dr. E.F. Knol
- Laboratory for Translational Immunology (LTI)
- Dermatology and Allergology
Research Programs
Biography
Biography
Edward Knol is a biomedical scientist and immunologist in the departments of Immunology and Dermatology/Allergology at the University Medical Center Utrecht. He did his PhD training in the Blood Transfusion Service of the University of Amsterdam and had a postdoc position at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. His scientific research focuses on allergic diseases, in particularly eczema and food allergy. The research focusses on 1) improved insights in pathomechanisms, 2) explore new treatment options, 3) improve current diagnostics and establish new diagnostics platforms. In his career Edward Knol discovered CD63 as the basophil activation marker, described the important role of the peanut allergen Ara h 2 and described A20/TNFAIP3 dysregulation in atopic dermatitis. He is involved in several (inter)national collaborations and is Secretary General of the Dutch Society of Immunology (~1400 members).
Within the University Medical Center he holds a teaching position and chairs the education committee of the University Utrecht graduate school Immunity and Infection (50 master and 170 PhD students). He is coordinator and examiner of: 1) Course Clinical Immunology for 3rd years students Biomedical Sciences, 2) Course Immune Therapy for 2nd years student Medicine and 3) Course Infection and Immunity for 3rd years Students at the Technical University Eindhoven.
At the international level Edward Knol has organised 3 European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Winter schools and was the chair of the Scientific Program Committee of the EAACI annual meetings in 2014-2016. In addition, since 2019 he is Vice President Congresses of EAACI.
Specialties: Immunology, Allergy, Food Allergy, Atopic Dermatitis, Basophilic granulocytes, T lymphocytes, allergy diagnostic tests, basophil activation test
Publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Knol%20EF%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=26198455
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=nfo_25cAAAAJ
Scopus H-factor: h-index: 51
Research gate: h-index: 54, : RG score: 46,95
Google Scholar: h-index: 60
Side Activities
2009- Chair Educational committee Master and PhD program Graduate School Immunity and Infection, University van Utrecht. Supervising the training program of 50 Master students and 180 PhD students.
2013- Co-director FOCIS Center of Excellence, Utrecht Infection and Immunity Center.
2014- Member taskforce IgE diagnostics, EAACI
2015- Member guideline committee Allergy Immunotherapy, EAACI
2015-2018 Steering committee member FOCIS, representing EAACI
2014-2016 Chair Scientific Program Committee (SPC) EAACI, coordinating EAACI annual meetings in 2015 (Barcelona) and 2016 (Vienna).
2019- Vice President EAACI Congresses and Events, coordinating all scientific meetings of European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ranging from 8500 participants to 280 participants per meeting
Editorial Board memberships:
- Dutch Journal for Allergology
- Clinical and Translational Allergy
- Clinical and Experimental Allergy
Research Output (250)
Bakker Daphne S, Ariens Lieneke F M, Giovannone Barbara, Hijnen DirkJan, Delemarre Eveline M, Knol Edward, Nierkens Stefan, de Bruin-Weller Marjolein S, Thijs Judith L, Drylewicz Julia dec 2020, In: Allergy. 75 , p. 3287-3289 3 p.
Roth-Walter F, Adcock I M, Benito-Villalvilla C, Bianchini R, Bjermer L, Boyman O, Caramori G, Cari L, Chung K F, Diamant Z, Eguiluz-Gracia I, Knol E F, Kolios Aga, Levi-Schaffer F, Nocentini G, Palomares O, Redegeld F, Van Esch B, Stellato C 27 jun 2020, In: Allergy. 76 , p. 90-113 24 p.
Sokolowska M, Lukasik Z, Agache I, Akdis C A, Akdis D, Akdis M, Barcik W, Brough H, Eiwegger T, Eliaszewicz A, Eyerich S, Feleszko W, Gomez Casado C, Hoffmann-Sommergruber K, Janda J, Jiménez-Saiz R, Jutel M, Knol E, Kortekaas Krohn I, Kothari A, Makowska J, Moniuszko M, Morita H, O'Mahony L, Nadeau K, Ozdemir C, Pali-Schöll I, Palomares O, Papaleo F, Prunicki M, Schmidt-Weber C B, Sediva A, Schwarze J, Shamji M H, Tramper-Stranders G, van W, de Veen R., Untersmayr E 25 jun 2020, In: Allergy. 75 , p. 2445-2476 32 p.
