Doctoral project Akafete Teklu Fite

Doctoral project Bakr Ahmed Abdelrahman Mohamed

Doctoral project Delfien Verhelst

Doctoral project Dorien Mertens

Doctoral project Elisa Maina

Doctoral project Evi Galleyn

Doctoral project Géraldine Lacave

Doctoral project Hans Van Der Weken

Doctoral project Jinglin Ma

Doctoral project Joanna Rybarczyk

Doctoral project Karen Segaert

Doctoral project Linglong Chen

Doctoral project Malgorzata Jennes

Doctoral project Manon Kestens

Doctoral project Mizanur Rahman

Doctoral project Philippe Bellot

Doctoral project Raquel Sanz García

Doctoral project Ruben Ongena

Doctoral project Ut Nguyen Van

Doctoral project Yu Luo

HARNESSING NATURE’S ARSENAL: Exploring the potential of the host defense protein lactoferrin to prevent ETEC-induced diarrhoea in postweaning pigs

Improved vaccination against T. gondii in pigs

Influence of strain -dependent characteristics on the Stx2e secretion by porcine Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

Prevalence and virulence potential of ‘gang of five’ Shiga toxin-producing <i>Escherichia coli </i>(STEC) on dairy cattle farms and assessment of heterologous vaccination to reduce faecal excretion of STEC O26:H11 in calves

SEARCHING THE RIGHT SPOT: ELISPOT AND SUBLINGUAL DROPS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CANINE ALLERGIES

SETTING THE STAGE : Impact of beta-glucans and the liver environment on porcine natural killer cells

Tick-borne diseases and the microbiome

Unravelling the interplay between <i>Coxiella burnetii </i>field strains and their hosts: insights into genomics, host immune responses and protective immunity

Antimicrobial resistance in commensal E. coli in pigs in Cuba and resistance mitigation possibilities

Doctoral project Alessandra Tancredi

Doctoral project Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin

Doctoral project Grietje Grit

Doctoral project Ignacio Gisbert Algaba

Doctoral project Leentje De Puysseleyr

Doctoral project Sofie Vanmaele

Doctoral project Victor Vaernewyck

Nanobody-assisted precision delivery of lactoferrin to the gut epithelium to combat infections with pathogenic bacteria.

Optimisation of diagnostics for bovine leptospirosis

Research into an improved Q fever surveillance in small ruminants

Who is pulling the strings – Unraveling the interactions between pseudorabies virus and plasmacytoid dendritic cells

Aminopeptidase N-driven small intestinal epithelial transcytosis as a cornerstone of secretory IgA immunity upon oral vaccination

AntiFUNzymen II

Assessment of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the vaccination against STEC O157 of cattle in farms on the excretion of and intestinal colonization by O157 and non-O157 Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC)

COLIGO: Oral delivery of selected multivalent oligosaccharides to protect pigs from F18+ E coli infections/diarrhoea

Cross-protection against epidemic and pandemic H3N2 influenza viruses in humans and swine by vaccination with heterovariant strains

Determination of the degree of contamination of Toxoplasma in meat from pigs and sheep intended for human consumption

Determination of the infection rate of Toxoplasmosis in Belgian farms

Development of a feed component to protect young piglets at weaning diarrhea

Development of an integrated in vitro technology platform to combine the study of intestinal processes and host response

Development of an oral vaccine to protect pigs against postweaning diarrhoea caused by F4+ enterotoxigenic EScherichia coli

Development of industrial chromatographic techniques for purification of the glycoprotein fraction from blood plasma for preventioj of E. coli diarrhea in young animals

Early events in the interaction of antigens/microorganisms with the intestinal epithelial cells and intestinal dendritic cells : development of new innovative oral delivery system.

