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Anders Fomsgaard

Anders Fomsgaard

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Microbiology

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53
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9491
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4108
National Ranking
65

Overview

Anders Fomsgaard is affiliated with the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Infectious Diseases. Other subfields of study include Animal Science and Zoology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Modeling and Simulation.

The scientist has contributed significantly to several main research topics such as:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection

Their recent papers reflect ongoing involvement in the COVID-19 pandemic and viral infection research. Notable publications include:

  • Evaluation of nine commercial SARS-CoV-2 immunoassays, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SARS-CoV-2 Transmission between Mink (Neovison vison) and Humans, Denmark, 2020, Emerging infectious diseases
  • Global disparities in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Risk of hospitalisation associated with infection with SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant versus delta variant in Denmark: an observational cohort study, 2022, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron VOC subvariants BA.1 and BA.2: Evidence from Danish Households, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Anders Fomsgaard include:

  • Morten Rasmussen
  • Jannik Fonager
  • Tyra Grove Krause
  • Ria Lassaunière
  • Charlotta Polacek

The scientist's work has been published primarily in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Eurosurveillance
  • Nature Communications
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • Sensitive quantitative predictions of peptide-MHC binding by a 'Query by Committee' artificial neural network approach

    S. Buus;S.L. Lauemoller;Peder Worning;Can Kesmir

  • Modification of the silver staining technique to detect lipopolysaccharide in polyacrylamide gels.

    A Fomsgaard;M A Freudenberg;C Galanos

  • Risk of hospitalisation associated with infection with SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant versus delta variant in Denmark: an observational cohort study

    Unknown

  • Evaluation of nine commercial SARS-CoV-2 immunoassays

    Ria Lassaunière;Anders Frische;Zitta B. Harboe;Alex C.Y. Nielsen

  • SARS-CoV-2 Transmission between Mink (Neovison vison) and Humans, Denmark.

    Anne Sofie Hammer;Michelle Lauge Quaade;Thomas Bruun Rasmussen;Thomas Bruun Rasmussen;Jannik Fonager

  • Auto‐Antibodies to Tumour Necrosis Factor a in Healthy Humans and Patients with Inflammatory Diseases and Gram‐Negative Bacterial Infections

    A. Fomsgaard;M. Svenson;K. Bendtzen

  • Geographical and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 clades in the WHO European Region, January to June 2020.

    Erik Alm;Eeva K Broberg;Thomas Connor;Emma B Hodcroft

  • Household transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Denmark

    Unknown

  • Association between HLA-DR2 and production of tumour necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 1 by mononuclear cells activated by lipopolysaccharide.

    K Bendtzen;N Morling;A Fomsgaard;M Svenson

  • Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern subvariants BA.1 and BA.2 in Denmark

    Unknown

  • Complete protection against lethal Toxoplasma gondii infection in mice immunized with a plasmid encoding the SAG1 gene.

    Henrik Vedel Nielsen;Sanne Lise Lauemøller;Lone Christiansen;Søren Buus

  • Increased transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 by age and viral load

    Unknown

  • Risk of reinfection, vaccine protection, and severity of infection with the BA.5 omicron subvariant: a nation-wide population-based study in Denmark

    Unknown

  • Simian immunodeficiency viruses from African green monkeys display unusual genetic diversity.

    P R Johnson;A Fomsgaard;J Allan;M Gravell

  • Preliminary report of an outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in mink and mink farmers associated with community spread, Denmark, June to November 2020.

    Helle Daugaard Larsen;Jannik Fonager;Frederikke Kristensen Lomholt;Tine Dalby

  • The evolution of human influenza A viruses from 1999 to 2006: a complete genome study.

    Karoline Bragstad;Lars P Nielsen;Anders Fomsgaard

  • IgG Autoantibodies against Interleukin 1α in Sera of Normal Individuals

    M. Svenson;L. K. Poulsen;A. Fomsgaard;K. Bendtzen

  • Risk of hospitalisation associated with infection with SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in Denmark: an observational cohort study.

    Peter Bager;Jan Wohlfahrt;Jannik Fonager;Morten Rasmussen

  • Cytokines in sputum and serum from patients with cystic fibrosis and chronic pseudomonas aeruginosa infection as markers of destructive inflammation in the lungs.

    G Kronborg;M B Hansen;M Svenson;A Fomsgaard

  • Occurrence and significance of Omicron BA.1 infection followed by BA.2 reinfection

    Unknown

  • First introduction of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A viruses in wild and domestic birds in Denmark, Northern Europe

    Karoline Bragstad;Poul H Jørgensen;Kurt Handberg;Anne S Hammer

  • A highly divergent proviral DNA clone of SIV from a distinct species of African green monkey.

    Anders Fomsgaard;Vanessa M. Hirsch;Vanessa M. Hirsch;Jonathan S. Allan;Philip R. Johnson;Philip R. Johnson

  • Hepatitis C Virus Subtyping by a Core-Envelope 1-Based Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay with Sequencing and Its Use in Determining Subtype Distribution among Danish Patients

    Sylvie Corbet;Jens Bukh;Anja Heinsen;Anders Fomsgaard

  • Complement activation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.

    Elsebeth Tvenstrup Jensen;Arsalan Kharazmi;Peter Garred;Gitte Kronborg

  • Gene gun DNA vaccination with Rev-independent synthetic HIV-1 gp160 envelope gene using mammalian codons.

    Lasse Vinner;Henrik V. Nielsen;Karin Bryder;Sylvie Corbet

  • Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses fromAfrican GreenMonkeys Display Unusual Genetic Diversity

    Anders Fomsgaard;Jonathan Allan;Maneth Gravell

Frequent Co-Authors

Søren Buus
Søren Buus University of Copenhagen
Niels Høiby
Niels Høiby University of Copenhagen
Jan Gerstoft
Jan Gerstoft Rigshospitalet
Chris Galanos
Chris Galanos Max Planck Society
Jens Nielsen
Jens Nielsen Chalmers University of Technology
Vanessa M. Hirsch
Vanessa M. Hirsch National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Søren Brunak
Søren Brunak University of Copenhagen
Philip R. Johnson
Philip R. Johnson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Gabriella Scarlatti
Gabriella Scarlatti Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Claus J. Nielsen
Claus J. Nielsen University of Oslo

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