Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine

Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine

Contact persons

Fraunhofer ITEM has pooled the competencies from its various divisions in three business areas: Drug Development, Chemical Safety and Assessment, and Translational Biomedical Engineering. Another focus is on personalized tumor therapy, a subject area that is being explored by the scientists of the corresponding Regensburg-based division of Fraunhofer ITEM. Below please find our contacts for the different research areas and services offered. Please do not hesitate to contact these persons directly.

Institute management

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Norbert Krug

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Prof. Dr. Norbert Krug

Institute Director

Phone 0511-5350-8100

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norbert.krug@item.fraunhofer.de
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Elisa Reder

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Elisa Reder

Assistant to the institute management

Phone +49 511 5350-8102

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elisa.reder@item.fraunhofer.de

Yvonne Höbel

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Yvonne Höbel

Assistant to the institute management

Phone +49 511 5350-120

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yvonne.hoebel@item.fraunhofer.de

Jacquelin Weidenkeller

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Jacquelin Weidenkeller

Assistant to the institute management

Phone +49 511 5350-8110

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jacquelin.weidenkeller@item.fraunhofer.de

Chemical Safety and Toxicology

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Annette Bitsch

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Dr. Annette Bitsch

Division Director Chemical Safety and Toxicology

Phone +49 511 5350-302

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annette.bitsch@item.fraunhofer.de
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Annette Bitsch

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Dr. Annette Bitsch

Head of Department of Bioinformatics

Phone +49 511 5350-302

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annette.bitsch@item.fraunhofer.de
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Gustav Bruer

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Dr. Gustav Bruer

Head of Department of Inhalation Toxicology

Phone +49 511 5350-521

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gustav.bruer@item.fraunhofer.de

Sylvia Escher

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Dr. Sylvia Escher

Head of Department of In-silico Toxicology

Phone +49 511 5350-330

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sylvia.escher@item.fraunhofer.de
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Tanja Hansen

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Dr. Tanja Hansen

Head of Department of Mechanistic Toxicology

Phone +49 511 5350-226

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tanja.hansen@item.fraunhofer.de
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Sven Schuchardt

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Dr. Sven Schuchardt

Head of Department of Bio- and Environmental Analytics

Phone +49 511 5350-218

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sven.schuchardt@item.fraunhofer.de

Katharina Schwarz

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Dr.-Ing. Katharina Schwarz

Head of Department of Aerosol Technology and Biophysics

Phone +49 511 5350-139

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katharina.schwarz@item.fraunhofer.de

Ariane Zwintscher

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Ariane Zwintscher

Head of Department of Regulatory Affairs

Phone +49 511 5350-312

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ariane.zwintscher@item.fraunhofer.de

Tanja Hansen

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Dr. Tanja Hansen

Manager of the Working Group In-vitro Test Systems

Phone +49 511 5350-226

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tanja.hansen@item.fraunhofer.de
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Rupert Kellner

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Dr. Rupert Kellner

Manager of the Working Group on Databases and Information Systems

Phone +49 511 5350-106

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rupert.kellner@item.fraunhofer.de

Christina Ziemann

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Dr. Christina Ziemann

Manager of the Working Group on Genetic Toxicology

Phone +49 511 5350-203

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christina.ziemann@item.fraunhofer.de

Ariane Zwintscher

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Ariane Zwintscher

Manager of the Working Group on Biocides

Phone +49 511 5350-312

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ariane.zwintscher@item.fraunhofer.de

Ariane Zwintscher

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Ariane Zwintscher

Manager of the Working Group on REACH

Phone +49 511 5350-312

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ariane.zwintscher@item.fraunhofer.de

Sebastian Konzok

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Dr. Sebastian Konzok

Business Development for Preclinical Pharmacology, Chemical Safety and Toxicology

Phone +49 172 410 7965

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sebastian.konzok@item.fraunhofer.de

