Main research interests

Development of molecular diagnostic tools

Molecular epidemiology

Molecular Phylogenetics

Functional analyses of drug targets

Modes of drug resistance

Mechanisms of immune evasion and characterization of host factors (in particular gender) predisposing for parasitic diseases

Parasites of particular interest

Cryptosporidium spp.

Plasmodium chabaudi

Parascaris equorum

tick-transmitted pathogens (in particular Babesia spp., Anaplasmaceae, Rickettsiaceae)

Canine vector-borne diseases (in particular Babesia spp., Anaplasmaceae, Rickettsiaceae, Hepatozoon, Onchocercidiae)

Canine and feline parasites using rhodents as intermediate hosts (e.g. Toxoplasma, Hammondia, Sarcocystis, Toxocara, Taenia)

Strongylids of ruminants and equines

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