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Ger T. Rijkers is affiliated with University College Roosevelt in the Netherlands and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their research focuses on various subfields including Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work spans several main topics, prominently featuring:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • F. G. M. Kroese
  • Frans J. van Overveld
  • Jean-Luc Murk
  • Jan C. Grutters
  • Thijs W. Hoffman

Publications by Ger T. Rijkers have appeared in multiple venues, with several articles published in:

  • Preprints.org
  • Vaccines
  • Pneumonia
  • Journal of Vaccines Immunology and Immunopathology
  • Medical Research Archives

Key recent papers include:

  • Differences in Antibody Kinetics and Functionality Between Severe and Mild Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections, 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Antigen Presentation of mRNA-Based and Virus-Vectored SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines, 2021, Vaccines
  • Global analysis of clinical trials with probiotics, 2020, Heliyon
  • More bricks in the wall against SARS-CoV-2 infection: involvement of γ9δ2 T cells, 2020, Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • Adjunctive treatment with oral dexamethasone in non-ICU patients hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia: a randomised clinical trial, 2021, European Respiratory Journal

Additionally, Ger T. Rijkers has contributed to the publication of books, including a title published by Frontiers Media:

  • Defects in Regulation: How, Where and When The Immune System Can Go Wrong, 2022

Best Publications

  • Intestinal microbiota in human health and disease: the impact of probiotics

    Jacoline Gerritsen;Hauke Smidt;Ger T. Rijkers;Willem M. de Vos;Willem M. de Vos

  • Simultaneous detection of 15 human cytokines in a single sample of stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

    Wilco de Jager;Henk te Velthuis;Berent J. Prakken;Wietse Kuis

  • Mutations in MVK, encoding mevalonate kinase, cause hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D and periodic fever syndrome

    S. M. Houten;W. Kuis;M. Duran;T. J. De Koning

  • CD4+CD25bright Regulatory T Cells Actively Regulate Inflammation in the Joints of Patients with the Remitting Form of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

    Ismé M. de Kleer;Lucy R. Wedderburn;Leonie S. Taams;Alka Patel

  • Prerequisites for cytokine measurements in clinical trials with multiplex immunoassays

    Wilco de Jager;Katarzyna Bourcier;Ger T Rijkers;Berent J Prakken

  • Effect of conjugate pneumococcal vaccine followed by polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine on recurrent acute otitis media: a randomised study

    Reinier Veenhoven;Debby Bogaert;Cuno Uiterwaal;Carole Brouwer

  • The effects of selected probiotic strains on the development of eczema (The PandA study)

    L.E.M. Niers;R. Martin;G.T. Rijkers;F. Sengers

  • Improved multiplex immunoassay performance in human plasma and synovial fluid following removal of interfering heterophilic antibodies.

    Wilco de Jager;Berent J. Prakken;Johannes W.J. Bijlsma;Wietse Kuis

  • Trauma: the role of the innate immune system

    F Hietbrink;L Koenderman;GT Rijkers;Lph Leenen

  • Identification of strong interleukin-10 inducing lactic acid bacteria which down-regulate T helper type 2 cytokines.

    L. E. M. Niers;H. M. Timmerman;G. T. Rijkers;G. M. van Bleek

  • Guidance for substantiating the evidence for beneficial effects of probiotics: prevention and management of infections by probiotics.

    Marko Kalliomäki;Jean-Michel Antoine;Udo Herz;Ger T. Rijkers

  • The immune system of cyprinid fish. Kinetics and temperature dependence of antibody-producing cells in carp (Cyprinus carpio).

    G.T. Rijkers;E.M.H. Frederix-Wolters;W.B. van Muiswinkel

  • Recognition of human 60 kD heat shock protein by mononuclear cells from patients with juvenile chronic arthritis

    E.R. De Graeff-Meeder;G.T. Rijkers;W. Kuis;B.J.M. Zegers

  • Tolerogenic immune responses to novel T-cell epitopes from heat-shock protein 60 in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

    Sylvia Kamphuis;Wietse Kuis;Wilco de Jager;Gijs Teklenburg

  • A new xenograft model for graft-versus-host disease by intravenous transfer of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in RAG2-/- gammac-/- double-mutant mice.

    Rozemarijn S. van Rijn;Elles R. Simonetti;Anton Hagenbeek;Marieke C. H. Hogenes

  • Human immunoglobulin G (IgG) Fc receptor IIA (CD32) polymorphism and IgG2-mediated bacterial phagocytosis by neutrophils

    L. A. M. Sanders;R. G. Feldman;M. M. Voorhorst-Ogink;M. De Haas

  • Effect of butyrate enemas on inflammation and antioxidant status in the colonic mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis in remission

    Henrike M. Hamer;Daisy M.A.E. Jonkers;Steven A.L.W. Vanhoutvin;Freddy J. Troost

  • Fc gamma receptor IIa (CD32) heterogeneity in patients with recurrent bacterial respiratory tract infections.

    L. A. M. Sanders;J. G. J. Van De Winkel;G. T. Rijkers;M. M. Voorhorst-Ogink

  • Lack of isoprenoid products raises ex vivo interleukin-1beta secretion in hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome.

    Joost Frenkel;Ger T. Rijkers;Saskia H. L. Mandey;Sandra W. M. Buurman

  • Effect of carrier priming on immunogenicity of saccharide-protein conjugate vaccines.

    C. C. A. M. Peeters;A.-M. Tenbergen-Meekes;J. T. Poolman;M. Beurret

  • Solid-phase and bead-based cytokine immunoassay: A comparison

    Wilco de Jager;Ger T. Rijkers

Frequent Co-Authors

Elisabeth A. M. Sanders
Elisabeth A. M. Sanders Utrecht University
Berent J. Prakken
Berent J. Prakken Utrecht University
Wilco de Jager
Wilco de Jager University Medical Center Utrecht
Hein G. Gooszen
Hein G. Gooszen Radboud University
Hauke Smidt
Hauke Smidt Wageningen University & Research
Guy A. M. Berbers
Guy A. M. Berbers University of Minnesota
Marinus Duran
Marinus Duran University of Amsterdam
Jan Damoiseaux
Jan Damoiseaux Maastricht University
Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen
Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal
Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal Utrecht University

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