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

Executive Director, Medical Director

Phone +49 511 5350-8100

Thomas Thum

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Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Thum

Institute Director

Phone +49 511 5350-121

Elisa Reder

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Elisa Reder

Assistant to the institute management

Phone +49 511 5350-8102

Yvonne Höbel

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Yvonne Höbel

Assistant to the institute management

Phone +49 511 5350-120

Jacquelin Weidenkeller

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Jacquelin Weidenkeller

Assistant to the institute management

Phone +49 511 5350-8110

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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

Gustav Bruer

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Dr. Gustav Bruer

Head of Department of Inhalation Toxicology

Phone +49 511 5350-521

Sylvia Escher

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Dr. Sylvia Escher

Head of Department of In-silico Toxicology

Phone +49 511 5350-330

Sven Schuchardt

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Dr. Sven Schuchardt

Head of Department of Bio- and Environmental Analytics

Phone +49 511 5350-218

Katharina Schwarz

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Dr.-Ing. Katharina Schwarz

Head of Department of Aerosol Technology and Biophysics

Phone +49 511 5350-139

Ariane Zwintscher

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Ariane Zwintscher

Head of Department of Regulatory Affairs

Phone +49 511 5350-312

Rupert Kellner

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Dr. Rupert Kellner

Manager of the Working Group on Databases and Information Systems

Phone +49 511 5350-106

Sebastian Konzok

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Dr. Sebastian Konzok

Business Development for Preclinical Pharmacology, Chemical Safety and Toxicology

Phone +49 172 410 7965

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

  

Holger Ziehr

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Prof. Dr. Holger Ziehr

Division Director of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Phone +49 531 6181-6000

Claudius Seitz

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Dr.-Ing. Claudius Seitz

Manager of the Working Group on Microbial Cultivation

Phone +49 531 6181-6347

Nico Ripke

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Dr. Nico Ripke

Manager of the Working Group on Quality Control

Phone +49 531 6181-6502

Stefanie Hebecker

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Dr. Stefanie Hebecker

Manager of the Working Group on Downstream Processing

Phone +49 531 6181-6402

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

Dirk Schaudien Ph.D.

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Dirk Schaudien Ph.D.

Head of Department of Pathology

Phone +49 511 5350-324

Katherina Sewald

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Dr. Katherina Sewald

Head of Department of Preclinical Pharmacology and In-vitro Toxicology

Phone +49 511 5350-323

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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Franziska Dahlmann

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Dr. Franziska Dahlmann

Manager of the Working Group Animal Laboratory

Phone +49 511 5350-416

Tanja Hansen

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Dr. Tanja Hansen

Manager of the Working Group on In-vitro Test Systems

Phone +49 511 5350-226

Christina Hesse

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Dr. Christina Hesse

Manager of the Working Group on Respiratory Pharmacology

Phone +49 511 5350-421

Sabine Wronski

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Dr. Sabine Wronski

Manager of the Working Group on Infection and Immunology

Phone +49 511 5350-444

Christina Ziemann

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Dr. Christina Ziemann

Manager of the Working Group on Genetic Toxicology and Tumor Research

Phone +49 511 5350-203

Sebastian Konzok

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Dr. Sebastian Konzok

Business Development for Preclinical Pharmacology, Chemical Safety and Toxicology

Phone +49 172 410 7965

Airway Research

  

Jens Hohlfeld

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Prof. Dr. Jens Hohlfeld

Division Director of Airway Research (Deputy Institute Director)

Phone +49 511 5350-8101

Philipp Badorrek

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Dr. Philipp Badorrek

Head of Department of Clinical Airway Research

Phone +49 511 5350-8130

Meike Müller

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Dr. Meike Müller

Head of Department of Biomarker Analysis and Development

Phone +49 511 5350-8144

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

Karine Danielyan, MBA

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Karine Danielyan, MBA

Business Development for Airway Research

Phone +49 511 5350-8327

Cardiovascular Research

  

Thomas Thum

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Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Thum

Division Director of Cardiovascular Research

Phone +49 511 5350-121

Christian Bär

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Prof. Dr. Christian Bär

Manager of the Working Group on Regenerative Cardiology

Phone +49 511 5350-120

Jan Fiedler

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Priv.-Doz. Dr. Jan Fiedler

Manager of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Research

Phone +49 511 5350-755

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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Bernhard Michael Polzer

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Dr. Bernhard Michael Polzer

Manager of the Working Group on Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics

Tobias Pukrop

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Prof. Dr. Tobias Pukrop

Manager of the Working Group on Clinical Oncology

Phone +49 941 944-5340

Stefan Kirsch

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Dr. Stefan Kirsch

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

Christian Werno

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Dr. Christian Werno

Manager of the Working Group on Preclinical Therapy Models

Andrea Stutz

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Dr. Andrea Stutz

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

Martin Hoffmann

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Dr. Martin Hoffmann

Manager of the Working Group on Mathematical Disease Modeling

Phone +49 941 298480-28

Jens Warfsmann

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Dr. Jens Warfsmann

Manager of the Working Group on Bioinformatics and Data Management

Phone +49 941 298480-28

Christopher Jakobs

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Dr. Christopher Jakobs

Business Development for Personalized Tumor Therapy

Phone +49 152 28220636

Translational Biomedical Engineering

  

Gerhard Pohlmann

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Dr. Gerhard Pohlmann

Division Director of Translational Biomedical Engineering

Phone +49 511 5350-116

Ulrich Froriep

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Dr. Ulrich Froriep

Deputy Division Director of Translational Biomedical Engineering

Phone +49 511 5350-294

Theodor Doll

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Theodor Doll

Head of Department of Implant Systems

Phone +49 511 5350-248

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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Patricia Mattis

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Patricia Mattis

Business Development for Translational Biomedical Engineering

Phone +49 511 5350-119

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

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

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

Katrin Rimkus

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Katrin Rimkus

Head of Quality Assurance at the Braunschweig site

Phone +49 531 6181-6200

Information Management

Petra Wiedemeier

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Petra Wiedemeier

Head of Information Management

Phone +49 511 5350-327

Project Management

Sabine Kafert-Kasting

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Dr. Sabine Kafert-Kasting

Head of Project Management

Phone +49 511 5350-363

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

Anna Juhrs

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Anna Juhrs

Marketing Communications Manager

Phone +49 511 5350344

Cathrin Nastevska

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Dr. Cathrin Nastevska

Press and Public Relations Manager

Phone +49 511 5350-225

Central services

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Marlene Rauschenbach

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Marlene Rauschenbach

Director of Administration

Phone +49 511 5350-107

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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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Marina Nölke

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Marina Nölke

Assistant to the Director of Administration/Central Services

Phone +49 511 5350-169

Claudia Flader

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Claudia Flader

Head of Controlling

Phone +49 511 5350-143

Jan Hoffmeister

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Jan Hoffmeister

Head of HR Administration

Phone +49 511 5350-152

Vera Kerkmann

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Vera Kerkmann

Staff Development

Phone +49 511 5350-650

Marvin Thienel

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Marvin Thienel

Head of Technical Infrastructure

Phone +49 511 5350-556

Ingmar Reuter

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Dr. Ingmar Reuter

Head of Information Technology

Phone +49 511 5350-104

N. N.

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N. N.

Head of Purchasing Department