Axel Dietschmann

Dr. Axel Dietschmann

Adaptive Pathogenicity Strategies · Postdoc +49 3641 532-1366 axel.dietschmann@leibniz-hki.de

Topics

Adaptation to the host

Immunology of Fungal Infections

Publications

Dietschmann A, Schruefer S, Westermann S, Henkel F, Castiglione K, Willebrand R, Adam J, Ruland J, Lang R, Sheppard DC, Esser-von-Bieren J, Radtke D, Krappmann S, Voehringer D (2022) Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) orchestrates Aspergillus fumigatus-induced eosinophil activation independently of canonical toll-like receptor (TLR)/C-type-lectin receptor (CLR) signaling. mBio 13(4), e0123922.

PubMed

Open Access

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Pekmezovic M, Dietschmann A, Gresnigt MS (2022) Type I interferons during host-fungus interactions: Is antifungal immunity going viral? PLOS Pathog 18(8), e1010740.

PubMed

Open Access

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Publication list as PDF

News

A comparison of two photos of Candida albicans shows that a denser biofilm is formed in the presence of human albumin (right) than in its absence (left). In the photos, the yeast cells were colored in a golden hue.

Candida’s hidden toolbox: Scientists discover a previously unknown infection strategy A research team led by the Leibniz-HKI in Jena has uncovered a new way in which the yeast Candida albicans can damage human tissue. In a study publish… 07/22/2025 Read more

The folded structure of the precursor protein Ece1. The peptide sequence P3, shown in green in the model, shows the toxin Candidalysin of the yeast Candida albicans.

The laborious path of a fungal toxin The toxin Candidalysin of the yeast Candida albicans is incorporated into an unusual protein structure during an infection, the composition of which h… 03/12/2024 Read more

medac Managing Director Heiner Will congratulates prizewinner Anan Ibrahim

medac research award 2023 for cutting-edge research The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) has awarded the medac research award to the institute's bes… 03/07/2024 Read more

Research prizes for the Leibniz-HKI This fall, a veritable shower of prizes fell on the scientists of the Leibniz-HKI. Several prizes were awarded at this year's meetings of microbio… 10/20/2023 Read more

New Postdoctoral Researcher The first postdoctoral researcher joins the junior research group Adaptive Pathogenicity Strategies. Axel Dietschmann trained as a biologist focu… 01/15/2021 Read more