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Immunology
Denmark
2026

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Immunology

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Citations
29383
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National Ranking
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Medicine

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Citations
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National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Peter Garred is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Neurology, Hematology, and Genetics.

The scientist's research covers several key topics, including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Complement system in diseases
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Frequent co-authors contributing to the scientist's work include:

  • Cecilie Bo Hansen
  • Laura Pérez-Alós
  • Rafael Bayarri-Olmos
  • Kasper Iversen
  • Anne Rosbjerg

The scientist has published extensively in several publication venues, notably:

  • Immunobiology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Innate Immunity

Among the recent research papers are:

  • Modeling of waning immunity after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and influencing factors, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Therapeutic Targeting of the Complement System: From Rare Diseases to Pandemics, 2021, Pharmacological Reviews
  • Recognition and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 by humoral innate immunity pattern recognition molecules, 2022, Nature Immunology
  • Comparison of 16 Serological SARS-CoV-2 Immunoassays in 16 Clinical Laboratories, 2021, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Responses Are Correlated to Disease Severity in COVID-19 Convalescent Individuals, 2020, The Journal of Immunology

Best Publications

  • Interplay between promoter and structural gene variants control basal serum level of mannan-binding protein.

    H. O. Madsen;P. Garred;S. Thiel;J. A. L. Kurtzhals

  • Effects of Sodium Restriction on Blood Pressure, Renin, Aldosterone, Catecholamines, Cholesterols, and Triglyceride: A Meta-analysis

    Niels A. Graudal;Anders M. Galløe;Peter Garred

  • A new frequent allele is the missing link in the structural polymorphism of the human mannan-binding protein

    Hans O. Madsen;P. Garred;Joergen A. L. Kurtzhals;Lars U. Lamm

  • Association of mannose-binding lectin gene heterogeneity with severity of lung disease and survival in cystic fibrosis

    Peter Garred;Tacjana Pressler;Hans O. Madsen;Birgitte Frederiksen

  • Acute respiratory tract infections and mannose-binding lectin insufficiency during early childhood.

    Anders Koch;Mads Melbye;Per Sørensen;Preben Homøe

  • Mannose-binding lectin and its genetic variants

    Peter Garred;F. Larsen;J. Seyfarth;Ricardo Fujita

  • Mannose-binding lectin deficiency--revisited

    Peter Garred;Flemming Larsen;Hans O Madsen;Claus Koch

  • Different Molecular Events Result in Low Protein Levels of Mannan-Binding Lectin in Populations from Southeast Africa and South America

    Madsen Ho;Satz Ml;Hogh B;Svejgaard A

  • Susceptibility to HIV infection and progression of AIDS in relation to variant alleles of mannose-binding lectin

    Peter Garred;Hans O Madsen;Ulla Balslev;Bo Hofmann

  • A journey through the lectin pathway of complement—MBL and beyond

    Peter Garred;Ninette Genster;Katrine Pilely;Rafael Bayarri-Olmos

  • Mannose-binding lectin engagement with late apoptotic and necrotic cells.

    Alma J. Nauta;Nicoline Raaschou‐Jensen;Anja Roos;Mohamed R. Daha

  • Functional analysis of the classical, alternative, and MBL pathways of the complement system: standardization and validation of a simple ELISA

    M.A. Seelen;A. Roos;J. Wieslander;T.E. Mollnes

  • Increased frequency of homozygosity of abnormal mannan-binding-protein alleles in patients with suspected immunodeficiency

    P. Garred;H.O. Madsen;B. Hofmann;A. Svejgaard

  • Modeling of waning immunity after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and influencing factors

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  • Alcohol consumption is associated with decreased risk of rheumatoid arthritis: results from two Scandinavian case–control studies

    Henrik Källberg;Søren Jacobsen;Camilla Bengtsson;Merete Pedersen

  • Heterozygosity for a deletion in the CKR-5 gene leads to prolonged AIDS-free survival and slower CD4 T-cell decline in a cohort of HIV-seropositive individuals.

    Jesper Eugen-Olsen;Astrid K.N. Iversen;Peter Garred;Uffe Koppelhus

  • DUAL ROLE OF MANNAN‐BINDING PROTEIN IN INFECTIONS: ANOTHER CASE OF HETEROSIS?

    P. Garred;M. Harboe;T. Oettinger.;C. Koch

  • Mannose-binding lectin polymorphisms and susceptibility to infection in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Peter Garred;Hans O. Madsen;Poul Halberg;Jørgen Petersen

  • Association of mannose-binding lectin polymorphisms with sepsis and fatal outcome in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome

    P Garred;J Strøm;L Quist;E Taaning

  • Strong combined gene-environment effects in anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide-positive rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide case-control study in Denmark.

    Merete Pedersen;Søren Jacobsen;Peter Garred;Hans O. Madsen

  • Effects of Sodium Restriction on Blood Pressure, Renin, Aldosterone, Catecholamines, Cholesterols, and Triglyceride

    Niels A. Graudal;Anders M. Galløe;Peter Garred

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Eirik Mollnes
Tom Eirik Mollnes Oslo University Hospital
Hans O. Madsen
Hans O. Madsen Copenhagen University Hospital
Søren Jacobsen
Søren Jacobsen Copenhagen University Hospital
Zoltán Prohászka
Zoltán Prohászka Semmelweis University
Claus Koch
Claus Koch University of Southern Denmark
Arne Svejgaard
Arne Svejgaard University of Copenhagen
Gregory L. Stahl
Gregory L. Stahl Brigham and Women's Hospital
Steffen Thiel
Steffen Thiel Aarhus University
George Füst
George Füst Semmelweis University
Morten Harboe
Morten Harboe Oslo University Hospital

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