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10.04.2025
Giuseppe Cazzetta: Completion doctoral thesis
We congratulate Giuseppe Cazzetta on his successfully completed PhD thesis on January 16, 2025. The title of her dissertation is: "Role of the auditory cortex in the perception of rhythmic acoustic and optogenetic stimuli".
30.03.2025
Alina Moter: Publication in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
We congratulate Alina Moter for her first authorship on "Migration Dynamics of Human NK Cell Preparations in Microchannels and Their Invasion Into Patient-Derived Tissue." Please find the publication here.
25.03.2025
Manjusha Neerukonda: Completion doctoral thesis
We congratulate Manjusha Neerukonda on her successfully completed PhD thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) on January 7, 2025. The title of her dissertation is: "Purification of Amylase Trypsin Inhibitors (ATIs) via High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), characterization of ATIs, and optimization of in vitro ATI bioactivity assay based on TLR4 activation".
19.03.2025
Linglin Zhang: Publication in Antioxidants
We congratulate Linglin Zhang for her first authorship on "Anti-TNFα and Anti-IL-1β Monoclonal Antibodies Preserve BV-2 Microglial Homeostasis Under Hypoxia by Mitigating Inflammatory Reactivity and ATF4/MAPK-Mediated Apoptosis." Please find the publication here.
17.03.2025
Noémie Bélanger: Travel Grant
Congratulations to Noémie Bélanger for receiving the Travel Grant at the ESC Heart failure congress 2025.
13.03.2025
Alexandra Bettina Vogel: Completion doctoral thesis
We congratulate Alexandra Bettina Vogel on her successfully completed PhD thesis on December 19, 2024. The title of her dissertation is: "Posttraumatic and early-life pain: Decisions made by lipids?".
13.03.2025
Ivana Kuntić: Completion doctoral thesis
We congratulate Ivana Kuntić on her successfully completed PhD thesis on January 22, 2025! The title of her dissertation is: "Mechanistic studies on the adverse cardiovascular and cerebral effects of lifestyle and environmental risk factors – e-cigarette vapor, shisha smoke and aircraft noise – in cellular and murine models".
10.03.2025
Qiang Wang: Completion doctoral thesis
We congratulate Qiang Wang on his successfully completed PhD thesis on February 17, 2025! The title of his dissertation is: "Altered spatial expression and function of HCN-channels in parvalbumin-positive interneurons of somatosensory cortex in a mouse model of focal brain injury".
02.03.2025
Dr. med. Henner Stege: Publication in European Journal of Cancer
We congratulate the clinician scientist Henner Stege for his last authorship on "First-line checkpoint inhibitor therapy in metastatic acral lentiginous melanoma compared to other types of cutaneous melanoma: A multicenter study from the prospective skin cancer registry ADOREG." Please find the publication here.
01.03.2025
Dr. med. Simon Gairing: Publication in JHEP Reports
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Simon Gairing for his authorship on "Evaluation of prognostic scores in patients with HCC undergoing first-line immunotherapy with atezolizumab and bevacizumab". Please find the publication here.
26.02.2025
Dominika Mihaliková: Completion doctoral thesis
We congratulate Dominika Mihaliková on her successfully completed PhD thesis on January 21, 2025! The title of her dissertation is: "The effects of aircraft noise exposure on the cardiovascular complications associated with diabetes mellitus".
06.02.2025
Ronald Saraswat: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Ronald Saraswat on his successfully completed PhD thesis on December 22, 2023! The title of his dissertation is: "Role of endothelial extracellular vesicles in the propagation of pro-senescent signals and thrombo-inflammation".
06.02.2025
Konstantinos Zifkos: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Konstantinos Zifkos on his successfully completed PhD thesis on October 28, 2024! The title of his dissertation is: "Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase-1B: A Key Modulator in Cardiovascular Health and Disease".
February 2025
Olga Dremova: Travel Grant
Congratulations to Olga Dremova for receiving the Travel Grant at the GTH 2025.
23.01.2025
Micaela Domingues: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Micaela Domingues on her successfully completed PhD thesis on November 11, 2024! The title of her dissertation is: "Interleukin-4 receptor signaling fine-tunes neuronal activity".
17.01.2025
Melania Aluia: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Melania Aluia on her successfully completed PhD thesis on October 31, 2024! The title of her dissertation is: "Conditional over expression of heme oxygenase 1 in myelomonocytic cells attenuates angiotensin II-induced arterial hypertension and prevents the development of heart failure".
17.01.2025
Stuti Chhabra: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Stuti Chhabra on her successfully completed PhD thesis on November 18, 2024! The title of her dissertation is: "Specific anatomical mapping of synaptic and cell surface dopamine receptor density alterations in various mouse models of autism".
17.01.2025
Yewen Zhu: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Yewen Zhu on his successfully completed PhD thesis on November 11, 2024! The title of his dissertation is: "Value of elements of the ubiquitin-proteasome system to serve as therapeutic targets in advanced penile cancer".
09.01.2025
Dr. med. Ann-Kathrin Lederer: Publication in Journal of Translational Research
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Ann-Kathrin Lederer for her authorship on "Exploring the effects of gut microbiota on cholangiocarcinoma progression by patient-derived organoids". Please find the publication here.
01.01.2025
We welcome our new fellows!
The clinician scientists Dr.med. Charlotte Claßen und Dr.med. Lucas Wiesmann (Department of Internal Medicine I) as well as Dr.med. Constantin Scholz (Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery) have started at the Else Kröner Research College. Congratulations and our best wishes for a successfull research work!
01.12.2024
Dr. med. Ann-Kathrin Lederer: Habilitation
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Ann-Kathrin Lederer on her habilitation.
30.11.2024
Dr. Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
We congratulate the clinician scientist Lukas Müller for his shared last authorship on "Albumin-muscle density score predicts overall survival in patients with hepatocellular cancer undergoing treatment with transarterial chemoembolization." Please find the publication here.
26.11.2024
We welcome our new fellows!
The doctoral candidate Maximilian Sturm (Department of Dermatology) and the Clinician Scientists Dr. Aya Khamis (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Plastic Surgery) and Nicholas Hanuscheck (Department of Neurology) have received a TransMed Fellowship. Congratulations!
23.11.2024
Emily Trzeciak: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Emily Trzeciak on her successfully completed PhD thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) on November 26, 2024! The title of her dissertation is: "Immunomodulation in wound healing and oncogenesis".
23.11.2024
Lea Sophie Strohm: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Lea Sophie Strohm on her successfully completed PhD thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) on November 12, 2024! The title of her dissertation is: "Inflammatory signaling pathways involving the CD40L-CD40-TRAF6 cascade in hypertension and diabetes - insights from animal and human studies".
25.10.2024
Daniela Schenkel: Travel Grant
Congratulations to Daniela Schenkel for receiving the Travel Grant at the IUPS Beacon Meeting 2024.
16.10.2024
Alina Moter: Travel Grant
Congratulations to Alina Moter for receiving the Travel Grant at the DGfI NK cell & ILC Meeting 2024.
10.10.2024
Rocío Vacik Díaz: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Rocío Vacik Díaz on her successfully completed PhD thesis on December 18, 2023! The title of her dissertation is: "Identification of Novel Determinants of Thrombin Generation Using a Multi-Omics Approach".
10.10.2024
David Andruszewski: Publication in Nature Molecular Psychiatry
We congratulate David Andruszewski for his first authorship on "Embryo-restricted responses to maternal IL-17A promote neurodevelopmental disorders in mouse offspring." Please find the publication here.
10.10.2024
Sudena Wang: Publication in the Journal of Neuroinflammation
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Sudena Wang for her first authorship on "Selective neuronal expression of progranulin is sufficient to provide neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects after traumatic brain injury". Please find the publication here.
09.10.2024
Dr. med. Ann-Kathrin Lederer: Publication in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Ann-Kathrin Lederer for her authorship on "The upper airway microbiota: how host and environment shape this ecological niche". Please find the publication here.
07.10.2024
Saber Ebrahimi: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Saber Ebrahimi on his successfully completed PhD thesis on August 26, 2024! The title of his dissertation is: "Targeting neoepitopes derived from KRAS mutations for cancer-specific immunotherapy".
07.10.2024
Congratulations to the Best Presentation Award Winners at the 10th TransMed Science Day!
Tanja Kübelbeck received the "frei für forschung - neue Wege in der Medizin e.V. Award for the best short talk of a female doctoral candidate. Marie Kuhmann, Daniela Schenkel and Katharina Walther received a TransMed Best Presentation Award. Furthermore, the Medical Minds Mainz Awards 2024 were given to: Ioannis Farmakis (Insights in Medicine Award), Kristin Grunz (TransMed Scientist Award PhD), Miriam Heuser (3Rs Award), Friederike Kirschner (TransMed Scientist Award MD) and Clara-Sophie Schwarz (Science Goes Media Award).
Election of a new TransMed Fellow Representative:
We would like to thank our previous TransMed Fellow Representatives Sara Bitar and Federico Rotondo for their great work and commitment and warmly welcome our new TransMed Fellow Representative Ann-Kathrin Lederer!
Sara Bitar: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Sara Bitar on her successfully completed PhD thesis on August 29, 2024! The title of her dissertation is: "The role of the Fe/S cluster protein CISD1 in Parkinson's disease".
Pengyu Zhang: Completion of doctoral thesis (Double degree with Maastricht University)
We congratulate Pengyu Zhang on her successfully completed PhD thesis on May 28, 2024! The title of her dissertation is: "Multisite phosphorylation of protein kinases in platelets stimulated via glycoprotein VI and G protein-coupled receptors: signaling interactions and functional impact".
23.09.2024
Nawid Albinger: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Nawid Albinger on his successfully completed PhD thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) on September 23, 2024! The title of his dissertation is: "Generation and evaluation of chimeric antigen receptor-modified natural killer cells for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia".
19.09.2024
Arjun Sharma: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Arjun Sharma on his successfully completed PhD thesis on September 19, 2024! The title of his dissertation is: "Immunity in the context of pathogens: Elucidating the complexity of host defense response mechanism".
17.08.2024
My Phung Khuu: Publication in the Journal Nature Reviews Cardiology
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate My Phung Khuu for her first authorship on "The gut microbiota in thrombosis". Please find the publication here.
11.09.2024
Dr. med. Wolfgang Kremer: Publication in Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Wolfgang Kremer for his authorship on "Evaluation of Sonographic Muscle Measurement Using Established Muscle Markers". Please find the publication here.
02.09.2024
Dr. med. Andreas Kommer: Publication in Transplant Immunology
We congratulate Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Andreas Kommer for his first-authorship on "Long-term survival of kidney-transplant recipient with donor-transmitted malignant melanoma after provoked rejection". Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Rebecca Knoll: Publication in JAMA Pediatrics
We congratulate former TransMed fellow Dr. med. Rebecca Knoll for her shared first-authorship on "Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus Probiotics and Gut Dysbiosis in Preterm Infants: The PRIMAL Randomized Clinical Trial". Please find the publication here.
