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Biology and Biochemistry
Denmark
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
108
Citations
36235
World Ranking
1066
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2015 - OSA Fellows Peter E. Andersen Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark For contributions in light-tissue interactions specific to optical coherence tomography, including new laser diagnostic technology for biophotonic imaging.
  • 2015 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Peter E. Andersen is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their research spans medicine, immunology, and microbiology with a significant focus on infectious diseases and immune responses.

The main fields of study in Andersen's work include:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Their contributions to subfields consist of:

  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Microbiology

Key topics covered in their research are:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

Selected recent publications include:

  • "A Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific subunit vaccine that provides synergistic immunity upon co-administration with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "A phase 1b randomized study of the safety and immunological responses to vaccination with H4:IC31, H56:IC31, and BCG revaccination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-uninfected adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa," 2020, EClinicalMedicine
  • "Vaccine Adjuvants Differentially Affect Kinetics of Antibody and Germinal Center Responses," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Chitin-derived polymer deacetylation regulates mitochondrial reactive oxygen species dependent cGAS-STING and NLRP3 inflammasome activation," 2021, Biomaterials
  • "Parenteral vaccination protects against transcervical infection with Chlamydia trachomatis and generate tissue-resident T cells post-challenge," 2020, npj Vaccines

Frequent co-authors in Andersen's work are:

  • Ida Rosenkrands
  • Dennis Christensen
  • Rasmus Mortensen
  • Frank Follmann
  • Helena Strand Clemmensen

Andersen's research has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, including:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • npj Vaccines
  • Source(s) - Arts Civilisation et Histoire de l'Europe
  • Nature Communications
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases

In recognition of their scientific efforts, Andersen was named an OSA Fellow in 2015 for contributions related to light-tissue interactions and optical coherence tomography technology. The same year, Andersen was also named an SPIE Fellow.

Best Publications

  • Multifunctional TH1 cells define a correlate of vaccine-mediated protection against Leishmania major.

    Patricia A Darrah;Dipti T Patel;Paula M De Luca;Ross W B Lindsay

  • Prevention of M. tuberculosis Infection with H4:IC31 Vaccine or BCG Revaccination

    Elisa Nemes;Hennie Geldenhuys;Virginie Rozot;Kathryn T Rutkowski

  • The Vaccine Adjuvant Chitosan Promotes Cellular Immunity via DNA Sensor cGAS-STING-Dependent Induction of Type I Interferons

    Elizabeth C. Carroll;Lei Jin;Andres Mori;Natalia Muñoz-Wolf

  • Human cytolytic and interferon gamma-secreting CD8+ T lymphocytes specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Ajit Lalvani;Roger Brookes;Robert J. Wilkinson;Adam S. Malin

  • Tuberculosis Subunit Vaccination Provides Long-Term Protective Immunity Characterized by Multifunctional CD4 Memory T Cells

    Thomas Lindenstrøm;Else Marie Agger;Karen S. Korsholm;Patricia A. Darrah

  • Characterization of cationic liposomes based on dimethyldioctadecylammonium and synthetic cord factor from M. tuberculosis (trehalose 6,6'-dibehenate) - A novel adjuvant inducing both strong CMI and antibody responses

    Jesper Davidsen;Ida Rosenkrands;Dennis Christensen;Anil Vangala

  • Transient facial nerve paralysis (Bell's palsy) following intranasal delivery of a genetically detoxified mutant of Escherichia coli heat labile toxin.

    David J. M. Lewis;Zhiming Huo;Susan Barnett;Ingrid Kromann

  • Adjuvanticity of a synthetic cord factor analogue for subunit Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccination requires FcRγ–Syk–Card9–dependent innate immune activation

    Kerstin Werninghaus;Anna Babiak;Olaf Groß;Christoph Hölscher

  • Exchanging ESAT6 with TB10.4 in an Ag85B Fusion Molecule-Based Tuberculosis Subunit Vaccine: Efficient Protection and ESAT6-Based Sensitive Monitoring of Vaccine Efficacy

    Jes Dietrich;Claus Aagaard;Robert Leah;Anja W. Olsen

  • Human T-cell responses to 25 novel antigens encoded by genes of the dormancy regulon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Eliane M.S. Leyten;May Young Lin;Kees L.M.C. Franken;Annemieke H. Friggen

  • Cationic liposomes as vaccine adjuvants

    Dennis Christensen;Karen Smith Korsholm;Peter Andersen;Else Marie Agger

  • Analysis of optical coherence tomography systems based on the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle

    Lars Thrane;Harold T. Yura;Peter E. Andersen

  • Key epitopes on the ESAT-6 antigen recognized in mice during the recall of protective immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    L Brandt;T Oettinger;A Holm;A B Andersen

  • Protection of macaques against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by a subunit vaccine based on a fusion protein of antigen 85B and ESAT-6.

    Jan A.M. Langermans;T. Mark Doherty;Richard A.W. Vervenne;Tridia van der Laan

  • Cationic Liposomes Formulated with Synthetic Mycobacterial Cordfactor (CAF01): A Versatile Adjuvant for Vaccines with Different Immunological Requirements

    Else Marie Agger;Ida Rosenkrands;Jon Hansen;Karima Brahimi

  • Adjuvant modulation of immune responses to tuberculosis subunit vaccines.

    E B Lindblad;M J Elhay;R Silva;R Appelberg

  • Prospective Evaluation of a Whole-Blood Test Using Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific Antigens ESAT-6 and CFP-10 for Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis

    Pernille Ravn;Martin E. Munk;Åse B. Andersen;Bettina Lundgren

  • Divergent effect of bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccination on Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in highly related macaque species: Implications for primate models in tuberculosis vaccine research

    Jan A. M. Langermans;Peter Andersen;Dick van Soolingen;Richard A. W. Vervenne

  • Ag85B–ESAT-6 adjuvanted with IC31® promotes strong and long-lived Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific T cell responses in naïve human volunteers

    Jaap T. van Dissel;Sandra M. Arend;Corine Prins;Peter Bang

  • Protective Effect of a Tuberculosis Subunit Vaccine Based on a Fusion of Antigen 85B and ESAT-6 in the Aerosol Guinea Pig Model

    Anja W. Olsen;Ann Williams;Limei M. Okkels;Graham Hatch

Frequent Co-Authors

Else Marie Agger
Else Marie Agger University of Copenhagen
Ida Rosenkrands
Ida Rosenkrands Statens Serum Institut
T. Mark Doherty
T. Mark Doherty Danish Institute for Study Abroad
Camilla Foged
Camilla Foged University of Copenhagen
Götz Erbert
Götz Erbert TRUMPF Laser Gmbh
Tom H. M. Ottenhoff
Tom H. M. Ottenhoff Leiden University Medical Center
John M. Pollock
John M. Pollock Government of the United Kingdom
Anders Bjarklev
Anders Bjarklev Technical University of Denmark
Kishan Dholakia
Kishan Dholakia University of St Andrews
Michael Theisen
Michael Theisen University of Copenhagen

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