The Enrolled Students
Students are recruited into the UGMLC School from all participating laboratories within the UGMLC. Here you will find a list of currently enrolled students, together with a brief outline of their research interests.
Student enrollment in the UGMLC School
| Name of student (surname, name) |
Primary UGMLC supervisor |
Doctoral degree |
Student email address |
Doctoral project title |
| (name not released) |
Kummer |
PhD |
(email address not released) |
Para- and auto-crine intermedin signaling by alveolar macrophages |
| Alrifai, Mohammed |
Garn |
Dr. med. |
alrfai@staff.uni-marburg.de |
Resolution of airway remodelling in chronic asthma |
| al-Tamari, Hamza |
Pullamsetti |
PhD |
Hamza.Al-Tamari@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Role of FoxO transcription factors in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis |
| Becker, Christin |
Herold |
PhD |
Christin.Becker@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Pathogenesis of IV-induced acute lung injury – impact of viral and host factors on alveolar fluid clearance |
| Becker, Sven |
Voswinckel |
Dr. rer. nat. |
Sven.becker@mpi-bn.mpg.de |
Differentiation and integration of murine embryoninc stem cell derived endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells into pulmonary vascular tissues in experimetal models of pulmonary hypertension |
| Benzel, Anita |
Stiewe |
Dr. rer. nat. |
anita.benzel@imt.uni-marburg.de |
p73-dependence in lung cancer |
| Blume, Anna |
Morty |
Dr. med. |
blumeanna@web.de |
Influence of Fxyd1, Fxyd3 and Fxyd5 on alveolar ion transport |
| Böcking, Christian |
Pfefferle |
Dr. rer. nat. |
boecking@staff.uni-marburg.de |
The role fatty acids from milk in allergy prevention |
| Böcking, Christian |
Renz |
Dr. rer. physiol. |
boecking@staff.uni-marburg.de |
Fettsäuren, Milch und Asthma |
| Böhmer, Rebecca |
Christina Nassenstein |
Dr. med. |
Rebecca.boehmer@gmx.de |
Effect of fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) on vagal C-fibers in allergic asthma |
| Buchäckert, Yasmin |
Vadász |
Dr. biol. hom. |
yasmin.buchaeckert@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Role and mechanisms of alveolar protein transport during acute lung injury |
| Debus, Heiko |
Kissel |
PhD |
heiko.debus@staff.uni-marburg.de |
Non-viral vectors for (pulmonary) gene delivery |
| El-Agha, Elie |
Bellusci |
PhD |
elieagha@gmail.com |
Role of cleftin in lung development and disease |
| Evers, Alena |
Grau |
Dr. rer. nat. |
alena.evers@freenet.de Alena.Evers@chiru.med.uni-giessen.de |
Alloantigen independant stimuli in the pathogenesis of chronic rejection of experimental lung allografts |
| Gabrielli, Nieves |
Vadász |
PhD |
niegabar32@hotmail.com |
Role of Na,K-ATPase ubiquitination in epithelial junctional restrictiveness and barrier function during lung injury |
| Gattinger, Nadja |
Kwapiszewska |
Dr. rer. nat |
Nadja.Gattinger@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Involvement of neuronal signalling in PH development |
| Gecks, Antje |
Vogelmeier |
Dr. med. |
agecks@gmx.de |
Cytokine Profil in EBC of obstructive sleep apnoea patients |
| Grzesik, Benno |
Vadász |
Dr. rer. nat. |
benno.grzesik@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Regulation of epithelial sodium transport by hypercapnia |
| Harb, Hani |
Renz |
Dr. rer. physiol. |
harbh@staff.uni-marburg.de |
Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) and its components on the development of allergic immune responses |
| Hattesohl, Akira |
Vogelmeier |
PhD |
SeverinSchmid@gmx.net |
Distinguishing of pulmonary diseases with an electronic nose |
| Hoegner, Katrin |
Herold |
PhD |
Katrin.hoegner@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Cell-type specific roles of the TRAIL-DR5 axis in influenza virus pneumonia: impact on viral replication, host defense and pathogenicity |
