Immunology
Team PMI
Pathogen-Mediated Modulation of Innate Immunity
Preliminary evidence suggests that pathogenic microorganisms can exploit functional innate immunity networks of the host to aid immune evasion, and that de-regulation of those same networks might contribute to pathology in chronic inflammatory diseases. The team is interested in identifying key molecular and cellular mechanisms at the pathogen-host interface which could be exploited as potential targets for the treatment of multiple chronic inflammatory diseases.
- Mentors
- Dr. Lee Kim Swee
Cancer Immunology and Immune Modulation at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach, Germany (Industry mentor) - Prof. Dr. Adelheid Cerwenka
Head of Immunobiochemsitry at Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany (Academic mentor)
- Dr. Lee Kim Swee
Our Team Members
Dr. Bachir El Debs
Group Leader
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- 2013-2017: Post-doc in pathogen-host interactions with Dr. Athanasios Typas at the EMBL-Heidelberg, Germany
- 2011-2013: Post-doc in single-cell analysis and microfluidics with Dr. Christoph Merten at the EMBL-Heidelberg, Germany
- 2008-2011: PhD in microfluidics with Dr.Christoph Merten in the Laboratory of Prof. Andrew Griffiths, University of Strasbourg, France
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Dr. Benjamin Mielich-Süß
Postdoctoral Researcher
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- 2012-2017: Ph.D. with Dr. Daniel Lopez at the Institute for Molecular Infection Biology, University of Würzburg, Germany
- 2015: Visiting Scientist at the Department of Bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
- 2007-2012: Undergraduate Studies (B.Sc. and M.Sc.) at the University of Würzburg, Germany
Recipient of a PhD fellowship of the Graduate School of Life Science (University of Würzburg)
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Maria Nathalia de Lira
Postdoctoral Researcher
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- 2017 – 2020: PhD in Life Sciences with Dr. Elita Avota at the Institute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Würzburg, Germany
- 2014 – 2016: Master of Science in Immunology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 2010 – 2013: Bachelor of Science Biotechnology, State University of West Zone, Brazil
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Mathieu Gendarme
Research Associate
Anastasia Demshina
Research Assistant
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- 2017-2019: Master of Science in Biotechnology with focus on Biomedical Science and Technology, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
- 2012-2016: Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology, Dmitry Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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Annika Lambert
Research Assistant
Katrin Strosack
Intern
Kathrin Schultheiß
Intern
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- 2018 – today Master of Science in Molecular Biosciences, Major Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Germany
- 2015 – 2018 Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Hohenheim, Germany
- 2012 – 2015 Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration – Management in Industry, DHBW, Germany
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Team PMI Alumni
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Dr. Jamie Frankish
