Anthelmintic resistance in parasites of poultry

Doctoral project Ana González Hernández

Doctoral project Belgacem Mihi

Doctoral project Brecht Maertens

Doctoral project Bregt Decorte

Doctoral project Daniel Alexis Zárate Rendón

Doctoral project Elise Vandekerckhove

Doctoral project Frederik Van Meulder

Doctoral project Leentje Dreesen

Doctoral project Oonagh Paerewijck

Doctoral project Pamela Vinueza Veloz

Doctoral project Tianyu Liu

Role of glycosylation in the immunogenicity of the nematode specific activation-associated secreted proteins (ASPs) and its implication in vaccine efficacy

The implementation of serology in soil-transmitted helminthiases control programs: from lab to field

Unravelling the mechanisms involved in the induction of the intestinal IL-17A response against the protozoan parasite Giardia

Doctoral project Johnny Vlaminck

Epidemiology, sero-diagnosis and control of gastrointestinal nematodes in different poultry production systems in Ethiopia

Improving therapeutic proteins by N-glycosylation engineering and conjugation

Integrated control of psoroptic mange in Belgian Blue beef cattle

Novel insights in the pathogenesis of digital dermatitis and udder cleft dermatitis in dairy cattle

Resistance against macrocyclic lactones in Psoroptes ovis from cattle

Analysis of vaccine induced immunity in cattle against the gastrointestinal namatode Ostertagia ostertagi

Development of a serodiagnostic test to detect Ascaris suum infections in piglets

Human and zoonotic infections with soil transmitted helminths in southern India

Institutional University Cooperation: Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru  (Coordinating institution is KUL)

Nematode vaccine research

Role of glycosylation in the immunogenicity of the nematode specific activation-associated secreted proteins (ASPs) and its implication in vaccine efficacy.

Role of granulysin in vaccine induced immunity in cattle against the gastrointestinal nematode Ostertagia ostertagi

Study of the gastrointestinal immune response during the pre- and post-hepatic phase of an Ascaris suum infection in the pig

Towards improved monitoring of human soil-transmitted helminthiases by serology: Translating a proven veterinary diagnostic test to human medicine

Understanding and exploiting glycosylation in immunotherapy.

Unraveling the role of IL-17A in the intestinal immune response against the protozoan parasites Giardia duodenalis and Giardia muris.

Unravelling the mechanisms involved in the induction of the intestinal IL-17A response against the protozoan parasite Giardia

Unravelling the mechanisms involved in the induction of the intestinal IL-17A response against the protozoan parasite Giardia

Development of a CRISPR-Cas12-based isotheral PCR for the detection of parasitic diseases in an easy customizable lateral flow format, targeting T. evansi and T. equiperdum Trypanosomosis.

Development of a CRISPR-Cas12 LAMP-based lateral flow test for the detection of Trypanosoma evansi and Trypanosoma equiperdum infections

Epidemiology, sero-diagnosis and control of gastrointestinal nematodes in different poultry production systems in Ethiopia

Identifying the inflammatory pathway associated with digital dermatitis in dairy cattle.

Importance of the mucus layer in the build immunity against gastrointestinal pathogens.

Integrated control of psoroptic mange in Belgian Blue beef cattle

Replacement of N-glycan analysis equipment

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

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

Using serology to investigate the epidemiology and impact of Ascaris infections in humans

Vaccines against helminth infections (acronym PARAVAC)

Importance of the mucus layer in the build immunity against gastrointestinal pathogens.

A comprehensive evaluation of qPCR and antibody-ELISA to assess the interruption of transmission of soil-transmitted helminth infections