| Hühn, Martin |
Günther |
PhD |
martin.huehn@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Characterization of downstream signaling pathways and cellular consequences of the ER-stress sensor molecules ATF4, ATF6 and XBP-1 in the alveolar epithelium |
| Hüttmann, Eva |
Vogelmeier |
Dr. med. |
EvaHuettmann@web.de |
Comparison of two devices for EBC sampling |
| Ibrahim, Rouba |
Renz |
Dr. rer. physiol. |
Rouba.ibrahim85@yahoo.de |
TBA |
| Jositsch, Gitte |
Kummer |
Dr. rer. nat. |
Gitte.Jositsch@anatomie.med.uni-giessen.de |
Localization and function of muscarinic receptor subtypes on airway smooth muscle and intrinsic neurons |
| Kiehl, Steffen |
Dammann |
Dr. rer. nat. |
Steffen.Kiehl@bio.uni-giessen.de |
Steffen Kiehl will start his project in Mai and will work on epigenetics, tumor suppressor genes and lung cancer |
| Kilic, Ayse |
Renz |
Dr. rer. physiol. |
kilica@staff.uni-marburg.de |
NGF and subepithelial fibrosis in bronchial asthma |
| Klein, Friederike |
Voswinckel |
Dr. rer. nat. |
Friederike.klien@mpi-bn.mpg.de |
The role of lipofibroblast and fibroblast (progenitors) in alveolar septation and lung regeneration |
| Körner, Christian |
Grau |
Dr. med. |
Christian.Koerner@med.uni-giessen.de |
Prevention of ischemia/reperfusion injury in mouse lungs by intermedin |
| Kumar, Manish |
Voswinckel |
PhD |
Manish.kumar@mpi-bn.mpg.de |
Pulmonary and systemic markers of cellular senescence in COPD |
| Kuse, Nicola |
Voswinckel |
Dr. rer. nat. |
Nicola.kuse@mpi-bn.mpg.de |
In vivo tracing of fluorescently tagged alveolar cell types during septum formation |
| MacKenzie, BreAnne |
Bellusci |
PhD |
breannemackenzie@gmail.com |
Role of FGFR2b signaling in lung fibrosis |
| Mehta, Aditi |
Barreto |
Dr. biol. hom. |
Adithi.mehta@mpi-bn.mpg.de |
Epigenetic regulation of lung development |
| Mey, Lilli |
Renz |
Dr. med. vet. |
meyl@staff.uni-marburg.de |
VEGF receptors and regulation in endothelial cells |
| Murtaza, Ghulam |
Kummer |
Dr. biol. hom. |
Ghulam.Murtaza@anatomie.med.uni-giessen.de |
TASK-1 channels in airways and pulmonary vessels |
| Nave, Alexander |
Morty |
Dr. med. |
alex@nave.de |
Extracellular matrix stability in pulmonary arterial hypertension |
| Nemeth, Katharina |
Renz |
Dr. rer. physiol. |
Nemeth.k@gmx.de |
Rolle von OSCAR im Gefäßsystem |
| Nicole Hagel |
Hackstein |
Dr. med. |
Nicole.Hagel@immunologie.med.uni-giessen.de |
Modulation of pulmonary leukocytes after topical imiquimod (TLR7 ligand) application |
| Niess, Gero |
Morty |
Dr. rer. nat. |
Gero.Niess@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Type I and type III TGF-b receptors in pulmonary vascular development |
| Nikam, Sandeep |
Voswinckel |
PhD |
Sandeep.nikam@mpi-bn.mpg.de |
Calorie restricted mouse model to study lung regeneration using designed based stereology |
| Noeske, Sarah |
Vogelmeier |
Dr. med. |
noeske@med.uni-marburg.de |
Alpha-1-antitrypsin in exhaled breath condensate |
| Piskulak, Katarzyna |
Günther |
PhD |
katarzyna.piskulak@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Regulation and role of the notch signaling pathway in progenitor cell differentiation and proliferation in the normal and the fibrotic lung |
| Quantius, Jennifer |
Herold |
PhD |
Jennifer.quantius@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Role of mononuclear phagocyte-epithelium crosstalk in alveolar repair |
| Rauschkolb, Peter |
Voswinckel |
PhD |
Peter.rauschkolb@mpi-bn.mpg.de |
Characterization of the elastogenic and mechano-transduction machinery in lung regeneration and smoke induced emphysema |
| Riassi Dekhorti, maria |
Voswinckel |
PhD |
Maria.riassi@mpi-bn.mpg.de |
Murine embryoninc stem cell derived endothelial cells under VE-cahderin promoter for pulmonary vascular diseases |
| Rommel, Frank Risto |
Hackstein |
Dr. med. |
Frank.R.Rommel@med.uni-giessen.de |
Pulmonary dendritic cell subsets in bacterial pneumonia |
