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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.

Irmgard Förster

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Recent publications

  • Kmt2c and Kmt2d histone methyltransferase deficiencies compromise macrophage function.

    Journal of leukocyte biology

    Authors: Burcu Al, Yerin Jung, Yubell P Alvarez, Alice Scarpa, Arslan Hamid, Younghoon Jang, Kai Ge, Elena de Domenico, Marc D Beyer, Heike Weighardt, Irmgard Förster, Thomas Ulas, Mihai G Netea, Katarzyna Placek

  • 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

  • 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

All publications by Prof. Dr. Irmgard Förster