Lauren Van den Broeck doctoral scholarship holder Research Lauren Van den Broeck Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Identification and validation of Leishmania infantum genes affecting sand fly vector transmission. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Leishmania p…

USOS search menu search content Neglected minerals Presentation Franks Click here Pictures of the debate Background readings Franks (2015) What has salt got to do with development? Franks (2016) Which minerals will pave Africa's development? Torres et al. (2017) A Looming Tragedy of the Sand Commons…

Sarah Hendrickx education coordinator Research Sarah Hendrickx Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise My PhD research focussed on unraveling the phenotypic and genotypic differences associated with drug resistance in Leismania parasites. To achieve this …

Global Health Institute search menu search content Malviya PARITOSH Management of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India Thesis summary Background and rationale Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is a chronic infectious disease which poses a public health problem in the Indian sub…

Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content 27 February 2024 from 12:30 until 14:00 (CET) From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism: human, nature and materials in the sand and stone supply chain in Bukavu, DRC Sara Geenen, Bossissi Nkuba, and Divin-Luc Bikubanya Bukavu’s population ha…

Jan Staes guest prof. external funds - associate professor - senior researcher Research Jan Staes Research team Ecosphere Expertise Dr. Staes Jan has been working at the Ecosystem Management Research Group since 2002. In 2002-2004 he developed (and applied) a concept and methodology for the elaborat…

From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism search menu search content Project EN In the project, we trace the value chain of sand and stones, manually extracted along Lake Kivu, transported to the city of Bukavu, and materially transformed into the city’s handmade architecture. Focusing on human la…

From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism search menu search content Photo essay Robert Carrubba is a photographer and filmmaker based in Bukavu, DRC. He visually documented the men, women and children working in the supply chain of gravel, sand, bricks and cement around Bukavu. The text is written …

Laura Dirkx postdoc researcher FWO Research Laura Dirkx Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) A quest for mechanisms and biomarkers of post-treatment relapse during visceral leishmaniasis. 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2027 Abstract In the last decade, stem cells have been …

Wim De Kesel predoc researcher FWO Publications Wim De Kesel Antibodies against medically relevant arthropod-borne viruses in the ubiquitous African rodent Mastomys natalensis Source PLoS neglected tropical diseases - ISSN 1935-2735-18:9 (2024) p. 1-21 Author(s) Wim De Kesel, Bram Vanden Broecke, Be…

Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Jessica De Doncker Jessica has a background in political sciences (bachelor) and urbanism and spatial planning (master). She worked as a spatial planner for for years and joined the research group as a PhD researcher in June 2024. She i…

From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism search menu search content From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism Aiming for sustainable urbanization and better labor & environmental protection in Bukavu This project explores the value chain of sand and stones manually extracted from Lake Kivu, transpo…

Stijn Temmerman professor About Stijn Temmerman Stijn Temmerman Contact Campus Drie Eiken Show email address Tel. +3232652313 Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL I am a Geographer studying impacts of global change on coasts and river landscapes, and how ecosystems and human society can mitigate a…

Guy Caljon research professor Research Guy Caljon Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise - In vitro and in vivo preclinical models of parasitic infectious diseases - Natural parasite transmission models using insect vectors - Imaging methods to study inf…

Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content Overview past GLAC seminars 8 May 2024: Embodied (after-)lives of rebellion: a case-study on ex-combatants in Burundi by Eliane Giezendanner 23 April 2024: Legacies of violence, status changes, and perceived education quality in Burundian schoo…

Eric Boschker unpaid staff Publications Eric Boschker Shining light on the electrical network of cable bacteria Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, 2024,250 p. Author(s) Bent Smets, Filip Meysman, Karolien De Wael, Henricus Boschker Citation link The or…

Reuse Lab search menu search content PotPunt Reducing disposable plastics in horticulture: growing pots A large amount of plastics are used in the horticultural sector. For example, plastic cultivation pots in Belgium already account for 63,000 tons of plastic waste per year. When all the one-year c…

Sarah Katz-Lavigne senior researcher Research Sarah Katz-Lavigne Research team Development processes, actors and policies Expertise I hold a PhD in International Relations from the University of Groningen (Netherlands) and in International Affairs from Carleton University (Canada), with a background…

Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content Seminars From September 2024 onwards, GLAC will organise a fourth year of monthly online lunch hour seminars, thus offering a platform to junior and senior researchers for the presentation of their research (and academic service delivery) relat…

GIStorical Antwerp search menu search content Historical Atlas of Antwerp Maps made by the GIStorical Antwerp team The GIStorical Antwerp team provided a series of maps for the Atlas of Antwerp. The GIStorical Antwerp team consists/consisted of Prof. dr. Tim Soens, Prof. dr. Iason Jongepier, Dr. Rog…

Ludo Cuyvers emeritus ASEAN Business Case Studies - Centre for ASEAN Studies Ludo Cuyvers ASEAN Business Case Studies 35 NEW VO THI THANH LOC Agri-Business linkages: solutions for sustainable development of agriculture in Vietnam, case study of Cong Binh Private Company - January 2017 (pdf - 358 Kb)…

Hans De Boeck senior researcher Research Hans De Boeck Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Expertise * Setting up experiments to assess the impacts of climate change (including climate extremes) on ecosystems, as well as potential influences of plant community ch…

Sara Geenen associate professor Research Sara Geenen Research team Development processes, actors and policies Expertise Extractive industries, natural resources, gold mining, global value chains, global production networks, CSR & standards, labour, informal economy, hybrid governance Nodal governanc…

Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Surveillance of RSV Evolution: Unravelling RSV Dynamics in the Era of Novel Prophylactics. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is, globally, a prominent cause…

Louis Maes emeritus with assignment Research Louis Maes Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Expertise - Antioxidant evaluation of pure compounds and extracts. - Integrated antimicrobial (bacteria, fungi, yeasts and parasites) screening and profiling of pure com…