Projects
Enhanced Networking on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance with Next Generation Sequencing (AmReSu). University of Antwerp
Novel biomarkers in the risk stratification, surveillance and treatment of young breast cancer patients and germline carriers of pathogenic variants in TP53. KU Leuven
With the expanding therapeutic options in early breast cancer, there is an urgent need for more precise prognostic and predictive biomarkers. Emerging evidence reveals that adaptations of cellular metabolism in cancer determine therapy resistance, and that plasma and tissue metabolite signatures offer potential as biomarkers to predict therapy response and disease outcome. We will evaluate the metabolomics profile of a large cohort of early ...
Waste-water based epidemiology as early warning system for COVID-19 surveillance Ghent University
By screening SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater, we want to offer a complementary non-invasive indicator to map and monitor COVID-19 in Flanders.
Wastewater as an early warning system for Covid-19 surveillance KU Leuven
Elaboration of pillar 2 of the research: Coordination with and embedding of the COVID surveillance system on wastewater in the current virus resurgence management system in Flanders. The data from the COVID surveillance system via wastewater can be used to inform local measures. It is expected that the COVID surveillance system will be able to detect regional flare-ups through wastewater more quickly than the current system of testing alone. ...
Wastewater as early warning system for COVID-19 surveillance University of Antwerp
Characterising transmission parameters of SARS-CoV-2 in a peri-urban setting in Mozambique using population-based surveillance and a high-throughput sero-assay Institute of Tropical Medicine
MOnitoring Outbreak events for Disease surveillance in a data science context Institute of Tropical Medicine
MOnitoring Outbreak events for Disease surveillance in a data science context KU Leuven
The detection of infectious disease emergence relies on reporting cases, i.e. indicator-based surveillance (IBS). This method lacks sensitivity, due to non or delayed reporting of cases. In a changing environment due to climate change, animal and human mobility, population growth and urbanization, there is an increased risk of emergence of new and exotic pathogens, which may pass undetected with IBS. Hence, the need to detect signals of ...