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Researcher

Alex Vorsters

  • Research Expertise:Prof. Vorsters is involved in several vaccine preventable disease projects including the Viral Hepatitis Prevention board (www.vhpb.org). Since 2015 he coordinates the activities of the Human Papilloma Virus Prevention and Control board (www.hpvboard.org). He got his Phd Medical Sciences in 2016 on detection of HPV DNA in urine and monitoring the impact of HPV vaccination. In 2020 he became Associated Professor and he is currently coordinating a research team that investigates the use of first void urine as a liquid biomarker source: in cervical cancers screening programs, for follow-up of HPV vaccination programs and other genital tract infections in women.
  • Keywords:FIRST VOID URINE, CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING, HPV VACCINATION, Applied biological sciences, biotechnology
  • Disciplines:Medical biotechnology, Other (bio)medical engineering, Industrial biotechnology, Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering, Product development, Agricultural animal production, Molecular diagnostics, Vaccinology
  • Research techniques:Molecular Biology
  • Users of research expertise:Everybody