Projects in Berlin
A1 - Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Mikrobiology and Epizootics
Polymorphisms in the mutS-rpoS genomic region of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) – filling the gap between molecular and functional epidemiology
Prof. Dr. Lothar H. Wieler (now at Robert Koch Institut Berlin)
A2 - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut of Mikrobiology
Genomic variability in the control of the signalling molecule cyclic-di-GMP and its role in pathogenicity and biofilm formation of commensal and pathogenic E. coli
Martin Lorkowski (PhD student) and Prof. Dr. Regine Hengge
A3 - Robert Koch Institute Berlin, Abteilung 1, Fachgebiet 16
Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis infections: the importance of bacterial diversity
Andrea Sanchini (PhD Student) and Dr. Astrid Lewin (Forschungsprojekt: Mykobakterielle Infektionen: Virulenzmechanismen der Erreger und die Immunantwort des Wirtes)
A4 - Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Insitute of Microbiology and Hygiene
RAGE-polymorphism in the pathogenesis of pulmonary infections with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Surabhi Goyal (PhD student) and Prof. Dr. Hortense Slevogt (now at Friedich Schiller Universität Jena, Septomics Research Centre)
A5 - Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Insitute of Microbiology and Hygiene
SNPs of the Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) Signaling System and susceptibility to tuberculosis: Functional Epidemiologic Analysis
Shruthi Thada (PhD student) and Prof. Dr. Ralf R. Schumann
A6 - Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Infectious Diseases & Pulmonary Medicine
Role of quantitative and qualitative variation in gene dosage of Defensin (hBD-1 to hBD-3) and the cathelicidin (VDR) in the susceptibility to pneumococcal pneumonia
B1 - Freie Universität Berlin, Institut of Immunology
Molecular determinants of suceptibility to filarial infections
Gopinath Venugopal (PhD student), Cristin Bock (PhD student), Dr. Svenja Steinfelder, Dr. Sebastian Rausch and Prof. Dr. Susanne Hartmann
B3 - Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institut of Biochemistry
Lipid signaling in bacterial infection: Single nucleotide polymorphisms in eicosanoid synthesizing enzymes and their functional impact on pathogen-host interaction
Swathi Banthiya (PhD student) and Prof. Dr. Hartmut Kühn
Expression and functional characterization of naturally occurring mutations (SNPs) of Grsf1 (guanine-rich sequence-binding factor-1) isoforms and their role in infectious diseases
Sajad Sofi (PhD student) and Dr. Christoph Ufer
B4 - Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Infectious Diseases & Pulmonary Medicine
Peripheral blood monocyte miRNA expression in severe lung infections
Prof. Dr. Stefan Hippenstiel (now at Institute for Lung Research, Philipps-University Marburg)
B5 - Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Infectious Diseases & Pulmonary Medicine
Impact of bacterial virulence factor variations and host molecule polymorphisms on activation of the host innate immune system in pneumococcal pneumonia
Juan Ruiz Moreno (PhD student), Prof. Dr. Bastian Opitz, Prof. Dr. Martin Witzenrath
B6 – Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Department of Molecular Biology
Role of host determinants and genetic polymorphisms in Helicobacter pylori infection and disease progression
Ludovico Sepe (PhD student), Prof. Dr. Thomas Meyer
B7 - Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health
Innate monocyte responses towards Plasmodium falciparum infecting alpha-thalassaemic erythrocytes in protection against malaria
Prabhanjan Gai (PhD student) and Prof. Dr. Frank Mockenhaupt