(2010)
Approaching the secrets of N-glycosylation in Aspergillus fumigatus: characterization of the AfOch1 protein.
PLOS One 5(12),
e15729-e15729.
Prof. Dr. Ilse Denise Jacobsen
Microbial Immunology · Head Deputy Director +49 3641 532-1223 ilse.jacobsen@leibniz-hki.deCurriculum vitae
Main Research Areas
- Immunology and infection biology of pathogenic fungi
- In vivo and ex vivo infection models
- Mucosal pathogen-host-interaction
Professional Career
| since 2014 | Professor for Microbial Immunology, FSU Jena |
| since 2013 | Head of the research group "Microbial Immunology", HKI Jena |
| 2013 | Habilitation and Venia legendi in microbiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena |
| 2007-2013 | Head of the working group "Infection Models" within the department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, HKI Jena, Deputy Supervisor |
| 2007 | Veterinary surgeon specialising in microbiology |
| 2005-2007 | Research assistant (postdoc) at the Institute for Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hanover, within the SFB 587 (immune reaction of the lungs in case of infection and allergy, project A4) |
| 2002-2005 | PhD studies at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hanover, project: "molecular mechanisms of the adaptation of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae to the respiratory tract of pigs" (DFG Research Training Group 745: Mucosal host-pathogen-interaction), PhD degree summa cum laude |
| 2001 | Veterinary license |
| 1995-2001 | Studies in veterinary medicine in Hanover and Pretoria, South Africa |
Awards · Appointments · Scientific Activities
| since 2013 | Note taker within the specialist group "eukaryotic pathogens", Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie (DGHM) |
| 2013 | Co-organiser FEBS Advanced Practical Course "state-of-the-art infection models for human pathogenic fungi" |
| since 2012 | Academic editor for PLoS One and Medical Mycology Case Reports |
| 2010-2013 | Deputy member of the advisory panel in accordance with § 15 clause 1 Animal Welfare Act, Thuringia |
| 2007 | Partial fellowship for taking part in the course molecular mycology: current approaches to fungal pathogenesis, Woods Hole, USA |
| 2005 | Award in veterinary medicine from the Kurt-Alten-Foundation for the best PhD-thesis |
| 2001-2004 | Fellow at the DFG’s research training group 745 |
| 2000 | Full fellowship (The Wellcome Trust) at the summer school: fundamentals of veterinary science, University of Cambridge, UK |
| 1998 | Awards from the H. Wilhelm Schaumann Stiftung zu Hamburg for the best student achievements |
| 1995-2001 | Fellow at the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes |
Publications
(2010)
Resection of a large intra-abdominal tumor in the Mexican axolotl: a case report.
Vet Surg 39(2),
232-233.
(2010)
Evaluation of lysine biosynthesis as an antifungal drug target: biochemical characterization of Aspergillus fumigatus homocitrate synthase and virulence studies.
Eukaryot Cell 9(6),
878-893.
(2010)
HapX-mediated adaption to iron starvation is crucial for virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus.
PLOS Pathog 6(9),
e1001124-e1001124.
(2009)
Synthesis and pharmacological activities of some sesquiterpene quinones and hydroquinones.
Bioorg Med Chem 17(4),
1422-1427.
(2009)
Polyphasic study of plant- and clinic-associated Pantoea agglomerans strains reveals indistinguishable virulence potential.
Infect Genet Evol 9(6),
1381-1391.
(2009)
Identifying infection-associated genes of Candida albicans in the postgenomic era.
FEMS Yeast Res 9(5),
688-700.
(Review)
(2008)
Molecular characterization of the Aspergillus fumigatus NCS-1 homologue, NcsA.
Mol Genet Genomics 280(6),
483-495.
(2008)
SreA-mediated iron regulation in Aspergillus fumigatus.
Mol Microbiol 70(1),
27-43.
(0)
[Study of the virulence of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae in finishing pigs as a basis for vaccination development].
Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr 121(5-6),
189-197.
