(2016)
A non-canonical melanin biosynthesis pathway protects Aspergillus terreus conidia from environmental stress.
Cell Chem Biol 23(5),
587-597.
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
(2016)
Dual-species transcriptional profiling during systemic candidiasis reveals organ-specific host-pathogen interactions.
Sci Rep 6,
36055.
(2016)
SCF Ubiquitin Ligase F-box Protein Fbx15 Controls Nuclear Co-repressor Localization, Stress Response and Virulence of the Human Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus
PLOS Pathog 12(9),
e1005899.
(2016)
The hypoxia-induced dehydrogenase HorA is required for coenzyme Q10 biosynthesis, azole sensitivity and virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus
Mol Microbiol 101(1),
92-108.
(2015)
Csr1/Zap1 maintains zinc homeostasis and influences virulence in Candida dubliniensis but is not coupled to morphogenesis.
Eukaryot Cell 14(7),
661-670.
(2015)
Of mice, flies - and men? Comparing fungal infection models for large-scale screening efforts.
Dis Model Mech (8),
473-486.
(2015)
Neutrophil activation by Candida glabrata but not Candida albicans promotes fungal uptake by monocytes.
Cell Microbiol 17(9),
1259-1276.
(2015)
Adaptation to thermotolerance in Rhizopus coincides with virulence as revealed by avian and invertebrate infection models, phylogeny, physiological and metabolic flexibility.
Virulence 6(4),
395-403.
(2015)
Candida survival strategies.
Adv Appl Microbiol 91,
139-235.
(2014)
One small step for a yeast - Microevolution within macrophages renders Candida glabrata hypervirulent due to a single point mutation.
PLOS Pathog 10(10),
e1004478.
