Organisaties
Virologie Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Introduction
The Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp (ITM) has a longstanding tradition in tropical and cosmopolitan virus research. The Unit of Virology was home to the discovery of Ebola virus in 1976 and the Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVcpz in 1989 as the origin of HIV-1.
The Unit of Virology, led by Prof. Kevin K. ...
Diagnostische Parasitologie Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
The Unit of Parasite Diagnostics studies human and animal African trypanosomiases, visceral leishmaniasis and Chagas’ disease. All these diseases are caused by infections with single-cell (unicellular) Trypanosomatidae parasites.
We focus on parasitological, serological, biochemical and genetic markers for diagnosis-, and determination of the disease stage, including treatment failure and healthy carier status. We are ...
Departement Klinische Wetenschappen Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
In het onderzoek van het Departement Klinische Wetenschappen staat de patiënt centraal.
Ons werkveld omvat de diagnostiek, behandeling en de preventie bij de individuele patiënt, met nadruk op tropische en infectieuze aandoeningen inclusief zoönosen, hiv/aids en tuberculose.
Onze expertise bestaat in hoofdzaak uit beschrijvende en analytische pathologie, laboratoriumgeneeskunde, farmacologie, medische besliskunde en klinische ...
Trypanosoma Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Introduction
The Trypanosoma Unit, led by Prof Jan Van Den Abbeele, focuses its activities on African trypanosomes, protozoan parasites that causes devastating diseases in humans (Human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness) and livestock (Animal trypanosomiasis). Activities reach from basic research to translational, field-oriented work. The major aims of our work are to extend our understanding of i) the ...
Eenheid Veterinaire Epidemiologie en Biostatistiek Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Mycobacteriologie Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
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, pathogen ...
Tropische Bacteriologie Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Head of unit: Prof. Jan Jacobs
The Unit of Tropical Bacteriology (UTB) was created in 2008 in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium. It is headed by Prof. Jan Jacobs (MD - clinical microbiologist. UTB combines biomedical research, education and support of laboratory services. We focus on ...