The interdisciplinary study group was founded in 1994 at the autumn conference of the DGfI in Konstanz. The aim of its activities is to promote communication and cooperation between basic immunological research and applied transplantation medicine. The AK currently has about 120 members.
Among other things, questions on tolerance induction, transplant rejection, immune modulation and xenotransplantation are dealt with. The annual Spring Meeting is the platform for the exchange of information and results. The AK also participates in the annual DGfI conferences by participating in workshops (e.g. “Transplantation/Tolerance”).
DGfI study groups
AK Transplantation Immunology DGfI study groups
The study group speakers
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Schwinzer
MH Hannover, Transplantationslabor (OE6829)
30623 Hannover
Tel: +49 (0)511-532-4204/Fax:+49 (0)511-532-8326
Schwinzer.Reinhard@mh-hannover.de
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Katja Kotsch
Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin
katja.kotsch@charite.de
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Dr. Hansjörg Thude
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Zentrum Innere Medizin, Klinik für Hepatobiliäre Chirurgie u. Transplantationschirurgie, Campus Forschung N27
Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg
Tel: +49 (0)40741059586/Fax:+49 (0)40741055898
h.thude@uke.de
Registration for the study group
DGfI members: Please register via your personal account in the internal members area.
DGfI non-members: You can register here for one or more study groups.
Registration is free.
Previous study group meetings
The study group meets once a year at changing locations in order to include all cities/universities relevant to transplantation in a rotational manner.
| 2003 | Hannover | Reinhard Schwinzer |
| 2004 | Berlin | Dieter Volk, Thomas Ritter |
| 2005 | Würzburg | Christoph Otto, Karin Ulrichs |
| 2006 | Regensburg | Ed Geissler, Hansjürgen Schlitt |
| 2007 | Leipzig | Josef Fangmann, Ulrich Sack, Jürgen Strehlau |
| 2008 | Hannover | Reinhard Schwinzer |
| 2009 | Berlin | Birgit Sawitzki, Martina Seifert |
| 2010 | Würzburg | Christoph Otto, Karin Ulrichs |
| 2013 | Mainz | Joint Satellite Symposium of the study group and the German Society for Immunogenetics during the 43rd Annual DGfI Meeting: “New concepts to establish and monitor individualized therapy protocols in allograft recipients”. Birgit Sawitzki, Reinhard Schwinzer, Caner Süsal |
| 2014 | Hannover | Reinhard Schwinzer |
| 2015 | Würzburg | Christoph Otto |
| 2016 | Hannover | Reinhard Schwinzer |
| 2017 | Berlin | Katja Kotsch, Martina Seifert |
| 2018 | Hannover | Reinhard Schwinzer |