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.