Shamji Mohamed H, Akdis CezmiA, Barber Domingo, Canonica Walter, Chivato Tomás, Del Giacco Stefano, Hoffman-Sommergruber Karin, Jutel Marek, Knol Edward, Ollert Markus, O'Mahony Liam, Palomares Oscar, Sastre Joaquin, Schwarze Jürgen, SylwiaSmolinska , Vieths Stephan, IoanaAgache 27 apr 2020, In: Allergy. 75 , p. 1899-1901 3 p.
Klimek Ludger, Jutel Marek, Akdis Cezmi, Bousquet Jean, Akdis Mübeccel, Bachert Claus, Agache Ioana, Ansotegui Ignacio, Bedbrook Anna, Bosnic-Anticevich Sinthia, Canonica Giorgio W, Chivato Tomas, Cruz Alvaro A, Czarlewski Wiencyslawa, Giacco Stefano Del, Du Hui, Fonseca Joao A, Gao Yadong, Haahtela Tari, Hoffmann-Sommergruber Karin, Ivancevich Juan-Carlos, Khaltaev Nikolai, Knol Edward F, Kuna Piotr, Larenas-Linnemann Desiree, Melen Erik, Mullol Joaquim, Naclerio Robert, Ohta Ken, Okamoto Yoshitaka, O'Mahony Liam, Onorato Gabrielle L, Papadopoulos Nikos G, Pawankar Ruby, Pfaar Oliver, Samolinski Boleslaw, Schwarze Jurgen, Toppila-Salmi Sanna, Shamji Mohamed H, Ventura Maria Teresa, Valiulis Arunas, Yorgancioglu Arzu, Matricardi Paolo, Zuberbier Torsten, 24 apr 2020, In: Allergy. 75 , p. 1546-1554 9 p.
Bousquet Jean, Akdis Cezmi, Jutel Marek, Bachert Claus, Klimek Ludger, Agache Ioana, Ansotegui Ignacio J, Bedbrook Anna, Bosnic-Anticevich Sinthia, Canonica Giorgio W, Chivato Tomas, Cruz Alvaro A, Czarlewski Wienia, Del Giacco Stefano, Du Hui, Fonseca Joao A, Gao Yadong, Haahtela Tari, Hoffmann-Sommergruber Karin, Ivancevich Juan C, Khaltaev Nikolai, Knol Edward F, Kuna Piotr, Larenas-Linnemann Desiree, Mullol Joaquim, Naclerio Robert, Ohta Ken, Okamoto Y, O'Mahony Liam, Onorato Gabrielle L, Papadopoulos Nikos G, Pfaar Oliver, Samolinski Boleslaw, Schwarze Jürgen, Toppila-Salmi Sanna, Teresa Ventura Maria, Valiulis Arunas, Yorgancioglu Arzu, Zuberbier Torsten, 31 mrt 2020, In: Allergy. 75 , p. 2440-2444 5 p.
Alizadeh Aghdam M, Knol E F, van den Elzen M, den Hartog Jager C, van Os-Medendorp H, Knulst A C, Otten H G, Röckmann H 10 jan 2020, In: Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 50 , p. 364-371 8 p.
Ariëns Lieneke F M, van der Schaft Jorien, Bakker Daphne S, Balak Deepak, Romeijn Margreet L E, Kouwenhoven Tessa, Kamsteeg Marijke, Giovannone Barbara, Drylewicz Julia, van Amerongen Cynthia Catalina Aurora, Delemarre Evelien M, Knol Edward F, van Wijk Femke, Nierkens Stefan, Thijs Judith L, Schuttelaar Marie L A, de Bruin-Weller Marjolein S 1 jan 2020, In: Allergy. 75 , p. 116-126 11 p.
Klimek Ludger et al. 2020, In: Allergologie select. 4 , p. 53-68 16 p.