August 2024
Dr. med. Rebecca Knoll: Walter-Benjamin fellowship
We congratulate former TransMed fellow Rebecca Knoll for receiving a Walter-Benjamin fellowship of the DFG! She receives 24 months research time for her project "Integrating Microbiome and Clinical Data for Translational Research: Developing a Risk Prediction Model for Late-Onset Sepsis in Preterm Infants" starting from October 2024 on.
18.07.2024
Dr. med. Andreas Kommer: Publication in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
We congratulate Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Andreas Kommer for his first-authorship on "Proton pump inhibitor use and bone fractures in patients with chronic kidney disease". Please find the publication here.
17.07.2024
Dr. Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in Scientific Reports
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Lukas Müller for his authorship on "Amount of ascites impacts survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing transarterial chemoembolization advocating for volumetric assessment". Please find the publication here.
16.07.2024
Gaukhar Baidildinova: Completion of doctoral thesis (Double Degree with Maastricht University)
We congratulate Gaukhar Baidildinova on her successfully completed PhD thesis on July 16, 2024! The title of her dissertation is: "Platelet functional signatures in venous and arterial thrombotic diseases".
15.07.2024
Sebastian-Alexander Tölke: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Sebastian-Alexander Tölke on his successfully completed PhD thesis on July 15, 2024! The title of his dissertation is: "Development of an immuno-LC-MS/MS method for the quantification of procalcitonin in human blood".
Kathrin Braband: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Kathrin Braband on her successfully completed PhD thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) on May 6, 2024! The title of her dissertation is: "Characteritation of CCR8+ regulatory T cells in human tumors and healthy tissue".
26.07.2024
Call for Else Kröner Fellowship Applications is open!
The Else Kröner Research College Mainz offers positions for an Else Kröner Fellowship (TV-Ärzte UM Mainz, Ä1, 100%) for young clinician scientists dedicated to oncology. The fellowship has a strong focus on translational research and includes the TransMed training program.
Sarah Dagher: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Sarah Dagher on her successfully completed PhD thesis on July 2, 2024! The title of her dissertation is: "From Laughter to Lust: A Multidisciplinary Study of Tickling in Play, Emotions, and Sexual Behaviors across Species".
12.07.2024
Dr. Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in European Radiology
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Lukas Müller for his authorship on "AI-based body composition measures in abdominal CT scans: prime time for clinical implementation?". Please find the publication here.
Welcome to our new fellow!
The clinician scientist Leon Mattern (Department of Internal Medicine I) has started at the Else Kröner Research College. We congratulate and wish him a successfull research work!
25.06.2024
"From Foreigners to Friends" - Meeting
On 25.06., young international and German scientists from the University Medical Center (UMC) met to learn about working at the UMC as well as living in Mainz. This get-together gave the possibility to network and make new friends. It was organized by TransMed, IPP, MeMentUm and the International Onboarding Team from the Human Resources Department. More networking events for (international) young scientists at the UMC will follow.
16.06.2024
Dr. med. Andreas Kommer: Publication in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
We congratulate Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Andreas Kommer for his first-authorship on "A20 in Kidney Transplantation and Autoimmunity". Please find the publication here.
Dr. Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in JHEP Reports
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Lukas Müller for his authorship on "AI-Derived Body Composition Parameters as Prognostic Factors in Patients with HCC Undergoing TACE: Results from a Multicenter Study". Please find the publication here.
Nevenka Dudvarski Stanković: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Nevenka Dudvarski Stanković on her successfully completed PhD thesis on May 10, 2024! The title of her dissertation is: "EGFL7 - a proangiogenic factor promoting progressing of glioma".
03.05.2024
Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing: Publication in Hepatology Communications
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Simon Gairing for his authorship on "PHES scores have limited impact on the risk of overt HE in patients with minimal HE". Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing: Publication in JHEP Reports
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Simon Gairing for his authorship on "Proton pump inhibitor use and risk of hepatic encephalopathy: A multicentre study". Please find the publication here.
Natalie Holz: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Natalie Holz on her successfully completed MD/PhD thesis on March 15, 2024! The title of her dissertation is: "Rethinking intensity in vocal affect communication".
17.04.2024
Alexander Lang: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Alexander Lang on his successfully completed PhD thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) on April 17, 2024! The title of his dissertation is: "Preclinical evaluation of TCR gene transfer in combination with arginase inhibition as a therapeutic approach in anticancer medicine".
11.04.2024
Noémie Bélanger: Travel Grant
Congratulations to Noémie Bélanger for receiving the Travel Grant at the ESC Heart failure congress 2024.
19.03.2024
Dr. med. Eva Maria Schleicher: Publication in American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Eva Maria Schleicher for her authorship on "Lower uromodulin serum levels are associated with poorer prognosis in patients with cirrhosis and hepatorenal syndrome type 2". Please find the publication here.
Dr. Astrid Alflen: Publication in Cancer Cell
We congratulate Dr. Astrid Alflen for her shared first authorship on "Multimodal stimulation screens reveal unique and shared genes limiting T cell fitness." Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Navid Farassat: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Dr. med. Navid Farassat on his successfully completed MD/PhD thesis on December 13, 2023! The title of his dissertation is: "In vivo and in vitro functional diversity of midbrain dopamine neurons within identified axonal projections".
06.03.2024
Maximilian Lueckel: Travel Grant
Congratulations to Maximilian Lueckel for receiving the Travel Grant at the DGKN Kongress für klinische Neurowissenschaften 2024.
Karin Keppeler: Publication in Redox Biology
We congratulate Karin Keppeler for her authorship on "Vascular dysfunction and arterial hypertension in experimental celiac disease are mediated by gut-derived inflammation and oxidative stress." Please find the publication here.
06.02.2024
Call for Else Kröner Fellowship Applications is open!
The Else Kröner Forschungskolleg Mainz "The importance of chronic inflammation in carcinogenesis: From microenvironment to effective therapy of liver tumors” and TRANSMED jointly offer a training program for young clinician scientists with a strong focus on translational research.
Joschka Bartneck: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Joschka Bartneck on his successfully completed PhD thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) on July 7, 2023! The title of his dissertation is: "Characterizing the tumor microenvironment upon transcutaneous immunization by single-cell RNA-sequencing-implications for cancer immunotherapy".
Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber: Publication in International Journal of Cancer
We congratulate former Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Tiemo Gerber for his authorship on "N-cadherin: A diagnostic marker to help discriminate primary liver carcinomas from extrahepatic carcinomas" in International Journal of Cancer. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Maurice Michel: Publication in United European Gastroenterology Journal
We congratulate former Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Maurice Michel for his authorship on "Obesity and harmful alcohol consumption are predictors for advanced liver disease in the disease". Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber: Publication in Frontiers in Oncology
We congratulate former Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Tiemo Gerber for his authorship on "Epidemiology of thymomas and thymic carcinomas in the United States and Germany, 1999-2019" in Frontiers in Oncology. Please find the publication here.
Ayşegül Yıldız: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Ayşegül Yıldız on her successfully completed PhD thesis on December 6, 2023! The title of her dissertation is: "Exploring the potential of trans-amplifying RNA as a vector for the delivery of pluripotency-associated transcription factors and microRNAs".
Nadine Kamenjarin: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Nadine Kamenjarin on her successfully completed thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) on November 29, 2023! The title of her dissertation is: "The control of mononuclear phagocytes over primary and secondary CD8+ T cell responses to virus infection of the skin".
Dr. med. Maurice Michel: Publication in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
We congratulate former Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Maurice Michel for his authorship on "Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics". Please find the publication here.
01.01.2024
We welcome our new fellows!
The clinician scientists Dr. Paula M. Bark (Department of Internal Medicine I), Dr. med. Ann-Kathrin Lederer (Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery), and Dr. med. Maximilian Moos (Department of Radiology) have started at the Else Kröner Research College. We congratulate and wish them a successfull research work!
Irina Kovlyagina: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Irina Kovlyagina on her successfully completed PhD thesis on October 30, 2023! The title of her dissertation is: "Freezing responses during threat memory retrieval reflect trait-like anxiety endophenotypes in inbred mice".
We welcome our new fellows!
The doctoral candidate Delia-Mihaela Mihoc (Institute of Immunology) and the Clinician Scientists Dr. Simon Weisemann (Department of Internal Medicine III) and Dr. Nora Lindhauer (Department of Internal Medicine III) have received a TransMed Fellowship! Congratulations!
Dr. med. Eva Maria Schleicher: Publication in Digestive and Liver Disease
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Eva Maria Schleicher for her authorship on "Higher scores in the Clinical Frailty Scale are associated with covert and overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis" Please find the publication here.
Niklas Hammer: Publication in European Journal of Neuroscience
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Niklas Hammer for his authorship on "Optogenetic action potentials and intrinsic pacemaker interplay in retrogradely identified midbrain dopamine neurons". Please find the publication here.
Emily Trzeciak: Publication in Cancers
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Emily Trzeciak for her authorship on "Nuclear Glycoprotein A Repetitions Predominant (GARP) Is a Common Trait of Glioblastoma Stem-like Cells and Correlates with Poor Survival in Glioblastoma Patients". Please find the publication here.
Martina Casari & Dominik Siegl: Publication in Frontiers in Immunology
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidates Martina Casari and Dominik Siegl for their authorship on "Macrophages and platelets in liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma". Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing: Publication in American Journal of Gastroenterology
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Simon Gairing for his authorship on "Prevalence of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: A Multicenter Study". Please find the publication here.
Josef Shin: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Josef Shin on his successfully completed MD/PhD thesis on September 8, 2023! The title of his dissertation is: "Cav1.3 regulates the dynamic firing range of dopamine neurons in the lateral substantia nigra pars compacta".
Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber: Publication in Histopathology
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Tiemo Gerber for his authorship on "Benign lesions of the mediastinum" Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing: Publication in Journal of Internal Medicine
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Simon Gairing for his authorship on "Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is associated with a higher risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy and poorer survival". Please find the publication here.
Yawen Zhou: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Yawen Zhou on her successfully completed PhD thesis on October 18, 2023! The title of her dissertation is: "The role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in adipocytes of high-fat diet-induced obese mice."
Yu-San Kao: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Yu-San Kao on her successfully completed PhD thesis on October 16, 2023! The title of her dissertation is: "The role of de novo fatty acid synthesis in psoriasis".
Marco Stortz: Publication in Clinical Case Reports
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Marco Stortz for his authorship on "Plasma exchange for treatment of a therapy-related thrombotic microangiopathy in a patient with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma-A case report". Please find the publication here.
Olga Dremova: Publication in Frontiers in Immunology
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Olga Dremova for her authorship on "Sterility testing of germ-free mouse colonies" Please find the publication here.
GARPS Award for Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing
We congratulate Dr Simon J Gairing on receiving the GARPS Award for his publication "Elevated serum levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein are associated with covert hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis." You can find the publication here.
Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing: Publication in Hepatology Communications
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Simon Gairing for his authorship on "Development and evaluation of a virtual reality driving test for patients with cirrhosis". Please find the publication here.
Kathrin Braband: Publication in Froniters in Immunology
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Kathrin Braband for her authorship on "Using single-cell chromatin accessibility sequencing to characterize CD4+ T cells from murine tissues". Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Eva Maria Schleicher: Publication in Gastro-News
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Eva Maria Schleicher for her authorship on "Lactulose zur Behandlung von schlechter Lebensqualität bei Leberzirrhose". Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Maurice Michel: Publication in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Maurice Michel for his authorship on " Uncouplers of mitochondrial oxidation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease". Please find the publication here.
Karin Keppeler: Travel Grant
Congratulations to Karin Keppeler for receiving the Travel Grant at United European Gastroenterology Week 2023.
Aya Khamis Saad Khamis Hassan: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Aya Khamis Saad Khamis Hassan on her successfully completed PhD thesis on September 25, 2023! The title of her dissertation is: "The role of vitamin D receptor in head and neck cancer".
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10.09.2023
Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Christian Labenz: Publication in Hepatology Communications
Former Clinical Research Fellow Dr. med. Christian Labenz has published the article: "Development and evaluation of a virtual reality driving test for patients with cirrhosis" in Hepatology Communications, together with the fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing. Please find the publication here.
07.09.2023
Congratulations to the Best Presentation Award Winners at the 10th Anniversary of our TransMed Graduate School!
Sara Bitar received the "frei für forschung - neue Wege in der Medizin e.V. Award for the best short talk of a female doctoral candidate. Alice Bury, Olga Dremova, Dr. Maurice Michel, Timo Michel and Ulrike Schmits received a TransMed Best Presentation Award.
Furthermore, the following awards were given to:
TransMed Scientists Award MD & PhD: Anke Adenäuer (PhD) & Nicholas Hanuschek (MD)
Insights in Medicine Award: Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing
06.09.2023
Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber: Publication in Biomedicines
We congratulate TransMed clinician scientist and Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Tiemo Gerber for his authorship on "Reduced Lipid Peroxidation Predicts Unfavorable Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, but Not Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma". Please find the publication here.
Karin Keppeler: Congress Stipend for Newcomers
Congratulations to Karin Keppeler for successfully winning the Congress Stipend for Newcomers at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselerkrankungen for Viszeralmedizin 2023.
Dr. med. Eva Maria Schleicher: Harald Goebell grant
We congratulate TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. med. Eva Maria Schleicher for receiving a Harald Goebell grant of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie (DGVS)!
Dr. med. Maximilian Haist: Poster prize
Congratulations to TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Maximilian Haist for successfully winning the poster prize of the Dermato-oncology collaborative group, which he received for his study about "T-cell mediated restructuring of the tumor microenvironment and the initiation of effective anti-tumor immune responses in malignant melanoma".
September 2023
Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber: Manfred Stolte fellowship
We congratulate TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber for receiving a Manfred Stolte fellowship!
22.08.2023
Nadine Kamenjarin: Publication in PNAS
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Nadine Kamenjarin for her authorship on "Cross-presenting Langerhans cells are required for the early reactivation of resident CD8+ memory T cells in the epidermis." Please find the publication here.
Dr. med Maximilian Haist: Publication in Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer
TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Maximilian Haist has published the article: ""Treatment management for BRAF mutant melanoma patients with tumor recurrence on adjuvant therapy: a multicenter study from the prospective skin cancer registry ADOREG"". Please find the publication here.
26.07.2023
Call for Else Kröner Fellowship Applications is open!
The Else Kröner Forschungskolleg Mainz "The importance of chronic inflammation in carcinogenesis: From microenvironment to effective therapy of liver tumors” and TRANSMED jointly offer a training program for young clinician scientists with a strong focus on translational research.
Natalia Truong-Andrievici: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Natalia Truong-Andrievici on her successfully completed thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) on July 27, 2023! The title of her dissertation is: "GPR65-dependent composition of the tumour milieu of highly glycolytic tumours".
24.07.2023
Julia Schäfer: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Julia Schäfer on her successfully completed thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) on July 24, 2023! The title of her dissertation is: "Metabolic reprogramming in SIRT6-deficient hepatoblastoma cells and impact on anti-tumor response of macrophages".
Dr. med. Maurice Michel: Publication in Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Maurice Michel for his authorship on "Emerging concepts in the detection of liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease". Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Dr. med. Lukas Müller on his successfully completed MD/PhD thesis on July 14, 2023! The title of his dissertation is: "Novel deep learning approaches in risk and prognosis prediction in patients with primary liver malignancies".
Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing: Publication in Metabolic Brain Disease
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Simon Gairing for his authorship on "Diabetes mellitus - risk factor and potential future target for hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis?" Please find the publication here.
Anna Mavromanoli: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Anna Mavromanoli on her successfully completed PhD thesis on June 21, 2023! The title of her dissertation is: "FOLLOW-UP CARE OF PATIENTS WITH ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM: Validation of a Strategy Integrating Clinical, Haemodynamic and Laboratory Parameters with Patient-Reported Outcomes".
Dr. med. Maurice Michel: Publication in Scientific Reports
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Maurice Michel for his authorship on "Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease in people living with HIV". Please find the publication here.
Theresa Schaller: Publication in BioFactors
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Theresa Schaller for her authorship on "Reactive oxygen species produced by myeloid cells in psoriasis as a potential biofactor contributing to the development of vascular inflammation". Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Maximilian Haist: Publication in Frontiers in Immunology
TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Maximilian Haist has published the article: "Response to primary chemoradiotherapy of locally advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma is determined by the degree of cytotoxic T cell infiltration within tumor cell aggregates". Please find the publication here.
Dominik Siegl: Publication in iScience
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Dominik Siegl for his authorship on "A PCR protocol to establish standards for routine mycoplasma testing that by design detects over ninety percent of all known mycoplasma species". Please find the publication here.
26.04.2023
Nassim Sahragard: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Nassim Sahragard on her successfully completed PhD thesis on February 16, 2023! The title of her dissertation is: "Plasticity-Related Gene (PRG) 1 and PRG-4 form protein complexes: characterization and functional implications".
Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in Cancer Imaging
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. Lukas Müller has published the article: "Portal hypertension in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and immunotherapy: prognostic relevance of CT-morphologic estimates" in Cancer Imagingl. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Eva Maria Schleicher: Publication in Gastro-News
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Eva Maria Schleicher for her authorship on "Prognoseeinschätzung durch Patienten und Hepatologen". Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Maximilian Haist: Publication in Cancer and Metastasis Reviews
TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Maximilian Haist has published the article: "Combination of immune-checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapies for melanoma therapy: The more, the better?". Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Maximilian Haist: Thesis Award
Congratulations to TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Maximilian Haist for winning the Thesis Award of the Professor Dr. med. Lothar Diethelm Memory Foundation and Award of the Hedwig St. Denis Foundation, which he received for his doctoral thesis about "Hypoxia-associated factors predicting response to combined radio – and immunotherapy in cerebral metastatic malignant melanoma".
Dr. med. Regina Hummel: IAKH Grant Award
Congratulations to TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Regina Hummel for successfully winning the 2023 IAKH Grant Award, which she received for her study about "Evaluation of transfusion practice in patients with traumatic brain injury at a university hospital in Germany - a review."
Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing: Publication in Hepatology Communications
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Simon Gairing for his authorship on "Prediction and prevention of the first episode of overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis". Please find the publication here.
08.03.2023
Dr. med. Simone Y. Tomalla: Publication in Frontiers in Psychiatry
TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Simone Y. Tomalla has published the article: "Mouse models, antibodies, and neuroimaging: Current knowledge and future perspectives in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE)" in Frontiers in Psychiatry. Please find the publication here.
19.01.2023
Liana Marengo de Medeiros: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Liana Marengo de Medeiros on her successfully completed PhD thesis on January 19, 2023! The title of her dissertation is: "The functional role of Meprin β in Alzheimer’s Disease mouse models".
Friederike Kirschner: Publication in Journal of Molecular Medicine
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Friederike Kirschner for her authorship on "Modulation of cellular transcriptome and proteome composition by azidohomoalanine—implications on click chemistry–based secretome analysis". Please find the publication here.
Rebecca Knoll: Publication in BMC Microbiology
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Dr. med. Rebecca Knoll for her authorship on "Resilience and stability of the CF- intestinal and respiratory microbiome during nutritional and exercise intervention". Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Maurice Michel: Publication in Quality of Life Research
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Maurice Michel for his authorship on "Significant liver fibrosis is a predictor of poor health-related quality of life in people living with HIV". Please find the publication here.
Umair Hassan: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Umair Hassan on his successfully completed PhD thesis on January 10, 2023! The title of his dissertation is: "Investigating the function of neural oscillations using real-time EEG-triggered transcranial magnetic stimulation".
Dr. med. Lea Penzkofer: Publication in Cancers
TransMed clinician scientist and former fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. med. Lea Penzkofer has published the article: "Mixed Hepatocellular Cholangiocarcinoma: A Comparison of Survival between Mixed Tumors, Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma from a Single Center" in Cancers. Please find the publication here.
05.01.2023
Anna Mavromanoli: Publication in Clinical Research in CHEST
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Anna Mavromanoli for her co-authorship on "Pre-existing chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in acute pulmonary embolism" in CHEST. Please find the publication here.
Schwiete Foundation Award for Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing & PD Dr. Christian Labenz
We congratulate Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing and former Clinical Research fellow PD Dr. Christian Labenz on receiving funding from the Schwiete Foundation for the project: "Prediction of post-TIPS hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis."
Emily Trzeciak: Gutenberg Academy Award
Congratulations to Emily Trzeciak for receiving the Gutenberg Academy Award for being recognized as one of JGU's most excellent doctoral students.
Dr. med. Eva Maria Schleicher: Book Publication in Viszeral- und Allgemeinchirurgie
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Eva Maria Schleicher for her authorship on "Physiologie der Leber und Gallenwege" in Viszeral- und Allgeminchirurgie by Springer Verlag 2023.
01.01.2023
We welcome our new fellows!
The clinician scientists Dr. Andreas Kommer and Dr. Wolfgang Maximilian Kremer (Department of Internal Medicine I) have started at the Else Kröner Research College. We congratulate and wish them a successfull research work!
We welcome our new fellows!
The doctoral candidates Celine Gallagher (Institute of Physiology) and Huong Giang Vo (Institute of Physiological Chemistry) and the Clinician Scientist Dr. Paul Claßen (Department of Internal Medicine I) have received a TransMed Fellowship! Congratulations!
21.12.2022
Anna Mavromanoli: Publication in Clinical Research in Cardiology
TransMed doctoral candidate Anna Mavromanoli has published the article: "Recovery of right ventricular function after intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism: results from the multicentre Pulmonary Embolism International Trial (PEITHO)-2" in Clinical Research in Cardiology. Please find the publication here.
