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Microbiology
Finland
2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
96
Citations
27483
World Ranking
524
National Ranking
3

Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
28711
World Ranking
9418
National Ranking
107

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Seppo Meri is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology.

Their main subfields of study include Immunology, Hematology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their research spans significant topics such as the Complement system in diseases, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Reproductive System and Pregnancy, Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, and Immune Cell Function and Interaction.

Seppo Meri's recent papers include:

  • The Effects of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Organ Metabolism and the Immune System (2020) published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • TAK-101 Nanoparticles Induce Gluten-Specific Tolerance in Celiac Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study (2021) published in Gastroenterology
  • Physiology of gangliosides and the role of antiganglioside antibodies in human diseases (2020) published in Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • Gliadin Nanoparticles Induce Immune Tolerance to Gliadin in Mouse Models of Celiac Disease (2020) published in Gastroenterology
  • Mast cells and complement system: Ancient interactions between components of innate immunity (2020) published in Allergy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Seppo Meri are:

  • A. Inkeri Lokki (14 publications)
  • Kurosh Kalantar (12 publications)
  • Karita Haapasalo (10 publications)
  • Tobias Freitag (9 publications)
  • Juha Kotimaa (9 publications)

The scientist regularly publishes in the following venues:

  • Frontiers in Immunology (8 publications)
  • Immunobiology (6 publications)
  • Scandinavian Journal of Immunology (6 publications)
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology (4 publications)
  • FEBS Letters (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Human protectin (CD59), an 18,000-20,000 MW complement lysis restricting factor, inhibits C5b-8 catalysed insertion of C9 into lipid bilayers.

    S Meri;B P Morgan;A Davies;R H Daniels

  • Intracellular Complement Activation Sustains T Cell Homeostasis and Mediates Effector Differentiation

    M. Kathryn Liszewski;Martin Kolev;Gaelle Le Friec;Marilyn Leung

  • Discrimination between activators and nonactivators of the alternative pathway of complement: regulation via a sialic acid/polyanion binding site on factor H.

    Seppo Meri;Michael K. Pangburn

  • The Effects of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Organ Metabolism and the Immune System.

    Gholamreza Daryabor;Mohamad Reza Atashzar;Dieter Kabelitz;Seppo Meri

  • Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Type II (Dense Deposit Disease): An Update

    Gerald B. Appel;H. Terence Cook;Gregory Hageman;J. Charles Jennette

  • The complement regulator factor H binds to the surface protein OspE of Borrelia burgdorferi.

    Jens Hellwage;Taru Susanna Meri;Tero Heikkilä;Antti Alitalo

  • Complement Activation after Oxidative Stress : Role of the Lectin Complement Pathway

    Charles D. Collard;Antti Väkevä;Margaret A. Morrissey;Azin Agah

  • Mutations in factor H reduce binding affinity to C3b and heparin and surface attachment to endothelial cells in hemolytic uremic syndrome

    Tamara Manuelian;Jens Hellwage;Seppo Meri;Jessica Caprioli

  • Rituximab (anti-CD20) therapy of B-cell lymphomas: direct complement killing is superior to cellular effector mechanisms.

    A Harjunpää;S Junnikkala;S Meri

  • Molecular genetic characterization of the Fennoscandian cervid strain, a new genotypic group (G10) of Echinococcus granulosus

    A Lavikainen;M J Lehtinen;T Meri;V Hirvelä-Koski

  • Factor H family proteins: on complement, microbes and human diseases.

    P. F. Zipfel;C. Skerka;J. Hellwage;S. T. Jokiranta

  • Activation of the alternative pathway of complement by monoclonal lambda light chains in membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.

    S. Meri;V. Koistinen;A. Miettinen;T. Törnroth

  • New Approaches to the Treatment of Dense Deposit Disease

    Richard J.H. Smith;Jessy Alexander;Paul N. Barlow;Marina Botto

  • Each of the Three Binding Sites on Complement Factor H Interacts with a Distinct Site on C3b

    T. Sakari Jokiranta;T. Sakari Jokiranta;Jens Hellwage;Jens Hellwage;Vesa Koistinen;Peter F. Zipfel

  • Immune evasion of tumor cells using membrane-bound complement regulatory proteins

    Arko Gorter;Seppo Meri

  • Membrane proteins that protect against complement lysis.

    Morgan Bp;Meri S

  • Y402H polymorphism of complement factor H affects binding affinity to C-reactive protein

    Matti Laine;Hanna Jarva;Hanna Jarva;Sanna Seitsonen;Karita Haapasalo

  • Regulation of Complement Activation by C-Reactive Protein: Targeting the Complement Inhibitory Activity of Factor H by an Interaction with Short Consensus Repeat Domains 7 and 8–11

    Jarva H;Jokiranta Ts;Hellwage J;Zipfel Pf

  • Dual interaction of factor H with C3d and glycosaminoglycans in host–nonhost discrimination by complement

    Tommi Kajander;Markus Juhana Lehtinen;Satu Hyvärinen;Arnab Bhattacharjee

  • Distribution of protectin (CD59), a complement membrane attack inhibitor, in normal human tissues.

    S Meri;H Waldmann;P J Lachmann

  • Extended haplotypes in the complement factor H (CFH) and CFH‐related (CFHR) family of genes protect against age‐related macular degeneration: Characterization, ethnic distribution and evolutionary implications

    Gregory S Hageman;Gregory S Hageman;Lisa S Hancox;Andrew J Taiber;Karen M Gehrs

Frequent Co-Authors

T. Sakari Jokiranta
T. Sakari Jokiranta University of Helsinki
Peter F. Zipfel
Peter F. Zipfel Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Irma Järvelä
Irma Järvelä University of Helsinki
Veli-Matti Kähäri
Veli-Matti Kähäri Turku University Hospital
Anna M. Blom
Anna M. Blom Lund University
Mikael Skurnik
Mikael Skurnik University of Helsinki
John P. Atkinson
John P. Atkinson Washington University in St. Louis
Outi Vaarala
Outi Vaarala University of Helsinki
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital

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