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The Faculty

The MBML Faculty currently comprises 25 members. All research and training undertaken within the framework of the MBML International Graduate Programme is supervised by a member of the Faculty. In this section, you will find a description of every MBML Faculty member, together with their contact details and a hyperlink directing you to their laboratory homepage.

 

Guillermo Barreto
Leader of the LOEWE Research group “Lung Cancer Epigenetic” (Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research) since 2010
Postdoctoral Fellow (Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Prof. Braun) 2007-2009
Postdoctoral Fellow (German Cancer Research Center, Prof. Niehrs) 2003-2007
PhD (Max-Planck-Institute for Developmental Biology) 1999-2003
Studies of Biology (Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen) 1992-1998

Research interests: Lung cancer epigenetic, embryonic lung development, transcription regulation mediated by chromatin structure.

Email: Guillermo.Barreto@mpi-bn.mpg.de
URL: http://www.mpi-hlr.de/index.php?id=103&L=1
Telephone: +49 6032 257

Eveline Baumgart-Vogt
Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology II, Division of Medical Cell Biology
Director: International Giessen Graduate School for the Life Sciences
MD (University of Heidelberg) 1988
Post-doctoral appointment: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA (2000-2001), Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium (1994-1996), University of Heidelberg (1990-1994), Meiji Institute of Health Science, Japan (1989-1990)

Research interests: lipid metabolism, peroxisomes, COPD, emphysema

Email: Eveline.Baumgart-Vogt@anatomie.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://www.med.uni-giessen.de/anat/ebv_new_hp/entrance.htm
Telephone: +49 641 994 7100

Saverio Bellusci
ECCPS Professor of Lung Matrix Remodelling
PhD (University of Paris) 1994
Post-doctoral appointment: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA (1995-1998)

Research interests: developmental biology

Email: sbellusci@chla.usc.edu
URL: http://www.usc.edu/programs/pibbs/site/faculty/bellusci_s.htm
Telephone: +49 641 994 2422

Hossein A. Ghofrani
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
MD (University of Giessen) 1995

Research interests: pulmonary hypertension, ischaemia-reperfusion, experimental therapeutics, clinical trials

Email: ardeschir.ghofrani@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://uglc.de/cv/ghofrani
Telephone: +49 641 994 2421

Veronika Grau
Associate Professor of Experimental Surgery
PhD (University of Freiburg) 1990
Post-doctoral appointment: Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France (1991-1993)

Research interests: Lung transplantation

Email: veronika.grau@chiru.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://www.uniklinikum-giessen.de/ach/forschung.html?m=107
Telephone: +49 641 994 4791

Friedrich Grimminger
Professor and Chairman, Department of Medical Oncology
Co-director, University of Giessen Lung Center
Director, Department of Pulmonology, Kerkhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim
MD (University of Giessen) 1989
PhD (University of Giessen) 1990

Research interests: pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer, clinical trials, experimental therapeutics

Email: friedrich.grimminger@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://uglc.de/cv/grimminger
Telephone: +49 641 994 2370

Andreas Günther
Professor of Internal Medicine
Head, Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic, University Hospital Giessen
Medical Director, Lung Clinic Waldhof-Elgershausen Head
MD (University of Giessen) 1992

Research interests: pulmonary fibrosis, critical care medicine, clinical trial, experimental therapeutics

Email: andreas.guenther@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://uglc.de/cv/guenther
Telephone: +49 641 994 2354

Katja Hattar
Department of Medical Oncology, Hematology, and Palliative Medicine M.D. (university of Giessen)

Research interests: Medical oncology, lung cancer

Email: katja.hattar@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://www.ukgm.de/ugm_2/deu/ugi_hon/ugi_hon_team.php?id=4433
Telephone: +49 541 985 56055

Susanne Herold
Resident in Internal Medicine
MD (University of Giessen) 2002
PhD (University of Giessen) 2008

Research interests: pneumonia, acute lung injury, influenza, infectious disease

Email: susanne.herold@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://www.uniklinikum-giessen.de/med2/
Telephone: +49 641 994 2705

Wolfgang Kummer
Professor and Chairman, Department of Anatomy (Cardiopulmonary Neurobiology)
Chairman of the Board of the International PhD Programme
MD (University of Cologne) 1985
Post-doctoral appointments: University of Marburg (1992-1994), University of Heidelberg (1985-1992), University of Zürich, Switzerland (1987) and the Flinders University of Southern Australia (1988)

Research interests: oxygen sensing, cholinergic systems, hypoxia, macrophages

Email: wolfgang.kummer@anatomie.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://www.agma.med.uni-giessen.de:8888/kpneuro/
Telephone: +49 641 994 7000

