Who we are :
The Experimental Pulmonology and Inflammation Research (EXPIRE) group is a scientific research group housed in the Medical Biology and Pathology department in the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). The main research focus of the group are lung diseases: Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). Diseased and healthy lungs are studied in our laboratory at genetic, cellular, immunological, and 3D structural levels, from childhood to old age.
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Our Latest Publications:
- Kortekaas, RK, Geillinger-Kästle, KE, Fuentes-Mateos, R, Schönleber, A, van der Koog, L, Elferink, RAB et al.. The soluble factor milieu in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis dysregulates epithelial differentiation. FASEB J. 2024;38 (19):e70077. doi: 10.1096/fj.202302405RR. PubMed PMID:39370849 .
- Kwant, AN, Es Sayed, JS, Kamperman, M, Burgess, JK, Slebos, DJ, Pouwels, SD et al.. Sticky Science: Using Complex Coacervate Adhesives for Biomedical Applications. Adv Healthc Mater. 2024; :e2402340. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202402340. PubMed PMID:39352099 .