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Irma Joosten is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and immunology and microbiology. Their research portfolio includes 73 publications in medicine and 43 in immunology and microbiology, with a focus on multiple subfields such as immunology, epidemiology, molecular biology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and hematology.

The scientist has explored a range of topics in their work, which includes reproductive system and pregnancy, pregnancy and medication impact, immune cell function and interaction, wound healing and treatments, burn injury management and outcomes, multiple myeloma research and treatments, and bacterial infections and vaccines.

Irma Joosten has frequently published in certain specialized journals, reflecting the focus of their research community and interests. These venues include Frontiers in Immunology, Clinical Chemistry, the Journal of Reproductive Immunology, Cell Reports, and the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

Notable recent papers by Joosten include:

  • BCG Vaccination Induces Long-Term Functional Reprogramming of Human Neutrophils (2020) in Cell Reports
  • Persistent Systemic Inflammation in Patients With Severe Burn Injury Is Accompanied by Influx of Immature Neutrophils and Shifts in T Cell Subsets and Cytokine Profiles (2021) in Frontiers in Immunology
  • Multi-omics Analysis of Innate and Adaptive Responses to BCG Vaccination Reveals Epigenetic Cell States That Predict Trained Immunity (2024) in Immunity
  • Biomarkers for Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Reappraisal in COVID-19 Times? (2020) in Critical Care
  • Mass Spectrometry for Identification, Monitoring, and Minimal Residual Disease Detection of M-Proteins (2020) in Clinical Chemistry

Collaboration has played a significant role in their work. Frequent coauthors include Hans J. P. M. Koenen, Renate G. van der Molen, Bram van Cranenbroek, Mihai G. Netea, and Leo A. B. Joosten, indicating continued teamwork within related research networks.

Best Publications

  • Human CD25highFoxp3pos regulatory T cells differentiate into IL-17-producing cells.

    Hans J. P. M. Koenen;Ruben L. Smeets;Paul M. Vink;Esther van Rijssen

  • Deletion of the late cornified envelope LCE3B and LCE3C genes as a susceptibility factor for psoriasis

    Rafael De Cid;Eva Riveira-Munoz;Patrick L.J.M. Zeeuwen;Jason Robarge

  • Foxp3+ regulatory T cells of psoriasis patients easily differentiate into IL-17A-producing cells and are found in lesional skin.

    H. Jorn Bovenschen;Peter C. van de Kerkhof;Piet E. van Erp;Rob Woestenenk

  • Host and Environmental Factors Influencing Individual Human Cytokine Responses

    Rob ter Horst;Martin Jaeger;Sanne P. Smeekens;Marije Oosting

  • The macrophage mannose receptor induces IL-17 in response to Candida albicans.

    Frank L. van de Veerdonk;Renoud J. Marijnissen;Bart Jan Kullberg;Hans J.P.M. Koenen

  • Activation of NK cells by an endocytosed receptor for soluble HLA-G.

    Sumati Rajagopalan;Yenan T Bryceson;Shanmuga P Kuppusamy;Daniel E Geraghty

  • Coal tar induces AHR-dependent skin barrier repair in atopic dermatitis

    Ellen H. van den Bogaard;Judith G.M. Bergboer;Mieke Vonk-Bergers;Ivonne M.J.J. van Vlijmen-Willems

  • How uterine microbiota might be responsible for a receptive, fertile endometrium.

    Marilen Benner;Gerben Ferwerda;Irma Joosten;Renate G van der Molen

  • Rapamycin, and not cyclosporin A, preserves the highly suppressive CD27+ subset of human CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells.

    Jeroen J. A. Coenen;Hans J. P. M. Koenen;Esther van Rijssen;Luuk B. Hilbrands

  • BCG Vaccination Induces Long-Term Functional Reprogramming of Human Neutrophils

    Simone J.C.F.M. Moorlag;Yessica Alina Rodriguez-Rosales;Joshua Gillard;Stephanie Fanucchi

  • Peripheral natural killer cytotoxicity and CD56(pos)CD16(pos) cells increase during early pregnancy in women with a history of recurrent spontaneous abortion.

    Peter M. Emmer;Willianne L.D.M. Nelen;Eric A.P. Steegers;Jan C.M. Hendriks

  • A Single Dose of Rituximab Does Not Deplete B Cells in Secondary Lymphoid Organs but Alters Phenotype and Function

    E. G. Kamburova;H. J. P. M. Koenen;K. J. E. Borgman;I. J. ten Berge

  • Limited Amounts of Dendritic Cells Migrate into the T-Cell Area of Lymph Nodes but Have High Immune Activating Potential in Melanoma Patients

    Pauline Verdijk;Erik H.J.G. Aarntzen;W. Joost Lesterhuis;A.C. Inge Boullart

  • Regulation of cytokine responses by seasonality of vitamin D status in healthy individuals

    A.-L. Khoo;L. Y. A. Chai;H. J. P. M. Koenen;F. C. G. J. Sweep

  • Differential Effects of Environmental and Genetic Factors on T and B Cell Immune Traits

    Raul Aguirre-Gamboa;Irma Joosten;Paulo C.M. Urbano;Renate G. van der Molen

  • High log-scale expansion of functional human natural killer cells from umbilical cord blood CD34-positive cells for adoptive cancer immunotherapy

    Jan Spanholtz;Marleen Tordoir;Diana Eissens;Frank Preijers

  • Rapamycin, not cyclosporine, permits thymic generation and peripheral preservation of CD4+ CD25+ FoxP3+ T cells.

    J J A Coenen;H J P M Koenen;E van Rijssen;Ahmad Kasran

  • Metabolic Pathways Involved in Regulatory T Cell Functionality.

    Rosalie W. M. Kempkes;Irma Joosten;Hans J. P. M. Koenen;Xuehui He

  • Crosstalk between Keratinocytes and T Cells in a 3D Microenvironment: A Model to Study Inflammatory Skin Diseases

    Ellen H. van den Bogaard;Geuranne S. Tjabringa;Irma Joosten;Mieke Vonk-Bergers

  • Membrane-bound HLA-G activates proliferation and interferon-gamma production by uterine natural killer cells.

    A. van der Meer;H.G.M. Lukassen;M.J.C. van Lierop;F. Wijnands

  • Differential Effects of Environmental and Genetic Factors on T and B Cell Immune Traits

    Raul Aguirre-Gamboa;Irma Joosten;Paulo C.M. Urbano;Renate G. van der Molen

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans J. P. M. Koenen
Hans J. P. M. Koenen Radboud University
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Leo A. B. Joosten
Leo A. B. Joosten Radboud University
Frans H.J. Claas
Frans H.J. Claas Leiden University Medical Center
Michiel L. Bots
Michiel L. Bots Utrecht University
Dave L. Roelen
Dave L. Roelen Leiden University Medical Center
Cisca Wijmenga
Cisca Wijmenga University Medical Center Groningen
Joost Schalkwijk
Joost Schalkwijk Radboud University
Ramnik J. Xavier
Ramnik J. Xavier Broad Institute
Marca H. M. Wauben
Marca H. M. Wauben Utrecht University

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