Odin Goovaerts

Odin Goovaerts is a Researcher at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, specializing in Clinical Immunology and Tropical Medicine. His work focuses on immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), particularly in HIV/TB co-infected patients, as well as the impact of infections like malaria on immune responses in endemic regions.

Education: Holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in Clinical Immunology.

Research Interests: Immune inflammatory syndromes, tropical diseases, HIV/TB coinfection, and immunopathology. His projects include studying diagnostic markers for TB-IRIS and understanding polyreactive antibodies affecting SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity.

Projects:

• DiagnoSIR: Diagnosis through Sorted Immune Repertoires (2020-2021, Flemish Government-funded)
• Immunopathogenesis of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in HIV/TB patients (2010-2015, PhD-project)

Advising/Grants: Lead investigator on projects funded by Flemish Government and collaborative institutions. No listed advisees or scientific awards.