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Overview

Tim Waterboer is affiliated with the German Cancer Research Center in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on epidemiology, surgery, oncology, otorhinolaryngology, and immunology.

Their research has encompassed several main topics, including:

  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

Waterboer has published frequently with several coauthors, reflecting long-term collaborative efforts. Their most frequent coauthors include:

  • Julia Butt (71 publications)
  • Nicole Brenner (55 publications)
  • Michael Pawlita (47 publications)
  • Noemi Bender (37 publications)
  • Andy Ness (24 publications)

The scientist's work has been published in a range of venues, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 22 publications
  • International Journal of Cancer, 13 publications
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 11 publications
  • Oral Oncology, 9 publications
  • Cancer Research, 8 publications

Some of Waterboer's notable recent papers include:

  • Persistent Symptoms in Adult Patients 1 Year After Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Prospective Cohort Study, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Identification of host-pathogen-disease relationships using a scalable multiplex serology platform in UK Biobank, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Humans with inherited T cell CD28 deficiency are susceptible to skin papillomaviruses but are otherwise healthy, 2021, Cell
  • Evaluation of immune response to single dose of quadrivalent HPV vaccine at 10-year post-vaccination, 2022, Vaccine
  • High Levels of Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigen-1-Specific Antibodies and Infectious Mononucleosis Act Both Independently and Synergistically to Increase Multiple Sclerosis Risk, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology

The breadth of Waterboer's research highlights an engagement with infectious agents and their relationship to cancer and other diseases, with an emphasis on immunological responses and epidemiological patterns. Their work crosses multiple subfields, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches to understanding disease mechanisms and outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Multiplex Human Papillomavirus Serology Based on In Situ-Purified Glutathione S-Transferase Fusion Proteins,

    Tim Waterboer;Peter Sehr;Kristina M. Michael;Silvia Franceschi

  • Bead-based multiplex genotyping of human papillomaviruses

    Markus Schmitt;I. G. Bravo;Peter J. F. Snijders;Lutz Gissmann

  • Persistent symptoms in adult patients one year after COVID-19: a prospective cohort study.

    Jessica Seeßle;Tim Waterboer;Theresa Hippchen;Julia Simon

  • Suppression of non-specific binding in serological Luminex assays.

    Tim Waterboer;Peter Sehr;Michael Pawlita

  • Evaluation of Human Papillomavirus Antibodies and Risk of Subsequent Head and Neck Cancer

    Aimee R. Kreimer;Mattias Johansson;Tim Waterboer;Rudolf Kaaks

  • Human Papillomavirus Infection and Incidence of Squamous Cell and Basal Cell Carcinomas of the Skin

    Margaret R. Karagas;Heather H. Nelson;Peter Sehr;Tim Waterboer

  • Immunogenicity and HPV infection after one, two, and three doses of quadrivalent HPV vaccine in girls in India: a multicentre prospective cohort study

    Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan;Priya Ramesh Prabhu;Michael Pawlita;Tarik Gheit

  • Homogeneous Amplification of Genital Human Alpha Papillomaviruses by PCR Using Novel Broad-Spectrum GP5+ and GP6+ Primers

    Markus Schmitt;Bolormaa Dondog;Tim Waterboer;Michael Pawlita

  • Abundance of Multiple High-Risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections Found in Cervical Cells Analyzed by Use of an Ultrasensitive HPV Genotyping Assay

    Markus Schmitt;Bolormaa Dondog;Bolormaa Dondog;Tim Waterboer;Michael Pawlita

  • Low human papillomavirus prevalence in head and neck cancer: results from two large case–control studies in high-incidence regions

    Karina Braga Ribeiro;José Eduardo Levi;Michael Pawlita;Sérgio Koifman

  • Human Papillomavirus-16 Is the Predominant Type Etiologically Involved in Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Daniëlle A.M. Heideman;Tim Waterboer;Michael Pawlita;Pien Delis-van Diemen

  • Molecular mimicry between Anoctamin 2 and Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 associates with multiple sclerosis risk.

    Katarina Tengvall;Katarina Tengvall;Jesse Huang;Jesse Huang;Cecilia Hellstrom;Patrick Kammer

  • Seroprevalence of 34 human papillomavirus types in the German general population.

    Kristina M. Michael;Tim Waterboer;Peter Sehr;Annette Rother

  • Can a single dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine prevent cervical cancer? Early findings from an Indian study.

    Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan;Smita Joshi;Richard Muwonge;Pulikottil Okkuru Esmy

  • Helicobacter pylori Multiplex Serology

    Angelika Michel;Tim Waterboer;Manfred Kist;Michael Pawlita

  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroprevalence in the adult population of Germany.

    Raskit Lachmann;Anna Loenenbach;Anna Loenenbach;Tim Waterboer;Nicole Brenner

  • Serologic Response to Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus Types in Male and Female University Students in Busan, South Korea

    Gary M. Clifford;Hai-Rim Shin;Jin-Kyoung Oh;Tim Waterboer

  • Biomarkers of HPV in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

    Caihua Liang;Carmen J. Marsit;Michael D. McClean;Heather H. Nelson

  • Multicenter Study of the Association between Betapapillomavirus Infection and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Jan Nico Bouwes Bavinck;Rachel E. Neale;Damiano Abeni;Sylvie Euvrard

  • Prevalence and stability of antibodies to the BK and JC polyomaviruses: a long-term longitudinal study of Australians.

    Annika Antonsson;Adele C. Green;Kylie Ann Mallitt;Peter K. O'Rourke

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Pawlita
Michael Pawlita German Cancer Research Center
Andy R Ness
Andy R Ness University of Bristol
Massimo Tommasino
Massimo Tommasino International Agency For Research On Cancer
Adèle C. Green
Adèle C. Green QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer
Silvia de Sanjosé
Silvia de Sanjosé University of Barcelona
Manolis Kogevinas
Manolis Kogevinas Pompeu Fabra University
Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault
Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault University of Paris-Saclay
Elisabete Weiderpass
Elisabete Weiderpass International Agency For Research On Cancer
Antonia Trichopoulou
Antonia Trichopoulou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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