Organisations
Department of Agricultural Economics Ghent University
Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy Ghent University
Department of Languages and Cultures Ghent University
Neglected Tropical Diseases Institute of Tropical Medicine
The Unit of HIV & Neglected Tropical Diseases was created in April 2015, building on the post-doctoral work of the current head (Johan van Griensven, internist/clinical epidemiologist).
The unit studies the interaction between neglected tropical diseases and other conditions such as HIV coinfection. The current main research area is visceral leishmaniasis (VL)-HIV coinfection in East-Africa. Research is conducted within a ...
Department of Geology Ghent University
Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health Ghent University
Bioeconomics KU Leuven
The Division of Bioeconomics has three main research lines:
- poverty reduction and economic growth in poor countries and the sustainable and efficient use of natural resource to realize pro-poor growth;
- the transition towards a sustainable bio-based economy;
- the link between economic and ecological models by refining functions of socio-economic drivers that are used to model resource use change and changes in ...
Mycobacteriology Institute of Tropical Medicine
The Unit of Mycobacteriology, led by Prof Bouke De Jong, is dedicated to improving the health of patients suffering from mycobacterial diseases such as tuberculosis, leprosy, and Buruli ulcer. We provide diagnostic services for individual patients and challenge current control approaches, aiming at better understanding of mycobacterial diseases and improving patient outcome.
Our research lines include fundamental pathobiology, ...