Jürgen Lohmeyer
Professor of Internal Medicine
Head, Division of Infectious Diseases
MD (University of Giessen) 1977
Post-doctoral appointments: University of Giessen, University of Munich

Research interests: pneumonia, acute lung injury, infectious disease

Email: juergen.lohmeyer@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://uglc.de/cv/lohmeyer
Telephone: +49 641 994 2654

Konstantin Mayer
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
MD (University of Giessen) 1993
Post-doctoral appointments: University of Giessen (1993-1995)

Research interests: sepsis, parenteral nutrition, immunomodulation, acute lung injury, lipid metabolism

Email: konstantin.mayer@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://www.uniklinikum-giessen.de/med2/
Telephone: +49 641 994 2576

Rory E. Morty
Staff Scientist (Associate Professor Level), Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim
Director, International Graduate Programme “Molecular Biology and Medicine of the Lung”, Giessen
Coordinator: University of Giessen and Marburg Lung Centre SchoolPhD (University of Natal) 1998
Post-doctoral appointment: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven USA (1998-2002)

Research interests: acute lung injury, lung development, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pulmonary hypertension

Email: rory.morty@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://www.mpi-hlr.de/index.php?id=40
Telephone: +49 641 994 2300

Soni S. Pullamsetti
Research Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim
Tutor, International Graduate Programme “Molecular Biology and Medicine of the Lung”
PhD (University of Giessen) 2005
Post-doctoral appointment: University of Giessen (1995-2007)

Research interests: pulmonary hypertension, vascular remodelling, pulmonary fibrosis

Email: soni.pullamsetti@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://www.mpi-bn.mpg.de/de/research/lung/swngii.html
Telephone: +49 6032 705230

Rajkumar Savai
Staff Scientist, Division of Medical Oncology

PhD (University of Giessen) 2005
Post-doctoral appointment: University of Giessen (2005-2009)

Research interests: Lung cancer

Email: Rajkumar.Savai@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
Tel.: +49 641 9942655

Ralph T. Schermuly
Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim
Extraordinary Professor of Pathophysiology and Experimental Pulmonology, University of Giessen
PhD (University of Giessen) 1996

Research interests: pulmonary hypertension, vascular remodelling, experimental therapeutics

Email: ralph.schermuly@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://uglc.de/schermuly-lab
Telephone: +49 641 994 2420

Bernd Schmeck
Professor & Director of the Institute for Lung Research,
MD (Charité, Berlin) 2002

Research interests: systems biology of pulmonary inflammation, microRNA & epigenetics in pneumonia, COPD, asthma

Email: bernd.schmeck@uni-marburg.de
URL: http://www.ukgm.de/ugm_2/deu/umr_pne/umr_pne_team.php?id=4142
URL: http://i-lung.de/
Telephone: +49 6421 2865713

Werner Seeger
Chairman, University of Giessen Lung Center
Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Giessen School of Medicine
Director, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim
MD (University of Giessen)

Research interests: pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, acute lung injury, lung development, clinical trial, experimental therapeutics

Email: werner.seeger@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://uglc.de/cv/seeger
Telephone: +49 641 994 2354

István Vadász
Resident in Internal Medicine
MD (University of Szeged) 2001
Post-doctoral appointments: Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, USA (2005-2006)

Research interests: acute lung injury, hypercapnia

Email: istvan.vadasz@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://www.uniklinikum-giessen.de/med2/
Telephone: +49 641 994 2548

Markus A. Weigand
Professor and Chairman, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy
MD (University of Heidelberg)

Research interests: sepsis, ischaemia, shock

Email: markus.weigand@chiru.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://www.uniklinikum-giessen.de/anaesthesie
Telephone: +49 641 994 4401

Norbert Weissmann
Professor of Experimental Pulmonology
PhD (University of Giessen) 1994
Post-doctoral appointments: University of Giessen (1994-1999)

Research interests: pulmonary hypertension, hypoxia, vascular remodelling, emphysema, reactive oxygen

Email: norbert.weissmann@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://uglc.de/research/groups/weissmann-lab
Telephone: +49 641 994 2414

Malgorzata Wygrecka
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Biochemistry
Tutor, International Graduate Programme “Molecular Biology and Medicine of the Lung”
PhD (University of Giessen) 2005
Post-doctoral appointment: University of Giessen (1995-2007)

Research interests: pulmonary fibrosis, acute lung injury,

Email: malgorzata.wygrecka@innere.med.uni-giessen.de
URL: http://www.uni-giessen.de/cms/fbz/fb11/institute/biochemie
Telephone: +49 641 994 7508