Immunoparasitology (Rega Institute) KU Leuven
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The aim of our malaria research program is to investigate the immunological and molecular mechanisms leading to complicated malaria and to design potential therapies.
Organisations
Protozoology Research Group Institute of Tropical Medicine
The Protozoology Research Group is comprised of four research units performing basic and translational research on three major vector-borne protozoan parasites responsible for devastating diseases in humans and animals across the developing world: Leishmania (human leishmaniasis), Plasmodium (human malaria), Trypanosoma (human and animal African trypanosomiasis). Intensive control and elimination efforts ...
Particle Physics Group University of Antwerp
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The Elementary Particle Physics group (EDF) has a long tradition in experimental and phenomenological research of high-energy collisions produced at the highest-energy particle accelerators and colliders in the world. The emphasis lies on multi-particle production processes, the experimental study of quantumchromodynamics, the mechanism of diffractive collisions, Higgs search and supersymmetry. The group presently participates in- the H1 ...
Malariology Institute of Tropical Medicine
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The Unit of Malariology, led by Prof. Anna Rosanas-Urgell, conducts research on human malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax parasites. Our projects are conducted in collaboration with partner Institutions in Peru, Vietnam, Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Papua New Guinea.
The unit focuses its research activities on three main lines:
- We investigate the factors that contribute to the ...
Socio-ecological Health Research Institute of Tropical Medicine
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Tropical Medicine Institute of Tropical Medicine
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The Unit of Tropical Diseases has for long been part of the Department of Clinical Sciences, under the leading of Prof. Emeritus Jef Van Den Ende. It is led now since November 2012 by Prof. Emmanuel Bottieau (MD internal medicine/infectious diseases). It has strong collaborative links with the other units of the department, in particular the Unit of Travel Medicine, of Tropical Laboratory Medicine and of the recently created Unit of ...
Entomology Institute of Tropical Medicine
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Is the number of exotic mosquito in Belgium on the rise? It is one of the questions that ITM scientists are seeking to answer. Together with their partners, they monitor 23 risk sites across Belgium, places where exotic species are most likely to enter our country.
MEMO project - exotic mosquitoes in Belgium
Centre for Health Economics Research and Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CHERMID) University of Antwerp
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The "Centre for Health Economic Research & Modelling Infectious Diseases" (CHERMID) has extensive expertise in health economics, biostatistics and mathematical models. CHERMID is multidisciplinary, currently employing 14 researchers, often with multiple backgrounds (economics, medicine, mathematics, statistics, informatics, physics, biology and (bio/commercial) engineering). CHERMID conducts both conceptual-methodological and applied ...
Former Department of Parasitology Institute of Tropical Medicine
Global Health Institute (GHI) University of Antwerp
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VisionThe GHI of Antwerp will be a consortium of people committed to the realization of the institute's mission. The GHI does not aim to replace existing organizations or programmes of its constituents, but will function as a framework and hub, seeking to strengthen and forge synergies that contribute to the mission of the institute.Mission: "Strengthening high-impact global health research"The mission of the GHI is to conduct research aimed at ...