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Peter M. H. Heegaard is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant concentration on Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Animal Science and Zoology. Molecular Biology and Small Animals also represent notable subfields within their body of work.

The scientist has contributed to studies covering a range of main topics, including:

  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • The emergence and diversification of a zoonotic pathogen from within the microbiota of intensively farmed pigs, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • From mice to monkeys, animals studied for coronavirus answers, 2020, Science
  • The genome of the naturally evolved obesity-prone Ossabaw miniature pig, 2021, iScience
  • Piglet innate immune response to Streptococcus suis colonization is modulated by the virulence of the strain, 2021, Veterinary Research
  • The host response to bacterial bone infection involves a local upregulation of several acute phase proteins, 2020, Immunobiology

Peter M. H. Heegaard frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Kerstin Skovgaard
  • Louise Brogaard
  • Lars Erik Larsen
  • Virginia Aragón
  • Michael Sturek

The scientist's work is often disseminated through several publication venues, most notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • iScience
  • Immunobiology
  • Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Best Publications

  • Dendrimers in drug research

    Ulrik Boas;Peter M. H. Heegaard

  • Application of acute phase protein measurements in veterinary clinical chemistry.

    Henrik Hagbard Petersen;Jens Peter Nielsen;Peter Mikael Helweg Heegaard

  • The acute phase response of haptoglobin and serum amyloid A (SAA) in cattle undergoing experimental infection with bovine respiratory syncytial virus

    Peter M.H Heegaard;Dale L Godson;Mathilda J.M Toussaint;Kirsten Tjørnehøj

  • The Porcine Acute Phase Response to Infection with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. Haptoglobin, C-Reactive Protein, Major Acute Phase Protein and Serum Amyloid A Protein Are Sensitive Indicators of Infection

    Peter M.H Heegaard;Joan Klausen;Jens Peter Nielsen;Nieves González-Ramón

  • Respiratory disease in calves: microbiological investigations on trans-tracheally aspirated bronchoalveolar fluid and acute phase protein response.

    Øystein Angen;John Thomsen;Lars Erik Larsen;Jesper Larsen

  • Replication, pathogenesis and transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus in non-immune pigs.

    Sharon M. Brookes;Alejandro Núñez;Bhudipa Choudhury;Bhudipa Choudhury;Mikhail Matrosovich

  • Dendrimers for vaccine and immunostimulatory uses. A review.

    Peter M. H. Heegaard;Ulrik Boas;Nanna Skall Sørensen

  • Acute phase proteins in cattle after exposure to complex stress

    S. R. Lomborg;L. R. Nielsen;Peter M. H. Heegaard;S. Jacobsen

  • Adjuvants and delivery systems in veterinary vaccinology: current state and future developments

    Peter M. H. Heegaard;Laurence Dedieu;Nicholas Johnson;Marie-Frédérique Le Potier

  • Dendrimers: Design, Synthesis and Chemical Properties

    Ulrik Boas;J.B. Christensen;Peter M. H. Heegaard

  • Dose Dependency and Individual Variability of the Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Bovine Acute Phase Protein Response

    S. Jacobsen;P.H. Andersen;T. Toelboell;P.M.H. Heegaard

  • Acute phase protein concentrations in serum and milk from healthy cows, cows with clinical mastitis and cows with extramammary inflammatory conditions

    B.H. Nielsen;S. Jacobsen;P.H. Andersen;T.A. Niewold

  • Correlation between carbohydrate structures on the envelope glycoprotein gp120 of HIV-1 and HIV-2 and syncytium inhibition with lectins.

    Hansen Je;Nielsen Cm;Nielsen C;Heegaard P

  • The porcine acute phase protein response to acute clinical and subclinical experimental infection with Streptococcus suis.

    Nanna Skall Sørensen;C. Tegtmeier;Lars Ole Andresen;M. Pineiro

  • Early pathogenesis and inflammatory response in experimental bovine mastitis due to Streptococcus uberis.

    L.H. Pedersen;B. Aalbæk;C.M. Røntved;K.L. Ingvartsen

  • Facile synthesis of aliphatic isothiocyanates and thioureas on solid phase using peptide coupling reagents

    Ulrik Boas;Heidi Gertz;Jørn B. Christensen;Peter M.H. Heegaard

  • Dendrimers in medicine and biotechnology. New molecular tools

    Ulrik Boas;J. B. Christensen;Peter M. H. Heegaard

  • Rapid and widely disseminated acute phase protein response after experimental bacterial infection of pigs

    Kerstin Skovgaard;Shila Mortensen;Mette Boye;Karin T. Poulsen

  • ITIH4 (Inter-Alpha-Trypsin Inhibitor Heavy Chain 4) Is a New Acute-Phase Protein Isolated from Cattle during Experimental Infection

    M. Piñeiro;M. Andrés;M. Iturralde;S. Carmona

  • Optimal combinations of acute phase proteins for detecting infectious disease in pigs

    Peter M. H. Heegaard;Anders Stockmarr;Matilde Piñeiro;Rakel Carpintero

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Erik Larsen
Lars Erik Larsen University of Copenhagen
Tim Kåre Jensen
Tim Kåre Jensen University of Copenhagen
Jens Nielsen
Jens Nielsen Chalmers University of Technology
Anette Bøtner
Anette Bøtner University of Copenhagen
Jens Lykkesfeldt
Jens Lykkesfeldt University of Copenhagen
Klaus Bendtzen
Klaus Bendtzen Rigshospitalet
Henrik Callesen
Henrik Callesen Aarhus University
Uffe Holmskov
Uffe Holmskov University of Southern Denmark
Christian Bendixen
Christian Bendixen Aarhus University
Ralf Dürrwald
Ralf Dürrwald Robert Koch Institute

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