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Mika Rämet is affiliated with Oulu University Hospital in Finland and has an extensive record of research primarily focused on medicine, immunology, and microbiology. Their body of work spans multiple subfields including epidemiology, immunology, molecular biology, infectious diseases, and obstetrics and gynecology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas such as respiratory viral infections, pneumonia and respiratory infections, influenza virus studies, preterm birth and chorioamnionitis, pregnancy and preeclampsia, bacterial infections, vaccines, and invertebrate immune response mechanisms.

Rämet's recent publications include:

  • The Drosophila Toll Pathway in Innate Immunity: from the Core Pathway toward Effector Functions (2022) published in The Journal of Immunology
  • RENOIR Trial - RSVpreF Vaccine Efficacy over Two Seasons (2024) published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of the Bivalent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prefusion F Vaccine in Older Adults Over 2 RSV Seasons (2025) published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • The respiratory syncytial virus prefusion F protein vaccine attenuates the severity of respiratory syncytial virus-associated disease in breakthrough infections in adults ≥60 years of age (2024) published in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
  • Human placental proteomics and exon variant studies link AAT/SERPINA1 with spontaneous preterm birth (2022) published in BMC Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rämet include:

  • Antti M. Haapalainen
  • Mikko Hallman
  • Heli Tiensuu
  • Anu Pasanen
  • Susanna Valanne

Rämet's publications are often found in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • The Drosophila Toll Signaling Pathway

    Susanna Valanne;Jing-Huan Wang;Mika Rämet

  • Functional genomic analysis of phagocytosis and identification of a Drosophila receptor for E. coli.

    Mika Rämet;Pascal Manfruelli;Alan Pearson;Bernard Mathey-Prevot

  • Evaluation of the BNT162b2 Covid-19 Vaccine in Children 5 to 11 Years of Age.

    Emmanuel B. Walter;Kawsar R. Talaat;Charu Sabharwal;Alejandra Gurtman

  • The Drosophila Imd Signaling Pathway

    Henna Myllymäki;Susanna Valanne;Mika Rämet

  • Eater, a Transmembrane Protein Mediating Phagocytosis of Bacterial Pathogens in Drosophila

    Christine Kocks;Ju Hyun Cho;Nadine Nehme;Johanna Ulvila

  • Genetic Associations with Gestational Duration and Spontaneous Preterm Birth

    Ge Zhang;Bjarke Feenstra;Jonas Bacelis;Xueping Liu

  • JNK signaling pathway is required for efficient wound healing in Drosophila.

    Mika Rämet;René Lanot;Daniel Zachary;Pascal Manfruelli

  • Double-stranded RNA Is Internalized by Scavenger Receptor-mediated Endocytosis in Drosophila S2 Cells

    Johanna Ulvila;Mataleena Parikka;Anni Kleino;Raija Sormunen

  • Drosophila scavenger receptor CI is a pattern recognition receptor for bacteria.

    Mika Rämet;Alan Pearson;Alan Pearson;Pascal Manfruelli;Xiohung Li

  • Surfactant protein D gene polymorphism associated with severe respiratory syncytial virus infection.

    Meri Lahti;Johan Löfgren;Riitta Marttila;Marjo Renko

  • Inhibitor of apoptosis 2 and TAK1-binding protein are components of the Drosophila Imd pathway

    Anni Kleino;Susanna Valanne;Johanna Ulvila;Jenni Kallio

  • Pirk Is a Negative Regulator of the Drosophila Imd Pathway

    Anni Kleino;Henna Myllymäki;Jenni Kallio;Leena-Maija Vanha-aho

  • Toll-like Receptors as Sensors of Pathogens

    Mikko Hallman;Mika Rämet;R Alan Ezekowitz

  • Association between surfactant protein A gene locus and severe respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants.

    Johan Löfgren;Mika Rämet;Marjo Renko;Riitta Marttila

  • JAK/STAT Pathway in Drosophila Immunity

    H. Myllymäki;M. Rämet

  • Association between the surfactant protein A (SP-A) gene locus and respiratory-distress syndrome in the Finnish population.

    Mika Rämet;Ritva Haataja;Riitta Marttila;Joanna Floros

  • Transdifferentiation and Proliferation in Two Distinct Hemocyte Lineages in Drosophila melanogaster Larvae after Wasp Infection.

    Ines Anderl;Ines Anderl;Laura Vesala;Teemu O. Ihalainen;Leena Maija Vanha-aho

  • High-density lipoprotein increases the abundance of eNOS protein in human vascular endothelial cells by increasing its half-life.

    Maria E Rämet;Mika Rämet;Qing Lu;Moriah Nickerson

  • Mycobacterium marinum causes a latent infection that can be reactivated by gamma irradiation in adult zebrafish.

    Mataleena Parikka;Milka M. Hammarén;Sanna-Kaisa E. Harjula;Nicholas J. A. Halfpenny

  • Genetic Associations With Gestational Duration and Spontaneous Preterm Birth

    G. Zhang;B. Feenstra;J. Bacelis;X. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Mikko Hallman
Mikko Hallman Oulu University Hospital
Dan Hultmark
Dan Hultmark Umeå University
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Louis J. Muglia
Louis J. Muglia Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
R. Alan B. Ezekowitz
R. Alan B. Ezekowitz Harvard University
Olli Silvennoinen
Olli Silvennoinen Tampere University
Mads Melbye
Mads Melbye University of Copenhagen
Stephen F. Kingsmore
Stephen F. Kingsmore Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego
Günter P. Wagner
Günter P. Wagner Yale University
Seppo Parkkila
Seppo Parkkila Tampere University

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