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University of Lausanne: Lausanne, CH

2023-03 to present | Privat Docent (FBM)
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Niki Ubags

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois: Lausanne, VD, CH

2020-05-01 to present | Responsable de Recherche (Service de Pneumologie)
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois: Lausanne, VD, CH

2016-08-01 to 2020-04-30 | Postdoctoral researcher (Service de Pneumologie)
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Maastricht University Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences: Maastricht, Limburg, NL

2016-01-01 to 2016-07-31 | Postdoctoral fellow (Department of Respiratory Medicine)
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Maastricht University Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences: Maastricht, Limburg, NL

2011-11-01 to 2015-12-31 | PhD Student (Department of Respiratory Medicine)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Maastricht University Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences: Maastricht, Limburg, NL

2011-11-01 to 2016-03-24 | PhD (Department of Respiratory Medicine)
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Maastricht University Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences: Maastricht, Limburg, NL

2009-09-01 to 2011-08-31 | MSc
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Zuyd Hogeschool Faculteit Bèta Sciences and Technology: Heerlen, Limburg, NL

2005-09-01 to 2009-08-01 | Bachelor of Applied Sciences
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Works (28)

Prevalence of Oxalotrophy in the Human Microbiome

2025-03-24 | Preprint
Contributors: Thomas Junier; Fabio Palmieri; Niki D. Ubags; Aurélien Trompette; Angela Koutsokera; Pilar Junier; Marco Pagni; Samuel Neuenschwander
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One-Step Soft Agar Enrichment and Isolation of Human Lung Bacteria Inhibiting the Germination of <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> Conidia

Microorganisms
2024-10 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Fabio Palmieri; Jérémy Diserens; Manon Gresse; Margo Magnin; Julina Helle; Benoît Salamin; Lorenzo Bisanti; Eric Bernasconi; Julie Pernot; Apiha Shanmuganathan et al.
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Post-viral lung diseases: the microbiota as a key player

ERJ Open Research
2024-10-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Sabine V Stadler; Christophe von Garnier; Niki D Ubags
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Use of a novel microbiome modulator improves anticancer immunity in a murine model of malignant pleural mesothelioma

JTCVS Open
2024-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2666-2736
Contributors: Christophe Gattlen; Kirby R. Frank; Damien N. Marie; Aurélien Trompette; Louis-Emmanuel Chriqui; Yameng Hao; Etienne Abdelnour; Michel Gonzalez; Thorsten Krueger; Paul J. Dyson et al.
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Niki Ubags

ERS International Congress 2023: highlights from the Basic and Translational Sciences Assembly

ERJ Open Research
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Karosham Diren Reddy; Nikoleta Bizymi; Anja Schweikert; Sachin Ananth; Clarice X. Lim; Katharine M. Lodge; Audrey Joannes; Niki Ubags; Anne M. van der Does; Suzanne M. Cloonan et al.
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Experience of being chair and co-chair of the ECMC and reasons why you should be the NEXT

Breathe
2023-06 | Journal article
Contributors: James Parkin; Justine Devulder; Susanne J.H. Vijverberg; Niki Ubags; Maxime Patout; Sara Cuevas Ocaña; Thomas Gille; Joana Cruz
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Azithromycin alters spatial and temporal dynamics of airway microbiota in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

ERJ Open Research
2023-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Pieter-Jan Gijs; Cécile Daccord; Eric Bernasconi; Martin Brutsche; Christian F. Clarenbach; Katrin Hostettler; Sabina A. Guler; Louis Mercier; Niki Ubags; Manuela Funke-Chambour et al.
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Skin barrier immunology from early life to adulthood

Mucosal Immunology
2023-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Aurélien Trompette; Niki D. Ubags
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The skin microbiome in the first year of life and its association with atopic dermatitis.

Allergy
2023-02-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Rapin A; Rehbinder EM; Macowan M; Pattaroni C; Karin C. Lodrup Carlsen; Harris NL; Jonassen CM; Landrø L; Lossius AH; Nordlund B et al.
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Niki Ubags

Highlights of the ERS Lung Science Conference 2022

Breathe
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Helen G. Hanstock; Theodore S. Kapellos; Holly R. Keir; P. Padmini S.J. Khedoe; Merete B. Long; Elza Evren; Niki D. Ubags; Joana Cruz
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ERS scientific awards: striving for inclusivity

European Respiratory Journal
2022-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Maeve Tsu; Céline Genton; Sejal Saglani; Marc Humbert; Anita Simonds; Nicolas Roche; Christopher E. Brightling; Niki Ubags; Louise E. Donnelly
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Gut-derived short-chain fatty acids modulate skin barrier integrity by promoting keratinocyte metabolism and differentiation

Mucosal Immunology
2022-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1933-0219
Contributors: Aurélien Trompette; Julie Pernot; Olaf Perdijk; Rayed Ali A. Alqahtani; Jaime Santo Domingo; Dolores Camacho-Muñoz; Nicholas C. Wong; Alexandra C. Kendall; Andreas Wiederkehr; Laurent P. Nicod et al.
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Niki Ubags

Role of air pollutants in airway epithelial barrier dysfunction in asthma and COPD

