Area A: Antiviral small molecules
Projekt A1: CDK7 kinase pathways as a drug targeting strategy for broad antiherpesviral intervention
Debora Obergfäll, doctoral researcher (PhD)
Julia Tillmanns, doctoral researcher (PhD)
Markus Wild, doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumnus)
Projekt A2: Enhancing immunogenicity of Human T-cell leukaemia virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) by interfering with viral transcription
Abarna Baheerathan, doctoral researcher (PhD)
Stefanie Heym, associated doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumna)
Stephan Kohrt, doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumnus)
Louisa Rasp, doctoral researcher (MD)
Annika Schnell, doctoral researcher (MD)
Projekt A3: Enhancing antiviral immunity by blocking SAMHD1 activity
Mona Dachsel, doctoral researcher (MD)
Justine Lagisquet, doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumna)
Aleksandra Mitric, doctoral researcher (PhD)
Kilian Zuber, doctoral researcher (MD)
Projekt A4: Antiretroviral therapy with amendment of HIV-1-specific T-cell response
Janina Auth, associated doctoral researcher (MD, Alumna)
Maximilian Große, doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumnus)
Christoph Weingärtner, associated doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumnus)
Area B: Harnessing T-cell immunity
B1: Transcriptional targeting of dendritic cells as a new therapeutic vaccine against HIV-1
Alexandra Birzer, associated doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumna)
Astrid Strack, doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumna)
B2: LCMV as model for immune intervention by antigen targeting in chronic viral infections
Katja Schnabel, doctoral researcher (PhD)
Giorgi Tchitashvili, doctoral researcher (PhD)
Johannes Zeyda, doctoral researcher (MD)
B3: Induction of Nef-resistant HIV-1-specific CTL responses as a new strategy for the development of HIV-1-specific therapeutic vaccines
Anahita Blaschke, doctoral researcher (MD)
Nina Böhmer, doctoral researcher (PhD)
Boutaina El Kenz, doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumna)
Moritz Schmiedeberg, associated doctoral researcher (PhD)
B4: Preclinical evaluation of a combination of checkpoint blockade with dendritic cell vaccination against Merkel Cell Carcinoma and other virally induced cancers
Franziska Bremm, doctoral researcher (PhD)
Tatjana Sauerer, doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumna)
B5: Induction of tissue-resident memory T cells by gene-based vaccines as first line of defence against pathogens entering the host via mucosal surfaces
Ana Isabel Vieira Antão, doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumna)
Leticia Jörg, doctoral researcher (MD)
Katharina Kocher, associated doctoral researcher (PhD)
Vera Viherlehto, doctoral researcher (PhD)
B6: An animal model of HLA-independent, chimeric antigen receptor-mediated adoptive immunotherapy against cytomegaloviruses
Christopher Bednar, doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumnus)
Manuel Hermann, doctoral researcher (MD)
Sabrina Kübel, doctoral researcher (PhD)
Hanna Menschikowski, doctoral researcher (MD)
B8: Ex vivo metabolic profiling of human antigen-specific T cell responses after yellow fever and SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination
Sina Frischholz, doctoral researcher (PhD)
Area C: Antibody-based immunotherapy and prophylaxis
C1: Towards novel HIV immunotherapeutics: bispecific antibody paratope mimics
Simon Leukel, associated doctoral researcher (PhD)
Nina Raasch, doctoral researcher (PhD)
Lucas Weißenborn, doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumnus)
C2: Structure-based design and optimisation of ligands for novel antiviral strategies
Manuel Deubler, doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumnus)
Olena Denysenko, doctoral researcher (PhD)
C3: Protection from cytomegalovirus infection by antibodies
Larissa Bauer, doctoral researcher (PhD)
Simon Schäfer, associated doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumnus)
C4: Recombinant MHV-68 as a model system for Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus vaccine development
Alexandra Bittner, doctoral researcher (MD)
Hannah Byren, doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumna)
Alexander Müller, doctoral researcher (MD)
C5: Inducing long-lasting HIV Env-specific antibody responses by intrastructural help
Riccardo Di Vincenzo, doctoral researcher (PhD, Alumnus)
Caroline Rolfes, doctoral researcher (PhD)
Tobias Schrödel, associated doctoral researcher (PhD)
Jule Stobrawe, doctoral researcher (MD )
Cooperation Ragon Institute
Project Bruce Walker:
Julia Hitschfel, associated doctoral researcher (PhD)
Project Mathias Lichterfeld:
Aischa Niesar, associated doctoral researcher (PhD)
Project Amy Barczak:
Pooja Uchil, associated doctoral researcher (PhD)