Group Members
PD Dr. med. Natascha Sommer, Ph.D.Group Leader
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Dr. Oleg Pak, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Fellow
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Claudio Nardiello, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Fellow
Research topic: The role of ferroptosis in pulmonary hypertension; The impact of neonatal hyperoxia and consequences in adulthood. Expertise: Cell culture, functional cellular assays, molecular biology, microRNA, hyperoxia, lung function measurements, histology, stereology, FISH, confocal microscopy. |
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Claudia Fernanda Garcia CastroPhD Student
Research topic: Mitochondrial signaling in COPD Expertise: In vivo lung function and hemodynamic measurements, histology, stereology, vascular morphometry, mitochondrial respiration measurements, cell culture, molecular biology, live imaging, functional cellular assays.
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Vidya Srokshna Balasubramanian LakshmiPhD Student
Research topic: Mitochondrial T cell reprogramming in Virus-induced COPD Exacerbations and emphysema progression. Expertise: Cell culture, molecular biology, mitochondrial respiration measurements.
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Luca Giordano, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Fellow
Research topic: OXPHOS, alternative enzymes, oxidative stress and their signaling in hypoxia and COPD. Oxygen-sensing, COX remodeling in lung pathophysiology. Expertise: High-resolution respirometry, cell culture, in vitro assays, cell-free DNA, molecular biology, confocal microscopy |
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Martha CandoniPhD Student
Research topic: The role of neonatal hyperoxia on iNOS signaling and consequences in adulthood. Expertise: Cell culture, functional cellular assays, molecular biology, hyperoxia, lung function measurements.
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Sandipan JashPhD Student
Research topic: Causes and consequences of Cytochrome c Oxidase (COX) remodeling in lung diseases. Expertise: Cell culture, Molecular biology, in vitro assays, confocal microscopy, live cell imaging
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Muchen LiPhD Student
Research topic: Mechanism of mitochondrial redox alterations in acute oxygen sensing of the pulmonary vasculature. Expertise: Cell culture, isolated ventilated and perfused mouse lung.
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Verena BrehmerMD Student
Research topic: The effect of Ferroptosis inducers on pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell metabolism, migration, and proliferation. Expertise: Cell culture, molecular biology.
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Kati VosmerMD Student
Research topic: Mitochondrial respiration in peripheral t-cells of COPD-patients with emphysema. Expertise: Cell culture, High-resolution respirometry.
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Janik DeutscherMD Student
Research topic: Investigation of the effect of e-cigarette smoke on endothelial integrity in isolated, ventilated, perfused murine lungs. Expertise: Isolated ventilated and perfused mouse lung.
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Navya Sri BonthuTechnical Assistant
Expertise: Cell culture, primary mouse cell isolation.
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