European Respiratory Review
2022-03-31 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0905-9180
Part of ISSN: 1600-0617
Contributors: Mahyar Aghapour; Niki Ubags; Dunja Bruder; Pieter Hiemstra; Venkataramana Sidhaye; Fariba Rezaee; Irene H. Heijink
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ERS ECM Awardee 2021, a preview of LSC 2022 and a brief overview of the Respiratory Channel

Breathe
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: João C. Costa; Philip Mitchelmore; Niki D. Ubags; Cristina Calarasu; Holly R. Keir; Joana Cruz
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How to get the most out of the ERS International Congress 2021 and an overview of the Early Career Member session

Breathe
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Amy Farr; Niki Ubags; Christopher Brightling; Marc Miravitlles; Miriam Barrecheguren; Pierantonio Laveneziana; Reinoud Gosens; Richard Costello; Joana Cruz
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Microbiome-induced antigen-presenting cell recruitment coordinates skin and lung allergic inflammation

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
2021-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0091-6749
Contributors: Niki D. Ubags; Aurélien Trompette; Julie Pernot; Britt Nibbering; Nicholas C. Wong; Céline Pattaroni; Alexis Rapin; Laurent P. Nicod; Nicola L. Harris; Benjamin J. Marsland
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Niki Ubags

Statement from the Early Career Member Committee (ECMC) Chair and Co-chair and introduction of the new ECMC members

Breathe
2021-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Niki Ubags; Maxime Patout; Orianne Dumas; Joana Cruz
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Remote tissue immune priming in allergic disease

Mucosal Immunology
2020-09 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1933-0219
Contributors: Niki Ubags
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Early origins of lung disease: towards an interdisciplinary approach

European Respiratory Review
2020-09-30 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0905-9180
Part of ISSN: 1600-0617
Contributors: Niki Ubags; Miguel Angel Alejandre Alcazar; Suhas G. Kallapur; Sylvia Knapp; Sophie Lanone; Clare Lloyd; Rory Morty; Céline Pattaroni; Niki Reynaert; Robbert J. Rottier et al.
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Fostering the integration of basic respiratory science and translational pulmonary medicine for the future

American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
2020-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Darcy E. Wagner; Niki D. Ubags; Thierry Troosters; Miguel A. Alejandre Alcazar
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Microbial interactions in the atopic march

Clinical and Experimental Immunology
2019-12-10 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1365-2249
Part of ISSN: 0009-9104
Contributors: B Nibbering; Niki Ubags
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Dietary Fiber Confers Protection against Flu by Shaping Ly6c− Patrolling Monocyte Hematopoiesis and CD8+ T Cell Metabolism

Immunity
2018-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1074-7613
Contributors: Aurélien Trompette; Eva S. Gollwitzer; Céline Pattaroni; Isabel C. Lopez-Mejia; Erika Riva; Julie Pernot; Niki Ubags; Lluis Fajas; Laurent P. Nicod; Benjamin J. Marsland
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Niki Ubags

Mechanistic insight into the function of the microbiome in lung diseases

European Respiratory Journal
2017-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0903-1936
Part of ISSN: 1399-3003
Contributors: Niki D.J. Ubags; Benjamin J. Marsland
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Niki Ubags

An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report: Obesity and Metabolism. An Emerging Frontier in Lung Health and Disease

Annals of the American Thoracic Society
2017-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2329-6933
Part of ISSN: 2325-6621
Contributors: Benjamin Suratt; Niki D. J. Ubags; Deepa Rastogi; Kelan G. Tantisira; Benjamin J. Marsland; Irina Petrache; Janice B. Allen; Jason H. T. Bates; Fernando Holguin; Meredith C. McCormack et al.
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Niki Ubags

A Comparative Study of Lung Host Defense in Murine Obesity Models. Insights into Neutrophil Function

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
2016-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1044-1549
Part of ISSN: 1535-4989
Contributors: Niki D. J. Ubags; Elianne Burg; Maryellen Antkowiak; Aaron M. Wallace; Estee Dilli; Jenna Bement; Matthew J. Wargo; Matthew E. Poynter; Emiel F. M. Wouters; Benjamin T. Suratt
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Niki Ubags

Hyperleptinemia is associated with impaired pulmonary host defense

JCI Insight
2016-06-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2379-3708
Contributors: Niki D.J. Ubags; Renee D. Stapleton; Juanita H.J. Vernooy; Elianne Burg; Jenna Bement; Catherine M. Hayes; Sebastian Ventrone; Lennart Zabeau; Jan Tavernier; Matthew E. Poynter et al.
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Niki Ubags

The Role of Leptin in the Development of Pulmonary Neutrophilia in Infection and Acute Lung Injury*

Critical Care Medicine
2014-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0090-3493
Contributors: Niki D. Ubags; Juanita H. Vernooy; Elianne Burg; Catherine Hayes; Jenna Bement; Estee Dilli; Lennart Zabeau; Edward Abraham; Katie R. Poch; Jerry A. Nick et al.
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Niki Ubags

Obesity Is Associated with Neutrophil Dysfunction and Attenuation of Murine Acute Lung Injury

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
2012-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1044-1549
Part of ISSN: 1535-4989
Contributors: Lauren L. Kordonowy; Elianne Burg; Christopher C. Lenox; Lauren M. Gauthier; Joseph M. Petty; Maryellen Antkowiak; Tatsiana Palvinskaya; Niki Ubags; Mercedes Rincón; Anne E. Dixon et al.
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