Prof. Dr. Oliver Eickelberg

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietPneumonologie, Thoraxchirurgie,Pathologie,Gastroenterologie
Keywordsa) Fibrose,, b) Hypoxie,, c) Stress Response,, d) TGF-ß, TGF-beta

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtPittsburgh
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Pittsburgh
Institut/AbteilungSchool of Medicine

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Gerhard H. GiebischSchool of Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University, New Haven
Prof. Dr. Werner SeegerMedizinische Klinik II und Poliklinik (Innere Medizin/Pneumologie), Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg (UKGM), Gießen
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.02.1998

Programm(e)

1997Feodor Lynen-Forschungsstipendien-Programm
2001Sofja Kovalevskaja-Preis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

During the last 6 years, Dr. Oliver Eickelberg has successfully entered the field of basic research of lung diseases. He has managed to stay at the cutting edge of the international research community, and he has greatly been able to pursue research efforts that impact on the basic sciences, but also on translational clinical medicine. His research efforts at the Yale University School of Medicine have established him as an internationally recognized expert in the field of pulmonary fibrosis, especially with regards to TGF-beta, an important molecular mediator of this disease. Dr. Eickelberg will now further his research of the pathogenesis and future therapies of pulmonary fibrosis at the University of Giessen, where he will establish a laboratory focused on the basic research of pulmonary diseases, including pulmonary fibrosis and hypertension.