IMPRS-MOB Research Faculty
Our IMPRS faculty is located at three scientific hotspots in the Rhine-Main area: MPI for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim, Justus Liebig University in Gießen and Goethe University Frankfurt.
In the table below you can find an overview of our faculty:
| > Till Acker | > Amparo Acker-Palmer | > Saverio Bellusci | > Thomas Böttger | > Tilman Borggrefe | > Ralf Brandes |
| > Thomas Braun | > Reinhard Dammann | > Pieterjan Dierickx | > Stefanie Dimmeler | > Ingrid Fleming | >Florian Greten |
| > Lei Gu | > Sandra Hake | > Michael Kracht | > Andreas Krüger | > Leo Kurian | |
| > Virginie Lecaudey | > Mario Looso | > Stefan Offermanns | > Jochen Pöling | > Rajkumar Savai | > Soni Pullamsetti |
| > Ralph Schermuly | > Lienhard Schmitz | > André Schneider | > Didier Stainier | > Katja Sträßer | > Robert Tampé |
| > Norbert Weissmann | > Nina Wettschureck | > Xuejun Yuan |
Read more about there exciting reseach on their individual pages. Our faculty members are listed in alphabetical order:
Prof. Dr. Till Acker
Justus Liebig University, Institute for Neuropathology
Research topic: Hallmarks of cancer and the tumor microenvironment, medical omics and machine learning in neurooncology
Research topic: Hallmarks of cancer and the tumor microenvironment, medical omics and machine learning in neurooncology
Prof. Dr. Amparo Acker-Palmer
Goethe University, Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
Research topic: wiring of the nervous and vascular systems during development and adulthood
Research topic: wiring of the nervous and vascular systems during development and adulthood
Prof. Dr. Saverio Bellusci
Justus Liebig University, Department of Internal Medicine
Research topic: Role of FGF in lung development and disease
Research topic: Role of FGF in lung development and disease
Prof. Dr. Thomas Böttger
MPI-HLR, Cardiac Development and Remodelling
Research topic: Function of non-coding RNAs in the cardiovascular system
Research topic: Function of non-coding RNAs in the cardiovascular system
Prof. Dr. Tilman Borggrefe
Justus Liebig University, Department of Biochemistry
Research topic: Unraveling the Molecular Mechanisms of the Notch Signal Transduction Pathway
Research topic: Unraveling the Molecular Mechanisms of the Notch Signal Transduction Pathway
Prof. Dr. Ralf P. Brandes
Goethe University, Vascular Research Center (VRC)
Research topic: Epigenetics, Non-coding RNAs, Lipid signaling and Redox-regulation in Angiogenesis and Atherosclerosis
Research topic: Epigenetics, Non-coding RNAs, Lipid signaling and Redox-regulation in Angiogenesis and Atherosclerosis
Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Braun
MPI-HLR, Cardiac Development and Remodelling
Research topic: cell differentiation and de-differentiation, stem cell biology and organ remodeling during disease and aging
Research topic: cell differentiation and de-differentiation, stem cell biology and organ remodeling during disease and aging
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Dammann
Justus Liebig University, Institute for Genetics
Research topic: Epigenetic regulation of tumor suppressor genes
Research topic: Epigenetic regulation of tumor suppressor genes
Pieterjan Dierickx, PhD
MPI-HLR and Cardiopulmonary Institute (CPI)
Research topic: Circadian regulation of cardiometabolism
Research topic: Circadian regulation of cardiometabolism
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dimmeler
Goethe University, Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration
Research topic: regulation and function of non-coding RNAs in the predominant cardiovascular cell types
Research topic: regulation and function of non-coding RNAs in the predominant cardiovascular cell types
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Fleming
Goethe University, Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine
Research topic: metabolic communication between endothelial cells and pericytes
Research topic: metabolic communication between endothelial cells and pericytes
Prof. Dr. Florian Greten
Goethe University, Georg-Speyer-Haus, Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy
Research topic: cellular and molecular changes in the tumor microenvironment that support gastrointestinal tumor growth
Research topic: cellular and molecular changes in the tumor microenvironment that support gastrointestinal tumor growth
Lei Gu, PhD
MPI-HLR and Cardiopulmonary Institute (CPI)
Research topic: identify novel epigenetic modifications and enzymes, and their functions in organ regeneration
Research topic: identify novel epigenetic modifications and enzymes, and their functions in organ regeneration
Prof. Sandra Hake
Justus Liebig University, Institute for Genetics
Research topic: Mammalian histone variant networks: important regulators of DNA-based processes
Research topic: Mammalian histone variant networks: important regulators of DNA-based processes
Prof. Dr. Michael Kracht
Justus Liebig University, Rudolf-Buchheim-Institute of Pharmacology
Research topic: signaling pathways and formation of messenger-ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs)
Research topic: signaling pathways and formation of messenger-ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs)
Prof. Andreas Krueger
Justus Liebig University, Institute for Molecular Immunology
Research topic: molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the formation of T cells
Research topic: molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the formation of T cells
Prof. Leo Kurian
Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Medicine
Research Topic: Cardiac development, aging and regeneration
Research Topic: Cardiac development, aging and regeneration
Prof. Dr. Virginie Lecaudey
Goethe University, Developmental Biology of the Vertebrates
Research topic: mechanisms underlying tissue and organ formation during embryogenesis.
