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Prof. Dr. Elvira Mass

Member, Steering-Committee Member

Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES)

University of Bonn Carl-Troll-Strasse 31 53115 Bonn

elvira.mass@uni-bonn.de

+49 228 7362848

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Our group has the overarching aim to characterise the role of fetal-derived resident macrophages for organ development and function and how genetic and epigenetic perturbations can influence their homeostatic and immune functions. To achieve this, we are using genetic mouse models and human organoid cultures in combination with omics (transcriptome, proteome, lipidome, surfaceome). The ultimate goal is to describe novel mechanisms leading to metabolic and degenerativedisorders and define preventative measures targeting macrophages.

Elvira Mass

Recent publications

  • Microglia activation by derepression of endogenous retroviruses drives inflammation and cellular senescence.

    Nature neuroscience

    Authors: Xin Yan, Christina Georgopoulou, Hang-Mao Lee, Ala Ahrari, Jenny Russ, Vijay Chandrasekar, Tim Ducksch, Giuliano Crispatzu, Valentina Talevi, Liang Qiao, Shobhit Agrawal, Sophie Crux, Andrew W Daman, Lena Wischhof, Miriam Stork, Margit Zweyer, Emma Dorotea Zanfi, Manon Chevallot-Beroux, Yunxiao Li, Elena De-Domenico, Dina Hüsson, Lorenzo Bonaguro, Yuanfang Li, Jonas Schulte-Schrepping, Qingyi Liang, Ketty Kessler, Dan Ehninger, Shahin Rafii, Jiankai Luo, Andreas Hermann, Annett Halle, Ying Liu, Elvira Mass, Melania Capasso, Hiroki Kato, Joachim L Schultze, Pierluigi Nicotera, Daniele Bano, Steven Zvi Josefowicz, Martin Fuhrmann, Thomas Ulas, Marc Beyer, Juntang Lin, Monique M B Breteler, N Ahmad Aziz, Paolo Salomoni

  • CD163 red pulp macrophages interact with marginal metallophilic macrophages during blood-stage malaria to maintain splenic architecture.

    Immunity

    Authors: Katharina Mauel, Daria Hirschmann, Nelli Blank-Stein, Marie-Louise Diefenbach-Wilke, Theresa Eulgem, Shirley Le, Samuel N Breit, Miguel P Soares, Vicky Wang-Wei Tsai, Florent Ginhoux, William R Heath, Lynette Beattie, Elvira Mass

  • High-Salt Diet Links Gut Microbiota, Intestinal Barrier Function, and Macrophage Responses.

    European journal of immunology

    Authors: Akram Abdulkadyrov, Marie-Louise Diefenbach-Wilke, Elvira Mass, Maria Francesca Viola

All publications by Prof. Dr. Elvira Mass