BREATH Faculty
The BREATH Faculty is comprised of nearly 70 doctors and scientists from the partner institutions of BREATH. Due to their multifaceted range of specialization, BREATH is involved in the research of all eight lung diseases on which the DZL focuses.
BREATH Faculty listed by Disease Area:
Pneumonia - acute lung injury (ALI)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Diffuse parenchymale lung disease (DPLD)
and others
Asthma and allergy (AA)
| Braun Armin, Prof. Dr. | Airway Immunology - |
| Fraunhofer ITEM | |
| Dittrich Anna-Maria, PD Dr. | Paed. Pneumology - MHH |
| Hansen Gesine, Prof. Dr. | Paed. Pneumology - MHH |
| Happle Christine, Dr. | Paed. Pneumology - MHH |
| Krug Norbert, Prof. Dr. | Airway Research - Fraunhofer ITEM |
| Meyer-Bahlburg Almut, PD Dr. | Paed. Pneumology - MHH |
| Schwerk, Nikolaus, Dr. | Paed. Pneumology - MHH |
| Sewald Katherina, Dr. | Immune Pharmacology and |
| Toxicology - Fraunhofer ITEM |
Pneumonia - acute lung injury (ALI) / ARDS
| Maus Ulrich A., Prof. Dr. | Exp. Pneumology - MHH |
| Ringshausen Felix C., Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Rademacher Jessica, Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Welte Tobias, Prof. Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
Cystic fibrosis (CF)
| Munder Antje, Dr. | Paed. Pneumology - MHH |
| Rademacher Jessica, Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Ringshausen Felix C., Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Stanke Frauke, Dr. | Paed. Pneumology - MHH |
| Tümmler Burkhard, Prof. Dr. Dr. | Paed. Pneumology - MHH |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
| Graf von der Schulenburg | Health Services Research - LUH |
| J.-Matthias, Prof. Dr. | |
| Greer Mark, Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Hohlfeld Jens, Prof. Dr. | Clinical Airway Research - Fraunhofer ITEM |
| Holz Olaf, Dr. | Clinical Method Development - Fraunhofer ITEM |
| Janciauskiene Sabina, Prof. Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Kuhlmann Alexander, Dr. | Health Services Research - LUH |
| Lingner Heidrun, Dr. | Medical Psychology - MHH- MHH |
| Ringshausen Felix C., Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
Diffuse parenchymale lung disease (DPLD)
| Lingner Heidrun, Dr. | Medical Psychology - MHH |
| Maus Ulrich A., Prof. Dr. | Exp. Pneumology - MHH |
| Prasse Antje, Prof. Dr. | Clinical Airway Research - Fraunhofer ITEM, |
| Pneumology - MHH |
End-stage lung disease (ELD)
| de Zwaan Martina, Prof. Dr. | Psychosomatic Medicine - MHH |
| Fühner Thomas, PD Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Gottlieb Jens, Prof. Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Greer Mark, Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Haverich Axel, Prof. Dr. Dr. | HTTG Surgery - MHH |
| Heisterkamp Alexander, Prof. Dr. | Institute for Quantum Optics - LUH |
| Hoeper Marius, Prof. Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Ius Fabio, Dr. | HTTG Surgery - MHH |
| Janciauskiene Sabina, Prof. Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Knöfel Ann-Kathrin, Dr. | Exp. HTTG Surgery - MHH |
| Korossis Sotirius, Dr. | HTTG Surgery - MHH |
| Kühn Christian, Dr. | HTTG Surgery - MHH |
| Kuhlmann Alexander, Dr. | Health Services Research - LUH |
| Lingner Heidrun, Dr. | Medical Psychology - MHH |
| Martin Ulrich, Prof. Dr. | HTTG Surgery - MHH |
| Maus Ulrich A., Prof. Dr. | Exp. Pneumology - MHH |
| Olmer Ruth, Dr. | LEBAO - MHH |
| Pflaum Michael, Dr. | LEBAO - MHH |
| Rademacher Jessica, Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Ringshausen Felix C., Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Sommer Wiebke, Dr. | HTTG Surgery - MHH |
| Warnecke Gregor, PD Dr. | HTTG Surgery - MHH |
| Welte Tobias, Prof. Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
Wiegmann Bettina, Dr. | HTTG Surgery - MHH |
| Zardo Patrick, Dr. | HTTG Surgery - MHH |
Pulmonary hypertension (PH)
| Haverich Axel, Prof. Dr. Dr. | HTTG Surgery - MHH |
| Hoeper Marius, Prof. Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Martin Ulrich, Prof. Dr. | HTTG Surgery - MHH |
| Olmer Ruth, Dr. | LEBAO - MHH |
| Olsson Karen, Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
Lung cancer (LC)
| Golpon Heiko, PD Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Janciauskiene Sabina, Prof. Dr. | Pneumology - MHH |
| Zardo Patrick, Dr. | HTTG Surgery - MHH |
Platform Biobank
| Illig Thomas, Prof. Dr. | Biobank - MHH |
| Klopp Norman, Dr. | Biobank - MHH |
Platform Imaging
| Knudsen Lars, Prof. Dr. | Funct. / Applied Anatomy - MHH |
| Mühlfeld Christian, Prof. Dr. | Funct. / Applied Anatomy - MHH |
| Ochs Matthias, Prof. Dr. | Funct. / Applied Anatomy - MHH |
| Shin Hoen-oh, Prof. Dr. | Diagn. / Interv. Radiology - MHH |
| Schmiedl Andreas, Prof. Dr. | Funct. / Applied Anatomy - MHH |
| Vogel-Claussen Jens, Prof. Dr. | Diagn. / Interv. Radiology - MHH |
| Wacker Frank, Prof. Dr. | Diagn. / Interv. Radiology - MHH |
Platform Pathology
| Jonigk Danny, PD Dr. | Pathology - MHH |
| Kreipe Hans-Heinrich, Prof. Dr. | Pathology - MHH |
| Kühnel Mark Philipp, Dr. | Pathology - MHH |
| Länger Florian, Dr. | Pathology - MHH |
Others
| Bange Franz-Christoph, Prof. Dr. | Hospital Hygiene - MHH |
| Barten Grit | CAPNETZ - MHH |
Baumann Ulrich, Prof. Dr. | Paed. Pneumology - MHH |
Bleich Andre, Prof. Dr. Marschollek Michael, Prof. Dr. | Central Animal Laboratory - MHH Med. Informatics - MHH |
| Rohde Gernot, Prof. Dr. | CAPNETZ - Maastricht University, The Netherlands |
| Schmidt Reinhold E., Prof. Dr. | Immunology - MHH |
| Schulz Thomas, Prof. Dr. | Virology - MHH |
| Suerbaum Sebastian, Prof. Dr. | Med. Microscopy - MHH |
| Thum Thomas, Prof. Dr. | IFB-Tx - MHH |
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