The research portfolio of the Unit of Entomology is fully in line with three “ITM Priority Research Themes 2020-2024 ”: Challenge 1: Emerging infections and outbreaks; Challenge 3. Disease Elimination; and Challenge 5. Sustaining health in a rapidly changing world.
Introduction
The Unit of Entomology, led by Prof Ruth Müller, aims to better understand the relationships between biodiversity, ...
ITM's Experimentl Immunology Unit (Simões Lab) was established in May 2023 and is the only laboratory in Belgium focusing on the innate immunity of malaria vectors, for the discovery of novel mosquito-based malaria control genetic technologies. Our research focuses on understanding how biotic and abiotic factors, such as pathogen infections and environmental variables, contribute to shaping the innate immunity responses of the Anopheles ...
The ITM’s Experimental Immunology Unit aims at understanding the molecular interactions between the vector mosquito and the malaria parasite. Our particular focus is on the Anopheles vector innate immune system and how it is capable of regulating malaria infection and transmission. The expectation of our laboratory research is to identify and characterize genes and physiological systems linked to Anopheles – Plasmodium ...