
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 ->
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Our Latest Publications:
- van Baarle, D, Nawijn, MC. Variant-specific local tissue response to SARS-CoV-2 in the nasal mucosa. Nat Immunol. 2025;26 (2):152-154. doi: 10.1038/s41590-024-02067-6. PubMed PMID:39880999 .
- Pillay, J, Flikweert, AW, van Meurs, M, Grootenboers, MJ, van der Sar-van der Brugge, S, van der Voort, PHJ et al.. Extracellular matrix turnover in severe COVID-19 is reduced by corticosteroids. Respir Res. 2025;26 (1):32. doi: 10.1186/s12931-025-03098-9. PubMed PMID:39844140 PubMed Central PMC11755962.