Director

Prof. Dr. Monika C. Brunner-Weinzierl

Main Focus

• Age-specific immune responses
• Infection defense versus allergy
• Ethiopathogenesis of autoimmune diseases
• Molecular and cellular mechanisms of T cell differentiation
• Immune checkpoint therapies
• COVID-19

Other Functions

• Spokesperson for the Magdeburg subprojects in the BMBF LongCOVID in Children (LongCoCID) consortium
• Coordinator of the SARSImmunExpansion consortium in the BMBF COVID-19 program
• Member of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) - Standing Committee for Transfer and Cooperation (https://www.hrk.de/hrk/aufgaben-und-struktur/gremien/)
• Board member of the Health Campus Immunology, Infectiology and Inflammation (GC-I3) (GC-I3) (http://www.gc-i3.ovgu.de/%C3%9Cber+uns/Vorstand.html)