Member of the RTG 2046 Steering Group

Research interest:

• Pathogen-Host Interactions in the Wildlife
• Adaptations and Immune competence of Host Species
• Co-evolution of Pathogen and Host

Ferreira SCM, Veiga MM, Hofer H, East ML, Czirják Á. (2021).
Noninvasively measured immune responses reflect current parasite infections in a wild carnivore and are linked to longevity.
Ecol Evol 00:1-15. doi: 10.1002/ece3.7602.

Bredtmann CM, Krücken J, Murugaiyan J, Balard A, Hofer H, Kuzmina TA, von Samson-Himmelstjerna G. (2019)
Concurrent Proteomic Fingerprinting and Molecular Analysis Of Cyathostomins.
Proteomics. 2019 Feb 20:e1800290.
doi: 10.1002/pmic.201800290

Heitlinger E*, Ferreira SCM*, Thierer D, Hofer H, East ML (2017)
The Intestinal Eukaryotic and Bacterial Biome of Spotted Hyenas: The Impact of Social Status and Age on Diversity and Composition; Front Cell Infect Microbiol.; 7: 262.
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00262, PMCID: PMC5472691
*equal contribution

Heinrich SK, Hofer H, Courtiol A, Melzheimer J, Dehnhard M, Czirják GÁ*, Wachter B*. (2017):
Cheetahs have a stronger constitutive innate immunity than leopards. Sci Rep.; 7:44837. * authors contributed equally to the work.
doi: 10.1038/srep44837., PMID: 28333126

Kofer, J.; Hofer, H.; Hartmann, S. (2017):
Next-Generation Parasitologists: Structured Training Programs Meet Educational Challenges.
Trends in parasitology; 33(6), S. 423–425,
doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.03.008