Immunity & vaccination

The immune sytem protects our body against infectious diseases caused by bacterias, viruses and fungi. Vaccines can help the immune system.

October 27, 2022
Booster vaccinations prove useful for people with transplanted kidney Booster vaccinations prove useful for people with transplanted kidney Immune response emerges after multiple shots
- COVID-19
- Immunity & vaccination
May 30, 2022
Winning combination of drugs for treating Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) are better off with a combination of ibrutinib and venetoclax. This is more effective than the standard treatment, researchers of Amsterdam UMC discovered.
February 4, 2022
Discovery of new more infectious HIV variant A new variant of HIV has been discovered that causes more rapid onset of the disease. The new HIV strain was discovered in more than 100 people using data from the Netherlands.
- Immunity & vaccination
January 12, 2022
A good vaccine against HIV comes in threes Development of a vaccine against HIV is a real feat. Rogier Sanders, professor of Virology, in particular Experimental Vaccinology, has been working on a shot like this for years.
- Immunity & vaccination
December 9, 2021
A new pre-clinical immunotherapy for hematological malignancies can reduce the incidence of relapse Reducing the incidence of relapse in hematological malignancies with a dual-target approach to adoptive T-cell therapy.
- Cancer
- Immunity & vaccination
December 6, 2021
New pandemic lurks due to resistant bacteria - Interview with Constance Schultsz It is happening more and more that antibiotics do not work against pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Doctors and microbiologists are even talking about a new 'silent' pandemic.
- Immunity & vaccination
December 2, 2021
Rogier Sanders at Nieuwsuur about the new omicron coronavirus Rogier Sanders explained the possible implications of the omikron variant for vaccines in an interview with Nieuwsuur.
- COVID-19
- Immunity & vaccination
November 29, 2021
World's first algorithm developed that detects kidney rejection Amsterdam UMC researchers are among a team that has developed the world’s first AI algorithm that can detect whether rejection has occurred following a kidney transplant.
October 28, 2021
The future of vaccination The Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium is just around the corner, and with the timely theme of “The Future of Vaccination”, it is difficult to detach the symposium from the current events.
- COVID-19
- Immunity & vaccination