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Overview

Jan Wilschut is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a strong emphasis on epidemiology. Other subfields in their work include pulmonary and respiratory medicine, hepatology, health, and genetics.

The scientist's recent publications cover various aspects of viral infections, vaccine development, and health economics. Notable papers include:

  • First-in-Human Phase I Clinical Trial of an SFV-Based RNA Replicon Cancer Vaccine against HPV-Induced Cancers, 2020, Molecular Therapy
  • Cost-Effectiveness of Pediatric Influenza Vaccination in The Netherlands, 2020, Value in Health
  • Viral causes of severe acute respiratory infection in hospitalized children and association with outcomes: A two-year prospective surveillance study in Suriname, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Comparing the impact of high-dose versus standard dose influenza vaccines on hospitalization cost for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases: Economic assessment in the US Veteran population during 5 respiratory seasons using an instrumental variable method, 2020, Vaccine
  • Cost-effectiveness of hepatitis C virus screening, and subsequent monitoring or treatment among pregnant women in the Netherlands, 2020, The European Journal of Health Economics

Wilschut's frequent co-authors include:

  • Maarten J. Postma
  • Cornelis Boersma
  • Florian Zeevat
  • Job F. H. Eijsink
  • Mohamed N. M. T. Al Khayat

The scientist has published multiple papers in several venues, highlighting the diversity of their research contributions. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Value in Health
  • Infectious Diseases and Therapy
  • Vaccines
  • Molecular Therapy
  • PLoS ONE

Research topics explored by Jan Wilschut include:

  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

This breadth of expertise highlights Wilschut's involvement in both infectious disease research and health economic assessments. Their work spans clinical vaccine trials, epidemiological studies of viral infections, and analyses of vaccination cost-effectiveness, contributing to understanding health outcomes and public health strategy.

Best Publications

  • Dissecting the cell entry pathway of dengue virus by single-particle tracking in living cells.

    Hilde M. van der Schaar;Michael J. Rust;Chen Chen;Heidi van der Ende-Metselaar

  • Dengue virus life cycle: viral and host factors modulating infectivity

    Izabela A. Rodenhuis-Zybert;Jan Wilschut;Jolanda M. Smit

  • Flavivirus cell entry and membrane fusion.

    Jolanda M. Smit;Bastiaan Moesker;Izabela Rodenhuis-Zybert;Jan Wilschut

  • The virosome concept for influenza vaccines

    Anke Huckriede;Laura Bungener;Toon Stegmann;Toos Daemen

  • Characterization of the Early Events in Dengue Virus Cell Entry by Biochemical Assays and Single-Virus Tracking

    Hilde M. van der Schaar;Michael J. Rust;Barry-Lee Waarts;Heidi van der Ende-Metselaar

  • Immature Dengue Virus: A Veiled Pathogen?

    Izabela A. Rodenhuis-Zybert;Hilde M. Van Der Schaar;Júlia M. Da Silva Voorham;Heidi Van Der Ende-Metselaar

  • Ca2+-induced fusion of phospholipid vesicles monitored by mixing of aqueous contents

    Jan Wilschut;Demetrios Papahadjopoulos

  • Superior Immunogenicity of Inactivated Whole Virus H5N1 Influenza Vaccine is Primarily Controlled by Toll-like Receptor Signalling

    Felix Geeraedts;Nadege Goutagny;Veit Hornung;Martina Severa

  • Membrane fusion of Semliki Forest virus involves homotrimers of the fusion protein.

    J M Wahlberg;R Bron;J Wilschut;H Garoff

  • Aggregation and fusion of phospholipid vesicles

    Shlomo Nir;J. Bentz;J. Wilschut;Nejat Düzgüneş

  • Development of Stable Influenza Vaccine Powder Formulations: Challenges and Possibilities

    J-P Amorij;Anke Huckriede;Jan Wilschut;Henderik Frijlink

  • Interaction of the HIV-1 fusion peptide with phospholipid vesicles: different structural requirements for fusion and leakage

    Jose L. Nieva;Shlomo Nir;Arturo Muga;Felix M. Goni

  • Membrane fusion of Semliki Forest virus in a model system: correlation between fusion kinetics and structural changes in the envelope glycoprotein.

    R Bron;J M Wahlberg;H Garoff;J Wilschut

  • Membrane fusion of Semliki Forest virus requires sphingolipids in the target membrane.

    J L Nieva;R Bron;J Corver;J Wilschut

  • Low-pH-dependent fusion of sindbis virus with receptor-free cholesterol- and sphingolipid-containing liposomes

    Jolanda M. Smit;Robert Bittman;Jan Wilschut

  • FUNCTIONAL RECONSTITUTION OF INFLUENZA-VIRUS ENVELOPES

    T. Stegmann;H. W. M. Morselt;F. P. Booy;J. F. L. Van Breemen

  • Functional importance of dengue virus maturation : infectious properties of immature virions

    Izabela A. Zybert;Heidi van der Ende-Metselaar;Jan Wilschut;Jolanda M. Smit

  • KINETICS OF PH-DEPENDENT FUSION BETWEEN INFLUENZA-VIRUS AND LIPOSOMES

    Toon Stegmann;Dick Hoekstra;G Scherphof;Jan Wilschut

  • Fusion activity of influenza virus. A comparison between biological and artificial target membrane vesicles.

    T Stegmann;D Hoekstra;G Scherphof;J Wilschut

  • Neuroinvasive flavivirus infections

    Gregorius J. Sips;Jan Wilschut;Jolanda M. Smit

  • Alum boosts TH2-type antibody responses to whole-inactivated virus influenza vaccine in mice but does not confer superior protection.

    Laura Bungener;Felix Geeraedts;Wouter Ter Veer;Jeroen Medema

  • Safety and efficacy of influenza vaccination in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with quiescent disease

    A Holvast;A Huckriede;J Wilschut;G Horst

  • Membrane fusion activity of tick-borne encephalitis virus and recombinant subviral particles in a liposomal model system

    Jeroen Corver;Antonio Ortiz;Steven L. Allison;Juliane Schalich

Frequent Co-Authors

Maarten J. Postma
Maarten J. Postma University of Groningen
Anke Huckriede
Anke Huckriede University Medical Center Groningen
Toos Daemen
Toos Daemen University Medical Center Groningen
Jolanda M. Smit
Jolanda M. Smit University Medical Center Groningen
Dick Hoekstra
Dick Hoekstra University Medical Center Groningen
Shlomo Nir
Shlomo Nir Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Nejat Düzgüneş
Nejat Düzgüneş University of the Pacific
Gerrit L. Scherphof
Gerrit L. Scherphof University of Groningen
Eelko Hak
Eelko Hak University of Groningen
Robert Bittman
Robert Bittman City University of New York

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