Projects

Atopic dermatitis is one of the most chronic inflammatory skin diseases and manifests as red and itchy eczema. We are investigating different aspects to gain more insight into this disease – ranging from immunological mechanisms and sensitization patterns to bacterial and fungal colonizations.

Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Inflammation Subcutaneous white adipose tissue (SAT) constitutes the deepest layer of the cutaneous integument. The immunological functions of subcutaneous adipose tissue in the context of skin-based or systemic inflammation is poorly investigated.

Imaging Mass Cytometry (IMC) is a spatial mass spectrometric approach which provide a comprehensive and multiparametric technique to investigate tissue with special and single cell resolution. This high dimensional tissue imaging system allows us to quantify up to 50 markers on single cells simultaneously with precise spatial resolution.