Dr. Martina Zimmermann - Universität Regensburg

Lebenslauf

1996 – 2002 Studium der Ökotrophologie (Diplom) an der TU München – Wissenschaftszentrum Weihenstephan
2002 – 2008 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Lehrstuhl für Mikrobielle Ökologie des ZIEL – Abteilung Mikrobiologie der TU München
2007 Promotion zum Dr. oec. troph.
2009 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in der Funktionellen Mikrobiologie an der Klinik für Wiederkäuer der Veterinärmedizinischen Universität Wien
2010 – 2014 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg
Seit 2014 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Epidemiologie und Präventivmedizin, Lehrstuhl für Genetische Epidemiologie, Universität Regensburg

Ausgewählte Publikationen

Koller A, Brandl C, Lamina C, Zimmermann ME, Summerer M, Stark KJ, Würzner R, Heid IM, Kronenberg F. Relative telomere length is associated with age-related macular degeneration in women. Invest.Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2022 May; 63(5):30. PMID: 35612837.
Brandl C, Zimmermann ME, Günther F, Dietl A, Küchenhoff H, Loss J, Stark KJ, Heid IM. Changes in healthcare seeking and lifestyle in old aged individuals during COVID-19 lockdown in Germany: the population-based AugUR study. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Jan; 22(1):34. PMID: 34998375.
Graham SE, Clarke SL, Wu KH, Kanoni S, Zajac GJM, Ramdas S, …, Zimmermann ME, … Global Lipids Genetics Consortium*, Boehnke M, Natarajan P, Peloso GM, Brown CD, Morris AP, Assimes TL, Deloukas P, Sun YV, Willer CJ. The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids. Nature.2021 Dec; 600(7890):675-679. PMID: 34887591.
Dietl A, Zimmermann ME, Brandl C, Wallner S, Burkhardt R, Maier LS, Luchner A, Heid IM, Stark KJ. Distribution and specificity of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T in older adults without acute cardiac conditions: cross-sectional results from the population-based AugUR study. BMC Open. 2021 Nov; 11(11). PMID 34728452.
Brandl C, Brücklmayer C, Günther F, Zimmermann ME, Küchenhoff H, Helbig H, Weber BHF, Heid IM, Stark KJ. Retinal layer thicknesses in early age-related macular degeneration: results from the German AugUR study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2019 Apr; 60(5):1581-1594, PMID: 30995315.
Winkler TW, Günther F, Höllerer S, Zimmermann ME, Loos RJF, Kutalik Z, Heid IM. A joint view on genetic variants for adiposity differentiates subtypes with distinct metabolic implications. Nat. Commun. 2018 May; 9(1):1946. PMID: 29769528.
Dietl A, Stark K, Zimmermann ME, Meisinger C, Schunkert H, Birner C, Maier LS, Peters A, Heid IM, Luchner A. NT-proBNP predicts cardiovascular death in the general population independent of left ventricular mass and function: insights from a large population-based study with long-term follow-up. PLoS One. 2016 Oct; 11(10): e0164060. PMID: 27711172.
Stark K, Olden M, Brandl C, Dietl A, Zimmermann ME, Schelter SC, Loss J, Leitzmann MF, Böger CA, Luchner A, Kronenberg F, Helbig H, Weber BH, Heid IM. The German AugUR study: study protocol of a prospective study to investigate chronic diseases in the elderly. BMC Geriatr. 2015 Oct; 15(1):130. PMID: 26489512.
Fuerstenau-Sharp M, Zimmermann ME, Stark K, Jentsch N, Klingenstein M, Drzymalski M, Wagner S, Maier LS, Hehr U, Baessler A, Fischer M, Hengstenberg C. Generation of highly purified human cardiomyocytes from peripheral blood mononuclear cell-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. PLoS One. 2015 May; 10(5):e0126596. PMID: 25970162.
Erdmann J, Stark K, Esslinger UB, Rumpf PM, Koesling D, de Wit D, Kaiser FJ, Braunholz D, Medack A, Fischer M, Zimmermann ME, Tennstedt S, Graf E, Eck S, Aherrahrou Z, Nahrstaedt J, Willenborg C, Bruse P, Brænne I, Nöthen MM, Hofmann P, Braund PS, Mergia E, Reinhard W, Burgdorf C, Schreiber S, Balmforth AJ, Hall AS, Bertram S, Steinhagen-Thiessen E, Li S-C, März W, Reilly M, Kathiresan S, McPherson R, Walter U, CARDIoGRAM, Ott J, Samani NJ, Strom TM, Meitinger T, Hengstenberg C, Schunkert H. Dysfunctional nitric oxide signaling increases risk of myocardial infarction. Nature. 2013; 504: 432-436. PMID: 24213632.
CARDIoGRAMplusC4D Consortium. Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease. Nat Genet. 2013 Jan;45(1):25-33. PMID: 23202125.
Fricker M, Ågren J, Segerman B, Knutsson R, Ehling-Schulz M. Evaluation of Bacillus strains as model systems for the work on Bacillus anthracis spores. Int J Food Microbiol. 2011 Mar;145 Suppl 1:S129-36. PMID: 20800917.
Fricker M, Skånseng B, Knut R, Stessl B, Ehling-Schulz M. Shift from farm to dairy tank microbiota revealed by a polyphasic approach. Int J Food Microbiol. 2011 Mar;145 Suppl 1:S24-30. PMID: 20855121.
Fricker M, Messelhäußer U, Busch U, Scherer S, Ehling-Schulz M. Diagnostic real-time PCR assay for the detection of emetic Bacillus cereus strains in foods and recent food-borne outbreaks. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Mar;73(6):1892-8. PubMed PMID: 17259359.
Carlin F, Fricker M, Pielaat A, Heisterkamp S, Shaheen R, Salkinoja Salonen M, Svensson B, Nguyen-The C, Ehling-Schulz M. Emetic toxin-producing strains of Bacillus cereus show distinct characteristics within the Bacillus cereus group. Int J Food Microbiol. 2006 May;109(1-2):132-8. PMID: 16503068
Ehling-Schulz M, Fricker M, Scherer S. Identification of emetic toxin producing Bacillus cereus strains by a novel molecular assay. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2004 Mar; 232(2): 189-195. PMID: 15033238.