Code
01D17422
Duration
01 January 2023 → 31 December 2026
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor-spokesperson
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Bioinformatics of disease
- Infectious diseases
- Microbiomes
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary reproduction and obstetrics
Keywords
Pregnancy
abortion
placentitis
microbiome
host-pathogen interaction
dual-RNA sequencing
Project description
To better understand the pathophysiology of placentitis, we will characterize the microbiome in healthy and diseased placentae and elucidate the interactions between host, microbiome, and pathogen(s). The results will give insight in the mechanisms used by the pathogen to colonize the host tissue and the activation of the defence mechanisms of the host to overcome the infection.