Balthasar A. Heesters

Utrecht University — Netherlands

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Immune Cell Function and Interaction(18), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses(17), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways(13), T-cell and B-cell Immunology(12), Eosinophilic Esophagitis(11)

Publications53 total

PD-L1 promotes T cell help to B cells 2238
The Journal of Immunology·2025Open Access
Local complement inhibition by selective precision-targeted therapies
Current Opinion in Immunology·2025Open Access
Induction of IL-10-producing type 2 innate lymphoid cells by allergen immunotherapy is associated with clinical response
Immunity·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Fusion of Complement Fragment C3d Enhances Germinal Center Responses to HIV-1 Envelope Glycoproteins
2025Open Access
Abstract 6408: Stromal cell PD-L1 potentiates epitope spreading in the germinal center
Cancer Research·2025
Uniting education, research, healthcare, and society to advance women’s heart health
The Journal of Experimental Medicine·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Human CD127 negative ILC2s show immunological memory
The Journal of Experimental Medicine·2024· 19 citedOpen Access
The follicular dendritic cell: At the germinal center of autoimmunity?
Cell Reports·2024· 13 citedOpen Access
Human CD127 negative ILC2s show immunological memory
2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Protocol for the isolation and purification of human follicular dendritic cells for functional assays
STAR Protocols·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
SARS-CoV-2 Spike N-Terminal Domain Engages 9- <i>O</i> -Acetylated α2–8-Linked Sialic Acids
ACS Chemical Biology·2023· 28 citedOpen Access
Modeling resistance of colorectal peritoneal metastases to immune checkpoint blockade in humanized mice
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer·2022· 58 citedOpen Access
The SARS-CoV-2 spike N-terminal domain engages 9- <i>O</i> -acetylated α2-8-linked sialic acids
2022· 2 citedOpen Access
CD127+ CD94+ innate lymphoid cells expressing granulysin and perforin are expanded in patients with Crohn’s disease
Nature Communications·2021· 33 citedOpen Access
Characterization of human FDCs reveals regulation of T cells and antigen presentation to B cells
The Journal of Experimental Medicine·2021· 70 citedOpen Access
Induction of IL-10-producing type 2 innate lymphoid cells by allergen immunotherapy is associated with clinical response
Immunity·2021· 228 citedOpen Access
Steroid-resistant human inflammatory ILC2s are marked by CD45RO and elevated in type 2 respiratory diseases
Science Immunology·2021· 109 cited
Identification of human cytotoxic ILC3s
European Journal of Immunology·2020· 32 citedOpen Access
Author response for "Identification of human cytotoxic ILC3s"
2020
Correction: How the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the necessity of animal research
Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University)·2020Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Michael C. Carroll(16), Hergen Spits(16), Korneliusz Golebski(9), Lisette Krabbendam(8), Suzanne M. Bal(7), Chantal M. A. Kradolfer(6), Cornelis M. van Drunen(5), Wytske J. Fokkens(5), Itziar Martínez-González(5), Ralph Stadhouders(5), Jochem H. Bernink(4), Chantal M. A. Kradolfer(4), Santiago González(3), Janice A. Layhadi(3), Ümit Murat Şahiner(3), Esther Helen Steveling(3), Madison M. Lenormand(3), Rachael C. Y. Li(3), Gemma Vilà-Nadal(3), Oleksandra Fedina(3)