Researcher
Veerle SOMERS
- Keywords:Biomedical sciences (incl. biochemistry)
- Disciplines:Autoimmunity, General diagnostics, Adaptive immunology, Musculo-skeletal systems, Developmental neuroscience
Affiliations
- Immunology & Infection (Department)
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From1 Jan 2020 → Today - Immunology & Infection (Research group)
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From1 Jan 2020 → Today - Biomedical Research Institute (Research institute)
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From11 Dec 2003 → Today - Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences (Faculty)
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From16 Jan 2003 → Today - Immunology - Biochemistry (Research group)
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From11 Dec 2003 → 31 Dec 2019 - Physiology - Biochemistry - Immunology (Department)
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From1 Oct 2003 → 31 Dec 2019 - Medical Basic Sciences (Division)
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From16 Jan 2003 → 30 Sep 2009
Projects
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- Biological characterization of autoantibodies associated with therapy response in rheumatoid arthritisFrom1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2021Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Agreement between Koning Boudewijnstichting and Universiteit Hasselt concerning fund for scientific research on RheumatologyFrom1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2019Funding: Foundations, funds and other with scientific goal
- Biological characterization of autoantibodies associated with therapy response in rheumatoid arthritisFrom1 Sep 2017 → 31 Aug 2019Funding: BOF - Doctoral projects
- The BAFF/APRIL system as an inducer of B cell self-reactivity in spinal cord injuryFrom1 Sep 2017 → 31 Aug 2020Funding: Foreign foundations, funds with scientific view
- Maternal antibodies as early biomarkers for Autism Spectrum DisorderFrom1 Jan 2017 → 31 Mar 2021Funding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant, BOF - projects
- Defining how a novel B cell population contributes to MS pathologyFrom1 Apr 2016 → 31 Mar 2017Funding: Foreign public sponsor
- How aged B cells contribute to MS pathology.From1 Jan 2016 → 31 Dec 2018Funding: Foundations, funds and other with scientific goal
- Immune regulation by dimethylfumarate (DMF) in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisFrom1 Oct 2015 → 30 Sep 2019Funding: BOF - Doctoral projects
- Effects of immune aging on B cell populations in multiple sclerosis (MS)From1 Oct 2015 → 13 Jan 2019Funding: FWO fellowships
- IOF mandate off An VoetsFrom1 Jan 2015 → 30 Jun 2019Funding: IOF - Industrial Research Fund
Publications
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- The Impact of Sample Storage on Blood Methylation: Towards Assessing Myelin Gene Methylation as a Biomarker for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis(2024)
Authors: Assia TIANE, Veerle SOMERS, Niels HELLINGS, DLA van den Hove, Tim VANMIERLO
- Alterations in the innate and adaptive immune system in a real-world cohort of multiple sclerosis patients treated with ocrelizumab(2024)
Authors: Lien BECKERS, Paulien BAETEN, Veronica POPESCU, Dries SWINNEN, Alessio CARDILLI, Ibrahim HAMAD, Bart VAN WIJMEERSCH, S.J. Tavernier, Markus KLEINEWIETFELD, Bieke BROUX, et al.
Pages: 109894 - Rapamycin rescues loss of function in blood-brain barrier–interacting Tregs(2024)
Authors: Paulien BAETEN, Ibrahim HAMAD, Cindy HOEKS, Michael Hiltensperger, Bart VAN WIJMEERSCH, Veronica POPESCU, Lilian Aly, Veerle SOMERS, Thomas Korn, Markus KLEINEWIETFELD, et al.
- Novel maternal autoantibodies in autism spectrum disorder: Implications for screening and diagnosis(2023)
Authors: Rut MAZON CABRERA, Jori LIESENBORGS, Bert BRONE, Patrick VANDORMAEL, Veerle SOMERS
- ANTIBODIES OF THE IMMUNOGLOBULIN G AND A ISOTYPE TO NOVEL PEPTIDES IN EARLY AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS PATIENTS(2023)
Authors: Pieter RUYTINX, Patrick VANDORMAEL, Dana QUADEN, Elien LUYTEN, P. Geusens, Johan VANHOOF, Anouk AGTEN, Frank VANDENABEELE, K. De Vlam, Veerle SOMERS
Pages: 1225 - Comprehensive antibody and cytokine profiling in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in relation to clinical outcomes in a large Belgian cohort(2023)
Authors: Pieter RUYTINX, Patrick VANDORMAEL, Judith FRAUSSEN, Zoe PIETERS, Stef Thonissen, Niels HELLINGS, Piet STINISSEN, Ina CALLEBAUT, Joris PENDERS, Karolien VANHOVE, et al.
- IgD−CD27− double negative (DN) B cells: Origins and functions in health and disease(2023)
Authors: Lien BECKERS, Veerle SOMERS, Judith FRAUSSEN
Pages: 67 - 76 - Antibodies of the immunoglobulin a isotype to novel antigens in early axial spondyloarthritis(2023)
Authors: Pieter RUYTINX, Patrick VANDORMAEL, Dana QUADEN, Elien LUYTEN, Piet GEUSENS, Johan VANHOOF, Anouk AGTEN, Frank VANDENABEELE, Kurt de Vlam, Veerle SOMERS
- ANTIBODIES TO TWO NOVEL PEPTIDES IN NEW ONSET AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS(2022)
Authors: Pieter RUYTINX, P. Vandormael, Elien LUYTEN, A. S. De Craemer, F. Van den Bosch, D. Elewaut, Veerle SOMERS
Pages: 799 - Editorial: New Insights Into B Cell Subsets in Health and Disease(2022)
Authors: Veerle SOMERS, Deborah K. Dunn-Walters, Mirjam van der Burg, Judith FRAUSSEN
Patents
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- Method and means for diagnosis of spondyloarthritis (Inventor)
- Biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis (Inventor)
- MEANS AND METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE JOINT DESTRUCTION PROGRESSION RATE IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS (Inventor)
- BIOMARKERS FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (Inventor)
- CITRULLINATION SPECIFIC PHAGE DISPLAY (Inventor)
- Biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis (Inventor)
- CITRULLINATION SPECIFIC PHAGE DISPLAY (Inventor)
- Biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis (Inventor)
- BIOMARKERS FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (Inventor)