Janneke Terpstra

Janneke Terpstra is an active researcher at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology. Her work focuses on autoimmune disorders with emphasis on Sjögren's syndrome and vaccine immunology.

Her research interests center on salivary gland pathology, B-cell immunology, and vaccine responses in autoimmune patients. Key areas include Sjögren's syndrome pathogenesis, antibody-secreting cell dynamics, and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy in rheumatic diseases. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being).

Analysis of her 10 recent publications (2022-2024) reveals strong focus on

• Vaccine responses in autoimmune disorders (60% of output)
• Salivary gland organoid modeling (20%)
• B-cell maturation in Sjögren's syndrome (20%)

Notable trends include increasing interdisciplinary collaboration with virologists and tissue engineers since 2022.

Her research has generated significant impact with policy references and media coverage, particularly regarding COVID-19 vaccination in autoimmune patients.

Terpstra actively collaborates with leading rheumatology researchers including F.G.M. Kroese, H. Bootsma, and A. Vissink in the Groningen autoimmune research cluster. Her current work involves salivary organoid models and longitudinal vaccine response studies in primary Sjögren's syndrome patients.