha Aguillon, Magali Turpin, Gildas Le Minter, Camille Lebarbenchon, Axel O.G. Hoarau…

Marina Voinson postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Marina Voinson Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise I have extensive expertise in theoretical and mathematical modeling, data analysis, and interdisciplinary collaboration applied to infectious disease ecology. My work inte…

Sergio Araujo postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Sergio Araujo Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise Dr. Sergio Araujo is currently a postdoc in the Laboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) at UAntwerp and has a distinguished tra…

Michaela Prothiwa tenure track docent Onderzoek Michaela Prothiwa Onderzoeksgroep Medicinale chemie (UAMC) Expertise I am a driven scientist with a profound expertise in chemical proteomics, leading my own research group focused on unraveling the complexities of pathogen-immune system interactions. …

Léa Joffrin unpaid staff Research Léa Joffrin Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Community ecology of Tanzanian bats and cross-species transmission of their viruses. 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2024 Abstract Most research on the eco-epidemiology of bat-borne viruses is conducted on "one hostâ…

Kayhan Ilbeigi senior researcher Research Kayhan Ilbeigi Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise Drug discovery for infectious diseases Exploring the hidden dynamics of Trypanosoma theileri in cattle: epidemiology, host-pathogen interactions, and immune m…

Pritisha Rozario postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Pritisha Rozario Research team Cell death signaling (CDS) Expertise My research expertise lies at the intersection of innate immunity, epithelial cell biology, and host-pathogen interactions, with a particular focus on inflammasome signaling p…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Outbreak Analysis Reveals Insights into Serratia marcescens in a Belgian NICU A new genomic epidemiological study by the LMM of a Serratia marcescens outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Belgium (2022–2023) highlights th…

Marina Voinson postdoctoral scholarship hold. Publications Marina Voinson The speed of vaccination rollout and the risk of pathogen adaptation Source Journal of The Royal Society Interface - ISSN 1742-5662-22:228 (2025) p. 1-19 Author(s) Sylvain Gandon, Amaury Lambert, Marina Voinson, Troy Day, Todd…

Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene search menu search content Research The Laboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) is an interdepartmental group spanning the Departments of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Sciences (PHAR). LMPH constitutes the Infectious …

Robert (Bob) Colebunders Advanced Grant 2014 Nodding Syndrome: a trans-disciplinary approach to identify the cause and decrease of the incidence of river epilepsy (NSETHIO) Nodding syndrome (NS) is a neurological, incurable syndrome, currently affecting mainly children between 5 and 15 years of age …

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Finished projects Research on Developing Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases RAPP-ID: Development of RApid Point-of-Care test Platforms for Infectious Diseases RAPP-ID will develop a Point-of-Care Test (POCT) for rapid pathogen detection …

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content NEW: Co-infections, heterogeneity and behaviour: models and real rodents. Most epidemiological models for infections target a single pathogen, but in reality hosts are commonly infected by more than one pathogen. Moreover, many models ass…

Cyril Willemart doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Cyril Willemart cfDNA_CDDis Bron -, GitHub, Auteur(s) Cyril Willemart Citatielink Nanopore sequencing enables tissue-of-origin and pathogen detection in plasma cell-free DNA from critically ill patients Bron Cell Death Discovery - ISSN 2058-7716-11:1 (20…

Pieter Meysman principal research fellow - associate professor - senior researcher Research Pieter Meysman Research team ADReM Data Lab (ADReM) Expertise Prof. dr. Meysman specializes in the application of data mining and artificial intelligence techniques on biomedical data. He has worked on molecu…

Sophie Gryseels Research Sophie Gryseels Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise I study the evolutionary dynamics of viruses and their hosts. I am interested in unraveling evolutionary histories of pathogens by using archived samples from which we can characterize historical viru…

Tom Stroobants doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Tom Stroobants Nanopore sequencing enables tissue-of-origin and pathogen detection in plasma cell-free DNA from critically ill patients Bron Cell Death Discovery - ISSN 2058-7716-11:1 (2025) p. 1-3 Auteur(s) Cyril Willemart, Mojca Strazisar, Tim De Pooter…

Léa Joffrin unpaid staff Publications Léa Joffrin Role of individual and population heterogeneity in shaping dynamics of multi-pathogen shedding in an island endemic bat Source Zenodo, 2025, Author(s) Samantha Aguillon, Magali Turpin, Gildas Le Minter, Camille Lebarbenchon, Axel O.G. Hoarau, Céli…

Leading International Vaccinology Education Study programme Study programme 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 2019-2020 2025-2026 Semester 1: Barcelona Immunology 15 ECTS-credits Dynamics of innate and adaptive immunity Course code: 2001FBDLIV Semester: 1E SEM Contact hours…

Tom Vanden Berghe hoogleraar Publicaties Tom Vanden Berghe Nanopore sequencing enables tissue-of-origin and pathogen detection in plasma cell-free DNA from critically ill patients Bron Cell Death Discovery - ISSN 2058-7716-11:1 (2025) p. 1-3 Auteur(s) Cyril Willemart, Mojca Strazisar, Tim De Pooter,…