2020–2024: Starting grant, European Research Council (ERC),
2019–2021: Else-Kröner-Fresenius Foundation, project grant
2019–2020: Berta-Ottenstein Advanced Clinician Scientist Program
10/2019: Hans-Jürgen-Bretschneider Poster Price, Basic Science Meeting, German Cardiac Society (DGK)
05/2019: Werner-Hauss Award, German Atherosclerosis Research Society (DGAF)
05/2019: Paul Dudley White International Scholar, Vascular Discovery Meeting 2019, ATVB Council, American Heart Association (AHA)
11/2018: Best Manuscript Award 2018, Circulation Research
04/2018: Research Prize, Heart and Diabetes Working Group, German Society of Cardiology (DGK)
05/2017: Finalist (1 of 4), Irvine Page Young Investigator Award, American Heart Association (AHA)
11/2016: Finalist (1 of 4), Early Career Award, ATVB Council, American Heart Association (AHA)
06/2016: Best Abstract Prize, European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS)
06/2016: Environmental Research Prize, Immanuel Kant Foundation, Freiburg, Germany
12/2015: Acute Cardiac Care Research Prize, European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
06/2015: Travel Grant, Gordon Research Conference for Atherosclerosis
2014–2017: Research Fellowship, German Research Foundation (DFG)
04/2013: Young Investigator Award, German Atherosclerosis Research Society (DGAF)
2013: Inge-Edler Fellowship, German Society of Cardiology (DGK)
2013: Wilhelm-Stoffel Fellowship for Atherosclerosis Research, Merck, Sharpe & Dome (MSD)
02/2012: Poster Prize, German Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis (GTH)
08/2011: Young Investigator Award in Basic Science, European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
02/2011: Best Abstract Price, German Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis (GTH)
11/2010: Travel Grant, American Heart Association, ATVB Council
08/2008: Poster Prize, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ)
08/2006: Travel Grant, German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD)

Wolf D, Ley K. Immunity and Inflammation in Atherosclerosis. Circ Res. 2019 Jan 18;124(2):315-327.  Abstract

Kimura T, Kobiyama K, Winkels H, Tse K, Miller J, Vassallo M, Wolf D, Ryden C, Orecchioni M, Dileepan T, Jenkins MK, James EA, Kwok WW, Hanna DB, Kaplan RC, Strickler HD, Durkin HG, Kassaye SG, Karim R, Tien PC, Landay AL, Gange SJ, Sidney J, Sette A, Ley K. Regulatory CD4(+) T Cells Recognize Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Molecule-Restricted Peptide Epitopes of Apolipoprotein B. Circulation. 2018 Sep 11;138(11):1130-1143.  Abstract

Winkels H, Ehinger E, Vassallo M, Buscher K, Dinh HQ, Kobiyama K, Hamers AAJ, Cochain C, Vafadarnejad E, Saliba AE, Zernecke A, Pramod AB, Ghosh AK, Anto Michel N, Hoppe N, Hilgendorf I, Zirlik A, Hedrick CC, Ley K, Wolf D. Atlas of the Immune Cell Repertoire in Mouse Atherosclerosis Defined by Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing and Mass Cytometry. Circ Res. 2018 Jun 8;122(12):1675-1688.  Abstract

Anto Michel N, Colberg C, Buscher K, Sommer B, Pramod AB, Ehinger E, Dufner B, Hoppe N, Pfeiffer K, Marchini T, Willecke F, Stachon P, Hilgendorf I, Heidt T, von Zur Muhlen C, von Elverfeldt D, Pfeifer D, Schüle R, Kintscher U, Brachs S, Ley K, Bode C, Zirlik A, Wolf D. Inflammatory Pathways Regulated by Tumor Necrosis Receptor-Associated Factor 1 Protect From Metabolic Consequences in Diet-Induced Obesity. Circ Res. 2018 Mar 2;122(5):693-700.  Abstract

Wolf D, Anto-Michel N, Blankenbach H, Wiedemann A, Buscher K, Hohmann JD, Lim B, Bäuml M, Marki A, Mauler M, Duerschmied D, Fan Z, Winkels H, Sidler D, Diehl P, Zajonc DM, Hilgendorf I, Stachon P, Marchini T, Willecke F, Schell M, Sommer B, von Zur Muhlen C, Reinöhl J, Gerhardt T, Plow EF, Yakubenko V, Libby P, Bode C, Ley K, Peter K, Zirlik A. A ligand-specific blockade of the integrin Mac-1 selectively targets pathologic inflammation while maintaining protective host-defense. Nat Commun. 2018 Feb 6;9(1):525.  Abstract

Wolf D, Bukosza N, Engel D, Poggi M, Jehle F, Anto Michel N, Chen YC, Colberg C, Hoppe N, Dufner B, Boon L, Blankenbach H, Hilgendorf I, von Zur Muhlen C, Reinöhl J, Sommer B, Marchini T, Febbraio MA, Weber C, Bode C, Peter K, Lutgens E, Zirlik A. Inflammation, but not recruitment, of adipose tissue macrophages requires signalling through Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18) in diet-induced obesity (DIO). Thromb Haemost. 2017 Jan 26;117(2):325-338.  Abstract

Marchini T, Wolf D, Michel NA, Mauler M, Dufner B, Hoppe N, Beckert J, Jäckel M, Magnani N, Duerschmied D, Tasat D, Alvarez S, Reinöhl J, von Zur Muhlen C, Idzko M, Bode C, Hilgendorf I, Evelson P, Zirlik A. Acute exposure to air pollution particulate matter aggravates experimental myocardial infarction in mice by potentiating cytokine secretion from lung macrophages. Basic Res Cardiol. 2016 Jul;111(4):44.  Abstract

Wolf D, Jehle F, Michel NA, Bukosza EN, Rivera J, Chen YC, Hoppe N, Dufner B, Rodriguez AO, Colberg C, Nieto L, Rupprecht B, Wiedemann A, Schulte L, Peikert A, Bassler N, Lozhkin A, Hergeth SP, Stachon P, Hilgendorf I, Willecke F, von Zur Mühlen C, von Elverfeldt D, Binder CJ, Aichele P, Varo N, Febbraio MA, Libby P, Bode C, Peter K, Zirlik A. Coinhibitory suppression of T cell activation by CD40 protects against obesity and adipose tissue inflammation in mice. Circulation. 2014 Jun 10;129(23):2414-25.  Abstract

Wolf D, Jehle F, Ortiz Rodriguez A, Dufner B, Hoppe N, Colberg C, Lozhkin A, Bassler N, Rupprecht B, Wiedemann A, Hilgendorf I, Stachon P, Willecke F, Febbraio M, von zur Muhlen C, Binder CJ, Bode C, Zirlik A, Peter K. CD40L deficiency attenuates diet-induced adipose tissue inflammation by impairing immune cell accumulation and production of pathogenic IgG-antibodies. PLoS One. 2012;7(3):e33026.  Abstract

Wolf D, Hohmann JD, Wiedemann A, Bledzka K, Blankenbach H, Marchini T, Gutte K, Zeschky K, Bassler N, Hoppe N, Rodriguez AO, Herr N, Hilgendorf I, Stachon P, Willecke F, Duerschmied D, von zur Muhlen C, Soloviev DA, Zhang L, Bode C, Plow EF, Libby P, Peter K, Zirlik A. Binding of CD40L to Mac-1's I-domain involves the EQLKKSKTL motif and mediates leukocyte recruitment and atherosclerosis--but does not affect immunity and thrombosis in mice. Circ Res. 2011 Nov 11;109(11):1269-79.  Abstract