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Immunological Colloquium – Winter Term 2022/23

During the summer and winter term, a lecture series (Immunological Colloquium) is held every Tuesday at 5:15 pm. Invitations are extended to scientists with immunological research topics from Germany and abroad. Suggestions for guest speaker invitations are made by our members.

Prof. Gerhard Krönke – Schutzmantel aus Fresszellen

Makrophagen bilden Barrieren in Gelenken Ein Forschungsteam der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) hat entdeckt, dass Fresszellen des Immunsystems, sogenannte Makrophagen, geschlossene Barrieren bilden können und Gelenke so vor Entzündungen schützen. Bislang standen Makrophagen...

Prof. Thomas Gramberg – Fuel for reproduction

Discovery of mechanism that enables herpes viruses to access cellular building blocks Around 60 to 90 percent of all adults carry the human cytomegalovirus, or human betaherpesvirus 5. In healthy people, an infection with the virus usually has very few or no symptoms. However, the virus can have se...

PD Dr. med. Anita Kremer – Luring tumour cells out of hiding

FAU scientists researching the ejection of antigens from cancer cells The ejection of antigens from cancer cells is strictly regulated. This has now been proven by scientists at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, FAU. A better understanding of this mechanism could help in the development of new strateg...

Prof. David Vöhringer – Phagocytes offer protection against worm infections

Scientists at FAU publish results in Science Immunology Cells in the immune system known as phagocytes protect us against infections caused by various microorganisms and also help to ensure that damaged tissue is repaired. The latter is particularly important in organs that have contact with the en...

Dr. Andreas Ramming – Connective tissue on the wrong road – when organs start to scar

Physicians discover a protein that reprogrammes connective tissue cells The increased deposition of connective tissue is a problem in chronic diseases of many organs such as the lungs (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis), liver (cirrhosis), kidneys (kidney fibrosis), gut (graft versus host disease), and...

Dr. Iryna Prots – Traffic jams in the brain

‘Traffic jams’ can also occur in the brain and they can be damaging. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg(FAU) have been able to confirm that this is the case. They have been able to prove that disrupted transportation routes in nerve cells are a significant cause of Park...

Prof. Kai Hildner – Transplantationsrisiken minimieren

Häufig ist eine Knochenmarktransplantation für Patienten mit Leukämie die rettende Therapie, doch das Risiko von Komplikationen ist groß. Trotz der aufwendigen und häufig langen Suche nach einem geeigneten Spender, kommt es bei fast der Hälfte der Patienten zu einer unerwünschten Reaktion des Immuns...

PD Dr. Anja Lührmann – Wenn Schafe und Ziegen für Menschen zur Gefahr werden

Nationales Forschungskonsortium unter Erlanger Leitung will Q-Fieber eindämmen Das Q-Fieber, eine bakterielle Infektionskrankheit, schadet befallenen Wiederkäuern kaum, kann aber für den Menschen ernste Folgen haben. Wissenschaftler und Wissenschaftlerinnen der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlan...

Prof. Christian Bogdan – Important messenger substances in the immune system

Research association coordinated by FAU investigates epigenetic regulation of the immune system To differentiate friend from foe and to combat attacks by pathogens the immune system needs numerous messenger substances. They pass on information and in doing so control the body’s defence system aga...