Speaker: Prof. Dr. Wiebke Hansen, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Essen
Date: Thursday, 16th of March 2017, 5 pm
Location: Campus FME, Hörsaal Kinderklinik (Haus 10)
Host: Prof. Dr. Dunja Bruder (OvGU, Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Krankenhaushygiene)
Further Information: Prof. Hansen is head of the Department of Molecular Infection Immunology. She is interested in the mechanisms that control immune reactions against infectious diseases such as malaria and CMV, but also against cancer. The group focusses on regulatory T cells, that have immunosuppressive functions and play a vital role during the immune response against microorganisms and tumor cells. Prof. Hansens team is interested in using the suppressive potential of regulatory T cells for developing new therapeutic strategies. Key target molecules are Neuropilin-1, CD83 and microRNAs. Using transgenic mouse models they investigate the role of these molecules during malaria, CMV infections and cancer.