prof. dr. H.I. (Irene) Heijink

Full Professor

Faculty of Medical Sciences

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Publications

Accessible Silicone Chip-to-Membrane Sealing Procedure for Flexible, Reliable Bonding

Rae, B., Ramirez, J. A., Heijink, I. H. & Pouwels, S. D., Mar-2026, In: Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2026-March, 229, 15 p., e69980.

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

A comprehensive multi-omics and functional study of evolutionary adaptive responses to smoke

Pouwels, S. D., Chen, H., Rathnayake, S. N. H., Lan, A., Mahbub, R. M., Yeung, A. C. Y., Brandsma, C. A., Lobo, T. J., Guryev, V., Heijink, I. H., van den Berge, M. & Faiz, A., 15-May-2026, In: Iscience. 29, 5, 14 p., 115547.

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Clinical phenotyping of asthma patients with elevated sputum eosinophils and low blood eosinophils: a post-hoc analysis of the multicentre ATLANTIS cohort

Kuks, P. J. M., Aabed, A. M. A., Premereur, L. C. A., Kraft, M., Siddiqui, S., Fabbri, L. M., Beghé, B., Rabe, K. F., Papi, A., Brightling, C. E., Singh, D., Piraino, A., Scaffidi-Argentina, U., Kocks, J. H., Lahousse, L., Kerstjens, H. A. M., Heijink, I. H., Pouwels, S. D., Slebos, D.-J. & van den Berge, M., Aug-2026, In: EBioMedicine. 130, 11 p., 106366.

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Cluster Analysis to Identify Distinct Asthma Phenotypes in the ATLANTIS Cohort

Kuks, P. J. M., Karp, T., Hartman, J. E., Kraft, M., Siddiqui, S., Fabbri, L. M., Beghé, B., Rabe, K. F., Papi, A., Brightling, C. E., Singh, D., Li, X., Kocks, J. W. H., Scaffidi-Argentina, U., Kerstjens, H. A. M., Heijink, I. H., Pouwels, S. D., Slebos, D.-J. & van den Berge, M., Jan-2026, In: Allergy. 81, 1, p. 185-196 12 p.

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Fibroblast crosstalk promotes mucin synthesis by COPD-derived airway epithelial cells

Tasena, H., Rae, B., van den Berge, M., Faiz, A., Reinders-Luinge, M., Hylkema, M. N., Timens, W., Brandsma, C.-A. & Heijink, I. H., 9-Apr-2026, In: American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 330, 5, p. L615-L623 9 p.

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Green Remedies: Pharmacological potential of phytonutrients for combatting air pollution-related respiratory diseases

Thuraisingam, S. L., Heijink, I., Goh, B. H. & Yow, Y. Y., Feb-2026, In: Medicine in Drug Discovery. 29, 16 p., 100235.

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

LncRNA HOTAIR contributes to cigarette smoke-induced pro-inflammatory responses in human airway epithelial cells

Zheng, X., Villegas, P. P., Nawijn, M. C. & Heijink, I. H., Apr-2026, In: American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology. 330, 4, p. 446 - 456 11 p.

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Regenerative Therapeutics for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

van der Koog, L., Showell, H., Nugraha, D., Lehmann, M., Colon, T., Yildirim, A. Ö., Fuentes Mateos, R., Baarsma, H., Ng-Blichfeldt, J.-P., Melgert, B., Dost, A., Burgess, J., Yam, S., Heijink, I., Ahmed, S., Paschini, M., Jansen, E. M., Hinrichs, W., Johnson, J. R. & Wu, S., Nagelkerke, A., Frijlink, H. W., Kim, C. F. & Gosens, R., May-2026, In: Pharmacological reviews. 78, 3, 52 p., 100124.

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The Role of miR-320d in Regulation of Cigarette Smoke-Induced Pro-Inflammatory Responses in COPD

Roffel, M. P., Brandsma, C.-A., Faiz, A., Jonker, M. R., Timens, W., Joos, G. F., Brusselle, G. G., Maes, T., Bracke, K. R., van den Berge, M. & Heijink, I. H., Feb-2026, In: Archivos de bronconeumologia. 62, 2, p. 86-93 8 p.

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Assessment of the role of small airway dysfunction in relation to exacerbation risk in patients with well controlled asthma (ATLANTIS): an observational study

Galant, S. P., Kuks, P. J. M., Kole, T. M., Kraft, M., Siddiqui, S., Fabbri, L. M., Beghé, B., Rabe, K. F., Papi, A., Brightling, C. E., Singh, D., Kocks, J. W. H., Franzini, L., Vonk, J. M., Kerstjens, H. A. M., Heijink, I. H., Pouwels, S. D., Slebos, D.-J. & van den Berge, M., Nov-2025, In: The Lancet. Respiratory Medicine. 13, 11, p. 990-1000 11 p.

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