Selected Research Projects

AMR Surveillance

Development of standardized AMR laboratories for AMR surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa (visit project)
Period: 2015 - Ongoing ll Involved within the group: Wibke Loag, Eva Lorenz

ASAAP

Clinical evaluation of AntimalarialS tri-therapy with AtovAquone Proguanil for malaria treatment in African children (visit project)
Period: 2019 - 2023 ll Involved within the group: Anna Jaeger, Eva Lorenz

B_CHANGE

One Health: AMR in environmental reservoirs and colonizing antibiotic resistant bacteria (visit project)
Period: 2021-2024 ll Involved within the group: Wibke Loag, Jenny Kettenbeil, Eva Lorenz

BIOMARKER

Development of a biomarker-based POC test for improved differentiation of malaria and bacterial bloodstream infections (visit project)
Period: 2016-2019 ll Involved within the group: Ralf Krumkamp, Wibke Loag, Eva Lorenz, Jenny Kettenbeil

CLEAR

Covid-Like Illness and Respiratory Pathogens Diagnostic Response in Ghana (visit project)
Period: 2021-2023 ll Involved within the group: Wibke Loag, Eva Lorenz, Lena Merkel

FIRM-UP

Female Genital Schistosomiasis in rural Madagascar: improving community understanding and promoting integration into primary health care services (visit project)
Period: 2020-2021 ll Involved within the group: Anna Jaeger, Eva Lorenz

freeBILy

Fast and reliable easy-to-use-diagnostics for eliminating Bilharzia in young children and mothers (visit project)
Period: 2018-2023 ll Involved within the group: Anna Jaeger, Eva Lorenz

MBC

Analysis of anti-malarial immunity development in early life in a prospective birth cohort in Agogo, Ghana (visit project)
Period: 2019-2021 ll Involved within the group: Ralf Krumkamp, Wibke Loag, Eva Lorenz, Lydia Rautman, Solomon Wafula

PEDVAC

Paediatric Phase I/II study of a vaccine against invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis in sub-Saharan Africa (visit project)
Period: 2021-2025 ll Involved within the group: Ralf Krumkamp, Wibke Loag

RESAMP

Reducing schistosomiasis through aquaculture interventions in Madagascar: a pilot study (visit project)
Period: 2021-2023 ll Involved within the group: Ralf Krumkamp

SASSA

Understanding transmission pathways of Salmonella infections using a One Health approach (visit project)
Period: 2018 - Ongoing ll Involved within the group: Ralf Krumkamp, Anna Jaeger

SeroCoV

SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence study in three African countries (visit project)
Period: 2020-2021 ll Involved within the group: Wibke Loag, Eva Lorenz, Jenny Kettenbeil

SCHISDIMA

Improved diagnostics for schistosomiasis and epidemiology (visit project)
Period: 2018-2021 ll Involved within the group: Anna Jaeger, Eva Lorenz

Snakebite envenoming

Studies on epidemiology of snakebites and venomous snakes (visit project)
Involved within the group: Ralf Krumkamp

StoP-CoV

Strengthening COVID-19 Response on the Islands of São Tomé and Príncipe (visit project)
Period: 2021-2023 ll Involved within the group: Ralf Krumkamp, Wibke Loag

TRINEO

Transmission reservoirs and acquisition of multidrug resistant bacteria (visit project)
Period: 2021 - Ongoing ll Involved within the group: Ralf Krumkamp, Anna Jaeger