Projects
Next Steps in HBV Vaccine Research: Novel Small Animal Models for HBV Infection and Innovative Microneedle Patch-Based Vaccine Delivery Methods KU Leuven
More than 300 million people worldwide suffer from chronic hepatitis B. Current standard-of-care is based on the administration of suppressive antiviral therapies with the intent of decreasing viral titres and thus delaying any long-term effects of the disease. However, full clearance is rarely achieved and long-term exposure to the hepatitis B virus will imminently lead to detrimental effects on the liver, eventually resulting into the ...
Using mathematical modelling to determine the number and characteristics of people living with undiagnosed HIV to inform targeted and innovative HIV testing Institute of Tropical Medicine
HIV competent households as a sustainable answer to HIV prevention and treatment challenges in South Africa: longitudinal qualitative research. University of Antwerp
HIV Latency and the epigenetic landscape: studying individual patients for developing HIV cure strategies KU Leuven
The aim of this project is to realize networking activities to promote long-term cooperation between the participating institutions: 1) To biobank HIV-1 subtype C provirus epigenetics in South African samples. Deposit patient samples in the HPP repository (South Africa) and plasmids and biotechnology tools in the
BCCM biobank (Belgium). 2) To organize 2 workshops to train South African students and staff in integration site sequencing ...
Modelling the impact of combining HIV prevention interventions on HIV incidence in fishing communities in Uganda Hasselt University
Better understanding HIV transmission through isolation and characteriszation of HIV from semen Institute of Tropical Medicine
Prevention of HIV transmission through interference with HIV entry, reverse transcription and integration with regard to the development of new candidate microbicides. University of Antwerp
Data-driven modelling of the impact of early, wide-scale HIV treatment on HIV incidence in Southern Africa Ghent University
This project uses both statistical analyses and mathematical modelling to model HIV transmission and HIV treatment interventions in complex sexual networks. It is a collaborative effort of researchers from ICRH and the Statistics Research Unit in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, both at Ghent University, CenStat at Hasselt University and SACEMA at Stellenbosch University.