Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Treatment with Monoclonal Antibodies can cause SARS-CoV-2 mutations ORCHESTRA Researchers develop score identifying patients at risk Antwerp, 9 February 2023 - "Host immunological responses facilitate development of SARS-CoV-2 mutations i…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content NEW: Avoiding a local wildlife reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 in Belgium. SARS-CoV-2 has its origin in an Asian bat species, but it is now clear that it can infect various unrelated mammal species in addition to humans. Given the circulation of …

Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology search menu search content Monoclonal antibodies Treatment with Monoclonal Antibodies can cause SARS-CoV-2 mutations - researchers develop score identifying patients at risk Study published as pre-print preview in The Journal of Clinical Investigation "Host i…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content SOS-COVID publication in European Journal of General Practice LAB-Net was actively involved in RECOVER (Rapid European COVID-19 Emergency Research Response). For SOS-COVID, one of the RECOVER studies, LAB-Net offered laboratory expertise …

VAXINFECTIO search menu search content Sero-epidemiology COVID-19 in Belgium 2020 Seroprevalence of IgG antibodies against SARS coronavirus 2 in Belgium: a prospective cross-sectional study of residual samples June 2020 Seroprevalence of IgG antibodies against SARS coronavirus 2 in Belgium: a prospe…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Coronavirus RECOVER Rapid European SARS-CoV-2 Emergency research Response The overall goal of RECOVER is to understand the COVID-19 pandemic through clinical research in order to transform patient care and public health responses. Visit t…

Yana Debie unpaid staff Research Yana Debie Research team Center for Oncological Research (CORE) Cellular and humoral predictors of vaccine efficacy in cancer patients: lessons to be learned from the covid-19 pandemic (CLOVER). 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract COVID-19, a disease caused by an infect…

Kawtar El Abdellati onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Kawtar El Abdellati Dynamic immune dysregulation in severe mental illness : exaggerated innate and attenuated adaptive immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination Bron Brain, behavior, & immunity : health - ISSN 2666-3546-49 (2025) p. 1-9 …

Matilda Berkell onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Matilda Berkell Short- and long-term humoral response of immunosuppressed children to SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccine Bron The pediatric infectious disease journal - ISSN 0891-3668-45:3 (2026) p. 258-263 Auteur(s) Alfredo Tagarro, Irati Gastesi, An Hott…

Christof Vulsteke onbezoldigd gastprofessor Onderzoek Christof Vulsteke Onderzoeksgroep Verworven immuniteit en immunologische aspecten van SARSCoV-2 infectie in een populatie kankerpatiënten en een populatie gezondheidsmedwerkers van Multidisciplinaire Oncologische Centra. (MOCOR-studie). 01/06/20…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Interview with RECOVER Work Package 4 Lead Emeritus Professor Greet Ieven Prof. Dr. Greet Ieven is a medical microbiologist and emeritus professor at the University of Antwerp. She has also been responsible for the clinical diagnostic lab…

Christof Vulsteke unpaid guest prof. Research Christof Vulsteke Research team Acquired immunity and immunologic aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infection a population of patients and healthcare workers in Multidisciplinary Oncologic Centres. (MOCOR-Study). 01/06/2020 - 31/05/2021 Abstract COVID-19 is a diseas…

Manon Huizing onbezoldigd medewerker Onderzoek Manon Huizing Onderzoeksgroep Verworven immuniteit en immunologische aspecten van SARSCoV-2 infectie in een populatie kankerpatiënten en een populatie gezondheidsmedwerkers van Multidisciplinaire Oncologische Centra. (MOCOR-studie). 01/06/2020 - 31/05/…

Kawtar El Abdellati unpaid staff Publications Kawtar El Abdellati Dynamic immune dysregulation in severe mental illness : exaggerated innate and attenuated adaptive immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination Source Brain, behavior, & immunity : health - ISSN 2666-3546-49 (2025) p. 1-9 Author(…

Elke Leuridan onbezoldigd gastprofessor Onderzoek Elke Leuridan Onderzoeksgroep Centrum voor Evaluatie van Vaccinaties (CEV) Expertise Gedurende de laatste 10 jaren hebben we een zeer specifieke expertise opgebouwd rond vaccinatie en zwangerschap. Deze kwetsbare populatie is per definitie vaak uitge…

Naomi De Roeck gespecialiseerd med.- expert Publicaties Naomi De Roeck Improving SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in wastewater : comparison of concentration methods and the effect of PCR inhibitor removal on detection sensitivity Bron Food and environmental virology - ISSN 1867-0334-18:1 (2026) p. 1-15 Aut…

Manon Huizing unpaid staff Research Manon Huizing Research team Acquired immunity and immunologic aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infection a population of patients and healthcare workers in Multidisciplinary Oncologic Centres. (MOCOR-Study). 01/06/2020 - 31/05/2021 Abstract COVID-19 is a disease caused by an…

Mathias Smet onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Mathias Smet Quasi-species prevalence and clinical impact of evolving SARS-CoV-2 lineages in European COVID-19 cohorts, January 2020 to February 2022 Bron Eurosurveillance : European communicable disease bulletin - ISSN 1560-7917-30:10 (2025) p. 1-18 A…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content VERDI prioritizes women and children in the research on new coronavirus variants The University of Padua and Penta Foundation are leaders of VERDI, a new European research consortium on coronavirus in children and pregnant women. The Univ…

Hanne Goris Publicaties Hanne Goris Crucial parameters for precise copy number variation detection in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded solid cancer samples Bron Molecular Oncology - ISSN 1574-7891- (2025) p. Auteur(s) Hanne Goris, Vasiliki Siozopoulou, Léon van Kempen, Anne Sieben, Ella Roelant, St…

Matilda Berkell unpaid staff Publications Matilda Berkell Quasi-species prevalence and clinical impact of evolving SARS-CoV-2 lineages in European COVID-19 cohorts, January 2020 to February 2022 Source Eurosurveillance : European communicable disease bulletin - ISSN 1560-7917-30:10 (2025) p. 1-18 Au…

Steven Abrams tenure track docent Publicaties Steven Abrams Estimating the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections by jointly modelling seroprevalence, hospitalization and mortality data, February 2020 – January 2021, Belgium Bron Archives of public health - ISSN 2049-3258- (2026) p. Auteur(s) Toon Bra…

Noor Ul Hudda doctoraatsbursaal Onderzoek Noor Ul Hudda Onderzoeksgroep Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Parasitologie en Hygiëne (LMPH) Afvalwater-gebaseerde epidemiologie van infectieziekten: een essentieel onderdeel van 'pandemie preparedness' en surveillance van endemische ziektes. 15/07/2024 -…

Veerle Wijtvliet academisch medewerker postdoc Publicaties Veerle Wijtvliet Brevibacterium casei : a rare cause of peritoneal dialysis‐associated peritonitis Bron Case Reports in Nephrology - ISSN 2090-6641-2025:1 (2025) p. 1-3 Auteur(s) Veerle Wijtvliet, Katrien Leyssens, Marleen Vanden Driessche…

Freddy Dardenne senior valorisatiemanager Onderzoek Freddy Dardenne Onderzoeksgroep Ecosphere Expertise Ecotoxicologisch onderzoek met focus op het aquatische milieu overheen alle niveaus van biologische organisatie en met zowel biotische als abiotische stressoren. Vanuit vroegere professionele acti…