Research topic: mechanisms underlying tissue and organ formation during embryogenesis.
Prof. Dr. Mario Looso
MPI-HLR, Bioinformatics Core Unit
Research topic: integration and vizualisation of data-sets, generation of web-based portals and tools
Research topic: integration and vizualisation of data-sets, generation of web-based portals and tools
Prof. Dr. Stefan Offermanns
MPI-HLR, Pharmacology
Research topic: Signaling in metabolic and vascular diseases, tumor cell metastasis, G-protein-coupled receptors
Research topic: Signaling in metabolic and vascular diseases, tumor cell metastasis, G-protein-coupled receptors
Justus Liebig University
PD Dr. Jochen Pöling
MPI-HLR, Cardiac Development and Remodelling
Research topic: Identify the immune response following cardiovascular injuries
Research topic: Identify the immune response following cardiovascular injuries
Prof. Dr. Rajkumar Savai
Justus Liebig University, Institute for Lung Health (ILH)
Research topic: Lung microenvironmental niche in cancerogenesis
Research topic: Lung microenvironmental niche in cancerogenesis
Miloslav Sanda, PhD
MPI-HLR, Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry
Prof. Dr. Soni Savai Pullamsetti
Justus Liebig University, Department of Internal Medicine
Research topic: molecular mechanisms underlying Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Fibrosis
Research topic: molecular mechanisms underlying Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Fibrosis
Prof. Dr. Ralph Schermuly
Justus Liebig University, Department of Pulmonary Pharmacotherapy
Research topic: experimental and molecular pneumology
Research topic: experimental and molecular pneumology
Prof. Dr. Lienhard Schmitz
Justus Liebig University, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine
Research topic: molecular mechanisms in gene expression and chromatin organisation
Research topic: molecular mechanisms in gene expression and chromatin organisation
Dr. André Schneider
MPI-HLR, Cardiac Development and Remodelling
Research topic: cellular surveillance mechanisms on the post-transcriptional and post-translational level
Research topic: cellular surveillance mechanisms on the post-transcriptional and post-translational level
Prof. Dr. Didier Stainier
MPI-HLR, Developmental Genetics
Research topic: organogenesis including cell differentiation, tissue morphogenesis, organ homeostasis and function; molecular mechanisms of genetic compensation
Research topic: organogenesis including cell differentiation, tissue morphogenesis, organ homeostasis and function; molecular mechanisms of genetic compensation
Prof. Dr. Katja Sträßer
Justus Liebig University, Institute for Biochemistry
Research topic: mechanism of nuclear mRNP assembly as well as the architecture of an mRNPv
Research topic: mechanism of nuclear mRNP assembly as well as the architecture of an mRNPv
Prof. Dr. Robert Tampé
Goethe University, Institute of Biochemistry, Cellular Biochemistry
Research topic: T Cell Receptor Clustering and Early Signaling Triggered by Light
Research topic: T Cell Receptor Clustering and Early Signaling Triggered by Light
Prof. Dr. Norbert Weissmann
Justus Liebig University, Molecular Mechanisms of Emphysema, Hypoxia and Lung Aging, Medical Clinic II
Research topic: pulmonary oxygen sensing and the signal transduction underlying hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV, von Euler-Liljestrand mechanism).
Research topic: pulmonary oxygen sensing and the signal transduction underlying hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV, von Euler-Liljestrand mechanism).
Prof. Dr. Nina Wettschureck
MPI-HLR, Pharmacology
Research topic: basic mechanisms of G-protein signaling in the cardiovascular and immune system
Research topic: basic mechanisms of G-protein signaling in the cardiovascular and immune system
Dr. Xuejun Yuan
MPI-HLR, Cardiac Development and Remodeling
Research Topic: Identification and characterization of novel epigenetic modifiers during heart and lung regeneration and skeletal muscle regeneration
Research Topic: Identification and characterization of novel epigenetic modifiers during heart and lung regeneration and skeletal muscle regeneration