Forschungsprojekte/Finanzierung

  • The impact of the LIM domain proteins FHL2 and CRP2 on hepatic stellate cell activation and its crosstalk with TGF-ß signalling pathways in hepatic fibrogenesis.
    • SFB/TRR57 (TP05) to RW and R. Büttner (Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Bonn)
  • Exogenous and endogenous modulators of PDGF/TGF-ß signalling in liver fibrogenesis and their therapeutic application
    • SFB/TRR57 (TP13) to RW
  • FACS based cell sorting of parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells from liver and kidney
    • SFB/TRR57 (TPQ3) to RW and F. Tacke (Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Aachen)
  • Lipocalin-2 (LCN2), a central mediator in inflammtory organ disease
    • IZKF Aachen to RW and E. Borkham-Kamphorst
  • TGF-ß signalling in murine and human hepatocytes and hepatic stellate cells
    • Validation Project 6 to RW and SKM and partners of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft