Doctoral Theses and Diplomas

Finished

Silvia Csacsko, cand biol. 
Antigen-specific tolerance induction by genetically modified invariant chains (2008)  

Christina Stöckle, M Biochem
Lysosomal Proteases in Health and Autoimmunity  (2007)

Ute Feger, Dipl. Biol.
Phenotypical and functional characterization of HLA-G-expressing T-cells (2006)

Claudia Luther, Dipl. Biol.
Functional analysis of regulatory T cells in patients with myastehnia gravis (2006)

Karin Steinbach, cand. biochem.
Role of immunosemaphorins in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomielitis (EAE) (2006)

Christoph Netzer, cand. biol.
Immunological memory in the development of autoimmunity in the central nervous system (2006)

Sigrid Lauer, cand. biol.
Correlation between CD25 and FOXP3 expression and suppressive capacity in naturally occurring regulatory T cells (2006)

Petra Schnorrer, Dipl. Biochem.
Characterization of crosspresentation and Cystatin C biology in dendritic cells (2006)

Matthias Mehling, cand. med.
Role of the inducible costimulatory molecule ICOS in autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system (2005)

Martin Vaegler, cand. biol.
Analysis of the immunomodulatory relevance of the new costimulatory molecules (B7-H1, B7-H3 and B7-H4) in peripheral antigen presenting cells (2005)

Hong Guo, cand. biochem.
Cellular mechanisms of autoimmunity in the central nervous system (2005)

J. Diedler, cand.med.
The molecular function of the cerebellar-degeneration-antigen-2 (cdr2): investigation of transformed cell lines (2004)

Michael Hammer, cand. biol.
Modulation of antigen processing thorough inhibiton of proteases (2003)

Claudia Luther, cand. biol.
Expression and characterization of the human thymic-specific serine protease PRSS16 (2003)

Petra Schnorrer, cand. biochem.
Regulation of HLA-DO expression in human dendritic cells (2002)

Wolfgang Wienhold, Dipl. Biol
Molecular analysis of the MHC class II antigen processing and structural studies of antigen recognition by CD4+ T-cells in the human immune system (2000)

Christine Jung, Dipl. Biol
T cell epiotpes of the human acetylcholine receptor epsilon chain: studies in patients with myasthenia gravis and in HLA-DR3 transgenic mice (2000)


Current

Bastian Amend, cand. med.
Influence of pertussis toxin on the population dynamics of autoreactive T-helper cells in vivo

Verena Brucklacher, MSc
Immunomodulatory properties of neuropeptides

Michael Dürr, cand. med.
Immunologic processes during chronification of an autoimmune disease in the central nervous system

Iris Kaupp, cand. med.
Cyclophosphamide pulse therapy in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

Christian Lange, cand. med.
Cellular mechanisms of antigen-specific induction of tolerance in vivo

Alla Ryzhkova, cand. med.
Suppression of autoimmune reactions using synthetic copolymers

Christina Stöckle, M Biochem
Role of cathepsins and their inhibitors cystatins in CTL and NK cell cytotoxicity

Marianne Varga, cand. med.
Costimulatory molecules in the thymus from myasthenia gravis patients

Mathias Wasmer, can. med, dipl. biol.
Autoimmune response against the muscle-specific thyrosine-kinase MUSK

Paula Quecke, cand. biochem.
Aspects of antigen processing in the human thymus

Lena Weber, cand. med. 
Regulatory T cells in multiple sclerosis patients treated with Natalizumab