Ger T Rijkers

Biography

Ger T Rijkers is a Medical Immunologist and Professor in Biomedical and Life Sciences at Utrecht University. He is the Head of the Science Department of University College Roosevelt in Middelburg, Netherlands. He also works as a Senior Scientist at the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Immunology of the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein. He has a broad research interest with emphasis on mucosal immunology, immunoregulation (in autoimmune diseases, allergic diseases and infections), interaction between gut microbiota and the immune system, and, last but not least, vaccination. He has published over 300 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has published (as Editor in Chief) the textbook “Immunologie”. He is a Member of the Editorial Board of Beneficial Microbes and of Pneumonia. Ger T Rijkers is a Medical Immunologist and Professor in Biomedical and Life Sciences at Utrecht University. He is the Head of the Science Department of University College Roosevelt in Middelburg, Netherlands. He also works as a Senior Scientist at the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Immunology of the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein. He has a broad research interest with emphasis on mucosal immunology, immunoregulation (in autoimmune diseases, allergic diseases and infections), interaction between gut microbiota and the immune system, and, last but not least, vaccination. He has published over 300 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has published (as Editor in Chief) the textbook “Immunologie”. He is a Member of the Editorial Board of Beneficial Microbes and of Pneumonia.

Research Interest

Vaccines and Immunology