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Leading women in German immunology DGfI

In the German Society for Immunology, both men and women conduct research and contribute to knowledge and lively exchange. We find it important and correct that this is visible at conferences, in committees, in editorial boards, etc. However, since there is often still an imbalance here, DGfI lists excellent and active female scientists who can contribute their qualifications and expertise:

  • as chairpersons/speakers at conferences and seminars,
  • as chairs/member of committees,
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The Commission on Equality and Career Support advocates that women and men should have equal opportunities for their careers in science, whether they have families or not. In particular, we focus on researchers in the challenging phase after their doctorate up to their first professorship.

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NamePlaceSubject fieldFocus of research
Abdelrasoul Hend, Dr.Ulm
Ablasser Andrea, Prof. Dr.Lausanne, Schweiz
Albrecht Melanie, Dr.Langen Allergy and Immunology
Alferink Judith, Univ.-Prof. Dr. med.MünsterNeuroinflammation and peripheral immune response in mental illness and in animal models of depression and Alzheimer's disease
Arck Petra, Prof. Dr. med.Hamburg, Zentrum für Geburtshilfe, Kinder- und JugendmedizinReproductive ImmunologyFeto-maternal immunity
Aschenbrenner Anna, Dr. rer. nat.Bonn
Autenrieth Stella, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.Heidelbergdendritic cells, infection immunology
Bacher Petra, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.KielT cells: Subpopulations and functionsinfection immunology, inflammation models
Baumgrass Ria, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.Berlin, DRFZsignal transduction, T cells, multi-parametric cytomety
Beer-Hammer Sandra, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.Tübingen, Eberhard-Karls-UniversitätSignal transduction, T cells: Subpopulations and functionsinfection immunology, signal transduction
Behrends Uta, PD Dr. med.München
Bekeredjian-Ding Isabelle, Prof. Dr. med.MarburgVaccinesinfection immunology, B cells, dendritic cells
Berberich-Siebelt Friederike, PD Dr.Würzburg, Institut für PathologieSignal Transductionconventional and regulatory T cells, transcription factors (NFAT), autoimmune dieseases, GvHD
Berek Claudia, PD Dr.Berlin, DRFZB cells
Bernhard Helga, Prof. Dr. med.
München, TUtumor immunology, hematology / onkology
Berod de Sparwasser Luciana , Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat.Mainz
Bohn Toszka, Dr. rer. nat.Mainz
Bommhardt Ursula, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.Magdeburg, Universitätsignal transduction, T cells
Bourquin Carole, Prof. Dr. Dr.Genf, Schweiztumor immunology, immune therapy, nanoparticles
Breloer Minka, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.Hamburg, Bernhard Nocht Institut für Tropenmedizin
Infection Immunology
Worm infections: Immune response and immunomodulation
Brewitz Anna, Dr. rer. nat.Münster
Brinkmann Melanie, Dr.Braunschweig
Bröker Barbara, Prof. Dr. med.Greifswald, UniversitätT cells
Bruder Dunja, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.Magdeburg, Universitätimmune regulation in the lungs during infection and autoimmunity, influenza and influenza pneumococcus co-infection, immunological function of the alveolar epithelium, host-pathogen interaction
Brunner-Weinzierl Monika, Prof. Dr.Magdeburg, Universitätskinderklinikexperimental pediatrics, immune checkpoint therapy, costimulatory molecules, pathogen-specific T cell responses, T cells
Brüstle Anne, Dr.Canberra, Australien
Cerwenka Adelheid, Prof. Dr.Universität Heidelberg, Med. Fakultät MannheimNK Cellinnate immunity
Daniel Carolin, Prof. Dr.phil.nat.München
Diehl, Linda, Prof. Ph.D.Hamburg, UKE, GynaecologyTumour immunologyImmune regulation, T lymphocytes, macrophages, tumour immunity
