Long COVID – CoVaLux 

Long COVID phenotyping and its impact in Luxembourg

The project will study the longer-term impact of COVID-19 on the development of new infections along with COVID-19 re-infection among the Luxembourg population. The study will also follow-up the modification of the gut microbiome in relation to these infection to understand whether there is a correlation with the different sub-populations of COVID-19 patients.

Breakthrough infections, vaccine escape, waning immunity and autoimmunity

The project will quantify the socio-economic patterning of Long COVID, as well as investigates on the impact of Long COVID on work ability, healthcare, and long-term care costs. It will also analyse the demographic and socio-economic determinants associated with vaccination.

Longer-term impact of COVID-19 on other infections and on the microbiome in the Luxembourg population

The project will study the longer-term impact of The project will study the longer-term impact of COVID-19 on the development of new infections along with COVID-19 re-infection among the Luxembourg population. The study will also follow-up the modification of the gut microbiome in relation to these infection to understand whether there is a correlation with the different sub-populations of COVID-19 patients.

Socio-economic determinants and economic consequences associated with Long COVID and vaccination, with focus on labour market and health care costs

The project will quantify the socio-economic patterning of Long COVID, as well as investigates on the impact of Long COVID on work ability, healthcare, and long-term care costs. It will also analyse the demographic and socio-economic determinants associated with vaccination.

Data analysis and mechanistic-based models and projections

The overarching strategy for data integration will be based on data analysis and subsequent integration into mechanistic epidemiological models. For this purpose, data gathered in project dedicated to data management, interoperability and integrated analysis will be analysed in a time-specific manner to reflect the distinct phases of the pandemics.

Data management, interoperability and integrated analysis

The cross-study aims to support the data management interoperability and integrative analysis of the different data generated within the CoVaLux initiative.

Dr Tamir Abdelrahman

Tamir Abdelrahman is the Head of the Department of Microbiology at the Laboratoire National de Santé (LNS).

Arnaud D’Agostini

Arnaud D’Agostini is Head of the Marketing and Communication unit of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH).

Dr Christelle Bahlawane

Christelle Bahlawane is a Clinical Research Project Manager Coordinator in the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH).

Dr Charles Benoy

Charles Benoy is a psychologist and psychotherapist at the Rehaklinik in Ettelbruck (CHNP) and the Centre for Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy at the University Psychiatric Clinics in Basel.

Dr Henry-Michel Cauchie

Henry-Michel Cauchie is heading the Research Group on Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST).

Prof. Dr Antonio Cosma

Antonio Cosma is an associate professor at the Université du Luxembourg. He specialises in theoretical and financial econometrics, and in derivative pricing. His main research interests are: nonparametric econometrics and numerical methods for derivative pricing.

Aurélie Fischer

Aurélie Fischer mainly coordinates infectious diseases projects between the medical investigators at the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL) and the researchers of the HIV Clinical & Translational Research Unit at the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH).

Dr Isabel Garcia de la Fuente

Isabel Garcia de la Fuente is a Pediatrician at the Kannerklinik of the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL).

Dr Manon Gantenbein

Manon Gantenbein is the Head of the Clinical and Epidemiological Investigation Center of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH).

Prof. Dr Jorge Goncalves

Jorge Goncalves is the Principal Investigator in the Systems Control group (Goncalves Lab) at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg.

Prof. Dr. med. Jochen Klucken

Jochen Klucken is the vice head of the Department of Molecular Neurology at the University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.

Prof. Dr Rejko Krüger

Rejko Krüger is Professor for Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience at the University of Luxembourg and Director of Transversal Translational Medicine at the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH). His work is supported by an Excellence Award for Research in Luxembourg of the Fonds National de Recherche (FNR; PEARL). He is also the Principal Investigator in the Translational Neuroscience group (Krüger Lab) at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg.

Prof. Dr Anja Leist

Anja Leist is Associate Professor in Public Health and Ageing and Vice-head of the Institute for Research on Socio-Economic Inequality (IRSEI) in the Department of Social Sciences. 

Prof Markus Ollert

Markus Ollert is the Head of the Department of Infection and Immunity of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH).

Dr Mark Ritzen

Mark Ritzen is a medical doctor specialising in psychiatry. He is the medical director and general manager of CHNP in Ettelbruck.

Dr Venkata Satagopam

Venkata Satagopam is a Research Scientist (Schneider Lab) and Deputy Head of the Bioinformatics Core group in the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg. He is also the Technical coordinator of ELIXIR Luxembourg Node. 

Dr Sabine Schmitz

Sabine Schmitz is the Team leader Science Communication & Outreach of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg.

Dr Alexander Skupin

Alexander Skupin is the Principal Investigator of the Integrative Cell Signalling research group at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg. 

Prof. Dr Marc Suhrcke

Marc Suhrcke heads the cross-departmental Research Programme on Health and Health Systems at LISER and is a Professor of Global Health Economics at the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) at the University of York, UK.

Dr Michel Vaillant

Michel Vaillant is the Head of the Competence Center for Methodology and Statistics of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH).

Prof. Dr Claus Vögele

Claus Vögele is Head of Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Luxembourg. He does research in Abnormal Psychology, Biological Psychology and Clinical Psychology, and Health Psychology.