Projects
Development of novel diagnostics and prophylactic's for poultry pathogens in Ethiopia KU Leuven
Poultry production contributes significantly to Ethiopian farmers' livelihoods and the national economy. It is an essential source of domestic food and nutrition security while providing income for nearly 80% of Ethiopians. However, poultry production is constrained by several infectious diseases which lead to high mortality and morbidity of chickens, high medication costs, and loss in production and market. It can also pose a risk to public ...
Molecular characterization and vaccine matching studies of circulating strains of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) in Ethiopia for improved diagnostics and vaccination strategies KU Leuven
In Ethiopia, infectious bursal disease was first reported in 2002 in a privately owned commercial poultry farm in Bishoftu town. Subsequently, it became one of the most important diseases affecting the national poultry industry. Research findings and case reports from various regions of the country showed the occurrence of outbreaks of IBD in commercial farms, breeding and multiplication centers despite regular vaccination practices and ...
Using mucins as friends in colorectal cancer diagnostics and treatment KU Leuven
Education 2019.09-2022.07 The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University Major: General Surgery Mentor: Prof. Xianrui Wu (Professor, Colorectal Surgery) 2014.08-2019.07 Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Major: Clinical Medicine Researches: 2019.09-2022.09 Direction 1: The immune microenvironment and methylation level of colorectal cancer (CRC) for its development and metastasis Abstract: Focusing on the ...
Tackling the high prevalence of epilepsy in Rwanda: identification of risk factors, improvement of diagnostics and reduction of the epilepsy treatment gap Ghent University
Precision Hearing Diagnostics and Augmented-hearing Technologies Ghent University
Cochlear Synaptopathy (CS) is the first sign of permanent hearing damage, caused by ageing, excessive exposure to noise or ototoxicity. It affects predominantly communication in background noise and despite its huge prevalence among hearing impaired people, there is currently neither clinical diagnosis nor treatment available. The EU-funded EarDiTech project will further develop the CochSyn test, a differential test based on auditory EEG ...
HIstopathology-based predictions by Multi-modal data Integration for COlorectal cancer diagnostics KU Leuven
Diagnostics and Treatment planning in Periodontology & Oral Implantology. Ghent University
With a prevalence of up to 40%, periodontitis is one of the most widespread diseases worldwide. Therefore, an accurate diagnosis is mandatory for predictable treatment. Since there are multiple similarities between periodontitis and peri-implantitis, shared risk factors should be evaluated. Periodontitis may ultimately result in tooth loss and consequently requires the use of dental implants to restore compromised oral and aesthetic function. ...
Breath Analysis In Esophageal Cancer: The evolution towards minimally invasive patient-tailored diagnostics KU Leuven
Lung cancer remains one of the most prevalent cancers in the world with still a high mortality rate because of late diagnoses. This is frequently related to late physical symptoms. Currently, good and efficient screening tools are not yet available. However, early detection has the advantage that patients have a higher chance of complete cure, by means of minimally invasive surgery with reduced morbidity. This research project will involve ...
Medical diagnostics goes micro and smart Sirris, the collective centre for the technological industry
Medical diagnostics goes micro and smart (Micro and smart automation technologies for the development of point-of-care diagnostic and testing devices)
The project focuses on Flemish companies that wish to develop diagnostic point-of-care test equipment using micro production techniques and smart automation technology. It concerns companies from the biomedical sector, the injection molding sector and the mechatronics sector.
...