Associated Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School/ GRK 2338, 2. Cohort)

Project Title: Distal lung cell circuit dynamics in human lung fibrogenesis

Keywords: I am using a human organotypic model combined with single-cell technologies to decipher integrated cell circuits in lung fibrosis

Schiller Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity)

Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School)

Project Title: Spatiotemporal analysis of altered cell-cell communication routes in lung fibrosis

Keywords: Myofibroblast formation, programed cell death, IPF

Burgstaller Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity)

Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School)

Project Title: Targeting KRAS mutant tumors by IL-1ß inhibition

Keywords: Lung Carcinogenesis, KRAS mutant tumors, Isunakinra 

Fernandez Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity, LHI)

Dr. med. vet. candidate (LMU Munich, Tierärztliche Fakultät)

Project Title: Impact of particle exposure and latent viral infection on lung immunity and chronic lung diseases

Keywords: Carbonaceous nanoparticles, herpesvirus, virus reactivation, lung organoids

Stöger Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity, LHI)

Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School)

Project Title: Immunometabolic change drives disease pathogenesis in COPD

Keywords: Innate Immunity, metabolism, COPD

Yildirim-Conlon Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity, LHI)

Associated Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School/ GRK 2338, 2. Cohort)

Project Title: Identification of the cells of origin of squamous cell lung carcinoma

Keywords: Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung; Lineage tracing; Bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing; Immune microenvironment; Bioinformatics

Fernandez Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity, LHI)

Associated Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School/ SkinTERM)

Project Title: A comparative multi-omics analysis of regeneration and scarring in Acomys cahirinus and Mus musculus

Keywords: Proteomics; Transcriptomics; Skin wound healing; Extracellular Matrix

Schiller Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity)

Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School)

Project Title: Isolation and propagation of sweat gland stem cells for bioengineered ‘sweatable’ skin

Keywords: Sweat gland, Organoid, tissue regeneration

Rinkevich Lab/ Institute of Regenerative Biology and Medicine (IRBM)

Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School)

Project Title: The interaction between Macrophages and extracellular matrix in the lung

Keywords: Macrophages, ECM, lung injury mode

Rinkevich Lab/ Institute of Regenerative Biology and Medicine (IRBM)

Associated Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School/ GRK 2338, 2. Cohort)

Project Title: Effects of long-term oxygen therapy on p53 dependent cellular crosstalk in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis – studies in advanced organoid models

Keywords: oxygen therapy; in-vitro model; organoid on chip; lung on the chip

Hilgendorff Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity)

Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School)

Project Title: Identification of fibrotic pathways in a human ex-vivo 3D model and its inhibition by small molecule

Keywords: IPF, PCLS, Pharmacology, scRNAseq, 3D-iF

Burgstaller Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity)

Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School)

Project Title: Linking the molecular mechanisms of alveolar macrophage cell death induced by inhaled nanoparticles with subsequent pathological outcome

Keywords: Carbon Nanomaterials; macrophage cell death; acute lung injury

Stöger Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity, LHI)

Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School)

Project Title: Analysis of autoimmune response in COVID-19 and chronic lung diseases

Keywords: multi-omics; biomarker discovery; infectious lung diseases; COVID-19

Schiller Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity)

Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School)

Project Title: Delineating the immune response of the lung to viral PAMPs using live microscopy

Keywords: T-cells, Viral infections, Intravital microscopy

Rehberg Lab/ Stöger Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity, LHI)

M.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School)

Project Title: Immunomodulation of alveolar stem cell function

Keywords: immune cells; alveolar epithelium; organoids 

Lehmann Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity, LHI)

Dr. rer. nat. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School)

Project Title: Transcriptomic characterization of malignant pleural effusions for the discovery of diagnostic and prognostic signatures

Keywords: lung, cancer; signatures; transcriptomics

Fernandez Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity, LHI)

Ph.D. candidate (LMU Munich, Munich Medical Research School)

Project Title: The development of novel therapeutics and molecular target identification in lung fibrosis

Keywords: novel therapeutics; target identification; lung fibrosis

Burgstaller Lab (Institute of Lung Health and Immunity)