We are happy to announce the participation of TransMed/University Medical Center Mainz in the international exchange program ARAP of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore! More information will follow shortly.
19.12.2022
Dr. med. Lukas Müller: fellowship of the DFG
We congratulate TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Lukas Müller for receiving a fellowship of the DFG! It is awarded in the framework of the 10th Young Scientists Academy Medical Technology "Artificial Intelligence in Radiology".
Yong Wang: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Yong Wang on his successfully completed PhD thesis on December 9, 2022! The title of his dissertation is: "Early traumatic targeting of microglia / macrophages to treat traumatic brain injury in mice".
Kathrin Braband: Publication in Froniters in Immunology
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Kathrin Braband for her authorship on "Stepwise acquisition of unique epigenetic signatures during differentiation of tissue Treg cells". Please find the publication here.
08.12.2022
Dr. med. Fabian Stöhr: Publication in Cancers
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. med. Fabian Stöhr has published the article: "Radiomics-Based Prediction of Future Portal Vein Tumor Infiltration in Patients with HCC—A Proof-of-Concept Study" in Cancers. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Eva Maria Schleicher: Publication in Hepatology Communications
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Eva Maria Schleicher for her authorship on "A Higher FIB-4 Index Is Associated with an Increased Incidence of Renal Failure in the General Population." Please find the publication here.
Sara Becker: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Sara Becker on her successfully completed PhD thesis on October 21, 2022! The title of her dissertation is: "In vitro targeting of murine cytomegalovirus immune evasion proteins and transcriptional control of the m152 gene".
Ksenija Vujačić-Mirski: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Ksenija Vujačić-Mirski on her successfully completed PhD thesis on October 20, 2022! The title of her dissertation is: "Detection of reactive oxygen species and markers of oxidative stress in cardiovascular health and disease".
Sonia Ruggieri: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Sonia Ruggieri on her successfully completed PhD thesis on October 6, 2022! The title of her dissertation is: "Role of CKAMP44 in retinogeniculate synapses".
17.11.2022
Vinzenz Särchen: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Vinzenz Särchen on his successfully completed PhD thesis on November 17, 2022! The title of his dissertation is: "Molecular dissection of BV6 induced sensitization of rhabdomyosarcoma spheroids towards NK cell attack".
Shuailong Li: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Shuailong Li on his successfully completed PhD thesis on October 6, 2022! The title of his dissertation is: "Investigations on microglia in the context of phagocytosis, subtype identity, and experimental brain injury".
Marin Kuntić: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Marin Kuntić on his successfully completed PhD thesis on September 7, 2022! The title of his dissertation is: "Establishment and characterization of new animal models to study the adverse cardiovascular effects of E-cigarettes, particulate matter and synergistic effects of noise and particulate matter exposure using novel exposure systems".
Dr. med. Lea Penzkofer: Publication in Journal of Clinical Medicine
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. med. Lea Penzkofer has published the article: "Outcome after Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Noncirrhotic Liver—A Single Centre Study" in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Eva Maria Schleicher: Publication in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Eva Maria Schleicher for her authorship on "Ablation of the Presynaptic Protein Mover Impairs Learning Performance and Decreases Anxiety Behavior in Mice". Please find the publication here.
20.09.2022
Dr. med. Regina Hummel: Publication in PLoS One
TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Regina Hummel has published the article: "Big data: Airway management at a university hospital over 16 years; a retrospective analysis" in PLoS One. Please find the publication here.
14.09.2022
Congratulations to the Best Presentation Award Winners at the TransMed Science Day 2022!
Lea Philine Märker received the "frei für forschung - neue Wege in der Medizin e.V. Award" for the best short talk of a female doctoral candidate. Kathrin Braband, Melania Aluia and Lea Sophie Strohm received a TransMed Best Presentation Award.
Furthermore, the following awards were awarded to:
TransMed Scientist Award MD & PhD: Dr. med. Kevin Jan Legscha, Luís Miguel Ferreira de Almeida, PhD and Katie Frenies, PhD
Science goes Media Award: Working Group of Prof. Susanne Singer
Insights in Medicine Award 2022: Dr. med. Lukas Müller
3Rs Award: PD Dr. med. Naureen Keric
Congratulations!
15.09.2022
MAInz-DOC Stipendien
Das MAInz-DOC-Promotionskolleg vergibt zum 1. April 2023 sechsmonatige Stipendien für herausragende Promovierende der Human- und Zahnmedizin. Das Stipendium in Höhe von 964 Euro/Monat ermöglicht Ihnen auch die Teilnahme am gesamten TransMed-Ausbildungsprogramm.
September 2022
Dr. med. Maximilian Haist: Walter-Benjamin fellowship of the DFG
We congratulate TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Maximilian Haist for receiving a Walter-Benjamin fellowship of the DFG! He is conducting his research project about "Role of T cell-associated chemokines in the spatial organization of the immunological tumor microenvironment and the initiation of effective anti-tumor immune responses in malignant melanoma" at the Nolan Lab of the Stanford University, USA.
30.08.2022
Working Group Award for Anna Mavromanoli
We congratulate Anna Mavromanoli for receiving a Working Group Award in the group on Pulmonary Circulation & Right Ventricular Function at the Congress of the European Society of Cardiology! The topic of the awarded abstract was: "Two-year quality of life after acute pulmonary embolism: results from the FOCUS study".
17.08.2022
Anna Mavromanoli: Publication in Clinical Research in Cardiology
We congratulate TransMed doctoral candidate Anna Mavromanoli for her co-authorship on "Pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) implementation and its clinical value across countries: a scoping review and meta-analysis" in Clinical Research in Cardiology. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber: Publication in Cells
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber has published the article: "Constitutive Occurrence of E:N-cadherin Heterodimers in Adherens Junctions of Hepatocytes and Derived Tumors" in Cells. Please find the publication here.
Elena Andres: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Elena Andres on her successfully completed PhD thesis on July 15, 2022! The title of her dissertation is: "A translational and multi-methodological study on prediction error related processes in extinction learning and memory consolidation".
03.08.2022
Yong Wang: Publication in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
TransMed doctoral candidate Yong Wang has published the article: "Early posttraumatic CSF1R inhibition via PLX3397 leads to time- and sex-dependent effects on inflammation and neuronal maintenance after traumatic brain injury in mice" in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. Please find the publication here.
Maoren Wang: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Maoren Wang on his successfully completed PhD thesis on July 5, 2022! The title of his dissertation is: "The influence of glaucoma and chronic social defeat stress on retinal arterioles".
12.07.2022
Anna Mavromanoli: Congratulations to the admission to the Gutenberg Academy
TransMed PhD student Anna Mavromanoli was admitted to the Gutenberg Academy for Young Researchers as one of the best doctoral candidates of the Johannes Gutenberg University as a junior member on April 25, 2022! Please find more information here.
Dr. med. Maurice Michel: Publication in AIDS
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. med. Maurice Michel has published the article: "Prevalence and risk factors of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with significant fibrosis in people living with HIV" in AIDS. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Eva Maria Schleicher: Publication in Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology
We congratulate Else Kröner Forschungskolleg fellow Eva Maria Schleicher for her authorship on "Frailty as tested by the Clinical Frailty Scale is a risk factor for hepatorenal syndrome in patients with liver cirrhosis" Please find the publication here.
08.07.2022
Dr. med. sci. Tobias Brummer: Publication in Brain Communications
Jumpstart fellow Dr. med. sci. Tobias Brummer has published the article: "Improved prediction of early cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis combining blood and imaging biomarkers" in Brain Communications. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Jan Engelmann: Publication in Translational Psychiatry
TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Jan Engelmann has published the article:"Epigenetic signatures in antidepressant treatment response: a methylome-wide association study in the EMC trial" in Translational Psychiatry. Please find the publication here.
07.07.2022
Clinical Research Fellowships
We congratulate Dr. Moritz Halfmann (Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology), Dr. Lukas Hobohm (Department of Cardiology I), Dr. Lena Müller-Heupt (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) and Dr. Katharina Hoeter (Department of Anaesthesiology) for receiving a Clinical Research Fellowship!
19.06.2022
Dr. med. sci. Tobias Brummer: Publication in Current Opinion in Neurobiology
Jumpstart fellow Dr. med. sci. Tobias Brummer has published the article: "T cell-neuron interaction in inflammatory and progressive multiple sclerosis biology" in Current Opinion in Neurobiology. Please find the publication here.
Johanna Helmstädter: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Johanna Helmstädter on her successfully completed PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) thesis on March 29, 2022! The title of her dissertation is: "Comprehensive characterization of cardiovascular protection by the GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide-1) analog liraglutide in experimental arterial hypertension".
Dr. med Simon J. Gairing: Publication in PLoS One
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing has published the article: "Portal vein thrombosis is associated with an increased risk of bone fractures" in PLoS One. Please find the publication here.
Nawid Albinger: Publication in Blood Cancer Journal
TransMed doctoral candidate Nawid Albinger has published the article: "Primary CD33-targeting CAR-NK cells for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia" in Blood Cancer Journal. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Maurice Michel: Publication in Hepatology Communications
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. med. Maurice Michel has published the article: "Effect of hepatic steatosis and associated metabolic comorbidities on health-related quality of life in people living with HIV" in Hepatology Communications. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in Gastrointestinal
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. Lukas Müller has published the article: "Fully automated AI-based splenic segmentation for predicting survival and estimating the risk of hepatic decompensation in TACE patients with HCC" in Gastrointestinal. Please find the publication here.
04.04.2022
Call for Else Kröner Fellowship Applications is open!
The Else Kröner Forschungskolleg Mainz "The importance of chronic inflammation in carcinogenesis: From microenvironment to effective therapy of liver tumors” and TRANSMED jointly offer a training program for young clinician scientists with a strong focus on translational research. Interested residents are very welcome to join the retreat of the research colleague on 9 + 10 May 2022 to inform about possible research projects.
25.03.2022
Poster Award for Tobias Bexte
The IRTG medical student Tobias Bexte was awarded a "BEST POSTER AWARD" at this year's symposium of the Deutsche-Gesellschaft für Gentherapie e.V. (DG-GT) for his project on CRISPR-based optimization of NK cells against multiple myeloma. >> More (Pdf, 216,1 KB)
March 2022
We congratulate TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Maurice Michel for receiving a "Stufe I" intramural startup funding for research projects!
17.03.2022
Maria Teresa Bayo Jimenez: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Maria Teresa Bayo Jimenez on her successfully completed PhD thesis on March 17, 2022! The title of her dissertation is: "Noise-induced vascular dysfunction, oxidative stress and inflammation- role of heme oxygenase-1 for vascular protection and adaptive response as well as additive adverse effects of noise in mouse models of diabetes and myocardial infarction".
