Who we are :

The Experimental Pulmonology and Inflammation Research (EXPIRE) group is a scientific research group housed in the Medical Biology and Pathology department in the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). The main research focus of the group are lung diseases: Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). Diseased and healthy lungs are studied in our laboratory at genetic, cellular, immunological, and 3D structural levels, from childhood to old age.


Our Research ->

Latest News:

Groeifonds grant of €4.4 million for research on personalized treatment of asthma & COPD


Our Latest Publications:

  • Idrees, S, Chen, H, Sadaf, T, Rehman, SF, Johansen, MD, Paudel, KR et al.. Multi-omics to study chronic respiratory diseases and viral infections. Eur Respir Rev. 2026;35 (179):. doi: 10.1183/16000617.0286-2024. PubMed PMID:41534886 PubMed Central PMC12801048.
  • Vlasma, JR, Fan, Y, van der Velde, P, Metz, E, Lansink, AO, Hoffmann, RF et al.. Myeloid Cell Differentiation Within Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenators in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. ASAIO J. 2026; :. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002650. PubMed PMID:41527181 .

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