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Meyerhans, Andreas
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ICREA Research Professor at UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra). Life & Medical Sciences
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University Education
1987 PhD in Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Germany
1982 Diploma in Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Germany
Professional Positions
Since 2010 ICREA Research Professor at the University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
1998 – 2009 Full Professor, Saarland University, Germany
1990-1998 Assistant Professor, University of Freiburg, Germany
1988-1990 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute Pasteur, Paris, France
1987-1988 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute Biotechnological Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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Research Interests
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(A) Basic Virology:
Motivation: Genetic variation is a key problem for the treatment of viral infections by antiviral drugs and for the development of effective vaccines. Understanding the driving forces of virus variation will help to design novel antiviral strategies.
Aims: To understand basic mechanisms driving HIV and HCV evolution and to identify new targets for antiviral therapy.
(B) Translational Research in Biomedicine:
Motivation: T cells are an essential part of the human defense system against microbial pathogens. Their quantity and their dynamic responsiveness may correlate to disease state and disease progression.
Aims: To analyze the dynamic responsiveness of lymphocytes in different infections with the objective to use these data for the generation of pathogenesis models. We focus on infections with HIV, M. tuberculosis and CMV, as well as in transplant patients that are immunosuppressed by their medication.
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KeyWords
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virology, evolution, cellular immunology, translational research, biomedicine
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