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Prof. Frans Kroese is a Professor at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Groningen. His expertise spans Immunology and Rheumatology, with a focus on autoimmune diseases like Sjögren's syndrome and spondyloarthritis. He leads research on B cell biology, salivary gland pathology, and clinical outcomes in autoimmune conditions.
He serves as the Chair of the scientific evaluation committee at LBAI (France), chairs the ProHisto foundation, and advises the METC (Ethical Review Board) at Stichting BEBO. He is also an author of a Dutch Immunology textbook and holds consultancies with pharmaceutical companies (Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, etc.).
His recent research emphasizes B cell signaling abnormalities in autoimmune diseases, longitudinal disease activity tracking in Sjögren's patients, and the efficacy of biologics like Abatacept. He collaborates on diagnostic improvements, such as integrating ultrasonography scores into Sjögren's classification criteria.
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- Labs/Teams: Involved in multidisciplinary teams studying autoimmune pathogenesis, including collaborations with rheumatology, immunology, and clinical research groups.
