Research & innovation
PhD Projects
Improving clinical care of Febrile Illnesses in Nepal
Koirala, K. D., Boelaert, M., Chappuis, F. & Rijal, S.
1/06/14 → 5/02/21
Community as a starting point of antibiotic resistance emergence and spread in low resource settings: Risk factors assessment and consequences in primary healthcare outcomes
Valia, D., van der Sande, M., Robert, A., Rodriguez-Villalobos, H. & Tinto, H.
3/11/20 → …
Inequalities in access to hospital for childbirth care in sub-Saharan Africa
Straneo, M., Benova, L., van den Akker, T. & Hanson, C.
3/11/20 → …
Machine learning framework for T-cell receptor repertoire-based viral diagnostics
Postovskaya, A., Vercauteren, K., Laukens, K., Meysman, P., Vanham, G. & Vanham, G.
3/11/20 → …
Investigating drug tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Goossens, S., de Jong, B. & Van Rie, A.
3/11/20 → …
Exposing the effect of host, parasite and immunoparasitological factors on Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte conversion
Drissi El Boukili, Y., Rosanas-Urgell, A. & Caljon, G.
3/11/20 → …
A framework to deduce the convoluted repertoire and epitope hierarchy of human T cell responses in visceral leishmaniasis: patient meets in silico
De Vrij, N., van Griensven, J., Adriaensen, W., Laukens, K., Cuypers, B. & Cuypers, B.
3/11/20 → …
L’épidémiologie et la lutte contre la schistosomiase au Burundi dans un contexte d’élimination
Bizimana, P., Polman, K. & Van Geertruyden, J.
3/11/20 → …
Entomological evidence to support Visceral Leishmaniasis elimination in Nepal
Roy, L., Hasker, E., Van Bortel, W., Van Bortel, W. & Caljon, G.
1/07/20 → …
Improving the evidence base for diagnosis and management of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ethiopia
van Henten, S., van Griensven, J. & Moons, J.
17/04/20 → …
Predicting and treating non-typhoidal Salmonella bloodstream infections in children in sub-Saharan Africa
Tack, B., Jacobs, J., Jacobs, J., Toelen, J. & Lunguya, O.
17/04/20 → …
Queer people in straight systems: The impact of sexual orientation laws on the health of sexual minorities
Siegel, M., Laga, M., Nöstlinger, C. & Pietschnig, J.
17/04/20 → …
Co-design and evaluation of improved information tools to support better monitoring of inpatient newborn care
Muinga, N., Benova, L., Zweekhorst, M. & English, M.
17/04/20 → …
Aneuploidy and mosaicism: a strategy for early adaptation to drug pressure in Leishmania
Heringer Negreira, G., Dujardin, J., Domagalska, M. & Dujardin, J.
17/04/20 → …
Assessment of potential reservoirs of non-typhoidal Salmonella in the Province of Tshopo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Falay Sadiki, D. D., Jacobs, J. & Jacobs, J.
17/04/20 → …
Statistical methods to guide clinical decision making in TB
Keter, A. K., Lynen, L., Jacobs, B., Goetghebeur, E. & van Heerden, A.
1/04/20 → …
Understanding antimicrobials use: An ethnographic study of rural communities in Burkina Faso
Compaore, A., Peeters, K., Jacobs, J., Sariola, S. & Tinto, H.
1/01/20 → …
Innovative diagnostic and therapeutic measures to improve MDR-TB diagnosis and management in Conakry, Guinea
Hassane Harouna, S., de Jong, B., Decroo, T., Rigouts, L., Delamou, A. & Camara, L. M.
1/01/20 → …
Advancing the state of patients rights’ enforcement in the public and private health care facilities in South India
Putturaj, M., Criel, B., Van Belle, S., Krumeich, A., Engel, N., Prakash, B. N. & Prashanth, N.
1/01/20 → …
Community Participation in Neglected Tropical Diseases Elimination: A case study of Human African Trypanosomiasis elimination in Democratic Republic of Congo
Vander Kelen, C., Hasker, E., Torr, S. & Pulford, J.
3/07/19 → …
Resistance in gonorrhoea
Van Dijck, C., Kenyon, C. & Malhotra-Kumar, S.
