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Geert Raes is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Their research primarily spans medicine and immunology and microbiology, with 44 publications in medicine and 26 in immunology and microbiology. Their work delves deeper into subfields such as immunology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, oncology, molecular biology, and reproductive medicine.

The scientist's research topics focus on areas including monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, immunotherapy and immune responses, CAR-T cell therapy research, immune cells in cancer, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, radiopharmaceutical chemistry and applications, and glycosylation and glycoproteins research.

Geert Raes has authored multiple papers in various scientific journals. Some of the recent publications include:

  • Systemic Reprogramming of Monocytes in Cancer (2020) published in Frontiers in Oncology
  • Phase I Trial of 131I-GMIB-Anti-HER2-VHH1, a New Promising Candidate for HER2-Targeted Radionuclide Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients (2020) published in Journal of Nuclear Medicine
  • IL1β Promotes Immune Suppression in the Tumor Microenvironment Independent of the Inflammasome and Gasdermin D (2020) published in Cancer Immunology Research
  • Anti-Human PD-L1 Nanobody for Immuno-PET Imaging: Validation of a Conjugation Strategy for Clinical Translation (2020) published in Biomolecules
  • Applications of nanobodies in brain diseases (2022) published in Frontiers in Immunology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Frontiers in Immunology, Journal of Nuclear Medicine, European Journal of Immunology, Pharmaceuticals, and Frontiers in Oncology. They have contributed extensively to Frontiers in Immunology with six publications and Journal of Nuclear Medicine with three publications.

Frequent collaborators of Geert Raes include Nick Devoogdt, Jo A. Van Ginderachter, Marleen Keyaerts, Máté Kiss, and Damya Laoui. Collaboration counts range from seven to eighteen joint publications with these coauthors, reflecting ongoing partnerships in scientific research.

Best Publications

  • Bone marrow-derived monocytes give rise to self-renewing and fully differentiated Kupffer cells

    Charlotte L Scott;Fang Zheng;Fang Zheng;Patrick De Baetselier;Liesbet Martens

  • Tolerance and M2 (alternative) macrophage polarization are related processes orchestrated by p50 nuclear factor κB

    Chiara Porta;Monica Rimoldi;Geert Raes;Lea Brys

  • Differential expression of FIZZ1 and Ym1 in alternatively versus classically activated macrophages

    Geert Raes;Patrick De Baetselier;Wim Noël;Alain Beschin

  • Classical and alternative activation of mononuclear phagocytes: picking the best of both worlds for tumor promotion.

    Jo A. Van Ginderachter;Kiavash Movahedi;Gholamreza Hassanzadeh Ghassabeh;Sofie Meerschaut

  • Alternatively activated macrophages during parasite infections.

    Wim Noël;Geert Raes;Gholamreza Hassanzadeh Ghassabeh;Patrick De Baetselier

  • Arginase-1 and Ym1 are markers for murine, but not human, alternatively activated myeloid cells.

    Geert Raes;Rafaël Van den Bergh;Patrick De Baetselier;Gholamreza Hassanzadeh Ghassabeh

  • Nanobody-Based Targeting of the Macrophage Mannose Receptor for Effective In Vivo Imaging of Tumor-Associated Macrophages

    Kiavash Movahedi;Steve Schoonooghe;Damya Laoui;Isabelle Houbracken

  • Macrophage galactose-type C-type lectins as novel markers for alternatively activated macrophages elicited by parasitic infections and allergic airway inflammation.

    Geert Raes;Lea Brys;Bhola K. Dahal;Jef Brandt

  • Functional Relationship between Tumor-Associated Macrophages and Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor as Contributors to Cancer Progression

    Damya Laoui;Eva Van Overmeire;Patrick De Baetselier;Jo A. Van Ginderachter

  • Identification of a common gene signature for type II cytokine-associated myeloid cells elicited in vivo in different pathologic conditions.

    Gholamreza Hassanzadeh Ghassabeh;Patrick De Baetselier;Patrick De Baetselier;Lea Brys;Lea Brys;Wim Noël;Wim Noël

  • Reactive Oxygen Species and 12/15-Lipoxygenase Contribute to the Antiproliferative Capacity of Alternatively Activated Myeloid Cells Elicited during Helminth Infection

    Lea Brys;Alain Beschin;Geert Raes;Gholamreza Hassanzadeh Ghassabeh

  • FIZZ1 and Ym as Tools to Discriminate between Differentially Activated Macrophages

    Geert Raes;Wim Noël;Alain Beschin;Lea Brys

  • 131I-labeled Anti-HER2 Camelid sdAb as a Theranostic Tool in Cancer Treatment

    Matthias D'Huyvetter;Jens De Vos;Catarina Xavier;Marek Pruszynski

  • Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in parasitic infections.

    Jo A. Van Ginderachter;Alain Beschin;Patrick De Baetselier;Geert Raes

  • PET Imaging of Macrophage Mannose Receptor–Expressing Macrophages in Tumor Stroma Using 18F-Radiolabeled Camelid Single-Domain Antibody Fragments

    Anneleen Blykers;Steve Schoonooghe;Catarina Xavier;Kevin D’hoe

  • In Vitro Analysis and In Vivo Tumor Targeting of a Humanized, Grafted Nanobody in Mice Using Pinhole SPECT/Micro-CT

    Ilse Vaneycken;Jochen Govaert;Cécile Vincke;Vicky Caveliers

  • Expression of the Inhibitory CD200 Receptor Is Associated with Alternative Macrophage Activation

    Nathalie Koning;Marco van Eijk;Walter Pouwels;Michael S.M. Brouwer

  • Alternatively Activated Myeloid Cells Limit Pathogenicity Associated with African Trypanosomiasis through the IL-10 Inducible Gene Selenoprotein P

    Tom Bosschaerts;Martin Guilliams;Wim Noel;Michel Hérin

  • Nanobodies as Tools for In Vivo Imaging of Specific Immune Cell Types

    Kurt De Groeve;Nick Deschacht;Celine De Koninck;Vicky Caveliers

  • Heterogeneity of macrophage activation in fish.

    Maria Forlenza;Inge R. Fink;Geert Raes;Geert F. Wiegertjes

  • Theranostics in immuno-oncology using nanobody derivatives

    Quentin Lecocq;Yannick De Vlaeminck;Heleen Hanssens;Matthias D'Huyvetter

  • Transcriptome analysis of monocyte-HIV interactions

    Rafael Van den Bergh;Eric Florence;Erika Vlieghe;Tom Boonefaes

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick De Baetselier
Patrick De Baetselier Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Jo A. Van Ginderachter
Jo A. Van Ginderachter Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Karine Breckpot
Karine Breckpot Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Alain Beschin
Alain Beschin Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Serge Muyldermans
Serge Muyldermans Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Frank Brombacher
Frank Brombacher University of Cape Town
Stefan Magez
Stefan Magez Ghent University
Carlo Heirman
Carlo Heirman Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Kris Thielemans
Kris Thielemans Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Richard Bucala
Richard Bucala Yale University

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