Amy Kessler

Amy Kessler is an active Researcher in the Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Erasmus MC, with a strong focus on immunological mechanisms related to viral infections and vaccine development. Her research spans hepatitis viruses (particularly B and E), T-cell immunology, and peptide-based therapeutic approaches.

Her primary research interests center on peptide immunology and viral pathogenesis, with specific expertise in HLA immunopeptidome analysis, synthetic peptide vaccine design, and T-cell response characterization. Kessler's work bridges fundamental immunological research with translational applications, particularly in the development of novel therapeutic vaccines targeting viral infections. Her research also extends into cancer immunology, as evidenced by her work on pancreatic cancer stroma.

Analysis of Kessler's publication record reveals a strong trajectory in computational and experimental immunology, with recent work integrating geometric deep learning approaches with traditional immunological methods. Her research consistently focuses on peptide-MHC interactions, T-cell activation mechanisms, and therapeutic targeting of immune responses, with applications spanning infectious disease and oncology.

Kessler maintains an active research profile with multiple high-impact publications in journals such as npj Vaccines, Communications Biology, Frontiers in Immunology, and Hepatology. Her work demonstrates significant interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly with researchers in the Buschow lab at Erasmus MC, and has garnered citations across immunology, virology, and computational biology domains.