(2017)
TH17 cells express ST2 and are controlled by the alarmin IL-33 in the small intestine.
Mucosal Immunol 10(6),
1431-1442.
Prof. Dr. Christina Zielinski
Infection Immunology · Head +49 3641 532-1251 christina.zielinski@leibniz-hki.deCurriculum vitae
Main Research Areas
- Regulation of human T cells in physiological and pathological contexts
- Communication of human T cells with the tissue microenvironment
- Identification of pharmacological targets for T cell-based immunotherapies in chronic infections
Professional Career
| since 2021 | W3-Professorship (Chair of Department of Infection Immunology) at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Hans Knöll Institute), University of Jena |
| 2015 - 2020 | Professorship of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at the Technical University of Munich |
| 2011 – 2015 | Clinical training in dermatology and allergology at the Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Department of Dermatology) and Clinical Scientist Track Program of the Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies, Board certification 2015 |
| 2008 – 2011 | Postdoctoral training (DFG fellowship) at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Bellinzona, Switzerland (Supervisor: Federica Sallusto, PhD) |
| 2006 – 2008 | Clinical training in dermatology at the University of Tübingen (Head of department: Prof. Dr. med. M. Röcken) |
| 2007 | Doctor of Medicine (summa cum laude): “Intrinsic T cell defects in a mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus“ |
| 2006 | Approbation (license to practice medicine) |
| 1999 – 2006 | Medical School at the University of Heidelberg (1 Semester Harvard Medical School, 1 Semester Duke Medical School), Scholar of the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) |
Awards · Appointments · Scientific Activities
| 2023 | Elected Board member of the Germany Society for Immunology (DGFI) |
| 2023 | Member of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Immunology |
| 2023 | Organizer of the German-Japanese Immunology Alliance |
| 2020 | Paul Langerhans Preis der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Forschung |
| 2019 | Ingrid zu-Solms Preis für Medizin |
| 2019 | Deutscher Neurodermitis Preis der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft |
| 2015 | Vortragspreis auf dem International Congress on Autoinflammation, Dresden |
| 2014 | Forschungspreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie |
| 2014 | Silver Award der LEO Pharma Research Foundation für außerordentliche Beiträge zur Dermatologischen Forschung (European Society for Dermatological Research, ESDR) |
| 2014 | Wolfgang-Schulze Preis (Deutsche Rheuma-Liga) |
| 2013 | Oscar-Gans-Förderpreis (wichtigster Preis für dermatologische Forschung in Deutschland) |
| 2013 | Paul Janssen-Preis für Dermatologie und Immunologie der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft |
| 2013 | Forschungspreis der Berliner Gesellschaft für Dermatologie |
| 2012 | Robert-Koch-Postdoktorandenpreis für Immunologie |
| 2012 | Nils-Ilja-Richter-Preis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Autoimmun-Erkrankungen |
| 2012 | Celgene Award for Innovation in Inflammation and Immunology Research into Dermatological Diseases (bester europäischer Beitrag zur Dermatologie durch Nachwuchsforscher, European Society for Dermatological Research) |
| 2011 | Vortragspreis, European Academy and Clinical Immunology Conference, Istanbul |
| 2011 | gewähltes Mitglied der ‘ESDR Academy for Future Leaders in Dermatology’ |
| 2011 | Posterpreis, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Allergologie und Immunologie, Lugano |
| 2010 | Posterpreis, Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Immunologie, Leipzig |
| 2010 | Vortragspreis, World Immune Regulation Meeting, Davos |
Topics
Publications
(2017)
Hierarchical governance of cytokine production by 6-sulfo LacNAc (slan) dendritic cells for the control of psoriasis pathogenesis.
Exp Dermatol 26(4),
317-318.
(2017)
Human T cell immune surveillance: Phenotypic, functional and migratory heterogeneity for tailored immune responses.
Immunol Lett 190,
125-129.
(2016)
Dysregulation of proinflammatory versus anti-inflammatory human TH17 cell functionalities in the autoinflammatory Schnitzler syndrome.
J Allergy Clin Immunol 138(4),
1161-11169.e6.
(2016)
Epstein-Barr viral miRNAs inhibit antiviral CD4+ T cell responses targeting IL-12 and peptide processing.
J Exp Med 213(10),
2065-2080.
(2014)
Defining Th-cell subsets in a classical and tissue-specific manner: Examples from the skin.
Eur J Immunol 44(12),
3475-3483.
(2014)
IL-17 and GM-CSF expression are antagonistically regulated by human T helper cells.
Sci Transl Med 6(241),
241ra80.
(2014)
Autoimmunity beyond Th17: GM-CSF producing T cells.
Cell Cycle 13(16),
2489-2490.
(2014)
Microbe driven T-helper cell differentiation: lessons from Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus.
Exp Dermatol 23(11),
795-798.
(2013)
[Regulation of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory Th17 cells].
Z Rheumatol 72(5),
457-461.
