Researcher
Kirsten Maertens
- Keywords:Biomedical sciences (incl. biochemistry)
- Disciplines:Infectious diseases, Gynaecology and obstetrics not elsewhere classified, Vaccinology, Immunology not elsewhere classified, Medical systems biology not elsewhere classified
Affiliations
- Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination (CEV) (Research group)
Member
From1 Jan 2019 → Today - Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute (VAXINFECTIO) (Research group)
Member
From15 Mar 2013 → 31 Dec 2018
Projects
1 - 10 of 13
- Defining a Correlate of Protection (CoP) for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): focus on the F protein and infants.From1 Nov 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- ESPID - Small Grant Award.From17 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: Foreign foundations, funds with scientific view
- Development and validation of the in vitro microfold cell model to investigate the role of breastmilk antibodies in infant protection against pertussis.From1 Apr 2023 → 31 Mar 2024Funding: BOF - projects
- Vaccine preventable diseases in pregnant and lactating women.From1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Research to increase confidence in maternal vaccination by digital communication interventions.From23 Sep 2021 → 28 Feb 2022Funding: Foreign foundations, funds with scientific view
- Vaccination against Covid-19 in Pregnant and Lactating Women in Belgium (PREGCOVAC.BE).From15 Feb 2021 → 31 Dec 2022Funding: Other federal public and semi-governmental institutions
- The optimal timing of vaccination in pregnancy: a multi-dimensional mechanistic approach to measure immune responses in pregnant women.From1 Jan 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Assessment and follow-up of SARS-Cov-2 infection in pregnant women and neonates.From1 Jul 2020 → 31 Dec 2021Funding: Foreign foundations, funds with scientific view
- Assessment and follow-up of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women and neonates.From1 Jun 2020 → 31 May 2021Funding: BOF - projects
- Measuring vaccination coverage in FlandersFrom11 May 2020 → 28 Feb 2022Funding: Other Flemish public, semi-private and pararegional institutions not mentioned elsewhere
Publications
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- Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy(2017)
Authors: Kirsten Maertens, Elke Leuridan, Pierre Van Damme
Number of pages: 358 - Effect of prepregnancy pertussis vaccination in young infants(2017)
Authors: Kirsten Maertens, Thao Mai Phuong Tran, Niel Hens, Pierre Van Damme, Elke Leuridan
Pages: 1855 - 1861 - Influence of maternal vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis on the avidity of infant antibody responses to a pertussis containing vaccine in Belgium(2017)
Authors: Raïssa Nadège Caboré, Kirsten Maertens, Alexandre Dobly, Elke Leuridan, Pierre Van Damme, Kris Huygen
Pages: 1245 - 1254 - Maternal pertussis and influenza immunization coverage and attitude of health care workers towards these recommendations in Flanders, Belgium(2016)
Authors: Kirsten Maertens, Tessa Braeckman, Geert Top, Pierre Van Damme, Elke Leuridan
Pages: 5785 - 5791 - Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy in Belgium(2016)
Authors: Kirsten Maertens, Raissa Nadege Cabore, Kris Huygen, Pierre Van Damme, Elke Leuridan
Pages: 142 - 150 - Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy in Belgium(2016)
Authors: Kirsten Maertens, Raïssa Nadège Caboré, Kris Huygen, Sandra Vermeiren, Pierre Van Damme, Elke Leuridan
Pages: 3613 - 3619 - Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy in Vietnam(2016)
Authors: Ha Thi Thu Hoang, Elke Leuridan, Kirsten Maertens, Trung Dac Nguyen, Ngoc Ha Vu, Raissa Nadege Cabore, Hong Thi Duong, Kris Huygen, Pierre Van Damme, Anh Duc Dang
Pages: 151 - 159 - The effect of maternal pertussis immunization on infant vaccine responses to a booster pertussis-containing vaccine in Vietnam(2016)
Authors: Kirsten Maertens, Thi Thu Ha Hoang, Trung Dac Nguyen, Raïssa Nadège Caboré, Thi Hong Duong, Kris Huygen, Pierre Van Damme, Duc Anh Dang, Elke Leuridan
Pages: S197 - S204 - Quantification of vaccine-induced antipertussis toxin secretory IgA antibodies in breast milk comparison of different vaccination strategies in women(2015)
Authors: Sara De Schutter, Kirsten Maertens, Lesley Baerts, Ingrid De Meester, Pierre Van Damme, Elke Leuridan
Pages: E149 - E152 - Avidity of maternal pertussis antibodies after vaccination during pregnancy(2015)
Authors: Kirsten Maertens, Thu Ha Thi Hoang, Raissa Nadege Cabore, Elke Leuridan
Pages: 5489 - 5489