First RISE study manuscript published

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We are proud to announce the publication of the first manuscript from the RISE Study, a collaboration between Radboudumc and the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC).

PedResp Group at the Dutch Society for Immunology (NVVI) annual congress

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The Paediatric Respiratory Infection & Immunity Group was strongly represented at this year’s NVVI Congress, with contributions spanning keynote, oral presentation, and poster sessions.

Dutch and Caribbean partners meet to advance paediatric mucosal immunity research

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On 3 December, Dutch and Caribbean partners came together for a joint RISE-ENT and EMINENT partner meeting, marking an important milestone for the EMINENT study.

Connecting communities: our contribution to global health and primary immunodeficiency research

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In the last week of November, the Paediatric Respiratory and Immunity Group focused on engagement by taking part in both the Global Health event and the Patient Information Day for Primary (humoral) Immune Deficiencies (PID) at the Radboudumc in Nijmegen.

Welcome Fleur Janssen as our new research associate

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Fleur has joined the PedResp group as a research associate. Earlier this year she completed her master’s internship at our department, and after graduating she chose to continue her work in research. We are happy to welcome her to the team.

PedResp Group at WSPID 2025

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PhD student Sam Engels represented the Paediatric Respiratory Infection & Immunity Group at the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID) Congress, held from 28–31 October 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Vaccinology Masterclass 2025: Vaccines in a changing world

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As a member of the faculty of the Vaccinology Masterclass Foundation Lilly Verhagen co-organised an interactive quiz session, stimulating discussion on topics ranging from vaccine history and policy to mucosal immunology and innovative vaccine delivery routes.

Bioinformatician Tom Ederveen joins PedResp Group parttime

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Happy to shortly introduce myself here. I am Tom, bioinformatician at the Radboudumc Nijmegen with a background in medical biology, and currently active as a staff scientist at the Medical BioSciences department (MBS).

Welcome Nicky, Julia, Nina and Laura to the PedResp group!

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The start of the new academic year brings four enthusiastic students to the PedResp group, each contributing to a different project.

ZonMw Off Road Grant Awarded to Lilly Verhagen

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Lilly Verhagen receives ZonMw Off Road grant for “From HIV to Hope,” a bold study exploring HIV-derived super-antibodies to protect against respiratory infections.