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Biography
Appointed as associate professor Immunology and head of the ImmunoSerology laboratory at the University Medical Center Utrecht. Main research interests include the immunological risk assessment in kidney transplantation and improving diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune diseases and allergies. Leads two sequential national consortium studies with all Dutch University Medical Centers, aiming to define the impact of humoral allo- and auto-immunity in >15.000 kidney transplantations. In close collaboration with clinicians, more than 7 million euro’s for research funding has been acquired in the last six years, and (co-) authorship in >140 peer-reviewed papers with translational objectives.
External positions
Consultant - Geven van consultancy voor contractueel uitgevoerd laboratoriumwerk in het UMCU - Argenx
2 Apr 2024 → 1 Nov 2024
Lid van de European Autoimmunity Standardization Initiative - op inhoudelijk vla als Medisch Immunoloog - EASI - MUMC+
3 Feb 2023 → 1 Nov 2024
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Clara cell 16 kDa protein: an important marker for COVID-19 severity
Kardol-Hoefnagel, T., Luijk, B., Reteig, L., Haitjema, S., Leavis, H. L. & Otten, H. G., 1 Apr 2025, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 16, 1527377.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A 21-bp deletion in the complement regulator CD55 promotor region is associated with multifocal motor neuropathy and its disease course
Bos, J. W., Groen, E. J. N., Otten, H. G., Budding, K., van Eijk, R. P. A., Curial, C., Kardol-Hoefnagel, T., Goedee, H. S., van den Berg, L. H. & van der Pol, W. L., Jun 2024, In: Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System. 29, 2, p. 193-201 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Association of autoantibodies with the IFN signature and NETosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Kaan, E. D., Brunekreef, T. E., Drylewicz, J., van den Hoogen, L. L., van der Linden, M., Leavis, H. L., van Laar, J. M., van der Vlist, M., Otten, H. G. & Limper, M., Dec 2024, In: Journal of translational autoimmunity. 9, 100246.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Determination of the clinical relevance of donor epitope-specific HLA-antibodies in kidney transplantation
Kardol-Hoefnagel, T., Senejohnny, D. M., Kamburova, E. G., Wisse, B. W., Reteig, L., Gruijters, M. L., Joosten, I., Allebes, W. A., van der Meer, A., Hilbrands, L. B., Baas, M. C., Spierings, E., Hack, C. E., van Reekum, F. E., van Zuilen, A. D., Verhaar, M. C., Bots, M. L., Drop, A. C. A. D., Plaisier, L. & Melchers, R. C. A. & 30 others, , Jan 2024, In: HLA. 103, 1, e15346.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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