2025 to Present

Madsen, A. M. R., Schaltz-Buchholzer, F., Trebbien, R., Roring, R., Bang, N., Nielsen, C., Bliddal, M., Norberg, L. A., Netea, M. G., Barington, T., Aaby, P., Möller, S., & Benn, C. S. (2026). Evaluating the non-specific effects of BCG vaccination on the immune system and serological response to influenza vaccination in the elderly: A randomised controlled trial. Vaccine, 76, 128305. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128305

Koeken, V. A. C. M., Nissen, T. N., Birk, N. M., Boahen, C. K., van Crevel, R., Kumar, V., Li, Y., Aaby, P., Benn, C. S., & Netea, M. G. (2026). The effect of BCG vaccination on systemic inflammation in neonates. Vaccine, 75, 128241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128241

Merbecks, A. J., Mennicken, C., de Graaf, D. M., Shkarina, K., Wagner, T., & Latz, E. (2026). Western lifestyle linked to maladaptive trained immunity. eLife, 15, e105835. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.105835

Priem, B., Willemsen, L., Anbergen, T., ….. Joosten L.A.B., Fayad Z.A., Netea-Maier R.T., Netea M.G., de Winther M.P.J., Beldman T.J., Griffioen A.W., Mulder W.J.M. (2026). Systemically inducing trained immunity overcomes solid tumors’ immunosuppressive microenvironment. Science advances, 12(1), eadu0292. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adu0292

Riksen, N. P., Netea, M. G., Ait-Oufella, H., Chavakis, T., & Hajishengallis, G. (2025). Trained immunity in cardiovascular disease. European heart journal, ehaf982. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf982

Qi, C., Liu, Z., Kilic, G., Sarlea, A. S., Debisarun, P. A., Liu, X., Mekonnen, Y. A., Li, W., Grasshoff, M., Alaswad, A., Petkoglou, A., Koeken, V. A. C. M., Moorlag, S. J. C. F. M., de Bree, L. C. J., Mourits, V. P., Joosten, L. A. B., Li, Y., Netea, M. G., & Xu, C. J. (2025). Long-term DNA methylation changes mediate heterologous cytokine responses after BCG vaccination. Genome biology, 26(1), 180. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-025-03611-9

Ziogas, A., Novakovic, B., Ventriglia, L., Galang, N., Tran, K. A., Li, W., Matzaraki, V., van Unen, N., Schlüter, T., Ferreira, A. V., Moorlag, S. J. C. F. M., Koeken, V. A. C. M., Moyo, M., Li, X., Baltissen, M. P. A., Martens, J. H. A., Li, Y., Divangahi, M., Joosten, L. A. B., Mhlanga, M. M., … Netea, M. G. (2025). Long-term histone lactylation connects metabolic and epigenetic rewiring in innate immune memory. Cell, 188(11), 2992–3012.e16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.03.048