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Prof. Dr. Irmgard Förster

Member, Steering-Committee Member

Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES)

University of Bonn Carl-Troll-Strasse 31 53115 Bonn

irmgard.foerster@uni-bonn.de

+49 228 7362789

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Prof. Förster has special expertise in the functional characterization of macrophages and dendritic cells using conditional gene targeting techniques. She is interested in cell migration and immune regulation in barrier organs, and has profound experience with mouse models of atopic dermatitis, inflammatory bowel disease and bacterial infection.

Recent publications

  • Anti-IL-18 immunotherapy decreases inflammatory and vaso-occlusive responses in mice with sickle cell disease.

    Experimental hematology

    Authors: Érica M F Gotardo, Lidiane S Torres, Irmgard Förster, Lucas F S Gushiken, Pâmela L Brito, Flavia C Leonardo, Bruna Cunha Zaidan, Andreas Bruederle, Sergei Agoulnik, Jiri Kovarik, John Millholland, Fernando F Costa, Nicola Conran

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  • Interleukin-18 binding protein protects against metabolic steatohepatitis.

    Hepatology communications

    Authors: Emmanuel Somm, Yunju Jo, Elodie Perroud, Frédérique Ino, Karina Lindner, Baeki E Kang, Christelle Veyrat-Durebex, Franck Bontems, Florian Visentin, Sébastien Fauteux-Daniel, Irmgard Förster, Anne-Claude Gavin, Sabrina Pagano, Nicolas Vuilleumier, Dongryeol Ryu, Karim Gariani, Cem Gabay, François R Jornayvaz

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  • AhR signaling in skin-resident CD207 cells is involved in UV-B-induced amelioration of neuroinflammation.

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    Authors: Nadine Mykicki, Johannes A Eble, Heike Weighardt, Elena Gonnelli, Maria Schneeweiß, Charlotte Esser, Carsten Weishaupt, Maryam Rezaei, Irmgard Förster, Nicholas Schwab, Heinz Wiendl, Björn E Clausen, Sven G Meuth, Karin Loser

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