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Mark Pronk

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:human· 3 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1 Organism:virus· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Loss of hemagglutination ability by H3N2 influenza A virus, subclade K.

Ruonan Liang, Pascal Lexmond, Oliver C. Grant, Mark Pronk, Roland J. Pieters, Ron A. M. Fouchier, Geert‐Jan Boons, Björn F. Koel, Robert P. de Vries

This study investigates how amino acid substitutions in H3N2 influenza A virus subclade K affect hemagglutination and glycan binding, showing a preference for elongated glycans not present on turkey erythrocytes.

bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Emergence and antigenic characterisation of influenza A(H3N2) viruses with hemagglutinin substitutions N158K and K189R during the 2024/25 influenza season

Björn F. Koel, Alexander Byrne, Samuel A. Turner, Sarah L. James, Ruth Harvey, Mónica Galiano, Christine Carr, Pascal Lexmond, Mark Pronk, Ruonan Liang, Geert‐Jan Boons, Robert P. de Vries, Dirk Eggink, Nicola S. Lewis, Derek Smith, , Ron A. M. Fouchier

This study characterizes the emergence and antigenic properties of influenza A(H3N2) viruses with N158K and K189R substitutions, showing they are antigenically distinct from vaccine strains and may reduce vaccine effectiveness.

bioRxiv · Feb 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

A 2022 avian H5N1 influenza A virus from clade 2.3.4.4b attaches to and replicates better in human respiratory epithelium than a 2005 H5N1 virus from clade 2.3.2.1

Lisa Bauer, Lonneke M. E. Leijten, Matteo Iervolino, Varun Chopra, Laura van Dijk, Mark Power, Willemijn F. Rijnink, Mark Pronk, Monique I. J. Spronken, Mathis Funk, Rory D. de Vries, Mathilde Richard, Thijs Kuiken, Debby A.J. van Riel

This study compares the attachment and replication efficiency of a 2022 H5N1 avian influenza virus with a 2005 strain in human respiratory epithelium, finding the 2022 virus replicates more efficiently.

The Lancet Microbe · Dec 15, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Rapid SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequencing for informed public health decision making in the Netherlands

Bas B. Oude Munnink, David F. Nieuwenhuijse, Mart L. Stein, Aine Niamh O’Toole, Manon R. Haverkate, Madelief Mollers, Sandra Kengne Kamga, Claudia M. E. Schapendonk, Mark Pronk, Pascal Lexmond, Anne van der Linden, Theo M. Bestebroer, Irina Chestakova, Ronald J. Overmars, Stefan van Nieuwkoop, , on behalf of the Dutch-Covid-19 response team

The paper describes the early response to the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in the Netherlands, focusing on whole genome sequencing and its role in public health decision making.

bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2020 · PreprintGenomics