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dr. G.M.P.J. (Gwenny) Verstappen

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Medical Sciences

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Research interests

Immunology, Immuno-Pharmacology, Rheumatology, Autoimmune Diseases, Sjögren's Syndrome, Pharmacological Treatment, Clinical Trials

Publications

Development, validation, and implementation of the antibody-secreting cell maturity index: Universal prediction of human plasma cell maturity

Steinmetz, T. D., Yang, G., de Nooijer, T., van der Meer, N., Karmi, N., Wilbrink, R., Bootsma, H., Verstappen, G. M. & Kroese, F. G. M., 19-Jun-2026, In: Iscience. 29, 6, 13 p., 116050.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Fc receptor-like proteins and their role in B-cell responses and autoimmune diseases

Haroun, C., Kroese, F. G. M. & Verstappen, G. M., Jun-2026, In: Immunology Letters. 279, 10 p., 107144.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Immune cell signature in non-ischemic heart failure indicates chronic systemic immune activation with features of immunosenescence

Baumhove, L., Verstappen, G. M. P. J., Deiman, F. E., Dronkers, J., Abdulahad, W. H., van der Geest, K., Brouwer, E., Voors, A. A., van der Meer, P. & Bomer, N., 2026, In: Immunity & ageing : I & A. 23, 12 p., 18.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Safety and efficacy of currently used drug therapies for treatment of lymphomas in patients with Sjögren's disease, a scoping review

Suludere, M. A., Alberga, J. M., Verstappen, G., van der Vegt, B., Nijland, M., Vissink, A., Bootsma, H. & Delli, K., 10-Apr-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Expert Opinion on Drug Safety.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Sex differences in patient-reported outcome measures and clinical parameters in patients with Sjögren's disease

Kokol, H., Rebel, D., de Wolff, L., Oei, E., van Deelen, E., Ausma, N., Olie, L., Alberga, J. M., van der Vegt, B., Kroese, F. G. M., Vissink, A., Delli, K., Verstappen, G. M., Bootsma, H. & Arends, S., Jun-2026, In: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 78, 10 p., 152960.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

T cells in Sjögren’s disease: update on their role in salivary gland pathogenesis and treatment

Verstappen, G. M., Pringle, S., van der Geest, K. S. M., Kroese, F. G. M. & Bootsma, H., Apr-2026, In: Current opinion in immunology. 99, 8 p., 102739.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Aberrant B cell receptor signaling responses in circulating double-negative 2 B cells from radiographic axial spondyloarthritis patients

Wilbrink, R., Neys, S. F. H., Hendriks, R. W., Spoorenberg, A., Kroese, F. G. M., Corneth, O. B. J. & Verstappen, G. M. P. J., Jun-2025, In: Journal of Translational Autoimmunity. 10, 11 p., 100270.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

B Cell Receptor Repertoire Analysis of the CD21lo B Cell Compartment in Healthy Individuals, Patients With Sjögren's Disease, and Patients With Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis

Wilbrink, R., van der Weele, L., Spoorenberg, A. J. P. L., de Vries, N., Niewold, I. T. G., Verstappen, G. M. & Kroese, F. G. M., Feb-2025, In: European Journal of Immunology. 55, 2, 14 p., e202451398.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Primary Sjögren's Disease: a review of unmet need, outcome measures, therapeutic advances and health economic impacts. Lessons from the NEw Clinical Endpoints in primary Sjögren's Syndrome: an Interventional Trial based on stratifYing patients (NECESSITY) Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)

Bowman, S. J., Seror, R., Porcher, R., Arends, S., de Wolff, L., Verstappen, G., Devauchelle-Pensec, V., Jousse-Joulin, S., Baldini, C., Bombardieri, M., Pontarini, E., Hueber, W., Marvel, J., Goswami, P., Cornec, D., Fisher, B. A., Nayar, S., Barone, F., Ng, W. F. & Gottenberg, J. E., Bootsma, H., Dörner, T., Pincemin, M., Bouillot, C., Hammitt, K. M., Wahren-Herlenius, M., van Roon, J., Nocturne, G., Laigle, L., Moingeon, P., Christodoulou, A., Sreih, A. G., van Maurik, A., Chen, W. H., Wisniacki, N., Piatrova, A., Jonsson, R., Gergely, P. & Mariette, X., Jul-2025, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 84, 7, p. 1068-1089 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Systemic disease activity measured with ESSDAI varies largely over 5 years in a prospective, longitudinal cohort of patients with Sjögren's disease

de Wolff, L., Verstappen, G., Stel, A., van Zuiden, G., van Nimwegen, J., Vissink, A., Kroese, F., Arends, S. & Bootsma, H., 22-Jan-2025, In: RMD Open. 11, 1, 13 p., e004753.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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Veni-beurzen voor zeven Groningse onderzoekers

Cong, Y., Metting, E., Poppelaars, F. & Verstappen, G.

16/12/2021

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