Infectious Diseases and Type 1 Diabetes Research Group
- Prof. Dr. Marc Jacobsen (PhD), Gruppenleiter
- Dr. Julia Seyfarth (MD), Fachärztin
- Miguel Lopez Venegas (MSc), Doktorand
- Dr. Norman Nausch, (PhD), Postdoc
- Ernest Adankwah (MSc), Doktorand
- Sarah Plicht (BSc), Masterstudentin
- Anna Scheel (BSc), Masterstudentin
- Jean De Dieu Harelimana (MSc), Doktorand
- Alptekin Güler (MSc), Doktorand
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Research Topics
Our group focuses on immunologic aspects of chronic infectious diseases. Mycobacterial infections (i.e. tuberculosis, buruli ulcer disease, atypical mycobacterial infections) as well as co-infections are in the center of our scientific interest. Especially T-cell dependent immunity with an emphasis on i) cytokine signaltransduction and regulation, ii) T-cell polarisation, iii) antimycobacterial Effektormechanisms is investigated.
In close cooperation with the group of PD Dr. Thomas Meissner we aim to decypher T-cell dependent mechanisms underlying development of autoimmunity in children with type-1 diabetes.