Wissenschaftlicher Werdegang
Postdoc in Prof. Dr. W. Richter’s group at the Research Centre for Experimental Orthopedics at Heidelberg University Hospital
Postdoc at the Experimental Rheumatology Unit, University Hospital Jena. Working on the development of biotechnologically modified calcium phosphate cements for the stabilization of osteoporotic vertebral fractures (>German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 0316205B).
Postdoc at the Center Sepsis Control and Care, University Hospital Jena. Characterization of a murine model for long-term sequelae of sepsis.
Postdoc at the Experimental Rheumatology Unit, University Hospital Jena. Analyzing the role of TNF-a and its receptors for the activated phenotype of synovial fibroblasts from rheumatoid arthritis patients.
PhD at the Experimental Rheumatology Unit, University Hospital Jena:
„Expression of tissue-degrading matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in short-term cultivated synovial fibroblasts from rheumatoid arthritis patients.”
Scientific focus
- Tissue engineering and mesenchymal stem cell differentiation, mechanisms of mesenchymal stem cell hypertrophy and mineralization, characterization of zonal constructs for cartilage tissue regeneration.