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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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- Modulation of thromboinflammation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with aprotinin, low molecular weight heparin, and anakinra: The DAWn-Antico study(2022)Published in: Res Pract Thromb HaemostISSN: 2475-0379Issue: 7Volume: 6
- 2022 taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales(2022)Published in: Archives of virologyISSN: 0304-8608Issue: 12Volume: 167Pages: 2857 - 2906
- Complete genomic characterization of bovine papillomavirus type 1 and 2 strains infers ongoing cross-species transmission between cattle and horses(2023)Published in: The Veterinary JournalISSN: 1090-0233Volume: 298
- A lethal disease model for New World hantaviruses using immunosuppressed Syrian hamsters(2017)Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesISSN: 1935-2735Issue: 10Volume: 11
- The complexity of targeting coronavirus nsp15 endoribonuclease for antiviral drug design(2025)
- Nanopore sequencing as a revolutionary diagnostic tool for porcine viral enteric disease complexes identifies porcine kobuvirus as an important enteric virus(2018)Published in: Scientific ReportsISSN: 2045-2322Issue: 1Volume: 8
- Discovery and genome characterization of three new Jeilongviruses, a lineage of paramyxoviruses characterized by their unique membrane proteins(2018)Published in: BMC GenomicsISSN: 1471-2164Issue: 1Volume: 19
- Considerable escape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron to antibody neutralization(2022)Published in: NatureISSN: 0028-0836Issue: 7898Volume: 602Pages: 671 - +
- Development and optimization of biologically contained Marburg virus for high-throughput antiviral screening(2022)Published in: Antiviral ResISSN: 0166-3542Volume: 207
- The surge of mpox in Africa: a call for action(2024)Published in: Lancet Global HealthISSN: 2214-109XIssue: 7Volume: 12Pages: e1086 - e1088