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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,
as a lecturers
as editors, consultants or
for other functions

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Name	Place	Subject field	Focus 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.	Münster		Neuroinflammation 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 Jugendmedizin	Reproductive Immunology	Feto-maternal immunity
Aschenbrenner Anna, Dr. rer. nat.	Bonn
Autenrieth Stella, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	Heidelberg		dendritic cells, infection immunology
Bacher Petra, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	Kiel	T cells: Subpopulations and functions	infection immunology, inflammation models
Baumgrass Ria, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	Berlin, DRFZ		signal transduction, T cells, multi-parametric cytomety
Beer-Hammer Sandra, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	Tübingen, Eberhard-Karls-Universität	Signal transduction, T cells: Subpopulations and functions	infection immunology, signal transduction
Behrends Uta, PD Dr. med.	München
Bekeredjian-Ding Isabelle, Prof. Dr. med.	Marburg	Vaccines	infection immunology, B cells, dendritic cells
Berberich-Siebelt Friederike, PD Dr.	Würzburg, Institut für Pathologie	Signal Transduction	conventional and regulatory T cells, transcription factors (NFAT), autoimmune dieseases, GvHD
Berek Claudia, PD Dr.	Berlin, DRFZ		B cells
Bernhard Helga, Prof. Dr. med.	München, TU		tumor 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, Universität		signal transduction, T cells
Bourquin Carole, Prof. Dr. Dr.	Genf, Schweiz		tumor 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, Universität		T cells
Bruder Dunja, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	Magdeburg, Universität		immune 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, Universitätskinderklinik		experimental 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 Mannheim	NK Cell	innate immunity
Daniel Carolin, Prof. Dr.phil.nat.	München
Diehl, Linda, Prof. Ph.D.	Hamburg, UKE, Gynaecology	Tumour immunology	Immune 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 Greifswald	infection immunology	innate immunity, infection biology
Dress Regine, Dr.	Hamburg
Dudeck Anne, Prof. Dr.	Magdeburg, Universität		innate immunity, mast cells, intravital imaging of intercellular communication
Dudziak Diana, Prof. Dr.	Erlangen, Universität	dendritic cells	dendritic cell subsets, antigen processing und -presentation, tolerance and immunity, immunotherapy, TLRs, tumor immunology
Engelhardt Britta, Prof. Dr. rer.physiol	Theodor Kocher Institut, UniversitÃ¤t Bern, Schweiz	Neuroimmunology	Immune cell migration, blood brain barriers, live cell imaging, neuroinflammation
Erpenbeck Luise, Dr. med.	Göttingen
Esser Charlotte, Prof. Dr.	Düsseldorf, Universität		T cell differentiation, immunotoxicology, arylhydrocarbon receptor
Esser-von Bieren Julia, PD Dr.	München	Allergy and Immunology	type 2 immunity, macrophages, eicosanoids
Eyerich Stefanie, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	München	allergy and Immunology, T cells: subpopulations and functions	inflammatory diseases of the skin, T- / epithelial cell communication
Falk Christine, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	Hannover, MHH		NK cells, T cells, transplantation
Finke Daniela, Prof. Dr. med.	Schweiz, Basel		innate immunity, developmental immunology
Flohé Stefanie, Prof. Dr. rer.nat.	Essen, Universität		dendritic cells, NK cells, immune suppression in systemic inflammation
Förster Irmgard, Prof. Dr.	Bonn, Universität		dendritic cells, chemokines, immune regulation, allergy
Gálvez Rosa Isela, Dr. rer. nat.	Hamburg	T Cells	Infection 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, UKE	Allergy and Immunology, T Cells: Subpopulations and functions	T cell development, Thymus, Immunodeficiencies
