Current Research Topics
- Human cytomegalovirus manipulation of HLA class I antigen presentation
- Impact of HCMV-encoded FcγR antagonists on innate immune cell function
- Emerging viruses and respiratory tract infections
- Hepatitis E Virus and neurological disorders
- Influenza A virus: Mechanisms of Enhanced Virulence.
- ROS-mediated intercellular signaling of malignant cells: Control of multistep oncogenesis and a chance for novel therapeutic approaches
- EBV Serology: Simplicity through complexity.
- Mx Proteins: Large GTPases Involved in Host Defense Against RNA Viruses.
- Thogoto Virus: Tick-Transmitted Orthomyxoviruses.
- Borna Disease Virus as a tool to study viral interference
with neuronal integrity. - Adaptation processes of avian influenza viruses required to cross the species barrier
- Herpes- and andenovirus genetics
Head:
Prof. Dr. med. Hartmut Hengel
hartmut.hengel@uniklinik-freiburg.de