Member since: August 2018

Research interest
Mechanisms of hybrid T helper cell instruction in nematode infections

Title of PhD project
Mechanisms of hybrid T helper cell instruction in nematode and Giardia infections

Supervisor
Dr. Sebastian Rausch

Zhang H, Adjah J, Kapse B, Affinass N, Ebner F, Hartmann S, Rausch S (2026).
Differential generation of parasite-specific Th2 and T follicular helper cells distinguishes resistant and susceptible mouse strains.
Front Immunol 17:1830307. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1830307

Adjah J, Kapse B, Zhang H, Hartmann S, Rausch S. (2025).
Differential resistance to nematode infection is associated with the genotype- and age-dependent pace of intestinal T cell homing.
Sci Rep 15:4424. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-76204-4.

Kapse B, Zhang H, Affinass N, Ebner F, Hartmann S, Rausch S. (2022).
Age-dependent rise in IFN-γ competence undermines effective type 2 responses to nematode infection.
Mucosal Immunol Jun 11. doi: 10.1038/s41385-022-00519-6.