08.03.2022
Emily Trzeciak: Publication in Cells
TransMed doctoral candidate Emily Trzeciak has published the article: "Oxidative Stress Differentially Influences the Survival and Metabolism of Cells in the Melanoma Microenvironment " in Cells. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med Simon J. Gairing: Publication in Hepatology
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing has published (shared first-authorship) the article: "Emerging Immunotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Guide for Hepatologists" in Hepatology. Please find the publication here.
03.03.2022
Liana Marengo: Publication in CMLS
TransMed doctoral candidate Liana Marengo has published the article: "Meprin β knockout reduces brain Aβ levels and rescues learning and memory impairments in the APP/lon mouse model for Alzheimer's disease" in CMLS. Please find the publication here.
Dr. Michael Kloth: Publication in NPJ Systems Biology and Applications
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. Michael Kloth has published the article "Diffusion kernel-based predictive modeling of KRAS dependency in KRAS wild type cancer cell lines" in NPJ Systems Biology and Applications. Please find the publication here.
03.01.2022
Davide Warm: Publication in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
TransMed doctoral candidate Davide Warm has published the article: "Gabaergic Interneurons in Early Brain Development: Conducting and Orchestrated by Cortical Network Activity" in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. Please find the publication here.
28.02.2022
Laura Bernáez Timón: Publication in Frontiers in American Physical Society
TransMed doctoral candidate Laura Bernáez Timón has published the article: "Synaptic plasticity controls the emergence of population-wide invariant representations in balanced network models" in American Physical Society. Please find the publication here.
23.02.20222
We are announcing the TransMed Science Day 2022! Save the date! The Science Day takes place on September 14th, 2022. More information coming soon.
17.02.2022
Second funding period granted
The “Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg Mainz” has received a 1.2 million € grant from the Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung for a further three years. Thus, ten additional clinician scientists can be affiliated to the research college and their research in the field of liver cancer can be supported.
17.02.2022
Sanela Kalinovic: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Sanela Kalinovic on her successfully completed PhD thesis on February 17, 2022! The title of her dissertation is: "Development of analytical assays for the detection and quantification of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in an animal model of arterial hypertension and other vascular complications - impact of ROS-induced inflammation and vice versa".
16.02.2022
Johanna Kurzawa: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Johanna Kurzawa on her successfully completed PhD thesis on February 16, 2022! The title of her dissertation is: "Investigation of the role of AAK1 in PD pathogenesis".
February 2021
Natalie Holz: Publication in Emotion
TransMed doctoral candidate Natalie Holz has published the article: "The variably intense vocalizations of affect and emotion (VIVAE) corpus prompts new perspective on nonspeech perception " in Emotion. Please find the publication here.
Felicia Dietsche: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Felicia Dietsche on her successfully completed PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) thesis on January 31st, 2022! The title of her dissertation is: "The effect of Knockout and Mutation of the Transmembrane BAX Inhibitor Motif containing protein 5 (TMBIM5) on cellular and mitochondrial function in cells and mice."
15.01.2022
Dr. med. Dirk Ridder: Publication in Cancers
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. Dirk Ridder has published the article: "Transforming Growth Factor-β Activated Kinase 1 (Tak1) Is Activated in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Mediates Tumor Progression, and Predicts Unfavorable Outcome" in Cancers. Please find the publication here.
14.01.2022
Dr. med Simon J. Gairing: Publication in Hepatology Communications
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing has published the article: "Evaluation of IL-6 for Stepwise Diagnosis of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis" in Hepatology Communications. Please find the publication here.
Sara Becker: Publication in Frontiers in Viruses
TransMed doctoral candidate Sara Becker has published the article: "Host-Adapted Gene Families Involved in Murine Cytomegalovirus Immune Evasion" in Viruses. Please find the publication here.
11.01.2022
Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in Cancer Imaging
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. Lukas Müller has published the article: "Quantitative washout in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing TACE: an imaging biomarker for predicting prognosis?" in Cancer Imaging. Please find the publication here.
05.01.2022
Dr. med. Jan Engelmann: Publication in The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Jan Engelmann has published the article:"Routinely accessible parameters of mineralocorticoid receptor function, depression subtypes and response prediction: a post-hoc analysis from the Early Medication Change trial in major depressive disorder" in The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry. Please find the publication here.
03.01.2022
We welcome our new Fellows!
The doctoral candidates Freya Thurn (Institute of Developmental Biology and Neurobiology) and Timo Michel (Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry) have received a TransMed Fellowship. We congratulate both of them!
03.01.2022
MAInz-DOC Stipendien
Das MAInz-DOC-Promotionskolleg hat 7 sechsmonatige Stipendien zum 1. Januar 2022 an herausragende Promovierende der Human- und Zahnmedizin vergeben! Das Stipendium in Höhe von 964 Euro/Monat ermöglicht den Stipendiat*innen neben der Teilnahme am MAInz-DOC-Programm auch die Teilnahme am TransMed-Ausbildungsprogramm.
03.01.2022
Clinical Research Fellowships
We congratulate Dr. Benedikt Figel (Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy), Dr. Stephanie Herold (Department of Internal Medicine III), Dr. Peter Sparwasser (Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology) and Dr. Helen Ullrich (Department of Cardiology I) for receiving a Clinical Research Fellowship!
Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in Imaging Informatics and Artificial Intelligence
TransMed clinician scientist Dr. Lukas Müller has published the article: "Commercial AI solutions in detecting COVID-19 pneumonia in chest CT: not yet ready for clinical implementation?" in Imaging Informatics and Artificial Intelligence. Please find the publication here.
Hanane Lahnif: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Hanane Lahnif on her successfully completed PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) thesis on December 16, 2021! The title of her dissertation is: "Development of novel small-molecule drug conjugates for diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer".
Sedigheh Givi: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Sedigheh Givi on her successfully completed PhD thesis on December 9, 2021! The title of her dissertation is: "NKp30-CAR redirected, TCR-negative T lymphocytes elicit potent anti-tumoral responses to B7H6 expressing acute myeloid leukemia and melanoma".
Dr. med. Dirk Ridder: Publication in International Journal of Cancer
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Comprehensive clinicopathologic study of alpha fetoprotein-expression in a large cohort of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma" in the International Journal of Cancer. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in the United European Gastroenterology Journal
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. Lukas Müller has published the article: "Prevalence and clinical significance of clinically evident portal hypertension in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing transarterial chemoembolization" in the United European Gastroenterology Journal. Please find the publication here.
Andrea Cugurra: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Andrea Cugurra on his successfully completed PhD thesis on December 7, 2021! The title of his dissertation is: "Myeloid cells at CNS borders: immune reservoirs ready to be used upon central nervous system demand".
Fuguang Zhao: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Fuguang Zhao on his successfully completed PhD thesis on November 22, 2021! The title of his dissertation is: "New approaches for cisplatin resistant bladder cancer".
Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing: Publication in Journal of Clinical Medicine
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing has published the article: "Portal Vein Thrombosis Is Associated with an Increased Incidence of Depression and Anxiety Disorders" in the Journal of Clinial Medicine. Please find the publication here.
Natascha Ihbe: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Natascha Ihbe on her successfully completed PhD thesis on November 19, 2021! The title of her dissertation is: "A switch in L-type voltage gated calcium channel α subunits in GABAergic interneurons of the mouse somatosensory cortex mediates functional reorganization after traumatic brain injury".
Umair Hassan: Publication in Brain Stimulation
TransMed doctoral candidate Umair Hassan has published the article: "The Brain Electrophysiological recording & STimulation (BEST) toolbox" in Brain Stimulation. Please find the publication here.
Life Sciences Research Prize „Premio Angeletti-Mortari” 2021 for TransMed PhD student Leonardo Nardi
We congratulate Leonardo Nardi for receiving the “Premio Angeletti-Mortari” for introducing an innovative project to study adult neurogenesis in autism models, based on his review “Criss-crossing autism spectrum disorder and autism neurogenesis”. Please find more information here.
Dr. med. Alexander Ziebart: Habilitation
We congratulate our former TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Alexander Ziebart, Department of Anaesthesiology, on his habilitation.
Dr. med. David Herzog: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Dr. med. David Herzog on his successfully completed MD/PhD thesis on November 8, 2021! The title of his dissertation is: "Modelling heterogeneity of response to antidepressant treatment in the DBA/2J mouse strain: validation of the approach and mechanistic insights into the phenomenon of “response”".
Lynn Bitar: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Lynn Bitar on her successfully completed PhD thesis on November 2, 2021! The title of her dissertation is: "Bioactive Lipid Signaling in Acute Brain Injury".
Dr. med. Maurice Michel: Publication in Scientific Reports
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. med. Maurice Michel has published the article: "Elevated serum levels of methylglyoxal are associated with impaired liver function in patients with liver cirrhosis" in Scientific Reports. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med Maximilian Haist: Publication in Cancers
TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Maximilian Haist has published the article: "Anticoagulation with Factor Xa Inhibitors Is Associated with Improved Overall Response and Progression-Free Survival in Patients with Metastatic Malignant Melanoma Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors-A Retrospective, Real-World Cohort Study" in Cancers. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in Cancers
TransMed clinician scientist and fellow of the "Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg" Dr. Lukas Müller has published the article: "Immunonutritive Scoring for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization: Evaluation of the CALLY Index" in Cancers. Please find the publication here.
Dumitru Ciolac: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Dumitru Ciolac on his successfully completed PhD thesis on September 24, 2021! The title of his dissertation is: "Analysis of longitudinal alterations in cortical connectivity and immune responses in patients with multiple sclerosis".
Yagmur Bülbül: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Yagmr Bülbül on her successfully completed PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) thesis on Septemer 17th, 2021! The title of her dissertation is: "Charakterisierung einer neuartigen T-Zell Stimulation durch humane neutrophile Granulozyten".
Dr. Michael Kloth: Publication in Annals of Translational Medicine
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. Michael Kloth has published the article "Cancer gene related characterization of patterns and point of recurrence after resection of colorectal liver metastases" in Annals of Translational Medicine. Please find the publication here.
DAs MAInz-DOC-Promotionskolleg vergibt zum 1. Januar 2022 sechsmonatige Stipendien für herausragende Promovierende der Human- und Zahnmedizin. Das Stipendium in Höhe von 964 Euro/Monat ermöglicht Ihnen auch die Teilnahme am gesamten TransMed-Ausbildungsprogramm. >> Weitere Informationen
03.09.2021
Congratulations to the Best Presentation Award Winners at the TransMed Science Day 2021!
Felicia Dietsche received the "frei für forschung - neue Wege in der Medizin e.V. Award" for the best short talk of a female doctoral candidate. David Andruszewski, Charlotte Guhl and Dr. Rebecca Knoll received a TransMed best presentation award.
Medical Minds Mainz Awards:
Marin Kuntic received the "Best TransMed Scientist Award PhD" and Dr. Sebastian Boegel received the "Best TransMed Scientist Award MD". Congratulations!
Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing: Publication in Journal of Hepatology
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing has published (shared first-authorship) the article: "NAFLD-driven HCC: Safety and efficacy of current and emerging treatment options" in the Journal of Hepatology. Please find the publication here.
