prof. Mieke Adriaens (PhD)
Principal investigator – Electrochemistry and Surface Analysis (UGent)
Senior full professor
Research focus
The research group “Electrochemistry and Surface Analysis” is part of the Department of Chemistry at Ghent University. One of the objectives of this research group is the development of biochemical sensors which are currently used in the ELEVATE and CHILI projects. The aim of ELEVATE is the development and validation of a cervical cancer self-testing device that can yield rapid, easy-to-understand results at low cost. Through an intervention, the tool will be piloted in hard-to-reach communities in Belgium, Portugal, Ecuador, and Brazil.
CHILI aims to optimize cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries by offering a modified, cost-effective version of the point-of-care ELEVATE tool for testing self-sampled samples. This promising device, which has the potential to drastically reduce the cancer burden in developing countries, will be implemented in four countries: Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Uganda.
Research team
- Prof. Mieke Adriaens – principal investigator, senior full professor
- Prof. Patricia Khashayar– visiting professor
- dr. Lana Hellebaut (PhD) – post-doctoral fellow
- dr. Sandy Macdonald (PhD) – post-doctoral fellow
Contact & links
- Lab address: Campus Sterre, Krijgslaan 281-S12, 9000 Gent