Laboratory of Experimental Hematology search menu search content LEH - ImmuneWatch - Quantoom Biosciences Public-private partnership ImmuneWatch, Quantoom Biosciences (Univercells) and LEH (UAntwerp) join forces to explore new in vitro and in silico assays that predict T cell responses in vaccines B…

Janne Wouters predoc researcher FWO Research Janne Wouters Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) The road towards memory T cell skin imprinting as a novel correlate of protection against skin infections. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Our skin acts as a crucial…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Neglected Tropical Diseases Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of 20 conditions* that are mainly prevalent in tropical areas, where they mostly affect impoverished communities and disproportionately affect women and children. The…

VAXINFECTIO search menu search content Masterclasses Masterclass Stanley Plotkin February 7 2019 We were honoured to welcome Prof. Dr. Stanley Plotkin at our University for our yearly Valentijn Vaccinatiesymposium. He was also willing to give a Master Class lecture on "future trends in vaccinology a…

Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo Starting Grant 2024 Investigating virus-induced morbidity in filarial infections (VILARIA) Filarial parasites cause over 200 million infections globally. Filarial morbidity was presumably limited to the skin, eyes, and lymphatic vessels. However, my research generated evide…

Nicole Berens-Riha assistant professor Research Nicole Berens-Riha Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise Clinical studies (cross-sectional, cohort) on leishmaniasis, malaria, Chagas, mpox Vaccine studies (investigator and pharma-driven, phase I-IV) Diag…

Alma Nazlie Mohebiany external postdoc researcher Research Alma Nazlie Mohebiany Research team VIB CMN - Microglia and Inflammation in Neurological Disorders (MIND) lab Microglia-neuron communication in health and disease (NeuroTalk2Mi). 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Microglia are the resident im…

Info for companies search menu search content New in vitro and in silico assays that predict T cell responses in vaccines ImmuneWatch, Quantoom Biosciences (Univercells) and UAntwerp join forces to explore new in vitro and in silico assays that predict T cell responses in vaccines Brussels - March 3…

Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo TT. asst. research professor Research Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo Research team Global Health Institute (GHI) Expertise Epidemiological fieldwork, basic laboratory analysis, data analysis, data dissemination Strengthening onchocerciasis research capacity in northern Democrati…

Benson Ogunjimi associate research professor Research Benson Ogunjimi Research team Centre for Health Economics Research and Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CHERMID) Expertise My team has experience in - paediatric rheumatology - mathematical modeling in immunology - systems immunology - bulk TCR …

Eva Lion assistant professor Research Eva Lion Research team Laboratory for Experimental Hematology (LEH) Expertise Privileged to become head of the Tumor Immunology Group of the Laboratory of Experimental Hematology (UAntwerp; October 2019) and to coordinate the clinical research as senior coordina…

Laboratory of Experimental Hematology search menu search content Our projects LEH's projects on Flanders Research Information Space (FRIS) research portal Ongoing projects Molecular, cellular and functional characterisation of VZV and HSV-1 neuro-immune pathology using human iPSC-derived immunocompe…

Medicine and Health Sciences Public defences 2020 Public defences 2020 Improving the evidence base of health interventions in humanitarian crises - Julita Gil Cuesta (21/12/2020) Julita Gil Cuesta 21 December 2020 Time: 4 PM - 6 PM. Online defence Supervisors: Em.Prof. R. Colebunders, dr. F. Vogt an…

Renzo Mancuso associate research professor Research Renzo Mancuso Research team VIB CMN - Microglia and Inflammation in Neurological Disorders (MIND) lab Expertise Microglia and neuroinflammation play a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. …

Global Health Institute search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects Early-Life Exposure to Antibiotics and Proton Pump Inhibitors: Utilization Patterns, Microbiome Impact, and Short-Term Health Outcomes. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Early-life exposure to antibiotics and proton…

VAXINFECTIO search menu search content Projects List of research projects lead by VAXINFECTIO members In the following section, you can find all research projects, split up per research group. Many projects are executed by a collaboration between several VAXINFECTIO research groups. The projects are…

Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Unveiling the Hidden Human Virome: A Genomic and Spatiotemporal Approach to Viral Surveillance in Wastewater. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) analyzes human…