| Rühl, Ramona |
Vadász |
Dr. med. vet. |
Ramona.Ruehl@gmx.de |
Effects of intermedin on epithelial barrier integrity during acute lung injury |
| Salwig, Isabelle |
Voswinckel/Dr. med. Martin Szibor |
PhD |
Isabella.salwig@mpi-bn.mpg.de |
Specific genetic targeting of stem cells of the distal lung |
| Samsonova, Olga |
Kissel |
PhD |
olga.samsonova@staff.uni-marburg.de |
Biodegradable polycationic carriers for gene transfer |
| Schäfer, Jens |
Bakowsky |
Dr. rer. nat |
j.schaefer@staff.uni-marburg.de |
Lipid beschichtet Nanopartikel für eine pulmonale Applikation |
| Schlappkohl |
Pleschka |
Dr. biol. hom. |
Marco.Schlappkohl@viro.med.uni-giessen.de |
Effect of influenza virus-induced signaling on post-translational NP-processing: relevance for influenza virus RNP-function and localization |
| Schlenz, Heike |
Kummer |
Dr. biol. hom. |
Heike.schlenz@anatomie.med.uni-giessen.de |
Function of caveolins in lower airways |
| Schmall, Anja |
Savai |
Dr. rer. nat |
anja.m.schmall@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Analysis and manipulation of tumour stroma in lung cancer |
| Schmidt, Severin |
Vogelmeier |
Dr. med. |
SeverinSchmid@gmx.net |
Non invasive phenotyping of COPD patients with and without alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency |
| Schmitz, Jessica |
Grau |
Dr. biol. hom. |
Jessica.Schmitz@chiru.med.uni-giessen.de |
The role of leukocytic neuropetide Y in acute and chronic allograft rejection |
| Schwartze, Julian |
Morty |
Dr. med. |
Julian_schwarzte@yahoo.de |
Potentiation of TGF-beta signalling by glucocorticoids |
| Singh, Indrabahadur |
Barreto |
Dr. biol. hom. |
Indrabahaudr.singh@mpi-bn.mpg.de |
Functional characterisation of HMGA2 in early lung development |
| Skwarna, Sylwia |
Günther |
Dr. biol. hom. |
sylwia.skwarna@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Role of hepatocyte growth factor in mediating protective effects on alveolar epithelial cells in lung fibrosis |
| Szelepusa, Kirsten |
Voswinckel |
Dr. rer. nat. |
Kirsten.szelepusa@mpi-bn.mpg.de |
Circulating fibrocytes in pathogenesis and therapy of pulmonary hypertension – role of kinase receptors and its inhibitors |
| Turowski, Pawel |
Morty |
Dr. biol. hom. |
Pawel.Turowski@anatomie.med.uni-giessen.de |
Molecular mechanisms of ventilator-induced acute kideny injury |
| Unkel, Barbara |
Herold |
Dr. med. |
Barbara.unkel@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Mononuclear phagocyte-epithelial interactions in influenza virus pneumonia: Role of epithelial GM-CSF |
| Veith, Christine |
Kwapiszewska |
Dr. rer. nat |
Christine.Veith@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
The cytoskeletal protein paxillin - a focal adhesion protein involved in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension |
| von der Beck, Daniel |
Günther |
Dr. med. |
daniel.v.beck@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
Pathomechanisms and clinical implications of viral infection in models of pulmonary fibrosis |
| Vong, Joaquim |
Dobreva |
PhD |
Joaquim.Vong@mpi-bn.mpg.de |
Epigenetic changes in lung cancer |
| Wendel, Isabel |
Matrosovich |
Dr. rer. nat |
isabel.wendel@staff.uni-marburg.de |
Die Rolle des PB1-Gens bei der Entstehung pandemischer Influenza A-Viren |
| Wujak, Lukasz |
Morty |
PhD |
Lukasz.Wujak@innere.med.uni-giessen.de |
The role of Fxyd proteins in regulation alveolar ion transport |
| Yilmaz, Osman |
Christina Nassenstein |
Dr. med. |
y.osman@hotmail.de |
GDNF-dependent modulation of TRP receptor channels in vagal C-fibers innervating the lung |
| Yin, Minmin |
Voswinckel |
PhD |
Minmin.yin@mpi-bn.mpg.de |
Identification of molecular key mediators of alveolar septation and lung regeneration |
| Zhao, Min |
Garn |
Dr. rer. physiol. |
Zhaom@students.uni-marburg.de |
Development and characterisation of murine model of non-eosinophilic asthma |