Research Faculty - Universität Regensburg

So far 22 professors of the University and the University Hospital of Regensburg engage in the supervision of PhD students.

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Peter Angele

University Hospital Regensburg
Department of Trauma Surgery
Phone 0941 944-6805
Email peter.angele@ukr.de
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Research Fields	Methods
Tissue engineering (cartilage, meniscus) Ligament regeneration Stem cells technology Chondrogenesis Mechanobiology Transplantational research	Cell culture Differentiation of stem cells Histology / Immunohystochemistry Biomechanical stress analysis Biochemical analytics Animal model Application in clinical trials

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Anja Boßerhoff

University Hospital Regensburg
Institute of Pathology
Department of Molecular Pathology
Phone 0941 944-6705
Email anja.bosserhoff@ukr.de
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Research Fields	Methods
Malignant melanoma Cartilage differentiation Liver fibrosis Osteoarthritis and reactive arthritis	Modern DNA-, RNA- and protein-related methods siRNA technology Real-time cell analysis Luciferase assays animal models

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Matthias Edinger

University Hospital Regensburg
Department of Hematology & Oncology
Phone 0941 944 5580
Email matthias.edinger@ukr.de
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Research Fields	Methods
Cellular immunology Transplantation immunology Cell therapy	Cell biology Multicolor flow-through cytometry Experimental animal transplantation studies In-vivo imaging GMP cell therapy

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Stefan Fichtner-Feigl

University Hospital Regensburg
Department of Surgery
Phone 0941 944-6868
Email Stefan.Fichtner@ukr.de
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Research Fields	Methods
Experimental and translational tumor immunology Chronic allograft rejection after organ transplantation	Immunologic and biomolecular methods

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Susanne Grässel

University of Regensburg
Department of Orthopaedics
ZMB BioPark 1
Phone 0941 943-5065
Email susanne.graessel@ukr.de
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Research Fields	Methods
Osteoarthritis Cartilage- and bone regeneration and degeneration Melanocortin system Peripheral nervous system and neurotransmitter Stem cells and differentiation (osteogenic, chondrogenic) Osteoclastogenesis and -activity Fracture healing	state of the art DNA-, RNA and protein – methodology (qPCR, quality control, siRNA, miRNA) Recombinant protein expression and RNAi technology (plasmids / viral vectors) Histology, immunohistochemistry, morphometry, confocal laser microscopy FACS 2D- and 3D cell culture models, co-culture models OA- and fracture mouse models

Research Fields

Methods

Osteoarthritis
Cartilage- and bone regeneration and degeneration
Melanocortin system
Peripheral nervous system and neurotransmitter
Stem cells and differentiation (osteogenic, chondrogenic)

Osteoclastogenesis and -activity
Fracture healing

state of the art DNA-, RNA and protein – methodology (qPCR, quality control, siRNA, miRNA)
Recombinant protein expression and RNAi technology (plasmids / viral vectors)
Histology, immunohistochemistry, morphometry, confocal laser microscopy
FACS
2D- and 3D cell culture models, co-culture models
OA- and fracture mouse models

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. med. Peter Hau

University of Regensburg and Bezirksklinikum Regensburg
Wilhelm Sander-Therapieeinheit NeuroOnkologie
Department of Neurology
Phone 0941 941- 8464
Email peter.hau@ukr.de
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Research Fields	Methods
Malignant gliomas Tumor precursor cells Tumor metabolism	Molecular biology Cell biology Animal model

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Iris Heid

University Hospital Regensburg
Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Phone 0941 944-5211
Email iris.heid@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
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Research Fields	Methods
Genetic epidemiology Age-dependent macular degeneration Anthropometry Renal and cardiac phenotypes Gender sensitive aspects	Genome-wide association studies Development of statistical and bioinformatic methods and software training Analysis of multidimensional data

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. med. Claus Hellerbrand

University Hospital Regensburg
Department of Internal Medicine I
Experimental Hepatology
Phone 0941 944-7155
Email claus.hellerbrand@ukr.de
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Research Fields	Methods
Role of stroma and metabolism in tumor development and -progression Molecular mechanisms of hepatic inflammation and fibrosis Pharmacological properties of hop components	Molecular biology / Translational research (Primary) cell cultures Models of hepatic injury and metabolic disorders in transgenic and gene deficient mice Analysis of clinical samples (Pre)clinical studies

