Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Antibiotic Use and Its Impact on Human Pathogens and Commensal Flora Global Point Prevalence Survey The Global Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Consumption and Resistance (GLOBAL-PPS) is an ambitious project providing hospitals wo…

Kevin Ariën hoogleraar Onderwijs Kevin Ariën 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Virology Virology Studiegidsnr: 1040FBDBIC Bachelor in de biochemie en biotechnologie Virology Virology Studiegidsnr: 1077FBDBMW Bachelor in de biomedische wetenschappen Description & variability of pathogens Desc…

Peter Delputte hoogleraar Onderwijs Peter Delputte 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Virology Virology Studiegidsnr: 1040FBDBIC Bachelor in de biochemie en biotechnologie Farmaceutische microbiologie Farmaceutische microbiologie Studiegidsnr: 1064FBDFAR Bachelor in de farmaceutische wetenschap…

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…

Kevin Ariën professor Education Kevin Ariën 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Virology Virology Course code: 1040FBDBIC Bachelor of Biochemistry and Biotechnology Virology Virology Course code: 1077FBDBMW Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences Description & variability of pathogens Description & va…

Käthe Robert onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Käthe Robert Living with ticks : results of an online survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ticks and tick-borne pathogens in academic environments across Europe Bron Ticks and tick-borne diseases - ISSN 1877-9603-16:4 (202…

Mats Van Gestel onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Mats Van Gestel Spatial variation in detachment rates of larval Ixodes ricinus from a common host (Apodemus sylvaticus) : an experiment Bron Experimental and applied acarology - ISSN 0168-8162-95:4 (2025) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Mats Van Gestel, Erik Matt…

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…

Joachim Mariën assistant professor Research Joachim Mariën Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise The fundamental part of my research aims to understand under what conditions pathogen transmission is more or less efficient in wildlife populations. For most zoonotic pathogens, s…

Noor Ul Hudda doctoral scholarship holder Research Noor Ul Hudda Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Wastewater-based epidemiology of infectious diseases: an essential tool for pandemic preparedness and surveillance of endemic diseases. 15/07/2024 - 14/07/2025 …

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content Scientific publications on Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE) - Global Health Institute OAE-related Academic Publications Explore the scholarly studies and articles on onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE). Bhwana D. Onchocercias…

Peter Delputte professor Education Peter Delputte 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Virology Virology Course code: 1040FBDBIC Bachelor of Biochemistry and Biotechnology Pharmaceutical microbiology Pharmaceutical microbiology Course code: 1064FBDFAR Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Immunolog…

Andy Wullaert associate professor Research Andy Wullaert Research team Cell death signaling (CDS) Expertise My research group investigates the function of cytosolic protein complexes termed inflammasomes that play important roles in immune responses. Inflammasome activation happens through a sensor …

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content RodentGate Future rodent management for pig and poultry health Apart from consuming and spoiling animal feed, and damaging infrastructure in and around buildings, rodents are a considerable threat to animal and human health. They can caus…

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. …

Ine Wouters senior researcher Research Ine Wouters Research team Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV) Expertise Study on nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and other pathogens in children (6-30 months) with acute otitis media and in healthy children (6-30 months) residing …

Rokaya Ahmad doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Rokaya Ahmad Long-term hematopoietic stem cells trigger quiescence in Leishmania parasites Bron PLoS pathogens - ISSN 1553-7374-20:4 (2024) p. 1-21 Auteur(s) Laura Dirkx, Sara Van Acker, Yasmine Nicolaes, João Luís Reis Cunha, Rokaya Ahmad, Rik Hendrickx,…

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…

Sahaya Glingston Rajakani unpaid staff Research Sahaya Glingston Rajakani Research team Laboratory of Medical Microbiology (LMM) Investigating the complexity of resistance and heteroresistance mechanisms to colistin in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli. 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2023 Abstract Coli…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Post-Doctoral Researchers Dr. Katherine Loens Dr. Katherine Loens is a clinical and molecular microbiologist. During and after obtaining her PhD she was actively involved in the development, evaluation and validation of molecular tests fo…

Vani Verma postdoc researcher FWO Research Vani Verma Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Expertise Bacterial infections play a significant role in various lung diseases, including community-acquired pneumonia. To infiltrate the lungs, bacterial pathogens produce numerous proteases that are ess…

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…

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…

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…

Dieter Heylen onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Dieter Heylen Spatial variation in detachment rates of larval Ixodes ricinus from a common host (Apodemus sylvaticus) : an experiment Bron Experimental and applied acarology - ISSN 0168-8162-95:4 (2025) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Mats Van Gestel, Erik Matthyse…