3/07/19 → …
An economic evaluation of strategies for sleeping sickness elimination
Snijders, R., Hasker, E., Fink, G. & Tediosi, F.
3/07/19 → …
The incidence and risk factors of mortality associated with HIV and TB infections in Kenya
Onyango, D. O., van der Sande, M., Grobbee, D. E., Yuen, C. & Wandiga, S.
3/07/19 → …
Scale-Up an integrated care package for diaBetes and hYpertension for vulnerable people in Cambodia, Slovenia and Belgium
Danhieux, K., Van Damme, W., van Olmen, J., van Olmen, J., Remmen, R. & Wouters, E.
3/07/19 → …
The role of innovative tools for sand fly control in the visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination initiative in the South-East-Asian region
Chowdhury, R., Hasker, E., Van Bortel, W. & Caljon, G.
11/04/19 → …
Humanitarianism as a Form of Government: Interactions in Aid, Meaning-Making, and Well-being for Helpers of Refugees in Greece and Germany, a Multi-sited, Transdisciplinary Ethnography
Witcher, A. L., Peeters, K., Gerrets, R., Kalir, B., Krause, K. & Fumadó Perez, V.
11/04/19 → …
Evaluation of the role of immune checkpoint molecules in the natural killer cell-mediated anti-HIV response
Laeremans, T., Vanham, G. & Aerts, J.
11/04/19 → …
Development of a novel nanoparticle formulation for mRNA based therapeutic vaccination against HIV
D'haese, S., Vanham, G., Aerts, J. & Allard, S. D.
11/04/19 → …
A study of the Plasmodium vivax reticulocyte invasion pathways and ligand candidates, with special attention to the promising PvTRAg and PvRBP multigenic families.
De Meulenaere, K., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Laukens, K., Cuypers, B., Kattenberg, J. H. & Monsieurs, P.
11/04/19 → …
Improving Sexually Transmitted Infection diagnostics and control among Men who have sex with Men in low-and high-resource settings
De Baetselier, I., Kenyon, C., Vanham, G., Vuylsteke, B. & Crucitti, T.
11/04/19 → …
Using novel molecular approaches to understand the transmission dynamics of Mycobacterium leprae in the Comoros
Braet, S., de Jong, B. & Rigouts, L.
11/04/19 → …
A transdisciplinary study of the ethical implications of adolescent enrollment in a clinical trial in The Gambia
Fehr, A. E. T., Peeters, K. & Bunders, J.
26/04/18 → …
Universal Health Coverage in Burkina Faso: analyzing the role of knowledge and dynamics affecting this role in national policy-making
Kiendrebeogo, J. A., Van Damme, W., De Allegri, M. & Drabo, M.
1/08/18 → …
Systems biological analysis of niche adaptation in resistant and virulent Salmonella pathogens
Cuypers, W., Jacobs, J. & Laukens, K.
26/04/18 → …
Hepatitis C/HIV coinfection in Cambodia: from pilot project to lessons learned for a public health approach
De Weggheleire, A., Lynen, L. & Francque, S.
26/04/18 → …
Evaluation of Performance of Diabetes Care Initiatives implemented in Cambodia
Te, V., Van Damme, W., Van Damme, W. & Ir, P.
1/01/19 → …
Improving facility delivery and postpartum care coverage through facility and community based intervention in the post-Ebola context in rural Guinea
Camara, B. S., Peeters, K., Delvaux, T., Gerrets, R., de Kok, B. & Delamou, A.
1/01/19 → …
Coordination of Multisectoral Action for Health in Uganda: Mechanisms, Actor Experiences, Motivations and Implications for Policy and Practice
Ssennyonjo, A., Criel, B., Van Belle, S., Titeca, K. & Ssengooba, F.
1/01/19 → …
Understanding why and how adolescent friendly conditions of health services affect the health outcomes of Nigerian adolescents living with HIV
Badejo, O. A., Laga, M., Nöstlinger, C., Van Belle, S., Wouters, E. & Jolayemi, T.
