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 → …

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