Konstantinos Zifkos: Publication in International Journal of Molecular Science
TransMed doctoral candidate Konstantinos Zifkos has published the article: "Extracellular Vesicles and Thrombosis: Update on the Clinical and Experimental Evidence" in International Journal of Molecular Science. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in Cancers
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. Lukas Müller has published the article: "Refining Prognosis in Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Immunonutrition and Liver Function" in Cancers. Please find the publication here.
Katelyn Frenis: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Katelyn Frenis on her successfully completed PhD thesis on July 22, 2021! The title of her dissertation is: "Noise-induced vascular dysfunction and arterial hypertension – role of eNOS uncoupling, ROS formation from phagocytic NADPH oxidase and vascular infiltration of immune cells".
Dr. med. Regina Hummel: Publication in Journal of Neurochemistry
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Regina Hummel has published the article: "Single intracerebroventricular progranulin injection adversely affects the blood–brain barrier in experimental traumatic brain injury" in the Journal of Neurochemistry. Please find the publication here.
Margaryta Tevosian: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Margaryta Tevosian on her successfully completed PhD thesis on June 23, 2021! The title of her dissertation is: "Anandamide signaling in resilience to stress-induced behavioral dysregulation".
Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber: Publication in Diagnostic Pathology
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber has published the article: "SWI/SNF-deficient undifferentiated/rhabdoid carcinoma of the gallbladder carrying a POLE mutation in a 30-year-old woman: a case report" in Diagnostic Pathology. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in Frontiers in Oncology
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. Lukas Müller has published the article "Immunonutritive Scoring in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Transarterial Chemoembolization: Prognostic Nutritional Index or Controlling Nutritional Status Score?" in Frontiers in Oncology. Please find the publication here.
Arjun Sharma: Publication in Frontiers in Medicine
TransMed doctoral candidate Arjun Sharma has published the article: "Nanomedicine: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to COVID-19" in Frontiers in Medicine. Please find the publication here.
Kevin Jan Legscha: Publication in Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer
TransMed Clinician Scientist Kevin Jan Legscha has published the article "Δ133p53α enhances metabolic and cellular fitness of TCR-engineered T cells and promotes superior antitumor immunity" in the Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. David Herzog: Publication in Journal of Psychiatric Research
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. David Herzog has published (shared first-authorship) the article "Early onset of depression and treatment outcome in patients with major depressive disorder" in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Please find the publication here.
Anna Mavromanoli: Publication in Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostatis
TransMed doctoral candidate Anna Mavromanoli has published the article: "Antithrombotics and new interventions for venous thromboembolism: Exploring possibilities beyond factor IIa and factor Xa inhibition" in Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostatis. Please find the publication here.
We congratulate Dr. Christian Labenz (Department for Internal Medicine I), Dr. Caroline Mann (Department of Dermatology), Dr. Marie-Kristin Schwaegermann (Department of Internal Medicine III) and Dr. Julia Stingl (Department of Ophtalmology) for receiving a Clinical Research Fellowship!
Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber: Publication in the Journal of Clinical Medicine
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Tiemo Gerber has published the article: "Clinicopathological Significance of Syndecan-1 in Cholangiocarcinoma: A Study Based on Immunohistochemistry and Public Sequencing Data" in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Fabian Stöhr and Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
TransMed Clinician Scientists Dr. med. Fabian Stöhr and Lukas Müller have published (shared first-authorship) the article: "Current Strategies to Identify Patients That Will Benefit from TACE Treatment and Future Directions a Practical Step-by-Step Guide" in the Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Maurice Michel: Publication in Quality of Life Research
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Maurice Michel has published the article: "Health-related quality of life in patients with autoimmune hepatitis" in Quality of Life Research. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Lukas Müller: Publication in the Journal of Clinical Medicine
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Lukas Müller has published the article "Survival Prediction in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Proof of Concept Study Using Artificial Intelligence for Risk Assessment" in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. You can find the publication here.
Dr. med. Maximilian Haist: Publication in Cancers
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Maximilian Haist has published (shared first-authorship) the article "Discontinuation of BRAF/MEK-Directed Targeted Therapy after Complete Remission of Metastatic Melanoma-A Retrospective Multicenter ADOReg Study" in Cancers. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Maurice Michel: Publication in Cancers
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Maurice Michel has published the article: "The Role of p53 Dysfunction in Colorectal Cancer and Its Implication for Therapy" in Cancers. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing: Publication in Journal of Clinical Medicine
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Simon J. Gairig has published the article "The Addition of Transarterial Chemoembolization to Palliative Chemotherapy Extends Survival in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma" in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Please find the publication here.
Natalie Holz: Publication in Scientific Report
TransMed doctoral candidate Natalie Holz has published the article: "The paradoxical role of emotional intensity in the perception of vocal affect" in Scientific Report. Please find the publication here.
Maria Teresa Bayo Jiminez: Publication in Antioxidants
TransMed doctoral candidate Maria Teresa Bayo Jiminez has published the article: "Noise-Induced Vascular Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation Are Improved by Pharmacological Modulation of the NRF2/HO-1 Axis" in Antioxidants. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Maximilian Haist: Publication in Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Maximilian Haist has published (shared first-authorship) the article "Response durability after cessation of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma: a retrospective multicenter DeCOG study" in Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy. Please find the publication here.
Simone C. Boedecker: Publication in Pathogens
Jumpstart fellow Simone C. Boedecker has published the article: "COVID-19—Importance for Patients on the Waiting List and after Kidney Transplantation—A Single Center Evaluation in 2020–2021" in Pathogens. Please find the publication here.
Two awards for TransMed MD student Tobias Bexte at EBMT congress
At this year's 47th Congress of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), the work of Tobias Bexte (IRTG / CRC 1292 / TP12 - AG Ullrich) was awarded with two prizes - the "Springer Nature Poster Award" (Best Basic Science Poster Award) and a "Best Young Abstract Award". >> More (PDF 215,9 KB)
Dr. med. Regina Hummel: Publication in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Regina Hummel has published (shared first-authorship) the article: "Pharmacologic Inhibition of ADAM10 Attenuates Brain Tissue Loss, Axonal Injury and Pro-inflammatory Gene Expression Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice" in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Lea Penzkofer: Publication in Zentralblatt für Chirurgie
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Lea Penzkofer has published the article "[Liver Resections Can Be Safely Performed in Cirrhotic Patients after Careful Patient Selection]" in the Zentralblatt für Chirurgie. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Johannes Piepgras: Publication in the European Journal of Neurology
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Johannes Piepgras has published the article "Neurofilament light chain levels reflect outcome in a patient with glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 antibody-positive autoimmune encephalitis under immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy" in the European Journal of Neurology. Please find the publication here.
Samantha Schmaul: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Samantha Schmaul on her successfully completed PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) thesis on February 23, 2021!
The title of her dissertation is "TrpA1 activation dampens neuroinflammation via MHC class II modulation on astrocytes".
We are announcing the TransMed Science Day 2021! Save the date! The Science Day takes places on September 1st, 2021. More information coming soon.
Daniela Schenkel: Publication in Scientific Reports
TransMed doctoral candidate Daniela Schenkel has published (shared first-authorship) the article: "Sex-dependent alterations in behavior, drug responses and dopamine transporter expression in heterozygous DAT-Cre mice " in Scientific Reports. Please find the publication here.
Julia Schmiedeke: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Julia Schmiedeke on her successfully completed PhD thesis on February 5, 2021!
The title of her dissertation is: "Impact of murine cytomegalovirus proteins on mast cell degranulation".
Call for Else Kröner Fellowship Applications is open!
The Else Kröner Forschungskolleg Mainz “From chronic inflammation to carcinogenesis: The importance of the liver microenvironment for the development and progression of liver tumors” and TRANSMED jointly offer a training program for young clinician scientists with a strong focus on translational research. >> More information
Call for TransMed Jumpstart Fellowship Applications is open!
TransMed offers the Jumpstart Program for young medical graduates who just started their residency. The Jumpstart Program aims at generating the preliminary data and skills required to apply for external early career support.
>> More information
Dr. Jan-Sebastian Boegel: Publikation in RMD Open
MAInz-DOC-Promotionskolleg Stipendiat Dr. Jan-Sebastian Boegel hat den Artikel "Current status of use of high throughput nucleotide sequencing in rheumatology" in RMD Open veröffentlicht. Die Publikation finden Sie hier.
Maximilian Haist: Pulication in Cancers
TransMed Clinician Scientist Maximilian Haist has published the article "The Functional Crosstalk between Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Regulatory T Cells within the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment" in Cancers. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. David Herzog: Publication in Translational Psychiatry
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. David Herzog has published the article "A distinct transcriptional signature of antidepressant response in hippocampal dentate gyrus granule cells" in Translational Psychiatry. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med Simon J. Gairing: Publication in Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Simon J. Gairing has published the article:"Multidisciplinary approach to the complex treatment for non-cirrhotic portal hypertension - case-report-based discussion " in Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Jan Engelmann: Publication in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology
TransMed Slinician Scientist Dr. med. Jan Engelmann has published the article: "Tolerability of High-Dose Venlafaxine After Switch From Escitalopram in Nonresponding Patients With Major Depressive Disorder" in the Journal of Clinical Pyschopharmacology. Please find the publication here.
We welcome our new Fellows!
The clinician scientists Dr. Rebecca Knoll (Department of Pediatrics) and Dr. Sebastian Wolf (Department of Internal Medicine III) as well as the doctoral candidate Alice Bury (Department of Internal Medicine III) have received a TransMed Fellowship.
Moreover, the clinician scientists Dr. Maurice Michel and Kateryna Shmanko (Department of Internal Medicine I) as well as Dr. Tiemo Gerber (Institute of Pathology) have just started at the Else Kröner Research College. The clinician scientists Dr. Simone Boedecker (Department of Internal Medicine I) and Dr. Johannes Piepgras (Department of Neurology) have received a TransMed Jumpstart Fellowship.
We congratulate and wish all of them a successfull research work!
Angela Radetz: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Angela Radetz on her successfully completed PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) thesis on December 16, 2020!
The title of her dissertation is "Identifying distinct patterns of functional and structural brain integrity in early autoimmune neuroinflammation".
Dr. med Maurice Michel: Publication in the Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Maurice Michel has published the article "Liver-specific diagnostic for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) - time to replace liver biopsy?" in the Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie. Please find the publication here.
Davide Bassetti: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Davide Bassetti on his successfully completed PhD thesis on December 3, 2020!
The title of his dissertation is "Developmental profile of mTOR-dependent synaptic dysfunction of the medial prefrontal cortex in Tsc2+/- mice".
Das MAInz-DOC-Promotionskolleg hat 10 sechsmonatige Stipendien zum 1. Dezember 2020 an herausragende Promovierende der Human- und Zahnmedizin vergeben!
Das Stipendium in Höhe von 964 Euro/Monat ermöglicht den Stipendiat*innen neben der Teilnahme am MAInz-DOC-Programm auch die Teilnahme am TransMed-Ausbildungsprogramm.