Gimsa Ulrike, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	Dummerstorf, Leibniz-Institut für Nutztierbiologie	NeuroEndocrine Immunology	psychoneuroimmunology
Hartmann Susanne, Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	Berlin	Veterinary 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.	Mainz	Biology of B-lymphocytes	signal transduction, tumour Immunology, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Hoyer Bimba Franziska, Prof. Dr. med.	Kiel, UKSH	Clinical Immunology	B cells/plasma cells, autoimmunity
Huber Magdalena, Prof. Dr.	Marburg, Universität	T Cells	T cells, signal transduction, inflammation
Jablonska-Koch Jadwiga, Dr.	Essen
Jäger Elke, Prof. Dr. med.	Frankfurt, Krankenhaus Nordwest		tumor immunology, immunotherapy
Jellusova Julia, Prof. Dr.rer.nat.	München	Biology of B lymphocytes	B cells, signal transduction, immune metabolism
Jungnickel Berit, Prof. Dr.	Jena
Karsten Christina, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	Essen	Vaccines, infection immunology	Antibody responses against glycosylated viral immunogens, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), systems serology
Kemper Claudia, Senior Investigator	Bethesda, USA	Complement system	autoimmunity, inflammatory bowel disease, plasma cell function + niches
Keppler Selina, Dr.	München
Koehl Ulrike, Prof. Dr.	Leipzig	allergy and immunology, clinical immunology, NK cells	Development 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.	Berlin	Transplantation Immunology
Krauss-Etschmann Susanne, Prof. Dr.	Borstel, Forschungszentrum		pediatric immunology, NKT cells, allergy and asthma in childhood, immune modulation
Kreutz Marina Patricia, PD Dr.	Regensburg
Krug Anne, Prof. Dr. med.	München, LMU		Dendritic 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.	Dresden	paediatric immunology	autoinflammatory diseases, interferonopathies, genetics and pathogenesis
Lehmann Irina, Dr.	Leipzig-Halle, Umweltforschungszentrum		Immunotoxicology and immunomodulation by environmental pollutants, allergy and asthma in childhood
Lindemann Monika, Prof. Dr. med.	Essen, Universität		transplantation immunology, T cells
Loser Karin, Prof. Dr.	Münster, Universität		immune regulation, dendritic cells, T-cells, autoimmunity, neuroimmunology
Lozza Laura, Dr.	Berlin
Ludwig-Portugall Isis, Dr.	Bonn
Lührmann Anja, Dr. rer. nat.	Erlangen	iInfection immunology	microbial pathogenesis
Lukacs-Kornek Veronika, Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat	Bonn
Lutzny-Geier Gloria, Dr.	Erlangen
Lux Anja, Dr.	Erlangen
Märker-Hermann Elisabeth, Prof. Dr. med.	Wiesbaden, Klinikum		autoimmunity, inflammation
Martins Joana,	Hannover
Mass Elvira, Dr.	Bonn
Massa Chiara, Dr.	Halle, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Minguet Susana, PD Dr.	Freiburg		immunology, T cells, immunotherapy
Müller-Hilke Brigitte, Prof. Dr.	Rostock, Universität		autoimmunity, degenerative joint diseases
Na Il-Kang, Dr.	Berlin
Noessner Elfriede, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	München, Helmholtz-Zentrum		tumor immunology, cytotoxic T cells, antigen prozessing and -presentation
Ohl Kim, Dr. rer. nat.	Aachen, Universitätsklinikum		immune metabolism, immunotolerance
Opitz Christiane, Dr.	Heidelberg
Peters Eva, Prof. Dr. med.	Gießen, Universität; Berlin, Charité	NeuroEndocrine Immunology	psychoneuroimmunology, neuroendokrinoimmunology
Pohla Heike, PD Dr. rer. nat.	München, LMU		tumor immunology, immune monitoring, gene therapy, immunotherapy
Polansky-Biskup Julia, Prof. Dr.	Berlin, DRFZ; Berlin, BCRT		T cells immunology, epigenetics
Prazeres da Costa Clarissa, PD Dr. med.	München
Prelog Martina, Prof. Dr. med. univ. M. Sc.	Würzburg, Uniklinikum		T cell immunology, autoimmunity, vaccinology
Pröbstel Anne-Katrin, Prof. Dr.	Basel, Schweiz	biology of B-lymphocytes	neuroimmunology, 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, Deutschland	Infection Immunology	Virus immunology, autoimmune liver diseases, innate and adaptive Immunity
