Antibiotic tolerance and resistance in biofilm-associated infections: a Belgian-Indian networking approach to address a worldwide problem (BIOFILM)

Identification of adaptive mechanisms leading to reduced antibiotic susceptibility in bacterial biofilms using experimental evolution and machine learning approaches

Next generation diagnostics and susceptibility testing in biofilm-related prosthetic joint infections based on a better understanding of biofilm biology – an innovative translational approach

Analysis and prevention of microbial biofilms on medical devices and in chronic wounds.

Assessing the evolutionary robustness of anti-biofilm combination therapy.

Doctoral project Amber De Bleeckere

Doctoral project Annelien Everaert

Doctoral project Anne-Sophie Messiaen

Doctoral project Charlotte Rigauts

Doctoral project Eva Vandeplassche

Doctoral project Fauve Vergauwe

Doctoral project Freija Van den Driessche

Doctoral project Heleen Van Acker

Doctoral project Ian Vandenbussche

Doctoral project Jasper Wille

Doctoral project Karl-Jan Spittaels

Doctoral project Linde De Grande

Doctoral project Lisa Slachmuylders

Doctoral project Qi Ni

Doctoral project Sanne Kiekens

Doctoral project Sarah Tavernier

Doctoral project Steven Christiaen

Doctoral project Thomas Messiaen

Doctoral project Yunhui Zhang

Modulation of bacterial metabolism to potentiate antibiotic efficacy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm infections

Novel approaches for rapid detection of microorganisms in clinical and pharmaceutical microbiology

Novel insights into the antibiofilm activity of borneol, citral and their combination.

The use of genetically engineered phages to tackle polymicrobial biofilm-related infections

A nanobody-based anti-inflammatory treatment against Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced inflammation in chronic lung diseases.

BATTLE - Boost Antibiotics Through The Lung microbiomE

Development of novel antimicrobials and antibiofilm agents from marine resources

Doctoral project Eliza Depoorter

Doctoral project Gilles De Meester

Mapping a periprosthetic joint infection and analysis of the microbiome

Towards microbiome-based therapies to reduce inflammation in chronic airway diseases.

A new player in respiratory tract infections: exploring the antivirulence and anti-inflammatory properties of the lung microbiome

Cofunding core facility - M@UG-CF

Culture-dependent and independent anaysis of biofilm-associated microflora on endotracheal tubes and their role in ventilator-associated pneumonia

Developing a preclinical test platform that incorporates interpatient variability to lower the attrition rate in antimicrobial drug development

Development of an innovative range of antiseptics / disinfectants

Development of innovative approaches based on quorum sensing inhibition to prevent and treat medical device-related infections

Drug repurposing for inhibiting pathogenic biofilms and potentiating the activity of antibiotics

Equipment for automatsiation of the microbiology laboratory: and economically responsible and sustainable investment

Equipment for establishment of a three-dimensional tissue culture facility

European training network for development of personalized anti-infective medical devices combining printing technologies and antimicrobial functionality

Exploring and exploiting the cystic fibrosis lung microbiome to design novel anti-inflammatory therapies

Exploring the anti-inflammatory potential of Rothia mucilaginosa in chronic lung diseases

Exploring the role of mini-proteins and toxin antitoxin-modules in Burkholderia cenocepacia biofilm formation and persistence

Fighting infectious diseases with combination therapy: targetting sociomicrobiological processes to circumvent antimicrobial resistance

Improving the detection of microorganisms in clinical and pharmaceutical microbiology by development of in vivo-like culture media and microcalorimetry

"Indirect pathogenicity" revisited: Molecular mechanisms of increased resistance in polymicrobial biofilms

Interfering with bacterial quorum sensing as a novel approach to treat chronically infected wounds

Microbial biofilm

Multidisciplinary European training network for development of personalized antiinfective medical devices combining printing teechnologies and antimicrobial functionality

Plasma4Breathing-continuation towards technical PoC

Probing the evolutionary robustness of antimicrobial combination therapy to combat biofilm-related infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria

PROspection for BIOactive compounds in the North Sea

Quorum quenching as a novel tool to fight bacterial infections in aquaculture

Role of developmental processes in the virulence of human pathogens: from molecular mechanisms to novel therapeutic targets

The DOXP pathway as novel target for antibacterial chemotherapy

The epigenetic regulation of gene expression provided by DNA methylation plays an important role in microbial biofilm resistance and tolerance: mechanistic insights and the road to future pharmacological interventions    

The role of oxidative stress tolerance in the antibiotic resistance of biofilms formed by Gram-negative bacteria

Tolerance and persistence in microbial biofilms: an integrated approach

Towards the development of next generation diagnostics and susceptibility testing in biofilm-related prosthetic joint infections

Transcriptome analysis of persister cells in Burkholderia cepacia complex biofilms

UGent Burkholderia collection as a source of unique antimicrobial molecules for treatment of infections with multi-resistant bacteria

Use of biotherapeutic micro-organisms for the interference with quorum sensing in pathogenic bacteria

Use of isothermal microcalorimetry in optimized procedures for the rapid detection of microorganisms in clinical and pharmaceutical microbiology

Democratizing High-Throughput Next Generation Sequencing across different Life Science Fields: the AVITI Next Generation Sequencer.

Designing anti-inflammatory probiotics to treat chronic lung inflammation.

Development of a novel generation of anti-acne products

Laser induced vapour nanobubbles as a novel therapeutic approach for treating biofilm-related infections

Microtiterplate reader for high-throughput applications in pharmaceutical and bio-analytical research

Penetration of antimicrobial agents into biofilms and use of quorum sensing inhibitors as novel anti-biofilm compounds

Single-cell based analysis and sorting to study microbial (sub)populations.

Stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED): Nanoscopy for innovative research in the life sciences

White light laser-based confocal fluorescence lifetime imaging microscope for multi-parameter 3D live imaging