E. coli O157 in the export and local meat chain and its public health importance in Ethiopia

EHEC CLEARANCE: Checking the excretion of enterohemorrhagic E. coli by treating cattle and sheep lactoferrin and prevention of infection by vaccination of these animals with a view to reduced human infection

European Partnership Animal health and Welfare

Field study on the efficacy of PolyA6-1 to prevent F18+ E. coli disease in newly weaned pigs

Fluorescene activated cell sorter

Identification of pathogen receptors and signal transduction pathways

Identifying lymphocyte homing receptors to facilitate canine food allergy diagnosis.

Immune mechanisms in canine food allergy

Importance of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli in Iran and new tools for controlling spread from ruminants to man

Inhibition of guanylyl cyclase C (GC-C) activity for the treatment of secretory diarrhea

In selection of F4 and F18 resistance ETEC in piglets for the control of post-weaning diarrhea

Insights in Host-pathogen interaction of oedema disease Escherichia coli strains in pigs and development of a subclinical infection model.

Interaction of Escherichia coli fimbriae with carbohydrate receptors of porcine enterocytes and the fimbriae-specific mucosal immune response

Intestinal immune induction following targetting on soluble antigens to aminopeptidase on enterocytes : nature of antigens, role of enterotocytes and intestinal dendritic cells

Nanobody-assisted precision delivery of the moonlighting host defense protein lactoferrin to combat infections with pathogenic bacteria.

Oral administration of selected multivalent oligosaccharides to protect pigs from F4 + Escherichia coli infection / diarrhea

PigHealth: control of weaning diarrhea in piglets and reduction of antibiotic use

Protein kinase inhibitors: a novel approach to treat secretory diarrhoea

Receptor-based anti-adhesive molecules as prophylactic treatment of F4+ E. coli and F18+ E. coli infections in young piglets.

Robust state-of-the-art 3-laser flow cytometer

Robust, user-friendly and state-of-the-art fluorescence activated cell sorter (FACS)

Role of DAMPs in the immunomodulation and regeneration of the intestinal epithelium.

Targeting epithelial receptors to switch the cross talk between enterocytes and antigen-presenting cells from tolerance to immunity.

Targeting epithelial receptors to switch the cross talk between enterocytes and antigen-presenting cells from tolerance to immunity.

Targeting of vaccine antigens to aminopeptidase N to elicit protective intestinal immunity

The capacity of lactoferrin to prevent diarrhoea and antibiotic use in postweaning pigs.

The induction of intestinal immunity in a piglet model

The putative effect of cortical and neuropeptides of the CRF-family on the interaction between visceral afferents, mast cells and dendritic cells during intestinal inflammation

Towards prophylactic treatment of F18+ E. coli infections in pigs by receptor-based inhibitors

Toxosafe: Risk of Infection of consumption meat with Toxoplasma gondii: optimization of detection, prevalence determination, genotyping and research into the immunological background of parasite clearance from tissues

Using Lactococcus lactis to target the intestinal immune system

Yeast particles as antigen carriers for oral vaccination of piglets

Adjuvanting aminopeptidase N-targeted oral vaccines to protect against gut pathogens

Cross-protection against epidemic and pandemic H3N2 influenza viruses in humans and swine by vaccination with heterovariant strains

Development of a buccal self-amplifying mRNA vaccine for periodontal disease prophylaxis in dogs.

Development of diagnostics and innovative preventieve measures against Chlamydiaceae in the Belgian porc industry

Discovery of metabolite biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognosis of cow's milk allergy in children

Mechanisms of cross protection against H3N2 influenza virus in pig and human (FLUCROSS)

SpatialConnect: linking tissue biology to the new era of single-cell spatial transcriptomics

Study of endocytosis, transcytosis and nuclear location of porcine lactoferrin in enteroids and design of smart lactoferrin by nanobody mediated targeting of lactoferrin to intestinal Chlamydia suis and its virulence factors

Anisakidae, fishborne zoonotic nematodes: hidden bacterial and allergic concerns

Metabolic fingerprinting towards diagnosis and prognosis of cow's milk allergy in children.

Strategic Institutional Partnership University of Queensland