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Organisation
Virology, Antiviral Drug & Vaccine Research Group
Division
Main organisation:Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation
Lifecycle:1 Jun 2024 → Today
Organisation profile:
Understanding viral genetics, transmission, and pathogenesis is essential for effective interventions in virology. Antiviral drugs play a vital role in treating viral infections. They inhibit viral replication, prevent spread, and alleviate symptoms. Ongoing research focuses on improving antiviral therapies and developing effective vaccines.
Keywords:virology, vaccins
Disciplines:Immunology, Microbiology
Current researchers
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- Yufan Bao (Member)
- Elias Broeckhoven (Member)
- Isabel Brosius (Member)
- Joran Degryse (Member)
- Laurens Liesenborghs (Member)
- Belen Lizcano Perret (Member)
- Eugene Bangwen Ndim (Member)
- Aleksandra Siekierska (Member)
- Benjamin Van Loy (Member)
- Bert Vanmechelen (Member)
Projects
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- Mpox biology, outcomes, transmission, and epidemiology project: HIV immunization and vaccination against Mpox (MBOTE-HIVAX)From17 Jul 2025 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- The Emergence Clade Ib Monkeypox Virus In Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: an In-Depth Assessment of Risk Factors, Modes of Transmission, Clinical Presentation and Outcome.From11 Mar 2025 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Characterization of the immune response induced by the homologous and heterologous booster vaccination schedules against Ebola virus to inform re-vaccination strategiesFrom6 Mar 2025 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Characterization of Mpox Clinical Presentation and Transmission Dynamics of different monkeypox virus clades in Belgium and DR Congo: Implications for Epidemic ControlFrom7 Feb 2025 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Guarding Against the Reintroduction of monkeypox virus: Assessing Vulnerability and Mitigation Strategies in the Belgian MSM PopulationFrom1 Jan 2025 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Developing effective antivirals for the treatment of West Nile neuroinvasive diseaseFrom16 Sep 2024 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Impact of Immunogenic Cell Death and Antigen Spreading on Cancer Vaccine EffectivenessFrom16 Sep 2024 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2010-2024: Multidisciplinary InvestigationsFrom9 Apr 2024 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Characterizing the virus diversity in Belgian and European batsFrom1 Oct 2021 → 30 Sep 2022Funding: BOF - postdoctoral mandates
- Towards a thermostable dual yellow fever/Lassa fever virus vaccine and therapeutic strategies against the Lassa and related mammarenaviruses.From1 Nov 2020 → 31 Oct 2022Funding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
Publications
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- Virus hunting: Discovery of new episomal circular viruses by rolling circle techniques(2017)Published in: Current protocols in microbiologyISSN: 1934-8533Volume: 44Pages: 1
- The surge of mpox in Africa: a call for action(2024)Published in: Lancet Global HealthISSN: 2214-109XIssue: 7Volume: 12Pages: e1086 - e1088
- Sustained human outbreak of a new MPXV clade I lineage in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo(2024)Published in: Nature MedicineISSN: 1078-8956Issue: 10Volume: 30Pages: 2791 - +
- Peptide Hormones and Bile Acids Shaping Immune Tolerance of the Liver: Implications and Applications.(2025)Published in: Protein & CellISSN: 1674-800XPages: pwaf096
- GLP-1R agonist therapy and vaccine response: Neglected implications(2024)Published in: Cytokine & Growth Factor ReviewsISSN: 1359-6101Volume: 78Pages: 14 - 24
- Cholecystokinin and gastrin as immune modulating hormones: Implications and applications(2024)Published in: Cytokine & Growth Factor ReviewsISSN: 1359-6101Volume: 80Pages: 37 - 46
- Co-Circulating Monkeypox and Swinepox Viruses, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2022.(2024)Published in: Emerging Infectious DiseasesISSN: 1080-6040Issue: 4Volume: 30Pages: 761 - 765
- SARS-CoV-2 infection causes prolonged cardiomyocyte swelling and inhibition of HIF1α translocation in an animal model COVID-19(2022)Published in: Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineISSN: 2297-055XVolume: 9
- The virota and its transkingdom interactions in the healthy infant gut(2022)Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaISSN: 0027-8424Issue: 13Volume: 119
- Clade Ia Monkeypox Virus Linked to Sexual Transmission, Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2024(2025)Published in: Emerging Infectious DiseasesISSN: 1080-6040Issue: 5Volume: 31Pages: 1033 - 1037