1/01/19 → …
Relationships building between researchers and national-level decision makers: using network analysis to compare three maternal and child health policy formulation processes in Cameroon
Nchagnouot Mouliom Epse Nkain, F., Marchal, B., Van Belle, S., Van Damme, W., Ongolo-Zogo, P. & Kwedi Nolna, S.
17/11/18 → …
An anthropological analysis of the community participatory approach of a malaria elimination trial in The Gambia: determinants for community members’ participation
MASUNAGA, Y., Peeters, K. & Gerrets, R.
11/07/18 → …
Innovative strategies to ascertain the Elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Nepal
Cloots, K., Hasker, E. & Vlas, de, S. J.
11/07/18 → …
Primary Health Care improvement in Benin: which model(s) of practice work for First-Line Medical Doctors?
Bello, O. A. K., Criel, B., Apers, L., De Lepeleire, J. & Zannou, M.
1/04/18 → …
Assessing the antibody responses against arboviruses circulating in Peru – from basic immunology to new diagnostics
Falconi Agapito, F., Ariën, K., Ariën, K., Dujardin, J. & Talledo, M.
1/04/18 → …
Taenia spp. cysticercosis in pigs in Northern Vietnam
Nguyen, T. T. M., Dorny, P., Dermauw, V., Dorny, P. & Nguyen , T. G. T.
1/03/18 → …
Differentiated Implementation of HIV Treat All in Zimbabwe
Makurumidze, R., Lynen, L., Decroo, T., Van Damme, W. & Rusakaniko, S.
1/03/18 → …
Exploring the Ethical issues in Clinical Research with Pregnant Women in low resource settings; and acceptability of interventions for pregnant women: An Ethnography Of The Pregnanzi-2 Trial In The Gambia
NJUE, M. W., Peeters, K., Gerrets, R. & Badaji, A.
29/01/18 → …
Addressing gaps in hypertension care and control in Medellin, Colombia: formative research, multi component quasi-experimental intervention
Londono, E. A., Marchal, B., Battaglioli, T. C. E., Van der Stuyft, P. & Dario Gomez, R.
1/01/18 → …
Exploring the coordination and continuity of care and services for patients with chronic conditions in Vietnam
Meiqari, L., Marchal, B., Scheele, F. & Rombout Essink, D.
19/10/17 → …
The interplay of sense making and decision-making processes on treatment and prevention of Nodding Syndrome by different stakeholders: an ethnographic exploration in Cameroon, Tanzania and Uganda
Irani, J., Peeters, K., Pool, R. & Gerrets, R.
19/10/17 → …
Characterization of antimicrobial resistance among Gram-‐negative bacteria in Peru: a comprehensive national surveillance
Krapp Lopez, F. D. C., Jacobs, J., Jacobs, J. & García, C.
1/12/17 → …
The Hospital as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance in low resource settings
Lompo, P., Jacobs, J., Jacobs, J. & Tinto, H.
1/10/17 → …
Targeting residual malaria transmission among the Ra‐glai ethnic minority in Vietnam using a transdisciplinary approach
Nguyen, T. T., Peeters, K., Gryseels, C., Gerrets, R. & Nguyen, X. X.
1/08/17 → …
Studies on multidrug resistance tuberculosis in Rwanda: Turning off the tap
Ngabonziza, S. J., de Jong, B., Torrea, G., Rigouts, L., Mazarati, J. & Affolabi, D.
1/09/17 → …
Use of network modeling to better understand STI epidemiology
Tsoumanis, A., Kenyon, C. & Hens, N.
28/08/17 → …
Bacterial contamination of blood products for transfusion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: prevalence, risk analysis, prevention
Heroes, A., Jacobs, J. & Jacobs, J.
24/04/17 → …
Feasibility of patient-centred care approaches at primary health care level in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Uganda
WAWERU, E. W., Criel, B., Broerse, J., Gruénais, M. & Ssengooba, F.
12/01/17 → …
Implementing clinical bacteriology in low resource settings: reviving the old, bringing in the new
OMBELET, S., Jacobs, J., Cox, J. & Jacobs, J.
12/01/17 → …
First-line anti TB-drugs revisited
Lempens, P., de Jong, B. & Rigouts, L.
