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Contact
Lab: | PD Dr. Dennis Wolf |
Department: | Cardiology and Angiology I 'Vascular Immunology' Lab University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen |
Address: | Hugstetterstrasse 55 79106 Freiburg |
Phone: | +49 761 270 70380 |
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Lab homepage: | www.herzzentrum.de/kliniken-fachbereiche/klinik-fuer-kardiologie-und-angiologie-i/grundlagenforschung/vascular-immunology/ |
PhD positions available: | YES |
Research Area: | Molecular Medicine |
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Education & Training: | 2007: Medical School, University of Freiburg, Germany / University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia / National University of Singapore, Singapore / Lachen Hospital, University of Zurich, Switzerland 2012: MD-degree Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg 2019: Habilitation |
Employment & Experience: | Since 01/19: Head of the Clinical Study Section, Cardiology and Angiology I, University Heart Centre / Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Germany Since 12/18: Attending Physician (‘Oberarzt’), Cardiology and Angiology I, University Heart Centre / Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Germany Since 07/17: Principle Investigator “Vascular Immunology” laboratory, Cardiology and Angiology I, University Heart Centre / Medical Centre, University of Freiburg, Germany Since 07/17: Visiting Scientist, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, Division of Inflammation Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA 07/17–11/18: Clinical Fellow in Cardiology, Cardiology and Angiology I, University Heart Centre / Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Germany 10/14–06/17: Postdoctoral Fellowship, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, Division of Inflammation Biology (PI: Prof. Klaus Ley), La Jolla, CA, USA 02/09–09/14: Clinical Resident, Internal Medicine, University Heart Centre / Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Germany 11/07–01/09: Research Fellowship, Centre for Thrombosis and Myocardial Infarction (PI: Prof. Karlheinz Peter), BakerIDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia |
Scientific Activities: | - Advisory Board Member, German Atherosclerosis Research Society (DGAF) - Principle Investigator, International Biomedical Sciences Master Program (IMBS), University of Freiburg/University of Buenos Aires, Argentina - Member of the scientific program-committee „ATVB/Vascular Discovery 2019 and 2020, American Heart Association (AHA). - Principal Investigator, MOTI-VATE doctoral study course, University of Freiburg, Germany - Professional Memberships: German Atherosclerosis Society (DGAF), German Cardiac Society, German Chapter of Young Cardiologists (ESC), American Heart Association (AHA), Member of the ATVB council, German Cardiac Society (DGK), European Society of Cardiology (ESC) - Reviewer for: Circulation Research, Journal of Pathology, UK Medical Research Council, Dutch Heart Foundation; British Journal of Pharmacology, European Heart Journal, Cardiovascular Research, Scientific Reports, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, FASEB, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, Vascular Biology (ATVB); Atherosclerosis, Basic Research in Cardiology, Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, PLOSone, European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/Acute Cardiac Care Association, Thrombosis and Haemostasis |
Honors
Honors and Awards: | 2020–2024: Starting grant, European Research Council (ERC), |
Publications
Selected Publications: | Wolf D, Ley K. Immunity and Inflammation in Atherosclerosis. Circ Res. 2019 Jan 18;124(2):315-327. 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 |
SGBM PhD students
SGBM PhD students: | Sheu Tijani Abogunloko (since December 2020) Lucia Mitre (January 2020) |