Meike Kespohl: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Meike Kespohl on her successfully completed PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) thesis on November 27, 2020! The title of her Dissertation is "Impact of the ISG15 system on Coxsackievirus B3 infection".
Aniello Lombardi: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Aniello Lombardi on his successfully completed PhD thesis on November 20, 2020!
The title of his dissertation is "Mechanisms and functional consequences of short term plasticity in the GABAergic system of immature and adult circuits".
Project of TransMed MD student Tobias Bexte received GILEAD GRANT in the field of oncology
At a virtual event, pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Gilead Sciences announced the awards of the 2020 Gilead Grant Program. In the field of oncology, the team of Professor Dr. med. Evelyn Ullrich (CRC 1292 / TP12) from the Department of “Experimental Immunology” of the Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine of the University Hospital Frankfurt received an award and the associated funding for the project to develop an innovative Sleeping Beauty (SB)-based CAR-NK cell therapy. >>More (PDF 193,3 KB)
We congratulate Anke Werner on her successfully completed PhD thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) on October 26, 2020!
The title of her dissertation is "Die Bedeutung von Aminosäuretransportern und endogener Synthese für die Bereitstellung von Arginin in humanen T-Lymphozyten und chronischen lymphatischen Leukämiezellen".
Sharon Pereira: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Sharon Pereira on her successfully completed PhD thesis on October 19, 2020!
The title of her dissertation is "Differential effect of Transforming Growth Factor Beta (TGFβ) family members on tumor initiating and invasive properties in primary liver cancer".
Das MAInz-DOC-Promotionskolleg vergibt zum 1. Dezember 2020 sechsmonatige Stipendien für herausragende Promovierende der Human- und Zahnmedizin vergeben. Das Stipendium in Höhe von 964 Euro/Monat ermöglicht Ihnen auch die Teilnahme am gesamten TransMed-Ausbildungsprogramm.
Leonardo Righesso: Publication in Clinical Oral Implants Research
TransMed Doctoral Candidate Leonardo Righesso has published the article "Dynamic contrast‐enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for monitoring angiogenesis during bone regeneration – a randomized pilot study in rabbits" in Clinical Oral Implants Research.
Felicia Maull: Publication in Cells
TransMed Doctoral Candidate Felicia Maull has published (shared first-authorship) the article "Transmembrane BAX Inhibitor-1 Motif Containing Protein 5 (TMBIM5) Sustains Mitochondrial Structure, Shape, and Function by Impacting the Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis Machinery " in Cells. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Regina Hummel: Publication in the British Journal of Pharmacology
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Regina Hummel has published the article "Administration of all-trans retinoic acid after experimental traumatic brain injury is brain protective" in the British Journal of Pharmacology. Please find the publication here.
Dr. med. Korbinian Nepomuk Kropp: Publication in PLoS One
TransMed clinician scientist Dr. med. Korbinian Nepomuk Kropp has published the article: "A bicistronic vector backbone for rapid seamless cloning and chimerization of αβT-cell receptor sequences" in PLoS One. Please find the publication here.
Consuelo Fois: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Consuelo Fois on her successfully completed PhD thesis on September 7, 2020!
The title of her dissertation is "Adult neurogenesis in the olfactory bulb: an all-optical physiology approach to explore the functional role of the newborn neurons in the sensory processing".
Leonard Kaps: Publication in Cells
TransMed Doctoral Candidate Leonard Kaps has published the article "Targeting Cancer Associated Fibroblasts in Liver Fibrosis and Liver Cancer Using Nanocarriers" in Cells. Please find the publication here.
Haichao Ji: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Haichao Ji on his successfully completed PhD thesis on August 31, 2020!
The title of his dissertation is "Activity-dependent regulation of postsynaptic PRG-1 function via calpain".
Sara Becker: Publication in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
TransMed Doctoral Candidate Sara Becker has published the article "Positive Role of the MHC Class-I Antigen Presentation Regulator m04/gp34 of Murine Cytomegalovirus in Antiviral Protection by CD8 T Cells " in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology. Please find the publication here.
Franziska Krebs: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Franziska Krebs on her successfully completed PhD thesis on August 25, 2020!
The title of her dissertation is "Zelluläre und molekulare Biomarker immunologisch vermittelter Krankheitsbilder am Beispiel von Tumor und Autoimmunität".
Call for TransMed Fellowship Applications is open!
TransMed offers programs that train young medical and natural science graduates in basic and translational research to enable them to become future leaders in the fields of biomedicine and translational research, in academia, as well as in the pharmaceutical industry. >> More information
Call for Else Kröner Fellowship Applications is open!
The Else Kröner Forschungskolleg Mainz “From chronic inflammation to carcinogenesis: The importance of the liver microenvironment for the development and progression of liver tumors” and TRANSMED jointly offer a training program for young clinician scientists with a strong focus on translational research. >> More information
Dr. med Felix Hahn: Publication in the Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Felix Hahn has published the article "Survival prediction for patients with non-resectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma undergoing chemotherapy: a retrospective analysis comparing the tumor marker CA 19-9 with cross-sectional Imaging" in the Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. Please find the publication here.
Sarah Ayash: Publication in the Journal of Translational Psychiatry
TransMed Doctoral Candidate Sarah Ayash has published the article " Stress inoculation in mice induces global resilience" in the Journal of Translational Psychiatry. Please find the publication here.
Lisa Eggebrecht: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Lisa Eggebrecht on her successfully completed PhD thesis on June 16, 2020!
The title of her dissertation is: "Oral anticoagulation therapy – Clinical application and pleiotropic effects on the cardiovascular system".
Stefanie Keller: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Stefanie Keller on her successfully completed PhD thesis on April 23, 2020!
The title of her dissertation is: "Exploration of the oncogene EGFRvIII as a target for the cure of malignant brain tumors".
Verica Vasic: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Verica Vasic on her successfully completed PhD thesis on April 23, 2020!
The title of her dissertation is: "EGFL7 affects hippocampal neurogenesis with consequences for learning and memory".
Dr. David Herzog: Publication in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. David Herzog has published the article "Sexually Dimorphic Behavioral Profile in a Transgenic Model Enabling Targeted Recombination in Active Neurons in Response to Ketamine and (2R,6R)-Hydroxynorketamine Administration" in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Please find the publication here.
Wenqiang Fan: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Wenqiang Fan on his successfully completed PhD thesis on February 14, 2020!
The title of his dissertation is: "Role of Yap1 in adult neural stem cell proliferation and maintenance".
Aiwei Liu: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Aiwei Liu on his successfully completed PhD thesis on February 11, 2020!
The title of his dissertation is: "Fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscope and supplement of agonistic TrkB antibody in a glaucoma model".
Dr. med. Felix Hahn: Publication in PLoS
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. med. Felix Hahn has published the article "Risk prediction in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Direct comparison of the MEGNA score and the 8th edition of the UICC/AJCC Cancer staging System" in PLoS. Please find the publication here.
Johanna Helmstädter: Publication in the Journal of Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology
TransMed Doctoral Candidate Johanna Helmstädter has published the article "Endothelial GLP-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide-1) Receptor Mediates Cardiovascular Protection by Liraglutide In Mice With Experimental Arterial Hypertension." in the Journal of Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology. Please find the publication here.
Carolin Czauderna: Publication in the Journal of Gastroenterology
TransMed Doctoral Candidate Carolin Czauderna has published the article "[Monocentric experiences of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for advanced hepatocellular carcinomas (BCLC-C)]" in the Journal of Gastroenterology. Please find the publication here.
Sarah Ayash: Publication in the Journal of Psychiatric Research
TransMed Doctoral Candidate Sarah Ayash has published the article "Chronic social defeat-induced social avoidance as a proxy of stress resilience in mice involves conditioned learning" in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Please find the publication here.
Arjun Sharma: Publication in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
TransMed doctoral candidate Arjun Sharma has published the article: "Cancer fighting SiRNA-RRM2 loaded nanorobots" in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology. Please find the publication here.
We welcome our new Fellows!
The clinician scientist Dr. Jan Engelmann (Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy) as well the doctoral candidates Charlotte Guhl (Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry) and Yawen Zhou (Department of Pharmacology) have received a TransMed Fellowship. The clinician scientists Dr. Johanna Rausch (Department of Internal Medicine III) and Dr. Khalifa El Malki (Department of Pediatrics) have been granted a UCT Mainz / TransMed Fellowship.
Further, the first three clinician scientists Dr. Michael Kloth (Institute of Pathology), Lea Sophie Penzkofer (Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery) and Dr. Fabian Stöhr (Department of Radiology) have just started at the Else Kröner Research College. The clinician scientists Maximilian Haist (Department of Dermatology), Kevin Jan Legscha (Department of Internal Medicine III) and Muriel Schraad (Department of Neurology) have received a TransMed Jumpstart Fellowship.
We congratulate and wish all of them a successfull research work!
Radhika Menon: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Radhika Menon on her successfully completed PhD thesis on December 19, 2019!
The title of her dissertation is: "Modeling X-linked Opitz BBB/G syndrome using human cerebral organoids reveals an altered neurodevelopmental program".
Sarah Ayash: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Sarah Ayash on her successfully completed PhD thesis on December 18, 2019!
The title of her dissertation is: "Mouse Models of Social Stress: Understanding Resilience through Refinement of Phenotypic Outcomes".
Caroline Fischer: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Caroline Fischer on her successfully completed PhD thesis on December 13, 2019!
The title of her dissertation is: "Tetrahydrobiopterin bridges redox and lysophosphatidic acid signaling in itch sensation".
Snjezana Mikulicic: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Snjezana Mikulicic on her successfully completed PhD thesis on December 6, 2019!
The title of her dissertation is: "A study on human papillomavirus entry: Formation of the entry receptor complex".
Venkata Chaitanya Chirumamilla: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Venkata Chaitanya Chirumamilla on his successfully completed PhD thesis on December 4, 2019!
The title of his dissertation is: "Establishing the analytical and statistical framework for connectivity analysis of MRI and EEG data".
Julian Sohl: Publication in the European Journal of Immunology
TransMed Fellow Julian Sohl has published (shared first-authorship) the article: "Transcutaneous immunization with CD40 ligation boosts cytotoxic T lymphocyte mediated antitumor immunity independent of CD 42 helper cells in mice" in the Eur J Immunol 49, 2083-2094.
Katja Schüler: Young expert and speaker
Katja Schüler attended the 7th Science Pub "Stress, oder was?" as a young expert and speaker about stress resilience in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Leonardo Righesso received two educational grants
PhD candidate Leonardo Righesso has been granted an educational grant by the Osteology Foundation to attend its Expert Module on Hard Tissue Research taking place at the University of Bern (4.-6.11 2019). The second grant is from the "Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen" to attend its AOPEER Teacher Seminar in Davos (6.-8.12.19).