de la Rosa Kathrin, Dr. rer. nat.Berlin
Dietze-Schwonberg Kirsten, Dr. rer. nat.Mainz
Dorhoi Anca, Prof. Dr.Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut; Universität Greifswaldinfection immunologyinnate immunity, infection biology
Dress Regine, Dr.Hamburg
Dudeck Anne, Prof. Dr.Magdeburg, Universitätinnate immunity, mast cells, intravital imaging of intercellular communication
Dudziak Diana, Prof. Dr.Erlangen, Universitätdendritic cellsdendritic cell subsets, antigen processing und -presentation, tolerance and immunity, immunotherapy, TLRs, tumor immunology
Engelhardt Britta, Prof. Dr. rer.physiol
Theodor Kocher Institut, Universität Bern, SchweizNeuroimmunologyImmune cell migration, blood brain barriers, live cell imaging, neuroinflammation
Erpenbeck Luise, Dr. med.Göttingen
Esser Charlotte, Prof. Dr.Düsseldorf, UniversitätT cell differentiation, immunotoxicology, arylhydrocarbon receptor
Esser-von Bieren Julia, PD Dr.MünchenAllergy and Immunologytype 2 immunity, macrophages, eicosanoids
Eyerich Stefanie, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.Münchenallergy and Immunology, T cells: subpopulations and functionsinflammatory diseases of the skin, T- / epithelial cell communication
Falk Christine, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.Hannover, MHHNK cells, T cells, transplantation
Finke Daniela, Prof. Dr. med.Schweiz, Baselinnate immunity, developmental immunology
Flohé Stefanie, Prof. Dr. rer.nat.Essen, Universitätdendritic cells, NK cells, immune suppression in systemic inflammation
Förster Irmgard, Prof. Dr.Bonn, Universitätdendritic cells, chemokines, immune regulation, allergy
Gálvez Rosa Isela, Dr. rer. nat. HamburgT CellsInfection immunology, T-cells, protozoan infections: Immune response and immune regulation, Emergent viral infections: Dengue, CHIKV
Ganss Ruth, Prof.Nedlands, Australien
Gary Regina,Erlangen
Gieras Anna, Dr. rer. nat. Hamburg, UKEAllergy and Immunology, T Cells: Subpopulations and functionsT cell development, Thymus, Immunodeficiencies
Gimsa Ulrike, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.Dummerstorf, Leibniz-Institut für NutztierbiologieNeuroEndocrine Immunologypsychoneuroimmunology
Hartmann Susanne, Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat.BerlinVeterinary Immunology
Hauser Anja Erika, Dr.med.vet.Berlin
Heib Valeska, Dr.Mainz
Hirschfeld Josefine, Dr.Birmingham, UK
Hoffmann Petra, Dr.Regensburg
Hövelmeyer Nadine, Dr. rer.nat.MainzBiology of B-lymphocytessignal transduction, tumour Immunology, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Hoyer Bimba Franziska, Prof. Dr. med.Kiel, UKSHClinical ImmunologyB cells/plasma cells, autoimmunity
Huber Magdalena, Prof. Dr.Marburg, UniversitätT CellsT cells, signal transduction, inflammation
Jablonska-Koch Jadwiga, Dr.Essen
Jäger Elke, Prof. Dr. med.Frankfurt, Krankenhaus Nordwesttumor immunology, immunotherapy
Jellusova Julia, Prof. Dr.rer.nat.MünchenBiology of B lymphocytesB cells, signal transduction, immune metabolism
Jungnickel Berit, Prof. Dr.Jena
Karsten Christina, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.EssenVaccines, infection immunologyAntibody responses against glycosylated viral immunogens, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), systems serology
Kemper Claudia, Senior InvestigatorBethesda, USAComplement systemautoimmunity, inflammatory bowel disease, plasma cell function + niches
Keppler Selina, Dr.München
Koehl Ulrike, Prof. Dr.Leipzigallergy and immunology, clinical immunology, NK cellsDevelopment and production of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) for cancer therapy and regenerative medicine, tumour immune escape mechanisms, chimeric antigen (CAR)-expressing T and NK cells for tumour retargeting, cellular immunotherapies after transplantation, models for immune reconstitution of the immune system.
