The qualification of the staff is the focus of the work at the Institute of Immunology. These efforts can be seen in the large number of doctorates, postdoctoral theses, diploma theses and master's theses that were completed during the course of the institute's activities.
Doctoral theses and habilitations at the Institute of Immunology
More than 20 years of research work at the Institute of Immunology has resulted in a number of doctoral theses, postdoctoral theses, master's and diploma theses, which you can view below
2022
Name: Anne Elisabeth Greßler
Topic:
„An immunoproteomic approach for identification of Cryptococcus neoformans proteins recognized by murine and human antibodies“
Betreuung: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
Name: Florian Hohnstein
Topic:
„Analysis of porcine cytokine response upon Streptococcus suis infection in vivo, in whole blood and in cell culture“
Advisors: Dr. Nicole Schütze, Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2021
Name: Friederike Veronika Rabiger
Topic:
„Tissue distribution and characteristics of canine non-conventional T cells“
Advisors: Dr. Maria Eschke, Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2019
Name: Laura Edith Schneider
Topic:
"Interaktion von Orf-Virus mit humanen Keratinozyten und Dermalfibroblasten: abortive Infektion und Inhibition der Expression von Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1"
Advisors: Dr. Sabine Siegemund, Prof. Dr. Mathias Büttner, Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
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2017
Name: Laura Heyen
Topic:
"Analysis of lung epithelial cell regulation and possible involvement in immunity upon pulmonary cryptococcosis"
Advisors: Dr. Daniel Piehler, Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2015
Name: Bianca Schulze
Topic:
"Protective role of regulatory T cells in host defence of pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans infection"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
Name: Doris Bismarck
Topic:
"Canine CD4+CD8+ double-positive T cells: unique cells with an activated phenotype, remarkable heterogeneity, different origins, and a high capacity of interferon-gamma production"
Advisor: Dr. Heiner von Buttlar, Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
Name: Maria Eschke
Topic:
"Das Cryptococcus neoformans-assoziierte Immunrekonstitution-Inflammationssyndrom: Studie zur Pathogenese im Mausmodell"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2014
Name: Tina Richter
Topic:
"Die Typ17-T-Helferzell-assoziierte Immunantwort in der experimentellen Kryptokokkose"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2012
Name: Stefanie Fritsche
Topic:
"Characterization of antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities displayed by short proline-rich antimicrobial peptides in vitro and in vivo"
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Ralf Hoffmann, Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2011
Name: Daniel Piehler
Topic:
"The inflammatory response against Cryptococcus neoformans is regulated by eosinophilic granulocytes and the interleukin-4/interleukin-4 receptor axis"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
Name: Katharina Rothe
Topic:
"Einfluss CD4+CD25+ regulatorischer T-Zellen auf die hämatopoetische Rekonstruktion nach syngener und allogener Stammzelltransplantation in einem dreifach transgenen Mausmodell"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2010
Name: Inke Krupka
Topic:
"Infektionen mit Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato und deren serologischer Nachweis mittels spezifischer C6-Peptide bei Hunden sowie im murinen Infektionsmodell"
Advisor: PD Dr. Reinhard Straubinger
2009
Name: Silke Schulz
Topic:
"Distinct roles of the IL-23-dependent Th17 cytokines IL-17A and IL-22 in host defence during salmonellosis"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2007
Name: Sabine Siegemund
Topic:
"Activation of conventional dendritic cells, plasmacytoid dendritic cells and macrophages by Salmonella Enteritidis, Cryptococcus neoformans and parapoxvirus ovis"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2003
Name: Melanie Kleinschek
Topic:
"Beyond Th1 and Th2: A non-classical immune pathway induced by Interleukin (IL)-23 complements IL-12 in immunity to Cryptococcus neoformans infection"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2005
Name: Katharina Töpfer
Topic:
"Charakterisierung der humoralen Immunantwort im Hund nach Impfung mit verschiedenen Impfstoffen gegen den Erreger der Lyme-Borreliose, Borrelia burgdorferi, unter Berücksichtigung zweier verschiedener Impfstrategien"
Advisor: PD Dr. Reinhard Straubinger
Name: Nicole Schütze
Topic:
"Untersuchungen zur Expression der Interleukin-12-Zytokinfamilie und ihrer Rezeptoren im murinen Salmonella Enteritidis-Modell"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
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2002
Name: Christoph Werner
Topic:
"Interleukin-12 unabhängige Wirkungen von p40-Zytokinen in der Infekt- und Tumorabwehr"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
Name: Frank Wagner
Topic:
"Die Bedeutung von Interleukin-12p75 und Interleukin-12p40 für die Abwehr einer Infektion mit Cryptococcus neoformans im murinen Modell"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
Name: Regina Schröder
Topic:
"Nachweis intrazellulärer Salmonellen in phagozytierenden Zellen nach oraler Infektion von Mäusen"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2019
Name: Max Rickmer Rieckmann
Topic:
"Autoantigenspezifische CD4+ T-Zellen in ihrer kardioprotektiven Rolle nach Myokardinfarkt im Mausmodell"
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Hiebl (Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover), Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2017
Name: Margarethe Elisabeth Köberle
Topic:
"Xenograft Models in Immunodeficient Mice for Biomedical Research"
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Friedemann Horn (University Leipzig), Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
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2016
Name: Cornelia Susanne Tilp
Topic:
"Immunologische Charakterisierung eines Zigarettenrauch- und Virus-induzierten Asthmaexazerbationsmodells in der Maus"
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Klaus Erb (Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH), Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
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2014
Name: Alexandra Siegfried
Topic:
"Untersuchungen zur biologischen Funktion des durch Typ I-Interferon-induzierten Effektormoleküls IFIT2"
Advisors: PD Dr. Erwin Bohn (Eberhard Karls University Tübingen), Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
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2013
Name: Kirsten Ehrenspeck
Topic:
"Charakterisierung von Stammzellen in humanen Geweben und deren Differenzierung in dendritischen Zellen"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Diana Dudziak (Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg), Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2011
Name: Nathalie Eissing, geb. Bleny
Topic:
"Charakterisierung von Subpopulationen Dendritischer Zellen und der Expression von C-Typ-Lektinrezeptoren in humanen Geweben mittels Immunfluoreszenzmikroskopie"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Diana Dudziak (Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg), Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2012
Name: Dr. Uwe Müller
Topic:
"Interleukin (IL)-4, IL-13 und der IL-4-Rezeptor – molekulare Schrittmacher der Immunpathologie in der Kryptokokkose"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2003
Name: Dr. Reinhard Konrad Straubinger
Topic:
"Die Immunantwort gegen Borrelia burgdorferi: Untersuchungen zur Pathogenese, Serologie und Immunprophylaxe im caninen Modell der Lyme-Borreliose"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
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2019
Name: Marie Frühauf
Thema:
Master's thesis: "Investigation of the interaction between microglia and T cells in biomimetic extracellular matrices to study neurodegenerative disorders in vitro"
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Steffen Rossner (Paul-Flechsig-Institut, Universität Leipzig), Prof. Dr. Tilo Pompe (Universität Leipzig), Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
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2014
Name: Susann Hähnel
Topic:
Master's thesis: "Activation of dendritic cells and keratinocytes by Parapoxvirus ovis"
Advisors: Dr. Sabine Siegemund, Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
2008
Name: Franziska Herden
Topic:
Diploma thesis: "Effektorfunktionen von dendritischen Zellen nach Stimulation mit inaktiviertem Parapox ovis"
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gottfried Alber
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