Research Groups / Onderzoeksgroepen

 

Parasitological research in the Netherlands

Which topics are studied?
A large variety exists in research on parasites and parasitic diseases performed in the Netherlands. Several laboratories are involved in fundamental research, mostly directed towards the development of new vaccins or drugs against important human or veterinary parasites, such as malaria, schistosomes, trypanosomes, babesia or filaria and other nematodes. Furthermore, next to this search for new treatments, research is directed towards the development of diagnostics for parasitic diseases.

Where?
This research on parasites and parasitic diseases occurs at universities and their medical or veterinary faculties, institutes and industries: see below

 

See also PhD Theses involving parasitology from Dutch institutes

 

Location

Academisch Medisch Centrum / Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC)
Laboratorium voor Klinische Parasitologie

Contact

Dr. P.J. de Vries

Activities Research on malaria (drug development, epidemiology)
(Routine) diagnostics of parasitic infections.
Location
Contact

Dr. J.J. van Hellemond & Prof.dr. A.G.M. Tielens

Activities Research on host-parasite interactions and bioenergetics and lipid metabolism of parasites (trypanosomiasis, schistosomiasis).
Location
Contact

Dr. S.J. de Vlas & Dr. W.A. Stolk

Activities

Epidemiological studies and mathematical modeling of the transmission and control of parasitic infections.

Location Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC)
Department of Parasitology, Centre of Infectious Diseases
Contact

 Prof. Dr. A.M. Deelder

Activities Research on schistosomiasis, filariasis, malaria (cellular and immunobiology, glycobiology, developmental biology, epidemiology)
(Routine) diagnostics of parasitic infections.
Location Public Health Laboratory Haarlem
Department of Parasitology
Contact

Dr. Th.G. Mank

Activities (Routine) diagnostics of parasitic infections.
Research on endemic parasitic infections; in particular Giardia lamblia and Dientamoeba fragilis (epidemiology, clinical relevance, genotyping, treatment)
Location Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radboud, Nijmegen
Afdeling Medische Microbiologie/ NCMLS-Molecular Biology
Contact

Prof. Dr. R.W. Sauerwein

Activities Research on malaria (vaccine development, biology of the parasite)
(Routine) diagnostics of parasitic infections.
Location VU University Medical Centre (VUMC), Amsterdam
Department of Molecular Cell Biology & Immunology Glycoimmunology Group
Contact

Dr. Irma van Die

Activities Research on schistosomiasis and parasitic nematodes (interaction of helminth glycans with the host immune system, vaccine development).
Location

Central Veterinary Institute - Wageningen UR (Lelystad)

Fish and Shellfish Diseases Laboratory

Contact

Dr. O.L.M. Haenen

Activities Research on and diagnosis of parasites of fish and shellfish.
Location

Central Veterinary Institute - Wageningen UR (Lelystad)

Veterinary Parasitology

Contact

Dr. F.H.M. Borgsteede

Activities Research on parasite fauna of wild and farm animals and on ticks.
Studies on anti-parasitic drugs.
Location

Universiteit Utrecht (UU), Faculteit Diergeneeskunde 
Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology – Clinical Infectiology Division

Contact
Activities Clinical parasitology and (routine) faecal examinations for diagnosing parasitic infections in animals; Research on anthelmintic resistance in nematodes parasitizing horses and ruminants; Research on epidemiology of various parasites of both farm and pet animals.
Location Intervet
Microbiological R&D
Contact Prof. Dr. Th. Schetters
Activities Research and development of vaccines for animal health; in particular against cattle lungworm (D. viviparus) and some protozoal diseases such as babesiosis, theileriosis, coccidiosis, toxoplasmosis, neosporosis and leishmaniasis.
Location

Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen (KIT)
Biomedical Research: Parasitology

Contact

Dr. H.D.F.H Schallig

Activities

Medical research on diagnosis of leishmaniasis, malaria and onchocerciasis. Veterinary research on diagnosis of leishmaniasis, trypanosomosis and helminths. De volgende cursussen worden gegeven: 'Serologische diagnostiek viscerale leishmaniasis', 'Moleculair biologische en serologische diagnostiek leishmaniasis' en 'Malaria diagnostiek'. Datum van deze cursussen in overleg (op aanvraag) met Dr. H.D.F.H Schallig

Location

Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM)
Laboratory for Zoönoses and Environmental Microbiology

Contact

Dr. J.W.B. van der Giessen

Activities Research (epidemiology, molecular parasitology and risk assessment) and veterinary diagnosis on endemic or emerging parasitic zoonoses; in particular Trichinella; Echinococcus; Toxoplasma; Cryptosporidium and Giardia. National Reference Laboratory Parasites.
Location

Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM)
Microbiological Laboratory for Health Protection

Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening

Contact

Drs. L.M. Kortbeek

Activities (Routine) diagnostics of parasitic infections. Research on endemic parasitic infections; in particular Toxocara (epidemiology, immunology, relation with astma), Echinococcus, Toxoplasma, Leishmania and Giardia.
Location Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC)Department of Parasitology
Contact Dr. A.W. Thomas
Activities Malaria: vaccine and drug target identification (proteomics/gene manipulation): vaccine design, production, pre-clinical and clinical evaluation: pre-clinical drug assessment in vitro/in vivo.
Location

Wageningen University and Research Centre, Laboratory of Entomology

Contact

Dr. W. Takken

Activities Research on arthropod vectors of medical and veterinary significance. Biology and ecology of malaria mosquitoes; biological control of malaria vectors; vector-host interactions; ecology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens.
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