Global Health Institute search menu search content Ronald MULEBEKE Additional impact of indoor residual spraying in combination with mass drug administration on malaria burden in a high transmission setting in Uganda if IRS is implemented: "testing acceleration to zero transmission" Project Summary …

Joachim Mariën docent Onderzoek Joachim Mariën Onderzoeksgroep Evolutionaire ecologie (EVECO) Expertise Het fundamentele deel van mijn onderzoek is erop gericht te begrijpen onder welke omstandigheden de overdracht van pathogenen meer of minder efficiënt is in populaties van wilde dieren. Voor de…

Pritisha Rozario postdoctoraal bursaal Onderzoek Pritisha Rozario Onderzoeksgroep Celdood signalisatie (CDS) Expertise Mijn onderzoeksexpertise ligt op het snijvlak van aangeboren immuniteit, epitheelcelbiologie en interacties tussen gastheer en pathogeen, met een specifieke focus op inflammasomen-s…

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…

Cardiovascular Diseases search menu search content 2100 Electrophoresis Bioanalyzer 2100 Electrophoresis Bioanalyzer Instrument (Agilent) The 2100 Electrophoresis Bioanalyzer instrument provides automated quality control, sizing and quantification of nucleic acids and proteins. The system uses micro…

Annelies Van Rie gewoon hoogleraar Publicaties Annelies Van Rie A molecular perspective on leprosy : advancing diagnostics and RNA stability, and exploring host susceptibility and potential reservoirs Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,206 p. Auteur(s) Lena …

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content PhD students Thomas van der Schalk Thomas graduated as a Master of Biological Sciences from Utrecht University in 2016. He is currently working at the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology at the University of Antwerp as a PhD student. His p…

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…

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…

Lies Durnez research coordinator Research Lies Durnez Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) The role of rodents and insectivores in the epidemiology of mycobacterial infections in Africa. 01/10/2005 - 16/02/2010 Abstract To determine the role of rodents and insectivores in the epidemiology of myco…

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…

Yentl Jacobs doctoral scholarship holder Research Yentl Jacobs Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Scrutinizing the immunological impact of γδ T cells during African trypanosomiasis. 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2028 Abstract African trypanosomiasis is a tsetse fly tra…

Annelies Van Rie full professor Publications Annelies Van Rie A molecular perspective on leprosy : advancing diagnostics and RNA stability, and exploring host susceptibility and potential reservoirs Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,206 p. Author(s) Lena …

Jean Felipe Oliveira da Silva doctoral scholarship holder Research Jean Felipe Oliveira da Silva Research team Computational materials modelling for nanoscience and innovative technologies (COMMIT) Neuromorphic magnonics in two-dimensional magnetic materials. 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2027 Abstract Modern …

Global Health Institute search menu search content Susan Cilene Paredes Fernandez Assessing novel intervention strategies for malaria elimination in difficult-to-reach communities in the Peruvian Amazon Project Summary Some malaria-endemic countries around the world have transitioned from high/moder…

BIODIV-AFREID search menu search content BIODIV-AFREID Biodiversity changes in African forests and emerging infectious diseases BIODIV-AFREID will investigate how biodiversity conditions (dis)favour transmissions of infectious agents from small mammals into human populations in African forests. It w…

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…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Ecology of Borrelia infections in wild birds Ecology of Borrelia garinii infections in wild birds PhD Student opportunities: * we welcome candidates who are eager in pursuing the link between bird infections (with ticks and with tick-born…

Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Underground wood Surprising finding: roots keep growing in winter International team of scientists challenge long-held assumption that roots stop growing in winter When temperatures drop, the trunk and woody roots of trees stop growing. That was what …

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…

Vincent Sluydts expert - academisch medewerker postdoc Onderzoek Vincent Sluydts Onderzoeksgroep Evolutionaire ecologie (EVECO) Behoud van biodiversiteit om de risico's van opkomende infectieziekten te beperken (BCOMING). 01/08/2022 - 31/12/2026 Abstract Het verlies van biodiversiteit in hotspots va…

Rai Maciel de Menezes unpaid staff Research Rai Maciel de Menezes Research team Computational materials modelling for nanoscience and innovative technologies (COMMIT) Expertise Magnetism, simulation of spin dynamics and micromagnetics, magnetic skyrmions and spin waves Neuromorphic magnonics in two-…

Dorien Mabille postdoc researcher FWO Research Dorien Mabille Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) The role of tissue sanctuary niches in naturally transmitted Trypanosoma infections. 01/11/2023 - 31/12/2026 Abstract African trypanosomiasis is a tsetse fly trans…

Vincent Sluydts expert - academic interim staff postdoc Research Vincent Sluydts Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Biodiversity Conservation to Mitigate the risks of emerging infectious diseases (BCOMING). 01/08/2022 - 31/12/2026 Abstract Biodiversity loss in hotspots of biodiversity …

Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2020 Departement Biomedische Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2020 Departement Biomedische Wetenschappen Een multi-omics benadering om risicofactoren voor obesitas en geassocieerde leverpathologie te bestuderen - Sara Diels (18/12/202…