Balthasar Heesters
Immunologist interested in germinal center regulation by follicular dendritic cells, sugars, B-cell selection and antibody responses.
Assistant Professor #UtrechtUniversity
heesters.gitlab.io
- We're very excited to welcome Christian to our lab as a postdoctoral fellow! @uuuips.bsky.social @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social He'll work on the effect of adjuvants on FDCs. heesters.gitlab.io/christianmar...
- Interested in germinal center regulation? Should we coddle our immune system? Two more weeks to apply! 3 year funding

- We have an exciting postdoc position for 3-years! www.uu.nl/en/organisat... Apply or sent me a message if you have any questions. Work @uuuips.bsky.social with wonderful colleagues such as @luckrimp.bsky.social and others without bluesky ;) More information: heesters.gitlab.io/postdoc_hire/
- We have an exciting postdoc position for 3-years! www.uu.nl/en/organisat... Apply or sent me a message if you have any questions. Work @uuuips.bsky.social with wonderful colleagues such as @luckrimp.bsky.social and others without bluesky ;) More information: heesters.gitlab.io/postdoc_hire/
- I’m very happy to welcome Vicente to the Lab! heesters.gitlab.io/vicenteferna... He will be working with Petri on B cell survival factors :)
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- Proud of my 3 PhDs @luckrimp.bsky.social, Martijn and Petri! Good job team(s)! Next year I’ll join again.
- Always great to be at the Dutch immunology conference (NVVI)!
- Very inspiring talks at the 10th anniversary science for life conference @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social Impressed by other fields, such as Ben Lehner’s talk. Great venue in the Beatrix theatre. Science as art.
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- Old news to everyone here, but I wrote a little post on why I've moved here: From the Dark Zone to Bluesky heesters.gitlab.io/bluesky
- Wonderful to see the #immunology community growing here. The first starter pack is full (they cap at 150), so I created a second one. Let me know if you'd like to be added go.bsky.app/PY5tCas go.bsky.app/FmERUoDat://did:plc:34vvwie7t4ys6zrcphjna2py/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3l5hp62jg542w
- Great thanks! Can I be included?
- For all the Twitter/X immigrants, I highly recommend github.com/kawamataryo/...
- Hello #immunology community! Happy to join Bluesky for some great ad and bs free scientific discussions! Let me know if you like germinal centers and follicular dendritic cells.