B. Stijlemans

Beyond the VSG Layer: Exploring the Role of Intrinsic Disorder in the Invariant Surface Glycoproteins of African Trypanosomes

This study investigates the role of intrinsic disorder in invariant surface glycoproteins (ISGs) of African trypanosomes, showing they can switch between compact and elongated conformers to balance immune evasion and host interaction.

Detection of Antibodies Against the African Parasite Trypanosoma brucei Using Synthetic glycosylphosphatidylinositol oligosaccharide fragments

The paper develops synthetic glycan fragments of T. brucei GPIs to detect antibodies against the parasite, showing they elicit both IgM and IgG responses, enabling diagnostic tests for African trypanosomiasis and Nagana.