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…

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…

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 …

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…

Laura Dirkx senior researcher Research Laura Dirkx Research team Laboratory for Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH) Treatment failure in leishmaniasis: host sanctuary sites and parasite quiescence. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a lethal parasitic disease f…

Wim De Kesel predoc researcher FWO Publications Wim De Kesel An integrative approach to identify sand fly vectors of leishmaniasis in Ethiopia by morphological and molecular techniques Source Parasites and vectors - ISSN 1756-3305-13:1 (2020) p. Author(s) Myrthe Pareyn, Vit Dvorak, Petr Halada, Nata…

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 …

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…

Diana Vasquez Cardenas postdoc researcher FWO About Diana Vasquez Cardenas Diana Vasquez Cardenas Contact Campus Drie Eiken Show email address Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL I am a marine microbe enthusiast! I work at the interface of microbiology, geochemistry, and ecology to investigate th…

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…

Myrthe Pareyn unpaid staff Publications Myrthe Pareyn Detection of cutaneous Leishmaniasis foci in South Ethiopia Source The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - ISSN 0002-9637-105:1 (2021) p. 156-158 Author(s) Behailu Merdekios, Myrthe Pareyn, Dagimawie Tadesse, Solomon Getu, Bereket…

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…

Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content Seminars From October 2023 onwards, GLAC will organise a third 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) related …

Lieselotte Van Bockstal principal research fellow Publications Lieselotte Van Bockstal Development of a neonatal Gottingen Minipig model for dose precision in perinatal asphyxia : technical opportunities, challenges, and potential further steps Source Frontiers in Pediatrics - ISSN 2296-2360-11 (202…

Jeanine Geelhoed senior researcher Publications Jeanine Geelhoed The organo-metal-like nature of long-range conduction in cable bacteria Source Bioelectrochemistry: an international journal devoted to electrochemical aspects of biology and biological aspects of electrochemistry - ISSN 1567-5394-157 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Ludo Cuyvers emeritus occasional assignment 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 - Janua…

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…

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…