Renner Ellen D., Prof. Dr. med.	München, TU; Helmholtz Zentrum München	Paediatric Immunology	diagnostics 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, Universitätsklinikum	Biology of B-Lymphocytes	B cells, autoimmunity, immunodeficiency, antibody deficiency syndrome, autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome
Romagnani Chiara, Univ. Prof. Dr.	Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin; DRFZ		innate immunity, innate lymphatic cells, chronic inflammation, infection biology
Samstag Yvonne, Prof. Dr. med.	Heidelberg, Universität		signal 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 Immunology	Immundefekte, Postinfektiöse Erkrankungen, ME/CFS
Schendel Dolores, Prof. Dr.	Planegg-Martinsried, Medigene AG		tumor immunology, lymphocyte regulation, gene therapy, immunotherapy
Scheu Stefanie, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	Düsseldorf, Universität		dendritic cells, infection immunology, neuroinflammation
Schilbach Karin, Prof. Dr.	Tübingen, Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin		Immunotherapies, 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, Forschungszentrum		innate immunity, activation of macrophages
Seifert Ulrike, Prof. Dr. med.	Greifswald, Universitätsmedizin		antigen presentation, ubiquitin proteasome system
Seliger Barbara, Prof. Dr. med. habil.	Halle, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg	Tumour Immunology	tumor immunology
Sester Martina, Prof. Dr.	Homburg, Universität des Saarlandes	Infection Immunology, Clinical Immunology, Transplantation Immunology, T Cells: Subpopulations and functions, Vaccines	Pathogen-specific T cells in immunodeficiency, Immune monitoring, Transplantation immunology
Smola Sigrun, Prof. Dr. med.	Saarbrücken, Uni Saarland		Tumorvirus immunology, cytokines, virology
Steffen Ulrike, Dr. rer. nat.	Erlangen
Syrbe Uta, Prof. Dr. med.	Berlin, DRFZ und Charité		T cells immunology, autoimmunity, adhesion molecules
Thiele Kristin, Dr.	Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Geburtshilfe und Pränatalmedizin	Reproductive Immunology	feto-maternal immunity, CD4 regulatory T cells and dendritic cells in pregnancy
Tiegs Gisa, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	Hamburg, UKE		T cells, cytokines, liver immunology
Tolosa Eva, Prof. Dr.	Hamburg, UKE		autoimmune diseases, immune regulation, human immunology, T cells
Türeci Özlem, PD Dr.med.	Mainz
Ullrich Evelyn, Prof. Dr. med.	Frankfurt, Universitätsklinik	NK Cell	experimental immunology, cell therapies, NK Cells, GVHD, GVL
Viemann Dorothea, Prof.	Hannover
Vogelgesang Antje, PD Dr. rer. nat. Dr. rer. med. habil.	Greifswald	NeuroEndocrinoImmunology, T cells: subpopulations and functions	neuroimmunology, stroke, multiple sclerosis, immune system and cognition
Wardemann Hedda, Prof. Dr.	Heidelberg, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum		B cell immunology, antibody repertoires
Waskow Claudia, Prof. Dr.	Dresden, TU; Jena, Leibniz Institut für Alternsforschung		developmental immunology, immune responses in humanized mice
Wehner Rebekka, Dr.	Dresden
Weighardt Heike, PD Dr.	Bonn, Universität		natural immunity, sepsis, UV-induced skin aging
Werner-Klein Melanie, Dr. rer. nat.	Regensburg
Westendorf Astrid, Prof. Dr. rer. nat	Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen		infection immunology, mucosal immunology
Wiechers Carolin,	Braunschweig
Wildner Gerhild, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.	München, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU	Allergy and immunology	autoimmunity
Wittmann Miriam, Prof. Dr.	Leeds, Großbritannien		chronic inflammatory skin diseases
Zenclussen Ana Claudia, Prof. Dr.	Leipzig, Helmholtz-Zentrum und Universität		immunology of pregnancy, regulatory T cells, B cells, mast cells, perinatal immunology, environmental immunology
Zielinski, Christina, Prof. Dr. med.	Jena		regulation of human T cell populations, cutaneous immune regulation, infection immunology, autoimmunity
Zimber-Strobl Ursula, PD Dr.	München
Zipp Frauke, Prof. Dr.	Mainz