Diagnostics Symposium New Technology in the Diagnosis of Poverty-related Parasitic Diseases

Please join us on January 13, 2021 for an online Diagnostics Symposium organized by TU Delft | Global Initiative in collaboration with Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) Global Initiative. The symposium will showcase and discuss new technologies in the diagnosis of poverty-related parasitic infections and follows the PhD defence of Michel Bengtson, who has done research towards the development of a rapid diagnostic test for visceral leishmaniasis.

Program

12.45 Login

13.00 Opening by Prof. Cees Dekker (TU Delft)

13.10 Session 1 – Leishmaniasis – Chaired by Dr Jan-Carel Diehl (TU Delft)

Dr Koert Ritmeijer (Doctors Without Borders, Amsterdam)
Overcoming diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in management of Leishmaniasis: a history of operational research and innovation

Dr Michel Bengtson (TU Delft / LUMC)
Developing DNA-Based Diagnostics for Leishmaniasis and Other NTDs

14.00 Break

14.10 Session 2 – Schistosomiasis, Malaria & Hookworm – Chaired by Dr Lisette van Lieshout (LUMC)

Dr Tope Agbana (TU Delft)

Smart Diagnostics for Smart Parasites: An update from the INSPiRED project

Prof. Akim Adegnika (CERMEL, Gabon)

The Need for New Diagnostic Devices for Schistosomiasis, Malaria, and Hookworm – Implementation and Future Perspectives

15.15 Reflection and Closing by Dr Jan-Carel Diehl (TU Delft) & Dr Lisette van Lieshout (LUMC)