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Claudius Seitz

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Dr.-Ing. Claudius Seitz

Manager of the Working Group on Microbial Cultivation

Phone +49 531 6181-6347

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claudius.seitz@item.fraunhofer.de

Stefanie Hebecker

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Dr. Stefanie Hebecker

Manager of the Working Group on Downstream Processing

Phone +49 531 6181-6402

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stefanie.hebecker@item.fraunhofer.de

Katrin Rimkus

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Katrin Rimkus

Head of Quality Unit

Phone +49 531 6181-6200

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katrin.rimkus@item.fraunhofer.de
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Katrin Rimkus

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Katrin Rimkus

Manager of the Working Group on Quality Assurance

Phone +49 531 6181-6200

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katrin.rimkus@item.fraunhofer.de
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Philipp Koch

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Dr. Philipp Koch

Manager of the Working Group on Quality Control

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philipp.koch@item.fraunhofer.de

Preclinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Armin Braun

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Prof. Dr. Armin Braun

Division Director of Preclinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Phone +49 511 5350-263

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armin.braun@item.fraunhofer.de
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Dirk Schaudien Ph.D.

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Dirk Schaudien Ph.D.

Head of Department of Pathology and Clinical Chemistry

Phone +49 511 5350-324

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dirk.schaudien@item.fraunhofer.de
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Katherina Sewald

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Dr. Katherina Sewald

Head of Department of Preclinical Pharmacology and In-vitro Toxicology

Phone +49 511 5350-323

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katherina.sewald@item.fraunhofer.de
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Dorothee Winterberg

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Dr. Dorothee Winterberg

Head of Department of Preclinical Toxicology and Animal Laboratory

Phone +49 511 5350-200

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dorothee.winterberg@item.fraunhofer.de

Annika Bach-Hagemann

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Annika Bach-Hagemann

Manager of the Working Group Animal Laboratory

Phone +49 511 5350-423

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annika.bach-hagemann@item.fraunhofer.de

Franziska Dahlmann

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Dr. Franziska Dahlmann

Manager of Infection and Immunology Research Group

Phone +49 511 5350-416

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franziska.dahlmann@item-extern.fraunhofer.de
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Christina Hesse

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Dr. Christina Hesse

Manager of the Working Group on Respiratory Pharmacology

Phone +49 511 5350-421

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christina.hesse@item.fraunhofer.de
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Dorothee Winterberg

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Dr. Dorothee Winterberg

Manager of the Working Group on Preclinical Toxikology

Phone +49 511 5350-200

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dorothee.winterberg@item.fraunhofer.de

Sebastian Konzok

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Dr. Sebastian Konzok

Business Development for Preclinical Pharmacology, Chemical Safety and Toxicology

Phone +49 172 410 7965

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sebastian.konzok@item.fraunhofer.de

Airway Research

Jens Hohlfeld

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Prof. Dr. Jens Hohlfeld

Division Director of Airway Research

Phone +49 511 5350-8101

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jens.hohlfeld@item.fraunhofer.de
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Philipp Badorrek

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Dr. Philipp Badorrek

Head of Department of Clinical Airway Research

Phone +49 511 5350-8130

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philipp.badorrek@item.fraunhofer.de
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Meike Müller

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Dr. Meike Müller

Head of Department of Biomarker Analytics and Development

Phone +49 511 5350-8144

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meike.mueller@item.fraunhofer.de

Antje Prasse

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Prof. Dr. Antje Prasse

Head of Department of Clinical and Translational Research on Pulmonary Fibrosis

Phone +49 511 5350-8151

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antje.prasse@item.fraunhofer.de

Jonas Schupp

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Jonas Schupp

Manager of the Working Group on Translational Pulmonary Precision Medicine

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jonas.schupp@item.fraunhofer.de

Karine Danielyan, MBA

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Karine Danielyan, MBA

Business Development for Airway Research

Phone +49 511 5350-8327

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karine.danielyan@item.fraunhofer.de
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Cardiovascular Research

