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Overview

Gert Doekes is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine. Their work frequently addresses topics related to Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure, Occupational Exposure and Asthma, and the broader implications of Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Key recent research includes a publication titled Respiratory diseases and allergy in farmers working with livestock: a EAACI position paper, published in 2020 in the journal Clinical and Translational Allergy. This paper, authored by Torben Sigsgaard with contributions from Doekes, has been recognized with 56 citations.

Doekes's collaborative efforts involve several coauthors, with whom they have worked on multiple projects. These include Torben Sigsgaard, Ioannis Basinas, F. de Blay, Ilenia Folletti, and Dick Heederik. Such collaborations are indicative of a network focusing on environmental and occupational health issues.

Their research outputs have appeared at least once in Clinical and Translational Allergy, reflecting a concentration in publication venues relevant to allergy, immunology, and environmental health intersections.

Expertise extends primarily across environmental health disciplines, with a specific emphasis on:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine

Within these primary fields, more specialized subfields have been a focal point of study, including:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The main topics of Doekes's work emphasize factors influencing respiratory health and environmental hazards, listed as:

  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Occupational exposure and asthma
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Best Publications

  • Respiratory Health Hazards in Agriculture

    MB Schenker;David Christiani;Y Cormier;H Dimich-Ward

  • Phenotypes of Atopic Dermatitis Depending on the Timing of Onset and Progression in Childhood

    Caroline Roduit;Remo Frei;Martin Depner;Anne M Karvonen

  • (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan and endotoxin in house dust and peak flow variability in children.

    J Douwes;Anetta Zuidhof;G Doekes;S C van der Zee

  • Increased regulatory T-cell numbers are associated with farm milk exposure and lower atopic sensitization and asthma in childhood

    Anna Lluis;Martin Depner;Beatrice Gaugler;Philippe Saas

  • Does early indoor microbial exposure reduce the risk of asthma? The Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy birth cohort study

    Jeroen Douwes;Jeroen Douwes;Rob van Strien;Gert Doekes;Jet Smit

  • Wheat sensitization and work-related symptoms in the baking industry are preventable. An epidemiologic study.

    Remko Houba;Dick Heederik;Gert Doekes

  • Exposure-sensitization relationship for alpha-amylase allergens in the baking industry.

    R. Houba;D.J.J. Heederik;G. Doekes;P.E.M. van Run

  • Bacterial and fungal agents in house dust and wheeze in children: the PARSIFAL study.

    D. Schram‐Bijkerk;G. Doekes;J. Douwes;J. Douwes;M. Boeve

  • Exposure-response relationships for work-related sensitization in workers exposed to rat urinary allergens: Results from a pooled study

    Dick Heederik;Katherine M. Venables;Per Malmberg;Albert Hollander

  • Endotoxin exposure and atopic sensitization in adult pig farmers.

    Lützen Portengen;Liesbeth Preller;Martin Tielen;Gert Doekes

  • Low prevalence of atopy in young Danish farmers and farming students born and raised on a farm.

    L Portengen;T Sigsgaard;Ø Omland;C Hjort

  • Fungal extracellular polysaccharides in house dust as a marker for exposure to fungi : Relations with culturable fungi, reported home dampness and respiratory symptoms

    Jeroen Douwes;Betty van der Sluis;Gert Doekes;Frans van Leusden

  • Measurement of beta(1-->3)-glucans in occupational and home environments with an inhibition enzyme immunoassay.

    J Douwes;G Doekes;R Montijn;D Heederik

  • Bacterial and fungal components in house dust of farm children, Rudolf Steiner school children and reference children--the PARSIFAL Study.

    D. Schram;G. Doekes;M. Boeve;J. Douwes;J. Douwes

  • Upper airway inflammation and respiratory symptoms in domestic waste collectors

    I M Wouters;S K M Hilhorst;P Kleppe;G Doekes

  • Respiratory allergy to rats: exposure-response relationships in laboratory animal workers.

    A Hollander;D Heederik;G Doekes

  • Occupational respiratory allergy in bakery workers: a review of the literature.

    Remko Houba;Gert Doekes;Dick Heederik

  • Haplotypes of G Protein–coupled Receptor 154 Are Associated with Childhood Allergy and Asthma

    Erik Melén;Sara Bruce;Gert Doekes;Michael Kabesch

  • Respiratory Symptoms, Sensitization, and Exposure–Response Relationships in Spray Painters Exposed to Isocyanates

    Anjoeka Pronk;Liesbeth Preller;Monika Raulf-Heimsoth;Irene C. L. Jonkers

  • Upper airway inflammation assessed by nasal lavage in compost workers: A relation with bio-aerosol exposure.

    Jeroen Douwes;Inge Wouters;Helianthe Dubbeld;Léanne van Zwieten

  • High levels of butyrate and propionate in early life are associated with protection against atopy

    Caroline Roduit;Remo Frei;Ruth Ferstl;Susanne Loeliger

Frequent Co-Authors

Dick Heederik
Dick Heederik Utrecht University
Bert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef Utrecht University
Juha Pekkanen
Juha Pekkanen University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer
Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer University of Basel
Torben Sigsgaard
Torben Sigsgaard Aarhus University
Erika von Mutius
Erika von Mutius Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Jon Genuneit
Jon Genuneit Leipzig University
Göran Pershagen
Göran Pershagen Karolinska Institute
Roger Lauener
Roger Lauener Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland St. Gallen
Juha Kere
Juha Kere Karolinska Institute

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