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Our research explores how intrinsic cellular states and extrinsic factors govern viral life cycles, host-cell permissiveness, and disease pathogenesis.
From host-cell state to therapeutic opportunity
Projects in the lab cover HIV persistence, hypoxia- and purinergic control of infection and inflammatory host signaling, as well as virus-induced cellular remodeling. To dissect these processes, we combine infection assays, flow cytometry, imaging, CRISPR-based perturbation, drug testing, and systems-level transcriptomic approaches — linking cellular mechanisms to therapeutic vulnerabilities.
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Our technical assistant Tamara Mussfeldt just retired. She has shaped the lab in countless ways. We will miss her and wish her all the best for this new chapter.
PAPER PUBLISHED · 12 February 2026New insights into hantavirus-induced cellular remodeling and viral assembly
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