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Piet Maes

Piet Maes

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Microbiology

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21651
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Overview

Piet Maes is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a research focus primarily centered on medicine, with extensive work in the fields of infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular biology, animal science and zoology, and immunology. Their work addresses multiple facets of viral infections and epidemiology, with a particular emphasis on SARS-CoV-2 and related COVID-19 research.

The scientist's principal topics of study include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

They have contributed to numerous peer-reviewed articles across various high-impact journals. Some of their recent publications are:

  • "Considerable escape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron to antibody neutralization," 2021, published in Nature
  • "Remdesivir, Molnupiravir and Nirmatrelvir remain active against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and other variants of concern," 2022, published in Antiviral Research
  • "Serum neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages BA.1 and BA.2 in patients receiving monoclonal antibodies," 2022, published in Nature Medicine
  • "STAT2 signaling restricts viral dissemination but drives severe pneumonia in SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Symptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Reinfection by a Phylogenetically Distinct Strain," 2020, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases

The frequent co-authors working alongside Piet Maes include Bert Vanmechelen, Emmanuel André, Guy Baele, Lize Cuypers, and Johan Neyts. Collaboration with these researchers indicates a strong network in virology and infectious disease research.

The majority of Piet Maes' publications have appeared in key venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Viruses
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of General Virology
  • Antiviral Research

Their scholarly activity largely focuses on infectious diseases, with a concentration of published work in SARS-CoV-2 related studies, including neutralization, antiviral drug efficacy, immune signaling pathways, and reinfection dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Considerable escape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron to antibody neutralization

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  • Full Genome-Based Classification of Rotaviruses Reveals a Common Origin between Human Wa-Like and Porcine Rotavirus Strains and Human DS-1-Like and Bovine Rotavirus Strains

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Max Ciarlet;Erica Heiman;Ingrid Arijs

  • In vitro inhibition of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus by chloroquine

    Els Keyaerts;Leen Vijgen;Piet Maes;Johan Neyts

  • Remdesivir, Molnupiravir and Nirmatrelvir remain active against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and other variants of concern

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  • Experimental Treatment with Favipiravir for Ebola Virus Disease (the JIKI Trial): A Historically Controlled, Single-Arm Proof-of-Concept Trial in Guinea.

    Daouda Sissoko;Cedric Laouenan;Elin Folkesson;Abdoul-Bing M’Lebing

  • Serum neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages BA.1 and BA.2 in patients receiving monoclonal antibodies

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  • RotaC: A web-based tool for the complete genome classification of group A rotaviruses

    Piet Maes;Jelle Matthijnssens;Mustafizur Rahman;Marc Van Ranst

  • The Papillomavirus Episteme: a major update to the papillomavirus sequence database.

    Koenraad Van Doorslaer;Zhiwen Li;Sandhya Xirasagar;Piet Maes

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2018

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Nidia G. Aréchiga Ceballos;Ashley C. Banyard;Christopher F. Basler

  • Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales : update 2019

    Abulikemu Abudurexiti;Scott Adkins;Daniela Alioto;Sergey V. Alkhovsky

  • Temporal and spatial analysis of the 2014–2015 Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa

    Miles W. Carroll;David A. Matthews;Julian A. Hiscox;Michael J. Elmore

  • Modular approach to customise sample preparation procedures for viral metagenomics: a reproducible protocol for virome analysis

    Nádia Conceição-Neto;Mark Zeller;Hanne Lefrère;Pieter De Bruyn

  • Antiviral Activity of Chloroquine against Human Coronavirus OC43 Infection in Newborn Mice

    Els Keyaerts;Sandra Li;Leen Vijgen;Evelien Rysman

  • Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2019.

    Gaya K. Amarasinghe;María A. Ayllón;Yīmíng Bào;Christopher F. Basler

  • Symptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Reinfection by a Phylogenetically Distinct Strain.

    Jan Van Elslande;Pieter Vermeersch;Kris Vandervoort;Tony Wawina-Bokalanga

  • Evolutionary History of the Closely Related Group 2 Coronaviruses: Porcine Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus, Bovine Coronavirus, and Human Coronavirus OC43

    Leen Vijgen;Els Keyaerts;Philippe Lemey;Piet Maes

  • Relating increasing hantavirus incidences to the changing climate: the mast connection

    Jan Clement;Jurgen Vercauteren;Willem W Verstraeten;Geneviève Ducoffre

  • 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales

    Jens H. Kuhn;Scott Adkins;Daniela Alioto;Sergey V. Alkhovsky

  • STAT2 signaling restricts viral dissemination but drives severe pneumonia in SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters.

    Robbert Boudewijns;Robbert Boudewijns;Hendrik Jan Thibaut;Hendrik Jan Thibaut;Suzanne J. F. Kaptein;Suzanne J. F. Kaptein;Rong Li

  • Imprinted antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages

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  • The Substitutions L50F, E166A, and L167F in SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro Are Selected by a Protease Inhibitor In Vitro and Confer Resistance To Nirmatrelvir

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  • Hantaviruses: Immunology, Treatment, and Prevention

    Piet Maes;Jan Clement;Irina Gavrilovskaya;Marc Van Ranst

  • Geographical and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 clades in the WHO European Region, January to June 2020.

    Erik Alm;Eeva K Broberg;Thomas Connor;Emma B Hodcroft

  • A Recurrent Mutation at Position 26340 of SARS-CoV-2 Is Associated with Failure of the E Gene Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR Utilized in a Commercial Dual-Target Diagnostic Assay.

    Maria Artesi;Sébastien Bontems;Paul Göbbels;Marc Franckh

  • Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 reinfection by a phylogenetically distinct strain.

    Jan Van Elslande;Pieter Vermeersch;Kris Vandervoort;Tony Wawina-Bokalanga

Frequent Co-Authors

Jelle Matthijnssens
Jelle Matthijnssens Rega Institute for Medical Research
Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Johan Neyts
Johan Neyts Rega Institute for Medical Research
Boris Klempa
Boris Klempa Slovak Academy of Sciences
Jens H. Kuhn
Jens H. Kuhn National Institutes of Health
Norbert Nowotny
Norbert Nowotny University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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