Dani Heesterbeek

Assistant Professor

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Contact

dheeste2@umcutrecht.nl

Pure profile

Research groups

Bacterial infections & immunity

Research aim

To contribute to development of anti-bacterial immunotherapies by providing a scientific understanding of the mechanisms by which antibodies and complement induce bacterial immune clearance.

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Recent publications

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Pmap-37 Fatemeh Pashaie, Naomi Benne, Philippa I P Holzapfel, Tineke Veenendaal, Floris J Bikker, Dani A C Heesterbeek, Femke Broere, Edwin J A Veldhuizen
Microbial pathogenesis, 2025, vol. 204

Outer membrane permeabilization by the membrane attack complex sensitizes Gram-negative bacteria to antimicrobial proteins in serum and phagocytes Dani A.C. Heesterbeek, Remy M. Muts, Vincent P. van Hensbergen, Pieter de Saint Aulaire, Tom Wennekes, Bart W. Bardoel, Nina M. van Sorge, Suzan H.M. Rooijakkers
PLoS Pathogens, 2021, vol. 17

Publisher Correction D. A.C. Heesterbeek, N. I. Martin, A. Velthuizen, M. Duijst, M. Ruyken, R. Wubbolts, S. H.M. Rooijakkers, B. W. Bardoel
Scientific Reports, 2019, vol. 9

Complement-dependent outer membrane perturbation sensitizes Gram-negative bacteria to Gram-positive specific antibiotics D. A.C. Heesterbeek, N. I. Martin, A. Velthuizen, M. Duijst, M. Ruyken, R. Wubbolts, S. H.M. Rooijakkers, B. W. Bardoel
Scientific Reports, 2019, vol. 9

Complement and Bacterial Infections Dani A.C. Heesterbeek, Mathieu L. Angelier, Richard A. Harrison, Suzan H.M. Rooijakkers
Journal of Innate Immunity, 2018, vol. 10, p.455-464