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Project

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

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

01D08321

Duration

01 October 2021 → 31 October 2021

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Peter Geldhof

Fellow

Charlotte Van Crombrugge

Research disciplines

Medical and health sciences
- Adaptive immunology
- Innate immunity
- Parasitology
Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary immunology
- Veterinary microbiology

Keywords

Giardia immunity intestinal health

Project description

The unicellular parasite Giardia duodenalis is one of the most commonly found intestinal pathogens in a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including humans. The aim of my research proposal is to unravel the upstream signaling cascades following a Giardia infection that lead to the IL-17A response and identify the cells involved in this process.

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