Research Fields

Methods

Role of stroma and metabolism in tumor development and -progression
Molecular mechanisms of hepatic inflammation and fibrosis
Pharmacological properties of hop components

Molecular biology / Translational research

(Primary) cell cultures
Models of hepatic injury and metabolic disorders in transgenic and gene deficient mice
Analysis of clinical samples
(Pre)clinical studies

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Dr. Michael Leitzmann

University Hospital Regensburg
Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Phone 0941 944-5201
Email michael.leitzmann@ukr.de
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Research Fields	Methods
Analyses of life style factors and their association with disease prevention	Modern epidemiological and biostatistical methods as well as software applications

Supervisor

PD Dr. Christian Morsczeck

University Hospital Regensburg
Department of Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery
Phone 0941 944-6310
Email christian.morsczeck@ukr.de
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Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Dr. Peter Proff

University Hospital Regensburg
Department of Orthodontics
Phone 0941 944-6095
Email peter.proff@ukr.de
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Research Fields	Methods
Oral biological work group (contact: Dr. rer. nat. Piero Römer): Basic research on effects of orthodontic pressure on dental cell lines and dental tissue Analysis of interplay between periodontal diseases and pharmacological influences on orthodontic treatment Research on growth progress and chondral cell differentiation and ossification of primary centres of skull growth	Animal model: analysis of tooth movements and imaging methods Biomolecular methods: RT-PCR, cloning, transfection, cell culture, Western blot, ELISA Histology: Sample preparation from cartilage, bone and tooth samples, staining (H&E, Pentachrome, TRAP), immunohistochemical detection methods Cell biology: Preparation of dental cells (periodontal ligament cells, dental pulp cells, osteoblasts), in vitro simulation of orthodontic pressure

Research Fields

Methods

Oral biological work group (contact: Dr. rer. nat. Piero Römer): Basic research on effects of orthodontic pressure on dental cell lines and dental tissue
Analysis of interplay between periodontal diseases and pharmacological influences on orthodontic treatment
Research on growth progress and chondral cell differentiation and ossification of primary centres of skull growth

Animal model: analysis of tooth movements and imaging methods
Biomolecular methods: RT-PCR, cloning, transfection, cell culture, Western blot, ELISA
Histology: Sample preparation from cartilage, bone and tooth samples, staining (H&E, Pentachrome, TRAP), immunohistochemical detection methods
Cell biology: Preparation of dental cells (periodontal ligament cells, dental pulp cells, osteoblasts), in vitro simulation of orthodontic pressure

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Markus J. Riemenschneider

University Hospital Regensburg
Department of Neuropathology
Phone 0941 944-5150
Email markus.riemenschneider@ukr.de

Research Fields	Methods
Molecular Neuropathology, molecular neuro-oncology Epigenetic modifications (methylation, histone modification, miRNAs) Mechanisms of tumor migration and -invasion Mechanisms of response / resistance to chemotherapy Identification of new molecular markers for brain tumor	Biomolecular methods: PCR, qRT-PCR, sequencing Epigenetics: gene methylation analysis, ChIP, miRNA Functional cell-based in vitro assays Luciferase assays Histology, Immunohistochemistry, (F)ISH Protein biochemistry Array-based analyses Next generation sequencing

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Uwe Ritter

University of Regensburg
Institute of Immunology
Phone 0941 944-5464
Email uwe.ritter@ur.de
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Research Fields	Methods
Dendritic cells Antigen presentation Immune regulation Experimental leishmaniasis	Mouse model Experimental leishmaniasis Cell migration (in vivo) Immunfluorescence: FACS, microscopy (TissueFAXSiPLUS) Quantitative DNA-/RNA analyses Quantitative protein analyses Cell culture

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Gottfried Schmalz

University Hospital Regensburg
Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology
Phone 0941 944-6024
Email gottfried.schmalz@ukr.de
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Research Fields
Biocampatibility of dental material in animal models and cell culture Development of an in vitro pulp chamber test Characterization of bovine and human dentin permeability

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Rainer Spang

University of Regensburg
Institute of Functional Genomics
Phone 0941 941- 8083
Email rainer.spang@ukr.de
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Research Fields	Methods
Computational analyses of molecular mechanisms of disease	Clinical diagnosis via microarrays Modelling of molecular signalling cascades using RNAi data