Norbert Krug

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Prof. Dr. Norbert Krug

Division Director of Cardiovascular Research

Phone 0511-5350-8100

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norbert.krug@item.fraunhofer.de
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Christian Bär

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Prof. Dr. Christian Bär

Manager of the Working Group on Regenerative Cardiology

Phone +49 511 5350-120

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christian.baer@item.fraunhofer.de

Jan Fiedler

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Priv.-Doz. Dr. Jan Fiedler

Manager of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Research

Phone +49 511 5350-755

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jan.fiedler@item.fraunhofer.de
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Personalized Tumor Therapy

Christoph Andreas Klein

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Prof. Dr. Christoph Andreas Klein

Division Director of Personalized Tumor Therapy

Phone +49 941 298480-55

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christoph.andreas.klein@item.fraunhofer.de

Bernhard Michael Polzer

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Dr. Bernhard Michael Polzer

Manager of the Working Group on Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics

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bernhard.michael.polzer@item.fraunhofer.de
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Tobias Pukrop

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Prof. Dr. Tobias Pukrop

Manager of the Working Group on Clinical Oncology

Phone +49 941 944-5340

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tobias.pukrop@item.fraunhofer.de

Stefan Kirsch

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Dr. Stefan Kirsch

Manager of the Working Group on Innovative Molecular Technologies and Biomarker Discovery

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stefan.kirsch@item.fraunhofer.de
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Christian Werno

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Dr. Christian Werno

Manager of the Working Group on Preclinical Therapy Models

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christian.werno@item.fraunhofer.de

Andrea Stutz

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Dr. Andrea Stutz

Manager of the Working Group on High-Throughput Drug and Target Discovery

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andrea.stutz@item.fraunhofer.de

Martin Hoffmann

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Dr. Martin Hoffmann

Manager of the Working Group on Mathematical Disease Modeling

Phone +49 941 298480-28

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martin.hoffmann@item.fraunhofer.de
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Jens Warfsmann

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Dr. Jens Warfsmann

Manager of the Working Group on Bioinformatics and Data Management

Phone +49 941 298480-28

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jens.warfmann@item.fraunhofer.de

Christopher Jakobs

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Dr. Christopher Jakobs

Business Development for Personalized Tumor Therapy

Phone +49 152 28220636

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christopher.jakobs@item.fraunhofer.de
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Translational Biomedical Engineering

Gerhard Pohlmann

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Dr. Gerhard Pohlmann

Division Director of Translational Biomedical Engineering

Phone +49 511 5350-116

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gerhard.pohlmann@item.fraunhofer.de
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Theodor Doll

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Theodor Doll

Head of Department of Implant Systems

Phone +49 511 5350-248

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doll.theodor@mh-hannover.de

Theodor Doll

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Theodor Doll

Head of Department of Regulatory Processes and Documentation (ISO 13485)

Phone +49 511 5350-248

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doll.theodor@mh-hannover.de

Gerhard Pohlmann

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Dr. Gerhard Pohlmann

Head of Department of Inhalation Therapy

Phone +49 511 5350-116

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gerhard.pohlmann@item.fraunhofer.de
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Gerhard Pohlmann

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Dr. Gerhard Pohlmann

Manager of the Working Group on Medical Aerosols

Phone +49 511 5350-116

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gerhard.pohlmann@item.fraunhofer.de
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Mehmet Ramazanoglu

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Mehmet Ramazanoglu

Manager of the Working Group on Inhalation Technology

Phone +49 511 5350-448

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mehmet.ramazanoglu@item.fraunhofer.de

Patricia Mattis

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Patricia Mattis

Business Development for Translational Biomedical Engineering

Phone +49 511 5350-119

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patricia.mattis@item.fraunhofer.de

Fraunhofer Attract Groups

Lena Wiese

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Prof. Dr. Lena Wiese

Head of Attract Group Bioinformatics “IDA – intelligent data analysis for good health and chemical safety“

Phone +49 511 5350-303

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lena.wiese@item.fraunhofer.de