Navid Farassat: Publication in eLife
Navid Farassat is first author of the article: "In vivo functional diversity of midbrain dopamine neurons within identified axonal projections" in eLife. Please find the publication here.
(University Medical Center)
Erika Diehl at panel discussion on the 10th anniversary of the University Medical Center Mainz
TransMed Fellow Erika Diehl talked about translational research with Dr. Peter Frey (ZDF), Marion Hahn (Chief Nursing Officer), Prof. Dr. Ulrich Förstermann (Chief Scientific Officer and Dean) and Prof. Dr. Stephan Grabbe (Director of the Department of Dermatology) (l.t.r.).
Stefanie Deckert received the DKTK Travel Grant
We congratulate Stefanie Deckert for receiving the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Travel Grant to attend the 'Seed and Soil: Mechanisms of Metastasis' conference of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)!
Venkata Garlapati: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Venkata Garlapati on his successfully completed PhD thesis on September 24, 2019!
The title of his dissertation is: "Tissue factor cytoplasmic tail regulates myeloid cell activation and superoxide formation in chronic myocardial infarction"
(University Medical Center)
Congratulations to the Best Presentation Award Winners at the TransMed Science Day 2019!
Erika Diehl received the "frei für forschung - neue Wege in der Medizin e.V. Award" for the best short talk of a female doctoral candidate. Dr. Jonas Eckrich, Johanna Helmstädter, Dr. Regina Hummel and Johanna Meichsner received a TransMed best presentation award.
Min Chen: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Min Chen on her successfully completed PhD thesis on September 12, 2019!
The title of her dissertation is: "Maternal PETN treatment in hypertensive rat models"
04.09.2019
Shibajee Mandal: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Shibajee Mandal on his successfully completed PhD thesis on September 4, 2019!
The title of his dissertation is: "Interleukin-4 treatment repairs axon damage in neuroinflammation".
19.-22.08.2019
Award for best poster presentation
Margaryta Tevosian has won the award for the best poster presentation with the title: 'Stress Resilience: Role of anandamide signaling on activated neurons' at the Resilience Retreat Conference in Hishegg, Austria.
01.08.2019
Hanane Lahnif received scholarship for the DGN Summer School
We congratulate TransMed Fellow Hanane Lahnif for receiving a scholarship of the annual DGN (German society of nuclear medicine) summerschool.
Nabin Koirala: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Nabin Koirala on his successfully completed PhD thesis on July 17, 2019!
The title of his dissertation is: "Structural network characterization in patients with Parkinson's disease"
Hanane Lahnif received Avicenna Scholarship
We congratulate TransMed Fellow Hanane Lahnif for receiving a doctoral scholarship from the Avicenna-Studienwerk!
Catharina Majer: Publication in the Medical Microbiology and Immunology Journal
TransMed Doctoral Candidate Catharina Majer has published the article "Intertwined: SAMHD1 cellular functions, restriction, and viral evasion strategies" in the Medical Microbiology and Immunology Journal. Please find the publication here.
Guilherme Horta: Completion of doctoral thesis
We congratulate Guilherme Horta on his successfully completed PhD thesis on March 1, 2019!
The title of his dissertation is: "Synaptic phospholipid signaling at cortical glutamatergic synapses: role in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders"
25.02.2019
Dr. David Herzog: Publication in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. David Herzog has published the review article "Decoding the mechanism of action of rapid-acting antidepressant treatment strategies: Does gender matter?" in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Please find the publication here: www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/4/949.
Carolin Czauderna received bursary for a congress contribution
We congratulate TransMed Clinician Scientist Carolin Czauderna on receiving a bursary for a congress contribution at the HCC Summit Congress in Lisbon, Portugal.
Accepted into School of Oncology
We congratulate Dr. med. Korbinian Nepomuk Kropp for being accepted into the School of Oncology of the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK).
We congratulate Janine Wilting on her successfully completed PhD thesis on January 22, 2019!
Dr. Astrid Alflen received a DFG research fellowhip
We congratulate UCT TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. Astrid Alflen on receiving a DFG research fellowship to continue her research at the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam.
Alaa Ibrahim: Completion of the doctoral thesis
We congratulate Alaa Ibrahim on her successfully completed PhD thesis on October 24, 2018!
The title of her dissertation is: "The role of TLR-4 in the generation of posttraumatic inflammation in the tibia fracture model"
Dr. David Herzog: Publication in Frontiers in Psychiatry
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. David Herzog has published the review article "Understanding and predicting antidepressant response: Using animal models to move towards precision psychiatry" in Frontiers in Psychiatry. Please find the publication here: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00512/abstract
Erika Diehl received Science Award
Congratulations to Erika Diehl for receiving the Science Award by the association frei für forschung-Neue Wege in der Medizin e.V. at the CRISPR Genome Editing Workshop on September 3rd, 2018!
Erika Diehl received Fulbright Scholarship
We congratulate TransMed Fellow Erika Diehl for receiving a Fulbright Doctoral Scholarship for her research abroad at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland!
Georg Payrhuber: Completion of the doctoral thesis
We congratulate Georg Payrhuber on his successfully completed PhD thesis on July 20th, 2018!
The title of his dissertation is: "The role of PRG1 at the dendritic spine"
Andrea Schnatz: Completion of the doctoral thesis
We congratulate Andrea Schnatz on her successfully completed PhD thesis on June 22nd, 2018!
The title of her dissertation is: "Early events after axon injury: a link between regenerative signaling and axonal ribosome transfer"
Dr. Johannes Windschmitt: PhD Student Prize, Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation
UCT / TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. Johannes Windschmitt received the PhD Student Prize of the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation for his doctoral thesis "Biochemische und histologische Untersuchungen zum Einfluss niederfrequenter Magnetfelder auf den Verlauf und die Pathologie der Alzheimer Demenz im experimentellen Tiermodell."
TransMed takes part in the GYR fair on May 30th, 2018
In the run-up to this year's award ceremony DIES ACADEMICUS, the GYR (Gutenberg Council for Young Researchers) organizes a fair from 1-4 p.m. Various JGU mentoring and qualification programs, funding offerings, and other relevant services and projects, aimed at JGU docoral candidates, will be presented.
Anna Gerlicher: Completion of the doctoral thesis
We congratulate Anna Gerlicher on her successfully completed PhD thesis on May 17th, 2018!
The title of her dissertation is: "Dopaminergic enhancement of extinction memory consolidation"
Klytaimnistra Kiouptsi: Completion of the doctoral thesis
We congratulate Klytaimnistra Kiouptsi on her successfully completed PhD thesis on May 17th, 2018!
The title of her dissertation is: "Influences of gut microbiota, hypoxia and F8-deficiency on plasmatic von Willebrand factor levels and integrin αIIbβ3 mediated platelet function"
Anja Klein: Completion of the doctoral thesis
We congratulate Anja Klein on her successfully completed PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) thesis on April 17th, 2018!
The title of her dissertation is: "Functionalisation of biomaterials with bone sialoprotein for joint and bone replacement"
Dr. Sebastian Försch: New Publication
UCT / TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. Sebastian Försch has published the article "PARP-1 protects against colorectal tumor induction, but promotes inflammation-driven colorectal tumor progression" in PNAS (April 2018).
Dr. Astrid Alflen: New Publication
UCT / TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. Astrid Alflen has published "Idelalisib impairs TREM-1 mediated neutrophil inflammatory responses" in Scientific Reports (Apr 2018). Please find the abstract and publication by following the link above.
ECNP Workshop Neuropsychopharmacology 2018
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. David Herzog successfully participated, selected on the basis of application, in the renowned workshop of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Find more information here.
Shibajee Mandal: Publication in Science Translational Medicine
We congratulate Shibajee Mandal for his shared first authorship on "Fast direct neuronal signaling via the IL-4 receptor as therapeutic target in neuroinflammation" in Science Translational Medicine. Please find the abstract and publication here: http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/10/430/eaao2304
Dr. David Herzog: Publication in PLoS Biology
We congratulate TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. Herzog for his co-authorship on "Common genes associated with antidepressant response in mouse and man identify key role of glucocorticoid receptor sensitivity" in PLoS Bioloogy. Please find the publication here: http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2002690.
Snjezana Mikulicic funded by DAAD
Ms. Mikulicic's research project is funded by the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) since October 2015. DAAD research grants provide doctoral candidates, young academis, and scientists an opportunity to carry out their research projects.
26.01.2018
We congratulate Sadhna Sahani on her successfully completed PhD thesis on January 26th, 2018!
Dr. Astrid Alflen: 59th ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition
We congratulate UCT / TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. Astrid Alflen for receiving the Abstract Achievement Award at the 59th ASH annual meeting.
01.11.2017
Dr. Sebastian Försch: New Publications
UCT / TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. Sebastian Försch has published the "Prognostic relevance of androgen receptor expression in renal cell carcinomas" in Oncotarget (Sep 2017) as well as "[Cellular senescence of colorectal cancer]" in Der Pathologe (Nov 2017). Please find the abstracts and publications by following the links above.
Young Fellowship Programme at the XVII World Congress of Psychiatry 2017
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. David Herzog received a travel grant and participated in the exclusive "Young Psychiatrist Mentor Programme" at the World Congress of Psychiatry Berlin.
We congratulate Qi Wang on her successfully completed PhD thesis on September 9th, 2017!
Dr. Alexander Ziebart funded by DFG
TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. Alexander Ziebart (Department of Anaesthesiology) has obtained a research grant for his project "Influence of haemodynamic stabilization with crystalloid and colloidal solutions on cerebral perfusion and integrity during haemorrhagic shock in a large animal model" by the DFG. Congratulations!
We congratulate Oriane Blanquie on her successfully completed PhD thesis on July 6th, 2017!
We congratulate Lianyong Qiao on his successfully completed PhD thesis on June 23rd, 2017!
National Academic Trainees Network Meetings Belfast
UCT / TransMed Clinician Scientist Dr. Sebastian Försch's presentation has won first price at the "Elevator Pitch" of the National Acdemic Trainees Network Meetings in Belfast.
We congratulate Alireza Pouya on his successfully completed PhD thesis on April 18th, 2017!
We congratulate Carine Thalman on her successfully completed PhD thesis on March 24th, 2017!
First place poster award
Dr. Alexander Ziebart has won the first place of the German Interdisciplinary Emergency Medicine Congress (DINK) in Koblenz. Congratulations!
We congratulate Jin Cheng on her successfully completed PhD thesis on January 20th, 2017!
It is the eleventh year that the Gutenberg Academy for Young Researchers accepts outstanding doctoral students and artists. The academy offers an intellectual environment as well as an interdisciplinary exchange of concepts and objectives for the member’s further progression. One of the junior members is TransMed doctoral student Leonardo Righesso. Congratulations!
We congratulate Florie Le Prieult on her successfully completed PhD thesis on October 28th, 2016!
We congratulate Yunbo Li on his successfully completed PhD thesis on September 24th, 2015!
We congratulate Xingfeng Liu on his successfully completed PhD thesis on September 24th, 2015!