Kolter Julia, Dr.Freiburg
Kotsch Katja, Univ. Prof. Dr. rer. nat.BerlinTransplantation Immunology
Krauss-Etschmann Susanne, Prof. Dr.Borstel, Forschungszentrumpediatric immunology, NKT cells, allergy and asthma in childhood, immune modulation
Kreutz Marina Patricia, PD Dr.Regensburg
Krug Anne, Prof. Dr. med.München, LMUDendritic cells, lymphocyte regulation
Krüger Elke, Prof. Dr.Greifswald
Kürten Stefanie, Prof. Dr. med.Erlangen
Lahl Katharina, Dr.Lund, Schweden
Lee-Kirsch Min Ae, Prof. Dr. med.Dresdenpaediatric immunologyautoinflammatory diseases, interferonopathies, genetics and pathogenesis
Lehmann Irina, Dr.Leipzig-Halle, UmweltforschungszentrumImmunotoxicology and immunomodulation by environmental pollutants, allergy and asthma in childhood
Lindemann Monika, Prof. Dr. med.Essen, Universitättransplantation immunology, T cells
Loser Karin, Prof. Dr.Münster, Universitätimmune regulation, dendritic cells, T-cells, autoimmunity, neuroimmunology
Lozza Laura, Dr.Berlin
Ludwig-Portugall Isis, Dr.Bonn
Lührmann Anja, Dr. rer. nat.ErlangeniInfection immunologymicrobial pathogenesis
Lukacs-Kornek Veronika, Dr. med. Dr. rer. natBonn
Lutzny-Geier Gloria, Dr.Erlangen
Lux Anja, Dr.Erlangen
Märker-Hermann Elisabeth, Prof. Dr. med.Wiesbaden, Klinikumautoimmunity, inflammation
Martins Joana,Hannover
Mass Elvira, Dr.Bonn
Massa Chiara, Dr.Halle, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Minguet Susana, PD Dr.Freiburgimmunology, T cells, immunotherapy
Müller-Hilke Brigitte, Prof. Dr.Rostock, Universitätautoimmunity, degenerative joint diseases
Na Il-Kang, Dr.Berlin
Noessner Elfriede, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.München, Helmholtz-Zentrumtumor immunology, cytotoxic T cells, antigen prozessing and -presentation
Ohl Kim, Dr. rer. nat.Aachen, Universitätsklinikumimmune metabolism, immunotolerance
Opitz Christiane, Dr.Heidelberg
Peters Eva, Prof. Dr. med.Gießen, Universität; Berlin, CharitéNeuroEndocrine Immunologypsychoneuroimmunology, neuroendokrinoimmunology
Pohla Heike, PD Dr. rer. nat.München, LMUtumor immunology, immune monitoring, gene therapy, immunotherapy
Polansky-Biskup Julia, Prof. Dr.Berlin, DRFZ; Berlin, BCRTT cells immunology, epigenetics
Prazeres da Costa Clarissa, PD Dr. med.München
Prelog Martina, Prof. Dr. med. univ. M. Sc.Würzburg, UniklinikumT cell immunology, autoimmunity, vaccinology
Pröbstel Anne-Katrin, Prof. Dr.Basel, Schweizbiology of B-lymphocytesneuroimmunology, B cells, microbiome
Radbruch Helena,Berlin
Ravens Sarina, Dr. rer. nat.Hannover
Rehermann Barbara, PD Dr.med.National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; Leopoldina, Halle, DeutschlandInfection ImmunologyVirus immunology, autoimmune liver diseases, innate and adaptive Immunity
Renner Ellen D., Prof. Dr. med.München, TU; Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenPaediatric Immunologydiagnostics and therapy of primary immunodeficiency diseases, mucocutane immunity, development of allergy
Riemekasten Gabriela, Prof. Dr. med.Universität zu Lübeck
natural regulatory T-cells, functional antibodies against G-protein coupled receptors, collagenoses
Rizzi Marta, PD Dr.Freiburg, UniversitätsklinikumBiology of B-Lymphocytes
B cells, autoimmunity, immunodeficiency, antibody deficiency syndrome, autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome
Romagnani Chiara, Univ. Prof. Dr.Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin; DRFZinnate immunity, innate lymphatic cells, chronic inflammation, infection biology
Samstag Yvonne, Prof. Dr. med.Heidelberg, Universitätsignal transduction, T cells
Sawitzki Birgit, Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat.Berlin
Schaefer Anne, Dr.New York, USA
Schaub Annalisa,Garching-Hochbrück
Scheibenbogen Carmen,
Prof. Dr. med.
