The Institute of Tropical Medicine in
2014

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Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS), Maputo, Mozambique
Innovative research sponsored by Flanders
highlights
Erika Vlieghe
National Ebola Coordinator
Johan van Griensven
Ebola-Tx Coordinator
Evelyn Depoortere
Epidemiologist
Lieselot Cnops
Molecular biologist
Chairperson’s foreword
Cathy Berx
Governor of the Province of Antwerp
Chairperson of the Board of Directors
2014 was ITM’s first year under the new statutes and under the newly
Finances 2014
Medical services at a glance
Director's note
Bruno Gryseels
Director of the Institute of Tropical Medicine
By Prof. Dr. Bruno Gryseels, Director As indicated by the Chair, 20
Research at a glance
Education at a glance
Travel medicine and tropical diseases
HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Séverine Thys
Kevin Ariën
Head of Unit of Virology
Remco van de Pas
Researcher - Unit of Health Policy
Betty Willems
Laboratory technician - Unit of Virology
Steven Van Den Broecke
Medical doctor
Tine Vermoesen
Laboratory technician - HIV/STD Reference Laboratory
Vicky Cuylaerts
Laboratory technician - HIV/STD Reference Laboratory
Saïd Abdelatti
Laboratory technician - HIV/STD Reference Laboratory
Áine Markham
Independent consultant
Rian Snijders
Training coordinator
Maya Ronse
Anthropologist
Alexandre Delamou
Researcher
Almudena Mari Saez
Anthropologist
Maaike De Crop
Clinical Trials Unit
Séverine Caluwaerts
Medical doctor
Marie Laga
Head of Unit of HIV/AIDS Policy
Sarah Temmerman
Medical doctor
Marjan Van Esbroeck
Head of Central Laboratory for Clinical Biology
Jan Jacobs
Head of Tropical Laboratory Medicine
Bea Vuylsteke
Epidemiologist
Lut Lynen
Head of Department of Clinical Sciences
Alexander Custers
Paramedic
Roeland Scholtalbers
Head of Communication Unit
Anja De Weggheleire
Researcher
Katrien Fransen
Head of HIV/STD Reference Laboratory
Jan Clerinx
Medical Doctor - Travel Clinic
Brecht Ingelbeen
Researcher
Marc Michiels
IT support
Anke Kohlenberg
Researcher
Katleen Vereecken
Laboratory technician - Unit of Virology
Leo Heyndrickx
Laboratory technician - Unit of Virology
Jo Michiels
Laboratory technician - Unit of Virology
Sandra Coppens
Laboratory technician - Unit of Virology
Leyla Kjazim
Finance and administration
Yves Claeys
Clinical Trials Unit
Raffaella Ravinetto
Head of Clinical Trials Unit
Maria Zolfo
Education Coordinator - Department of Clinical Sciences
Kathleen Anthonis
Head of Prevention Service
Björn Vandensande
Head of Quality Assurance Unit
Alex Van den Daele
Coordinator Medical Secretariat
Emmanuelle Cleve
Paramedic
Liesbet Mertens
Social paramedic
Laura Albers
Social paramedic
Chris Kenyon
Head of Unit of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Marina Cloetens
Paramedic
Eddy van Reeth
Head of Financial Unit
Marc Vekemans
Medical Doctor - Travel Clinic
Emmanuel Bottieau
Medical Doctor - Travel Clinic
In crisis mode
Lut Lynen
Head of the Department of Clinical Sciences
By Prof. Dr. Lut Lynen, Head of the Department of Clinical Sciences
In the shadow of the pendulum
Jean-Claude Dujardin
Head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences
By Prof. Dr. Jean-Claude Dujardin, Head of the Department of Biomedica
Center for Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada Univers
National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE)
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan, Nepal
National Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control (NMC)
National Centre for HIV/Aids, Dermatology and STD’s (NCHADS), Phnom
Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE (SHCH), Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Institute of Public Health (IPH), Bangalore, India
Post-Graduate Medical School, Universidad Mayor de San Simon (UMSS), C
Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Alexander von Humboldt” (IMTAvH),
Institute of Public Health, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuad
Instituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiologia y Microbiologia (INHEM) a
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases (DVRD), University of Preto
School of Public Health, University of Western Cape (UWC), Cape Town,
School of Public Health (SPH - MUCHS), Makerere University College of
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar,
École Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et de Economie Appliquée
Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (CRUN), including Centre Muraz, Burki
Laboratoire de Référence de Mycobactéries (LRM), Cotonou, Benin
Laboratoires de Virologie, Bactériologie et Parasitologie, Universit�
École de Santé Publique (ESP), Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi
Programme National de Lutte contre la Trypanosomiase Humaine (PNLTHA),
Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), Ministère de la S
How can a range of arboviruses be detected simultaneously?
Can HIV virus replication be kept at bay without treatment?
Can preventive medicine play a role in HIV prevention?
How to screen and who to treat for visceral leishmaniasis?
Malaria-free by identifying and eliminating hotspots?
How can the Taenia solium pork tapeworm be controlled or eliminated in
How can hepatitis C/HIV co-infections be treated in resource-poor coun
What causes nodding syndrome?
Combatting Ebola: our common cause in 2014
highlights
50th anniversary of the Master’s degree in Public Health
“Cordon”: Antwerp held hostage by deadly virus
Working across disciplines to improve population health
Marleen Boelaert
Head of the Department of Public Health
By Prof. Dr. Marleen Boelaert* and Prof. Dr. Anne Buvé** T
Courses at ITM
Switching the Poles
ITM staff
HIV in Sub-Saharan African migrants in Antwerp
Midwifery matters
At your service
Lieve Schueremans
General Manager of the Institute of Tropical Medicine
By Lieve Schueremans, General Manager Simultaneously adapti
Academic appointments
Board of Governors
Female genital mutilation: also in Belgium
Flanders supports health care in Mozambique
LINQED workshop in Lima
An evening with ITM friends
Opening academic year
Open Heritage Day
Emerging Voices: skills development via the digital highway
ITM documentary wins Cannes award
ITM and University of Pretoria collaborative degree
MSc in Tropical Animal Health
Be-cause health celebrates its 10th birthday
"Health Inc" Conference
Meet Elyssa Cannaerts
Master’s student in Biomedical Sciences
be-troplive seminar
Science in the spotlight
ITM Colloquium on the Human Factor
Annual Be-cause health seminar
Joint Partner Meeting
QUAMED Partner Meeting
Dubois-Brigué Award to Stijn Deborggraeve
Short treatment for drug-resistant tb successful
Scientific Advisory Council
École Nationale de Santé Publique (ENSP), formerly called Institut N
Eric Florence
Head of HIV/STD Clinic
Fons Van Gompel
Head of Travel Clinic
Patriek Desplenter
Communication
Eline Van Meervenne
Communication
Nico Van Aerde
Communication
Tsetse fly’s genetic code cracked
New game plan for sleeping sickness control
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