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Prof. Dr. Mihai Netea

Member, Steering-Committee Member

Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES)

University of Bonn Carl-Troll-Strasse 31 53115 Bonn

mnetea@uni-bonn.de

+31 24 361 8819

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The goal of my research efforts is to translate information obtained through the assessment of human genetic variation in patients into novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. My group has a strong track record on translating genetic information into understanding pathophysiological mechanisms of disease. I have a broad expertise on the host mechanisms responsible for the recognition of bacterial and fungal pathogens and the activation of the innate immune system, on the one hand, and the genetic susceptibility to infections on the other hand. I have described the epigenetic mechanisms mediating innate immune memory (‘trained immunity’) for the first time.

Recent publications

  • Long-term immune and epigenetic dysregulation following COVID-19.

    Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)

    Authors: Chrysanthi Sidiropoulou, Garyphallia Poulakou, Evdoxia Kyriazopoulou, Elisavet Tasouli, Efthymia Giannitsioti, Anna Strikou, Maria Tsilika, Eirini Christaki, Vassiliki Rapti, Vassiliki Evangelopoulou, Nikoletta Rovina, Nathalie Iannotti, Emanuele Nicastri, Eleonora Taddei, Helena Florou, Andrea Angheben, Matteo Bassetti, Lorenzo Dagna, Antonio Torres, Spyros Foutadakis, George Adamis, Emmanouil Stylianakis, Giannis Vatsellas, Georgia Damoraki, Leda Efstratiou, Christina Damoulari, Konstantinos Leventogiannis, Achilleas Laskaratos, Panagiotis Koufargyris, Nikoletta Charalampaki, Paraskevi Chra, Aglaia Galanopoulou, Dimitris Thanos, Periklis Panagopoulos, Konstantinos Syrigos, Athanasios Ziogas, Rob Ter Horst, Jos W M van der Meer, Konstantina Iliopoulou, Francesco Saverio Serino, Maria Pavlaki, Pierluigi Del Vecchio, Laura Scorzolini, Alessandra Bandera, Agamemnon Bakakos, Styliani Sympardi, Haralampos Milionis, Mihai G Netea, Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis

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  • Precision Immunotherapy to Improve Sepsis Outcomes: The ImmunoSep Randomized Clinical Trial.

    JAMA

    Authors: Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Antigone Kotsaki, Ioanna Kotsamidi, Aikaterini Efthymiou, Vasiliki Koutsoukou, Johannes Ehler, Alexandra Paridou, Frantzeska Frantzeskaki, Marcella C A Müller, Peter Pickkers, Sylvain Meylan, Ioannis Nikolopoulos, Mihaela Lupse, Alexandra Gavala, Glykeria Vlachogianni, Nicky Solomonidi, Antonia Alevizou, Eumorfia Kondili, Eleni Antoniadou, Maria Nakou, Nikolaos Markou, Erifili Hatziagelaki, Athanassios Prekates, Apostolos Komnos, Lieke Bakkerus, Marleen A Slim, George N Dalekos, Areti Karapanagiotou, Sofia Ktena, Gennaro De Pascale, Vassileios Koulouras, Christos Psarrakis, Eleni Massa, Konstantina Dakou, Chrisoula Pazvanti, Aikaterini Ioakeimidou, Iraklis Tsangaris, Nikolaos Antonakos, Alexander P J Vlaar, Souzana Anisoglou, Thierry Calandra, Vasilios Papaioannou, Pavlos Myrianthefs, Maria Patrani, Ioannis Alamanos, Massimo Antonelli, Jos W M van der Meer, Tom van der Poll, W Joost Wiersinga, Maria Ntaganou, Eleni Gkeka, Michael Bauer, Eleni Mouloudi, Mihai G Netea

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  • Trained immunity in cardiovascular disease.

    European heart journal

    Authors: Niels P Riksen, Mihai G Netea, Hafid Ait-Oufella, Triantafyllos Chavakis, George Hajishengallis

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