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Overview

Thomas Giese is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed to the field of medical research with a focus on immunology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, and related areas. Their work spans multiple aspects of immune system function and disease interactions, particularly in the context of autoimmune disorders, viral infections, and transplant outcomes.

Their recent scholarly contributions include studies published in several well-recognized journals:

  • Effect of Increased Lactate Dehydrogenase A Activity and Aerobic Glycolysis on the Proinflammatory Profile of Autoimmune CD8+ T Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis, 2020, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Immunization with full-length Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 is safe and elicits functional cytophilic antibodies in a randomized first-in-human trial, 2020, npj Vaccines
  • Inflammation induces pro-NETotic neutrophils via TNFR2 signaling, 2022, Cell Reports
  • High rate of HSV-1 reactivation in invasively ventilated COVID-19 patients: Immunological findings, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Comprehensive flow cytometric reference intervals of leukocyte subsets from six study centers across Europe, 2020, Clinical & Experimental Immunology

The frequent co-authors with whom Thomas Giese has collaborated include:

  • Claudia Sommerer
  • Stefan Meuer
  • Paul Schnitzler
  • Uta Merle
  • Martin Zeier

Thomas Giese's work has appeared multiple times in prominent publication venues, including:

  • npj Vaccines
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Cell Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • Clinical & Experimental Immunology

Their research fields of study cover a broad spectrum within the biomedical sciences, most notably:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader fields, the subfields that characterize their work include:

  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The main topics addressed in Thomas Giese's research focus on immune system dynamics and disease mechanisms, such as:

  • Immune cells in cancer
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Best Publications

  • Quantitative Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 1–10 mRNA in Cellular Subsets of Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and Sensitivity to CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides

    Veit Hornung;Simon Rothenfusser;Stefanie Britsch;Anne Krug

  • Regulatory T cells are key cerebroprotective immunomodulators in acute experimental stroke

    Arthur Liesz;Elisabeth Suri-Payer;Claudia Veltkamp;Henrike Doerr

  • Toll-like receptor expression reveals CpG DNA as a unique microbial stimulus for plasmacytoid dendritic cells which synergizes with CD40 ligand to induce high amounts of IL-12.

    Anne Krug;Andreas Towarowski;Stefanie Britsch;Simon Rothenfusser

  • Peripheral and intestinal regulatory CD4+CD25high T cells in inflammatory bowel disease

    Jochen Maul;Christoph Loddenkemper;Pamela Mundt;Erika Berg

  • Suppression of T-cell functions by human granulocyte arginase.

    Markus Munder;Henriette Schneider;Claudia Luckner;Thomas Giese

  • Activation with CpG-A and CpG-B oligonucleotides reveals two distinct regulatory pathways of type I IFN synthesis in human plasmacytoid dendritic cells

    Miren Kerkmann;Simon Rothenfusser;Veit Hornung;Andreas Towarowski

  • Pancreatic neuropathy and neuropathic pain--a comprehensive pathomorphological study of 546 cases.

    Güralp O. Ceyhan;Frank Bergmann;Mustafa Kadihasanoglu;Burak Altintas

  • Phenotype, penetrance, and treatment of 133 cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4–insufficient subjects

    Charlotte Schwab;Annemarie Gabrysch;Peter Olbrich;Virginia Patiño

  • Identification and functional analysis of tumor-infiltrating plasmacytoid dendritic cells in head and neck cancer.

    Evelyn Hartmann;Barbara Wollenberg;Simon Rothenfusser;Moritz Wagner

  • Plasmacytoid dendritic cells control TLR7 sensitivity of naive B cells via type I IFN

    Isabelle Béatrice Berkeredjian-Ding;Moritz Wagner;Veit Hornung;Thomas Giese

  • Plasmacytoid dendritic cells, antigen, and CpG-C license human B cells for plasma cell differentiation and immunoglobulin production in the absence of T-cell help

    Hendrik Poeck;Moritz Wagner;Moritz Wagner;Julia Battiany;Julia Battiany;Simon Rothenfusser;Simon Rothenfusser

  • Expression of Interleukin-12-Related Cytokine Transcripts in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Elevated Interleukin-23p19 and Interleukin-27p28 in Crohn's Disease But Not in Ulcerative Colitis

    Carsten Schmidt;Thomas Giese;Bianca Ludwig;Ina Mueller-Molaian

  • In vivo peripheral expansion of naive CD4+CD25high FoxP3+ regulatory T cells in patients with multiple myeloma

    Marc Beyer;Matthias Kochanek;Matthias Kochanek;Matthias Kochanek;Thomas Giese;Thomas Giese;Thomas Giese;Elmar Endl;Elmar Endl;Elmar Endl

  • Periostin creates a tumor-supportive microenvironment in the pancreas by sustaining fibrogenic stellate cell activity.

    Mert Erkan;Jörg Kleeff;Andre Gorbachevski;Carolin Reiser

  • Anti-inflammatory Effects of Phosphatidylcholine *

    Irina Treede;Annika Braun;Richard Sparla;Mark Kühnel

  • Inhibition of Heme Oxygenase-1 Increases Responsiveness of Pancreatic Cancer Cells to Anticancer Treatment

    Pascal O. Berberat;Zilvinas Dambrauskas;Antanas Gulbinas;Thomas Giese

  • Infarct Volume is a Major Determiner of Post-Stroke Immune Cell Function and Susceptibility to Infection

    Andreas Hug;Alexander Dalpke;Nina Wieczorek;Thomas Giese

  • Prevailing Role of Contact Guidance in Intrastromal T-cell Trapping in Human Pancreatic Cancer

    Natalie Hartmann;Nathalia A. Giese;Thomas Giese;Isabel Poschke

  • Loss of BNIP3 expression is a late event in pancreatic cancer contributing to chemoresistance and worsened prognosis.

    Mert Erkan;Jörg Kleeff;Irene Esposito;Thomas Giese

  • High prevalence of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis IS900 DNA in gut tissues from individuals with Crohn’s disease

    F Autschbach;S Eisold;U Hinz;S Zinser

  • Toll-like receptor expression reveals CpG DNA as a unique microbial stimulus for plasmacytoid dendritic cells which synergizes with CD40L to induce high amounts of IL-12

    A. Towarowski;A. Krug;S. Britsch;S. Rothenfusser

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Meuer
Stefan Meuer Heidelberg University
Markus W. Büchler
Markus W. Büchler Champalimaud Foundation
Jörg Kleeff
Jörg Kleeff Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Martin Zeier
Martin Zeier University Hospital Heidelberg
Wolfgang Stremmel
Wolfgang Stremmel Heidelberg University
Gunther Hartmann
Gunther Hartmann University Hospital Bonn
Stefan Endres
Stefan Endres Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Irene Esposito
Irene Esposito Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Anthony D. Ho
Anthony D. Ho University Hospital Heidelberg
Veit Hornung
Veit Hornung Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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