Empowering Immunology and Infectious diseases researchers to drive pioneering health innovations

The Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious diseases is a research institute that fosters groundbreaking research, stimulates innovation, and translates discoveries into tangible benefits for
human health. We do so by empowering and leveraging the specific strengths of our two scientific programs, Immunology and Infectious diseases, while also fostering synergy between these programs and connecting with our strategic partners and other research institutes.

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    From D25 to Nirsevimab: A Dutch Discovery that Changed Infant Health Worldwide In 2007, a breakthrough in respiratory medicine was made in Amsterdam. Prof. Hergen Spits and his team, isolated a potent antibody, D25, from a single immune cell of a Dutch blood donor. This antibody targeted the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common cold virus that poses a serious threat to infants. Today, its optimized successor, nirsevimab, is part of the national immunization program, preventing thousands of hospitalizations each year in the Netherlands and beyond.

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You are a researcher appointed at Amsterdam UMC, VU Amsterdam, UvA, GGD, Sanquin, Reade, Stichting HIV Monitoring (SHM) and the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health & Development (AIGHD).

Your project fits within one of the two AI&I research programs.

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    About The mission of the Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases (AII) is to develop knowledge and expertise to prevent, diagnose or treat infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases and cancer. Watch a short movie about our research institute here.

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