Nico Lachmann

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Prof. Dr. Nico Lachmann

Head of Attract Group “IMMUNITY – designer cells: novel immune cell platforms for health research”

Phone +49 511 5350 380

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nico.lachmann@item.fraunhofer.de

Quality Assurance

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Jens Gerdelmann

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Dr. Jens Gerdelmann

Head of Quality Assurance at the Hannover site

Phone +49 511 5350-349

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jens.gerdelmann@item.fraunhofer.de

Information Management

Petra Wiedemeier

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Petra Wiedemeier

Head of Information Management

Phone +49 511 5350-327

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petra.wiedemeier@item.fraunhofer.de

Organisational Development and Collaboration

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Kathrin Bohle

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Dr. Kathrin Bohle

Head of Organisational Development and Collaboration

Phone +49 511 5350 183

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kathrin.bohle@item.fraunhofer.de

Project Management

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Sabine Kafert-Kasting

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Dr. Sabine Kafert-Kasting

Head of Project Management

Phone +49 511 5350-363

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sabine.kafert-kasting@item.fraunhofer.de
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Institute Strategy and Communication

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Henning Weigt

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Dr. Henning Weigt

Head of Institute Strategy and Communication

Phone +49 511 5350-329

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henning.weigt@item.fraunhofer.de
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Anna Juhrs

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Anna Juhrs

Marketing Communications Manager

Phone +49 511 5350344

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anna.juhrs@item.fraunhofer.de
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Cathrin Nastevska

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Dr. Cathrin Nastevska

Press and Public Relations Manager

Phone +49 511 5350-225

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cathrin.nastevska@item.fraunhofer.de

Central services

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Marlene Rauschenbach

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Marlene Rauschenbach

Director of Administration/Central Services

Phone +49 511 5350-107

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verwaltungsdirektion@item.fraunhofer.de

Franziska Lickfett

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Franziska Lickfett

Assistant to the Director of Administration/Central Services

Phone +49 511 5350-103

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franziska.lickfett@item.fraunhofer.de

Marina Nölke

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Marina Nölke

Assistant to the Director of Administration/Central Services

Phone +49 511 5350-169

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marina.noelke@item.fraunhofer.de

Alen Masic

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Alen Masic

Head of Purchasing

Phone +49 151 70304-822

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alen.masic@item.fraunhofer.de

Claudia Flader

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Claudia Flader

Head of Controlling

Phone +49 511 5350-143

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claudia.flader@item.fraunhofer.de

Agatha Gonsior

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Agatha Gonsior

Head of Accounting (acting)

Phone + 49 511 5350-164

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agathe.gonsior@item.fraunhofer.de

Jan Hoffmeister

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Jan Hoffmeister

Head of HR Administration

Phone +49 511 5350-152

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jan.hoffmeister@item.fraunhofer.de

Vera Kerkmann

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Vera Kerkmann

Specialist for Staff Development

Phone +49 511 5350-650

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vera.kerkmann@item.fraunhofer.de

Kathrin Breuer

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Kathrin Breuer

Head of Recruiting

Phone +49 175 6586904

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recruiting@item.fraunhofer.de

Marvin Thienel

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Marvin Thienel

Head of Technical Infrastructure

Phone +49 511 5350-556

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marvin.thienel@item.fraunhofer.de

Ingmar Reuter

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Dr. Ingmar Reuter

Head of Information Technology

Phone +49 511 5350-104

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ingmar.reuter@item.fraunhofer.de

Sibel Can

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Sibel Can

Specialist for Process Management

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sibel.can@item.fraunhofer.de

Katharina Rentzsch

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Katharina Rentzsch

Specialist for Organizational Management

Phone +49 511 5350-103

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katharina.rentzsch@item.fraunhofer.de

Leonie Seebauer

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Leonie Seebauer

Specialist for Foreign Trade Law (customs and export control)

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leonie.seebauer@item.fraunhofer.de