Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Jean-Claude Dujardin
Mission: Generate knowledge and provide tools and strategies relevant for diagnosis, surveillance, prevention and control of infectious diseases.
Research focus: Pathogens and vectors which cause disease in humans and animals
Research units: 13
Management unit: 1
Education unit: 1
Staff members: 117
Ongoing PhD projects: 48
Research spear points:
- Studies on pathogen diversity, using different ‘omic’ approaches
- Molecular bases of pathogen adaptation/evolution strategies
- Applications for diagnosis, surveillance and control of disease
- Studies on pathogen transmission
- Strategies and tools for sustainable control or interruption of disease transmission cycles.