2020-2022

Posted on 16 February 2026

Bannister, S., Kim, B., Domínguez-Andrés, J., Kilic, G., Ansell, B. R. E., Neeland, M. R., Moorlag, S. J. C. F. M., Matzaraki, V., Vlahos, A., Shepherd, R., Germano, S., Bahlo, M., Messina, N. L., Saffery, R., Netea, M. G., Curtis, N., & Novakovic, B. (2022). Neonatal BCG vaccination is associated with a long-term DNA methylation signature in circulating monocytesScience advances8(31), eabn4002. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abn4002

Kaufmann, E., Khan, N., Tran, K. A., Ulndreaj, A., Pernet, E., Fontes, G., Lupien, A., Desmeules, P., McIntosh, F., Abow, A., Moorlag, S. J. C. F. M., Debisarun, P., Mossman, K., Banerjee, A., Karo-Atar, D., Sadeghi, M., Mubareka, S., Vinh, D. C., King, I. L., Robbins, C. S., … Divangahi, M. (2022). BCG vaccination provides protection against IAV but not SARS-CoV-2Cell reports38(10), 110502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110502

Kong, L., Moorlag, S. J. C. F. M., Lefkovith, A., Li, B., Matzaraki, V., van Emst, L., Kang, H. A., Latorre, I., Jaeger, M., Joosten, L. A. B., Netea, M. G., & Xavier, R. J. (2021). Single-cell transcriptomic profiles reveal changes associated with BCG-induced trained immunity and protective effects in circulating monocytes. Cell reports37(7), 110028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110028

Divangahi, M., Aaby, P., Khader, S. A., Barreiro, L. B., Bekkering, S., Chavakis, T., van Crevel, R., Curtis, N., DiNardo, A. R., Dominguez-Andres, J., Duivenvoorden, R., Fanucchi, S., Fayad, Z., Fuchs, E., Hamon, M., Jeffrey, K. L., Khan, N., Joosten, L. A. B., Kaufmann, E., Latz, E., … Netea, M. G. (2021). Trained immunity, tolerance, priming and differentiation: distinct immunological processesNature immunology22(1), 2–6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-020-00845-6

de Bree, L. C. J., Mourits, V. P., Koeken, V. A., Moorlag, S. J., Janssen, R., Folkman, L., Barreca, D., Krausgruber, T., Fife-Gernedl, V., Novakovic, B., Arts, R. J., Dijkstra, H., Lemmers, H., Bock, C., Joosten, L. A., van Crevel, R., Benn, C. S., & Netea, M. G. (2020). Circadian rhythm influences induction of trained immunity by BCG vaccinationThe Journal of clinical investigation130(10), 5603–5617. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI133934

Koeken, V. A., de Bree, L. C. J., Mourits, V. P., Moorlag, S. J., Walk, J., Cirovic, B., Arts, R. J., Jaeger, M., Dijkstra, H., Lemmers, H., Joosten, L. A., Benn, C. S., van Crevel, R., & Netea, M. G. (2020). BCG vaccination in humans inhibits systemic inflammation in a sex-dependent manner. The Journal of clinical investigation130(10), 5591–5602. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI133935

Kalafati, L., Kourtzelis, I., Schulte-Schrepping, J., Li, X., Hatzioannou, A., Grinenko, T., Hagag, E., Sinha, A., Has, C., Dietz, S., de Jesus Domingues, A. M., Nati, M., Sormendi, S., Neuwirth, A., Chatzigeorgiou, A., Ziogas, A., Lesche, M., Dahl, A., Henry, I., Subramanian, P., … Chavakis, T. (2020). Innate Immune Training of Granulopoiesis Promotes Anti-tumor ActivityCell183(3), 771–785.e12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.058

Cirovic, B., de Bree, L. C. J., Groh, L., Blok, B. A., Chan, J., van der Velden, W. J. F. M., Bremmers, M. E. J., van Crevel, R., Händler, K., Picelli, S., Schulte-Schrepping, J., Klee, K., Oosting, M., Koeken, V. A. C. M., van Ingen, J., Li, Y., Benn, C. S., Schultze, J. L., Joosten, L. A. B., Curtis, N., … Schlitzer, A. (2020). BCG Vaccination in Humans Elicits Trained Immunity via the Hematopoietic Progenitor CompartmentCell host & microbe28(2), 322–334.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2020.05.014