Projects
Perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease: new insights on pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment. KU Leuven
Introduction Perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease (pCD) develops in 20% and recurs in 30% of Crohn’s disease (CD) patients and typically follows a relapsing and remitting course. (1) The natural course of the disease is highly unpredictable. Most data are derived from outdated population-based studies and historical series. (2-5) After a mean duration of 10 years, 51% of patients with pCD are in stable remission, 9% have persistent drainage ...
Inactivation mechanisms of radio frequency pasteurisation for food preservation. KU Leuven
Radio frequency (RF) processing is a novel thermal food preservation technology, which results in enhanced product qualities and processing efficiencies in comparison to traditional thermal methods. However, a major knowledge gap concerns knowledge of the inactivation mechanisms of the technique. This lack of knowledge is caused by exclusively conducting RF pasteurisation studies in real food products. Therefore, we will use artificial food ...
Cholera outbreaks at Lake Tanganyika induced by climate change? Meise Botanic Garden
Control of biofilm formation in the production environment to guarantee a longer shelf-life Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
This project examines the presence, formation, mechanisms, elimination and prevention of biofilms that are typical for the food industry and can even vary per food sector. Currently the knowledge about biofilms in relation to food spoilage and food safety is limited. The role of biofilms in the maintenance of persistent microbiological contamination with respect to microorganisms such as zoonoses ...
Integration of process control concept, dynamic simulation modelling, and molecular tools in microbiological risk assessment: the case of Campylobacter spp. Contamination in broiler meat processing Ghent University
The study will adopt a multidisciplinary scientific approach for development of Campylobacter Microbiological Risk Assessment (MRA) aiming at reducing the risk of human disease from consumption or mishandling of raw or undercooked broiler meat products. Micriobiological, epidemiological and molecular genetic studies will be integrated to provide mathematical and biological contribution to Campylobacter risk mitigation strategies in broiler ...
Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Risk Analysis Ghent University
The ITP Food Safety is covering different aspects of Food Safety (microbiological, chemical and physical hazards) and the possibilities to control these hazards along the agri-food chain (farm, processing and trading/distribution of food products) at different levels (company level or stakeholder level as government, NGO, sector association, university or research institute). Tools and knowledge are disseminated e.g. Codex Alimentarius ...
Pathogenesis, diagnosis and prevention of intestinal health in broiler chickens Ghent University
The strategic goal of this project is to increase the longer term sustainability of broiler production, by improving animal welfare and the prevention of diseases through faster diagnosis of intestinal problems, which antbioticumgebruik limits. The specific project objectives of the Project are: - The identification of risk factors for the prevention of dysbiosis in broilers. - The development of a simple diagnostic methods for dysbiosis - To ...
Biomarkers of renal graft injuries in kidney allograft recipients. KU Leuven
In renal allograft recipients, 10-year graft survival has not improved over the past decades. Histological examination of graft biopsies has long been the gold standard to confirm graft injuries, but biopsies are invasive and histological grading is not very robust. There is thus a need for robust, non-invasive methods to predict and diagnose acute and chronic graft lesions, to improve patient treatment, quality of life and long-term graft ...
Corrosion by Microbes: management in industrial conditions (COMIC) Ghent University
The COMIC project aims to map the risk of damage by MIC (Microbiological Induced Corrosion) in the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal Zone and thus learn more about the causes of the occurrence of an outbreak of the bacteria involved. This should allow to further assess the risk of MIC-related problems. These data will allow those involved to subsequently carry out more targeted monitoring. In addition, the project shows in five test cases which ...