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Berend Jan Bosch

Berend Jan Bosch

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Microbiology

D-Index
73
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25036
World Ranking
1627
National Ranking
75

Overview

Berend Jan Bosch is a researcher affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their work predominantly falls within the field of Medicine, with a specific focus on Infectious Diseases, in which they have contributed extensively. Their research spans several subfields, including Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research topics primarily revolve around SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, reflected in numerous publications related to this area. They have also worked on Animal Virus Infections, COVID-19 Clinical Research, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, virus-based gene therapy, and vaccines along with immunoinformatics approaches.

Frequent coauthors in their research projects include Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld, Wentao Li, Bart L. Haagmans, Chunyan Wang, and Daniel L. Hurdiss. This collaborative network has contributed to advancing knowledge within their specialized domains.

Their frequent publication venues indicate a focus on high-impact and specialized journals and repositories such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Emerging infectious diseases, Emerging Microbes & Infections, and Journal of Virology.

Recent papers authored by Berend Jan Bosch highlight their engagement with the COVID-19 pandemic through detailed investigations into antibody responses and viral infection mechanisms. These include:

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2−Specific Antibody Responses in Coronavirus Disease Patients (2020, Emerging infectious diseases)
  • A human monoclonal antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection (2020, Nature Communications)
  • A human monoclonal antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike versus Nucleoprotein Antibody Responses Impact the Estimates of Infections in Population-Based Seroprevalence Studies (2020, Journal of Virology)
  • SARS-CoV-2 specific antibody responses in COVID-19 patients (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])

Best Publications

  • Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 is a functional receptor for the emerging human coronavirus-EMC

    V. Stalin Raj;Huihui Mou;Saskia L. Smits;Dick H. W. Dekkers

  • The Coronavirus Spike Protein Is a Class I Virus Fusion Protein: Structural and Functional Characterization of the Fusion Core Complex

    Berend Jan Bosch;Ruurd van der Zee;Cornelis A. M. de Haan;Peter J. M. Rottier

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-Specific Antibody Responses in Coronavirus Disease Patients

    Nisreen M.A. Okba;Marcel A. Müller;Wentao Li;Chunyan Wang

  • A human monoclonal antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection.

    Chunyan Wang;Wentao Li;Dubravka Drabek;Nisreen M.A. Okba

  • Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus neutralising serum antibodies in dromedary camels: a comparative serological study

    Chantal B.E.M. Reusken;Bart L. Haagmans;Marcel A. Müller;Carlos Gutierrez

  • Structural basis for human coronavirus attachment to sialic acid receptors.

    M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici;Alexandra C. Walls;Yifei Lang;Chunyan Wang

  • Tectonic conformational changes of a coronavirus spike glycoprotein promote membrane fusion

    Alexandra C. Walls;M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici;Joost Snijder;Xiaoli Xiong

  • Cryo-electron microscopy structure of a coronavirus spike glycoprotein trimer

    Alexandra C. Walls;M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici;Berend Jan Bosch;Brandon Frenz

  • Coronavirus Spike Protein and Tropism Changes.

    R.J.G. Hulswit;C.A.M. de Haan;B.-J. Bosch

  • Transmission of MERS-Coronavirus in Household Contacts

    Christian Drosten;Benjamin Meyer;Marcel A. Müller;Victor M. Corman

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection inhibition using spike protein heptad repeat-derived peptides.

    Berend Jan Bosch;Byron E. E. Martina;Ruurd van der Zee;Jean Lepault

  • SARS coronavirus, but not human coronavirus NL63, utilizes cathepsin L to infect ACE2-expressing cells.

    I-Chueh Huang;Berend Jan Bosch;Fang Li;Wenhui Li

  • Human infection with MERS coronavirus after exposure to infected camels, Saudi Arabia, 2013.

    Ziad A. Memish;Matthew Cotten;Benjamin Meyer;Simon J. Watson

  • Glycan shield and epitope masking of a coronavirus spike protein observed by cryo-electron microscopy.

    Alexandra C. Walls;M. Alejandra Tortorici;M. Alejandra Tortorici;Brandon Frenz;Joost Snijder

  • Coronavirus cell entry occurs through the endo-/lysosomal pathway in a proteolysis-dependent manner.

    Christine Burkard;Monique H. Verheije;Oliver Wicht;Sander I. van Kasteren

  • Human coronaviruses OC43 and HKU1 bind to 9-O-acetylated sialic acids via a conserved receptor-binding site in spike protein domain A.

    Ruben J.G. Hulswit;Yifei Lang;Mark J.G. Bakkers;Wentao Li

  • Antibodies against MERS Coronavirus in Dromedary Camels, Kenya, 1992–2013

    Victor M Corman;Joerg Jores;Benjamin H Meyer;Mario Younan

  • Cryo-electron tomography of mouse hepatitis virus: Insights into the structure of the coronavirion

    Montserrat Barcena;Gert T. Oostergetel;Willem Bartelink;Frank G. A. Faas

  • MERS Coronavirus Neutralizing Antibodies in Camels, Eastern Africa, 1983-1997

    Marcel A. Müller;Victor Max Corman;Joerg Jores;Benjamin Meyer

  • Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels, United Arab Emirates, 2003 and 2013.

    Benjamin H Meyer;Marcel A. Müller;Victor M Corman;Chantal B.E.M. Reusken

  • Identification of sialic acid-binding function for the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus spike glycoprotein

    Wentao Li;Ruben J. G. Hulswit;Ivy Widjaja;V. Stalin Raj

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. M. Rottier
Peter J. M. Rottier Utrecht University
Bart L. Haagmans
Bart L. Haagmans Erasmus University Rotterdam
Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld
Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld Utrecht University
Félix A. Rey
Félix A. Rey Institut Pasteur
David Veesler
David Veesler University of Washington
Alexandra C. Walls
Alexandra C. Walls University of Washington
Cornelis A. M. de Haan
Cornelis A. M. de Haan Utrecht University
Marion Koopmans
Marion Koopmans Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
V. Stalin Raj
V. Stalin Raj Erasmus University Rotterdam

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