PI
Specialization

Medical Cell Biochemistry

Focus of research

Vascular cell biology and diabetes

Macrophages in vascular disease

Nuclear hormone receptors; NR4A-subfamily: Nur77

NR4As in metabolism

LIM domain-only protein FHL2, co-regulator of Nur77, in atherosclerosis, coagulation and obesity.


Expertise: Cell culture of human vascular smooth muscle cells and mouse macrophages, atherosclerosis in dedicated mouse models, lentiviral infection of primary vascular cells, high-fat diet induced diabetes in mice.