Berlin Charité Universitätsmedizin, Institut für Med. Immunologie Clinical ImmunologyImmundefekte, Postinfektiöse Erkrankungen, ME/CFS
Schendel Dolores, Prof. Dr.Planegg-Martinsried, Medigene AGtumor immunology, lymphocyte regulation, gene therapy, immunotherapy
Scheu Stefanie, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.Düsseldorf, Universitätdendritic cells, infection immunology, neuroinflammation
Schilbach Karin, Prof. Dr.Tübingen, Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und JugendmedizinImmunotherapies, GVHD, gamma delta T cells, T cell immunology
Schleicher Ulrike, Dr.rer.nat.Erlangen
Schmidt Barbara, Prof. Dr.med.Regensburg
Schraml Barbara, Prof. Dr.Planegg-Martinsried
Schromm Andra, Dr.Borstel, Forschungszentruminnate immunity, activation of macrophages
Seifert Ulrike, Prof. Dr. med.Greifswald, Universitätsmedizinantigen presentation, ubiquitin proteasome system
Seliger Barbara, Prof. Dr. med. habil.Halle, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-WittenbergTumour Immunologytumor immunology
Sester Martina, Prof. Dr.Homburg, Universität des SaarlandesInfection Immunology, Clinical Immunology, Transplantation Immunology, T Cells: Subpopulations and functions, VaccinesPathogen-specific T cells in immunodeficiency, Immune monitoring, Transplantation immunology
Smola Sigrun, Prof. Dr. med.Saarbrücken, Uni SaarlandTumorvirus immunology, cytokines, virology
Steffen Ulrike, Dr. rer. nat.Erlangen
Syrbe Uta, Prof. Dr. med.Berlin, DRFZ und CharitéT cells immunology, autoimmunity, adhesion molecules
Thiele Kristin, Dr.Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Geburtshilfe und PränatalmedizinReproductive Immunologyfeto-maternal immunity, CD4 regulatory T cells and dendritic cells in pregnancy
Tiegs Gisa, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.Hamburg, UKET cells, cytokines, liver immunology
Tolosa Eva, Prof. Dr.Hamburg, UKEautoimmune diseases, immune regulation, human immunology, T cells
Türeci Özlem, PD Dr.med.Mainz
Ullrich Evelyn, Prof. Dr. med.Frankfurt, UniversitätsklinikNK Cell
experimental immunology, cell therapies, NK Cells, GVHD, GVL
Viemann Dorothea, Prof.Hannover
Vogelgesang Antje, PD Dr. rer. nat. Dr. rer. med. habil.GreifswaldNeuroEndocrinoImmunology, T cells: subpopulations and functionsneuroimmunology, stroke, multiple sclerosis, immune system and cognition
Wardemann Hedda, Prof. Dr.Heidelberg, Deutsches KrebsforschungszentrumB cell immunology, antibody repertoires
Waskow Claudia, Prof. Dr.Dresden, TU; Jena, Leibniz Institut für Alternsforschungdevelopmental immunology, immune responses in humanized mice
Wehner Rebekka, Dr.Dresden
Weighardt Heike, PD Dr.Bonn, Universitätnatural immunity, sepsis, UV-induced skin aging
Werner-Klein Melanie, Dr. rer. nat.Regensburg
Westendorf Astrid, Prof. Dr. rer. natEssen, Universität Duisburg-Essen
infection immunology, mucosal immunology
Wiechers Carolin,Braunschweig
Wildner Gerhild, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.München, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU
Allergy and immunologyautoimmunity
Wittmann Miriam, Prof. Dr.Leeds, Großbritannienchronic inflammatory skin diseases
Zenclussen Ana Claudia, Prof. Dr.Leipzig, Helmholtz-Zentrum und Universitätimmunology of pregnancy, regulatory T cells, B cells, mast cells, perinatal immunology, environmental immunology
Zielinski, Christina, Prof. Dr. med.Jenaregulation of human T cell populations, cutaneous immune regulation, infection immunology, autoimmunity
Zimber-Strobl Ursula, PD Dr.München
Zipp Frauke, Prof. Dr.Mainz

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