12/01/17 → …
Molecular characterization of mycobacterial strains from clinical specimens of patients with tuberculosis
Makhado, N. A., de Jong, B., Colebunders, B. & Nchabeleng , M.
4/02/13 → …
Characterization of Chikungunya virus-host protein complexes involved in viral attachment and entry
De Caluwé, L., Ariën, K., Bartholomeeusen, K. & Van Ostade, X.
4/10/16 → …
Improving the diagnostic work-up of neurological disorders in rural Central Africa
Mukendi Mulumba, D., Bottieau, E., Cras, P. & Lutumba, P.
24/06/16 → …
Bacterial bloodstream infections in Rwanda: a molecular surveillance study
Rutanga, J. P., Jacobs, J., Jacobs, J. & Muvunyi, C.
1/04/16 → …
The rise of non-communicable diseases, and implications for health care delivery and health programmes in the Philippines
Bermejo, R. I., Van Damme, W., Galvez-Tan, J. & Mets, T.
1/07/12 → …
Diagnostic and epidemiological aspects of human toxocariasis in Cuba
Sariego Ramos, I., Polman, K., Van der Stuyft, P. & Rojas Rivero, L.
1/07/11 → …
Implementation of the fee exemption for caesarean section policy (FECSP) in non-state health facilities in Benin: Does it work (or not)? Why (not)? How to improve it?
Dossou, J. P., Marchal, B., Van Damme, W. & Adisso, S.
1/06/15 → …
The immunomodulatory role of prednisone in TB-HIV co-infected patients and assessment of its impact on clinical and TB treatment outcomes
STEK, C., Lynen, L. & Meintjes, G.
30/04/15 → …
The role of T cell diversity in the pathogenesis of TB-IRIS in HIV/aids patients in Uganda
Nakiwala, J., Kestens, L. & Pala, P.
1/07/11 → …
Designing an innovative malaria elimination strategy based on reactive case and community participation: a mixed-‐methods study
Jaiteh, F., Peeters, K., MASUNAGA, Y., Gerrets, R. & Achan, J.
1/10/15 → …
Molecular Characterization of Mycobacterial Isolates Causing Tuberculosis in Humans and Animals in Northwest Ethiopia
Kitata, M. E., de Jong, B., Diro, E., Rigouts, L., Torrea, G. & Gehre, F.
1/02/16 → …
Invasive salmonellosis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mbuyi Kalonji, L., Jacobs, J. & Muyembe, J.
1/09/15 → …
The rural community in sub-Saharan Africa as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance: a case study from Burkina Faso
Guiraud, I., Jacobs, J., Jacobs, J. & Tinto, H.
2/07/15 → …
Antigen discovery for the diagnosis of invasive salmonellosis: A targeted proteomics approach
SALEH, S., Büscher, P. & Gevaert, K.
22/01/15 → …
Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae: profiling the small RNA landscapes
Gonzalez Andrade, P. D., Deborggraeve, S., Jacobs, J. & Grijalva, M.
1/04/14 → …
Mesure et modelisation de la mortalité due au paludisme dans la zone de superveiillance démographique de Nanoro, Burkina Faso
Derra, K., D'Alessandro, U., Erhart, A., Bocquier, P. & Haliodu, T.
1/01/12 → …
Improving the performance of health care delivery systems to provide quality care for persons with chronic diseases at the primary level of healthcare in rural Karnataka, India
Lall, D., Criel, B. & Devadasan, N.
1/08/15 → …
Exclusion from health: withheld citizenship of indigenous people in South India
Soors, W., Criel, B., Wouters, E. & Dierckx, D.
14/07/14 → …
Assessment of Co-Infections as Determinants of Treatment Failure in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Martinez Medina, D., Boelaert, M., Dujardin, J. & Llanos-Cuentas, A.
1/11/10 → …
Improving detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB by use of novel phenotypic and genotypic tests
Ardizzoni, E., de Jong, B., Rigouts, L. & Varraine, F.
1/01/13 → …
Le système de surveillance des décès maternels au Maroc
Abouchadi, S., De Brouwere, V., Zhang, W., Nejjari, C. & Zhang, W.
1/04/14 → …