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.


Our Research ->

Latest News:

Groeifonds grant of €4.4 million for research on personalized treatment of asthma & COPD


Our Latest Publications:

  • Moerkens, R, Mooiweer, J, Smits, E, Berg, M, Ramírez-Sánchez, AD, Modderman, R et al.. Gene expression profiling reveals enhanced nutrient and drug metabolism and maturation of hiPSC-derived intestine-on-chip relative to organoids and Transwells. Stem Cell Reports. 2025; :102715. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2025.102715. PubMed PMID:41237783 .
  • Kuks, PJM, Karp, T, Hartman, JE, Kraft, M, Siddiqui, S, Fabbri, LM et al.. Cluster Analysis to Identify Distinct Asthma Phenotypes in the ATLANTIS Cohort. Allergy. 2025; :. doi: 10.1111/all.70127. PubMed PMID:41212157 .

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