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Joanne Wildenbeest

Assistant Professor - medical

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Research groups

Utrecht RSV research group

Research aim

We have the vision to combine clinical and basic research to decrease the global burden of RSV infection. Our mission is to improve knowledge of RSV epidemiology, to develop safe and effective interventions and to strive for global health equity.

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Recent publications

T-cell responses to primary SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in Down syndrome–From childhood to adulthood Lobke C.M. Hensen, Bianca M.M. Streng, Femke van Wijk, Stefan Nierkens, Joanne G. Wildenbeest, Louis J. Bont, Eveline M. Delemarre,
Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 2026, vol. 22
Proteomic Signatures Over Age Reveal Significant Changes From Infancy Till Late Adulthood Eveline M Delemarre, Hidde M Smits, Debbie van Baarle, Marlies A van Houten, Fiona R M van der Klis, Helen L Leavis, Joel A G van Roon, Lilly M Verhagen, Joanne G Wildenbeest, Femke van Wijk, Julia Drylewicz, Stefan Nierkens
Advanced Biology, 2026, vol. 10
Normalization of Seasonality and Age Distribution of Pediatric RSV Infection Following the Pandemic Disruption in the Netherlands Neele Rave, Marit E M de Bruijne, Rebecca K Stellato, Michiel A G E Bannier, Daniel M Weinberger, Yvette N Löwensteyn, Joanne G Wildenbeest, Louis J Bont,
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2025, vol. 13
Antibody concentration and function following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination decrease with age in adults and children with Down syndrome Bianca M.M. Streng, Lobke C.M. Hensen, Eveline M. Delemarre, Rob S. Binnendijk, Gaby Smits, Gerco den Hartog, Fiona R. van der Klis, Esther de Vries, Judith A. Burger, Marit J. van Gils, Antonia M.W. Coppus, Michel E. Weijerman, Regina Lamberts, Gert de Graaf, Louis J. Bont, Joanne G. Wildenbeest
Vaccine, 2025, vol. 73
T-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations in adults with Down syndrome–a prospective cohort study Lobke C.M. Hensen, Bianca M.M. Streng, Femke van Wijk, Stefan Nierkens, Rob S. van Binnendijk, Anne Marie Buisman, Antonia M.W. Coppus, Corine H. Geurts van Kessel, Gert de Graaf, Fiona R. van der Klis, Regina Lamberts, Gestur Vidarsson, Tracy J. Ruckwardt, Esther de Vries, Rory D. de Vries, Michel E. Weijerman, Daniel M. Weinberger, Joanne G. Wildenbeest, Louis J. Bont, Eveline M. Delemarre
Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 2025, vol. 21
Impact of RSV hospitalization on healthcare costs, caregivers' productivity loss, and quality of life in children ≤ 2 years old in five European countries Joanne G. Wildenbeest, Louis Bont, Daniela Cianci, Geert W.J. Frederix, Cristina Calvo, Johannes Liese, Renato Cutrera, Chiara Azzari, Jacques Brouard, Federico Martinon-Torres, Egbert Herting, Simon B. Drysdale, Ralph Epaud, Atul Gupta, Madelyn Ruggieri, Yoonyoung Choi,
European Journal of Pediatrics, 2025, vol. 184